A little back story, first.
My family decided to downsize a little and moved into a nice apartment complex (my first time) and it's been pretty cool. The apartment is large, the pool is nice and we are saving a bit of money while I am in school.
Our apartment is on the end and there is a set of dumpsters nearby. I walk by it several times a day walking the dog. I started to notice a lot of things being set outside the dumpster, furniture, bikes, appliances. Not always lots of things left near the dumpster, but enough that I started to notice.
One morning before 6:30, as I walked the dog, I noticed someone had put a very large boxed Mcfarlane action figure beside the dumpster. I remembered the McFarlane figures (Spawn) I used to get for my Brother In Law and they went for $20 or so 25 years ago, and this one was twice as big.
So, I grabbed it. I did a little research and it goes for $65 or so on Amazon. Score!
The other day, I saw two camping chairs in two bags sitting next to the dumpster. Grabbed those, too. $5 - $10 or so.
Was out this evening walking the dog and there was a large plastic dog crate. Deciding I might have a fun and easy part time income, I grabbed it. Checking Walmart, this size retails for $70 and up. Granted, I know they go for much cheaper on Craigslist, but $35 sounds good to me for stepping out of my door and walking the dog.
I am kicking myself for not grabbing the three or four bikes that have been dumped or the furniture.
I am starting to think an early morning drive to one or two complexes in the area may net me a decent part time income, doing something fun and easy.
I started to think something like this might work for urban van dwellers as well, as you usually leave your sleeping spot pretty early and you could spot whatever was dropped off the night before. Of course, you don't want to draw too much attention to yourself but it is something to think about.
My family decided to downsize a little and moved into a nice apartment complex (my first time) and it's been pretty cool. The apartment is large, the pool is nice and we are saving a bit of money while I am in school.
Our apartment is on the end and there is a set of dumpsters nearby. I walk by it several times a day walking the dog. I started to notice a lot of things being set outside the dumpster, furniture, bikes, appliances. Not always lots of things left near the dumpster, but enough that I started to notice.
One morning before 6:30, as I walked the dog, I noticed someone had put a very large boxed Mcfarlane action figure beside the dumpster. I remembered the McFarlane figures (Spawn) I used to get for my Brother In Law and they went for $20 or so 25 years ago, and this one was twice as big.
So, I grabbed it. I did a little research and it goes for $65 or so on Amazon. Score!
The other day, I saw two camping chairs in two bags sitting next to the dumpster. Grabbed those, too. $5 - $10 or so.
Was out this evening walking the dog and there was a large plastic dog crate. Deciding I might have a fun and easy part time income, I grabbed it. Checking Walmart, this size retails for $70 and up. Granted, I know they go for much cheaper on Craigslist, but $35 sounds good to me for stepping out of my door and walking the dog.
I am kicking myself for not grabbing the three or four bikes that have been dumped or the furniture.
I am starting to think an early morning drive to one or two complexes in the area may net me a decent part time income, doing something fun and easy.
I started to think something like this might work for urban van dwellers as well, as you usually leave your sleeping spot pretty early and you could spot whatever was dropped off the night before. Of course, you don't want to draw too much attention to yourself but it is something to think about.