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Turn Unwanted Electronics Into Cash With Gazelle

Posted 4 weeks 2 days ago by Xin Lu

Personal Finance, Making Extra Cash

We all have a few old electronics lying around that we never use anymore. It seems a waste to just throw them away, but it often takes effort to sell them. Now there is a new service called Gazelle that allows you to trade your old electronics for cash with the least amount of hassle.

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“Free” category on Craigslist to be renamed “Haul away my old, bulky, broken crap for free.”

Posted 11 weeks 4 days ago by Paul Michael

Consumer Affairs

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I used to love the “free” button on Craigslist. There were some killer giveaways on there, including things like antique movie projectors, great toys for the kids, ornaments, lamps and so on. But these days, at least on the Denver Craigslist, the free category seems to have been taken over by some rather blatant attempts to convince someone (anyone) to do an unpleasant job for free.

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Jettison the junk: why clutter clouds your mind and saps your energy

Posted 1 year 3 weeks ago by Andrea Dickson

Lifestyle

lots of junk

There's a man who lives down the street from me who's a big fan of dumpster diving. And by "fan" I mean, that's all he does. His back yard is a sea of garbage. He has 30 broken refrigerators on his giant back porch. His truck, which is parked in front of my house, is overflowing with discarded junk like broken baby strollers, cardboard boxes, paving stones, and dried out cans of paint. He's impoverished. Yet he has all this crap lying around.

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Junk Mail revenge part 1 - Make fast cash reselling junk mail.

Posted 1 year ago by Paul Michael

Filed Under: Life Hacks, Deals and Coupons

If you're anything like me, you hate opening your mailbox to see a whole pile of junk mail waiting for you. Credit Card offers (more on those in part 2 of this series ), fake checks from mortgage firms, endless reams of useless coupons and, of course, the trusty 1lb envelope of garbage from ValPak. But a friend recently told me of a hidden gem inside the ValPak envelope. A gem that's worth at least $20.

The voucher that's like Wonka's golden ticket.
Inside ValPak envelopes (depending on your zip code) is a voucher from Northwest Airlines. It looks something like the picture below (I apologize for the poor quality, it's the best pic I could find anywhere on the web).

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How to Get Rid of Your Junk

Posted 1 year ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Lifestyle

Ed's post about moving and getting rid of stuff got me thinking about my clutter. Are you barely able to breathe in your cluttered household? Have tons of stuff that you need to get rid of? 

A few weeks ago, I took a seminar called "Commanding Your Clutter" at a local community college. Here's what I learned about collecting, hoarding, shopping, and finally, letting go of all that junk.

Most people who hold onto things for the following reasons:

I paid so much for it! Yes, but are you getting your money's worth from it? No? Sell it.

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Cool & funky things I found FREE on Craigslist

Posted 1 year ago by Paul Michael

Filed Under: Shopping

bike sign

It's amazing what people will throw away these days. Or give away. And that's why I'm a huge fan of Craigslist .

Not only is a great place to sell all that stuff you thought no-one would buy, it's also an ideal way to get your hands on some great things for almost nothing. Or even better, actually nothing!

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