There’s a million ways to save 50 bucks. And in case you’re looking for more ideas, here’s one more.
Remember all that old tile we {the HH} pulled up next door?
Well that silly man wanted to load not only the old broken tile, but the toilet and sink into the back of the car and PAY to get rid of it at the landfill.
We had tried to donate it to the Habitat Re-Store but sadly they didn’t want it. Which was a bummer, but I get it. A 20 + year old used toilet and junky sink?
But I sure the heck wasn’t going to PAY to get rid of it.
Yada yada yada… Long story short.
The HH left to go run errands one day and I ran outside and took a hammer to the toilet and sink and bit by bit this winter I’ve been loading it into our trash cans one bag at a time.
I may have to pay to dispose of a WHOLE toilet… But not one that’s in pieces. 🙂
I thought it was a clever way to save 50 bucks.
The HH just rolled his eyes at me.
What would YOU have done? Pay 50 bucks to get rid of it, or break it up into bits and get a little satisfaction each week when you’d roll your trash can to the curb.
Seriously. 50 bucks for pastries, or 50 bucks for the landfill?
It seems like a no-brainer to me.
That’s it. That’s all I’ve got for today. 🙂
Carry on.
~Mavis
Jess says
In that situation I would absolutely have gone your route!
Usually, when faced with needing something removed/disposed of I post on the local BST or freebie sites! One mans trash is another mans treasure! Once I know they are committed to show up I message our address and we put it on the edge of the road/driveway! Problem solved!
Lana says
Haha! We do those things too. Our landfill is free but there is a mile long line of cars to get in there. No way we are killing half a day in that line!
Lynn says
We’ve done the same thing! We had a huge, old upholstered chair that my cats destroyed; instead of paying to have it taken to the dump, my husband chopped it up, bagged the pieces and and we put them out for trash pick-up. Done!
Mavis Butterfield says
So glad to hear someone’s husband thinks this way too!!
Tanya says
We bought an original 1987 home in Florida that I joke was the last “wall to wall carpeted home” in the Keys. We have pulled up all the carpet slowly as we remodeled each room. Knocked out walls, new tiling, flooring, etc. At one point we had 20+ black contractor trash bags in the garage. It literally looked like the pods from that movie Cocoon in there. Trash is picked up twice a week here so over the course of weeks we put 4 bags out weekly. I figure over the years we have saved thousands in dump fees. My husband rolls his eyes with some of my methods of savings too 😉
Mavis Butterfield says
Glad to know I’m not the only one who does crazy stuff like this.
Lesley Parent says
I absolutely would have done the same thing, but not sure I could give up those perfect brown (doubled!) handle bags that you used! I am a minimalist in all things except brown handle bags. 🙂
Christie says
Our trash company here in PA picks up literally everything (except Christmas trees) but if not, I totally would be in your camp. A little smashing therapy and saving money at the same time. Love it!
Sue says
I am of two minds: If paying meant that the tile/toilet/sink were going to be recycled and used to generate a recycled product (such as road bed), I would definitely pay. Keeping them out of a landfill would be optimal, and I would pay the price.
HOWEVER, If the tile/toilet/sink were simply going to be transported to the landfill anyway, yes, I’d dump it myself.
For example: We have a concrete recycling center in our state where you must pay to recycle it. I took a cracked concrete birdbath there instead of putting it in the trash. They accepted it for free (normally, concrete is brought in by the dump truck load).
I felt good knowing that it was going to be reused.