Comments on: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and How it Helped with My Personal Finance http://moneyning.com/life-style/reduce-reuse-recycle-and-how-it-helped-with-my-personal-finance/ A personal finance blog where we share insights on carefully saving money, investing, frugal living, coupons, promo codes because the little things matter in achieving financial freedom! Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:30:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Copyandcredit http://moneyning.com/life-style/reduce-reuse-recycle-and-how-it-helped-with-my-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-19206 Copyandcredit Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:49:57 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=1618#comment-19206 I just wrote a blog posting about this. I was heavy into recycling for a while and was making around $125-$200 extra a month based off of TV/Film production bins, for under a few hours work. It's worth it if you can find a lot and a location that wastes/recycles en masse I just wrote a blog posting about this. I was heavy into recycling for a while and was making around $125-$200 extra a month based off of TV/Film production bins, for under a few hours work. It’s worth it if you can find a lot and a location that wastes/recycles en masse

]]> By: Mary@SimplyForties http://moneyning.com/life-style/reduce-reuse-recycle-and-how-it-helped-with-my-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-11819 Mary@SimplyForties Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:42:42 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=1618#comment-11819 Great parallel between the organization of recycling and the organization of personal finance. Great parallel between the organization of recycling and the organization of personal finance.

]]> By: Jordan Clark http://moneyning.com/life-style/reduce-reuse-recycle-and-how-it-helped-with-my-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-11777 Jordan Clark Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:36:33 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=1618#comment-11777 I turned my old laptop into a 15" digital picture frame with wifi. Custom ordered deep wooden frame for it online for about $50, mounted the screen onto the backing, loaded the hard drive with a minimal install of windows and a hard drive full of pictures. It looks awesome and was a really fun project. I turned my old laptop into a 15″ digital picture frame with wifi. Custom ordered deep wooden frame for it online for about $50, mounted the screen onto the backing, loaded the hard drive with a minimal install of windows and a hard drive full of pictures. It looks awesome and was a really fun project.

]]> By: marci http://moneyning.com/life-style/reduce-reuse-recycle-and-how-it-helped-with-my-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-11760 marci Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:24:28 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=1618#comment-11760 Can refunds in Oregon are limited to 144 per person perday...$7.20. Kinda takes the fun out of if you have to make several trips. Can refunds in Oregon are limited to 144 per person perday…$7.20. Kinda takes the fun out of if you have to make several trips.

]]> By: Steve C @ MyWifeQuitHerJob.com http://moneyning.com/life-style/reduce-reuse-recycle-and-how-it-helped-with-my-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-11752 Steve C @ MyWifeQuitHerJob.com Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:45:22 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=1618#comment-11752 I used to gather empty soda cans and empty bottles and take them to the local recycling plant. Sometimes I would get upwards of 50+ dollars for a single trip. I'm not sure what happened though because I haven't done this for ages. Maybe I'll start again. Thanks for the reminder. I used to gather empty soda cans and empty bottles and take them to the local recycling plant. Sometimes I would get upwards of 50+ dollars for a single trip. I’m not sure what happened though because I haven’t done this for ages. Maybe I’ll start again. Thanks for the reminder.

]]> By: Andy @ Retire at 40 http://moneyning.com/life-style/reduce-reuse-recycle-and-how-it-helped-with-my-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-11746 Andy @ Retire at 40 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:57:26 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=1618#comment-11746 The good thing about the three R's is that it firstly makes you think as to whether you actually need to buy that thing. It also helps you consider where that thing will eventually go. For example, I have now bought a few of those re-usable cleaning cloths for those little spills in the kitchen and around the house. I use these instead of buying kitchen paper. They were about twice the price of a two-pack and will last more than a hundred times longer. Add to this the fact that they're also much better for the environment and it's pretty easy to be green and save money at the same time. The good thing about the three R’s is that it firstly makes you think as to whether you actually need to buy that thing.

It also helps you consider where that thing will eventually go. For example, I have now bought a few of those re-usable cleaning cloths for those little spills in the kitchen and around the house. I use these instead of buying kitchen paper. They were about twice the price of a two-pack and will last more than a hundred times longer.

Add to this the fact that they’re also much better for the environment and it’s pretty easy to be green and save money at the same time.

