Novel money-saving tips for tough times
By Scott Feschuk - Wednesday, April 8, 2009 - 7 Comments
Who can afford a new calendar every 365 days? (Almost anyone, but stay with me.)
We’re all looking for ways to make ends meet during these tough times, but there are only so many coupons you can clip or charitable organizations you can defraud with an elaborate Ponzi scheme. What follows are some less traditional ideas for saving money, each of which has actually been recommended on the actual Internet.
Well, you can scavenge. We might as well start there. The Scavenger’s Manifesto is a new guide to “discovering how salvaging, swapping [and] repurposing can save the Earth, your money and your soul.” Wow. I for one did not realize that a trash can full of maggot-infested ham could do all that. I also didn’t realize that saving my soul would require me to finish eating some dude’s pizza crust. Church never mentioned that.