]]> By: David http://moneyning.com/life-style/reduce-reuse-recycle-and-how-it-helped-with-my-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-11722 David Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:20:28 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=1618#comment-11722 I found this to be very useful information. I really enjoyed reading this due to it's truthful content and expertise. I am looking forward to hearing more about this. Great job. I found this to be very useful information. I really enjoyed reading this due to it’s truthful content and expertise. I am looking forward to hearing more about this. Great job.

]]> By: marci http://moneyning.com/life-style/reduce-reuse-recycle-and-how-it-helped-with-my-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-11704 marci Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:33:48 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=1618#comment-11704 I believe it was old fashioned "neccessity" that dreamed up recycling :) You know......"make it do or do without." Way before our times. Recycling and reusing keeps me living comfortably on under $20,000/yr :) And keeps my brain engaged in creative and imaginative ways. (mental exercise is good for us older folks) My 3 R's were the old ones - Readin, ritin, and 'rithmetic... so I didn't get the new 3 R's til my kids were going to school,and now the grands. Mostly my creativity with discarded items helps me not spend much money - such as buying used fluffy plush bathrobes at a rummage $1/bag sale and reusing the fabric. I have less than 10cents each in each of the Christmas jammies and matching teddy bears that I am making for the grandkids Christmas. Can you imagine 8 grandkids for under $1 :) I also have a set of 3 'decorator' pillows for the couch out of a fancy ladies dress and free box pillows that I recovered - again $1 for the 3 pillows. I'm kidded about my favorite shopping mall being the local dump/transfer station (a subsidiary of my employer) - the metal shed has provided the containers for my potted plants, the wood debris pile has provided all the landscaping timbers for the garden, and about 75% of my firewood - all free. My latest acquisition was 4 patio chairs. My house remodeling is full of recycled 'free' items :) Paying good money for something takes all the fun out of having it - I get a kick out of free or little money items put to new uses. I believe it was old fashioned “neccessity” that dreamed up recycling :) You know……”make it do or do without.” Way before our times.
Recycling and reusing keeps me living comfortably on under $20,000/yr :) And keeps my brain engaged in creative and imaginative ways. (mental exercise is good for us older folks)

My 3 R’s were the old ones – Readin, ritin, and ‘rithmetic… so I didn’t get the new 3 R’s til my kids were going to school,and now the grands. Mostly my creativity with discarded items helps me not spend much money – such as buying used fluffy plush bathrobes at a rummage $1/bag sale and reusing the fabric. I have less than 10cents each in each of the Christmas jammies and matching teddy bears that I am making for the grandkids Christmas. Can you imagine 8 grandkids for under $1 :) I also have a set of 3 ‘decorator’ pillows for the couch out of a fancy ladies dress and free box pillows that I recovered – again $1 for the 3 pillows.

I’m kidded about my favorite shopping mall being the local dump/transfer station (a subsidiary of my employer) – the metal shed has provided the containers for my potted plants, the wood debris pile has provided all the landscaping timbers for the garden, and about 75% of my firewood – all free. My latest acquisition was 4 patio chairs.

My house remodeling is full of recycled ‘free’ items :) Paying good money for something takes all the fun out of having it – I get a kick out of free or little money items put to new uses.

]]> By: Andrea http://moneyning.com/life-style/reduce-reuse-recycle-and-how-it-helped-with-my-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-11703 Andrea Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:29:07 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=1618#comment-11703 So ... last night we took a big pallet that someone had put out with their trash for pickup today. We're going to make a compost box with it. :) Being frugal almost by default means that you are being more environmentally friendly, but not really from the recycling side as much as the "reduce" and "reuse" side. So … last night we took a big pallet that someone had put out with their trash for pickup today. We’re going to make a compost box with it. :)

Being frugal almost by default means that you are being more environmentally friendly, but not really from the recycling side as much as the “reduce” and “reuse” side.

]]> By: Dorothy http://moneyning.com/life-style/reduce-reuse-recycle-and-how-it-helped-with-my-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-11696 Dorothy Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:35:53 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=1618#comment-11696 Thanks, Kim for the socks idea. I definitely need a door-draft stopper at my front door over the winter. I confess the only things I've been recycling are soda pop bottles, which I collect in the garage all year and give to the Boy Scouts on their annual bottle collection drive. I think I have four big bags for them. Thanks, Kim for the socks idea. I definitely need a door-draft stopper at my front door over the winter. I confess the only things I’ve been recycling are soda pop bottles, which I collect in the garage all year and give to the Boy Scouts on their annual bottle collection drive. I think I have four big bags for them.

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