Unusual Ways You Can Save Money

There are tons of things that you can actually do just to save money! This topic is exciting! These confessions came from real people. They shared their experiences to tell us how people do crazy funny things just to save money. Are you ready for this fun article? Before we start, let me ask you something. What unusual way that you did for the sake of saving money? If you asked me well, I walked myself from our home going to school every day (back when I was still studying) and it was an hour drive from home! We were not rich so if I wanted something, I kept the money that my mom gave me and I would not spend it. It was healthy too. Walking 2-3 hours every day back and forth! So there goes my story. Now it’s time to hear their stories. Have fun reading guys!

1. (1.) Test websites and get paid per site visit. But be careful! Some other offers like that are scam so make sure to check the reviews first!
2. (2.) Join professional focus groups and call them directly to check if there is an opening. You can earn around $75 up to $150 cash for only couple of hours just by tasting the beers. Kind of a dream job. They hire people to save bucks from the company. If they hire a professional beer taster, it will cost them tons of money. There are tons of other jobs open in professional focus groups.
3. (3.) Look for quality brand names of dresses and shoes in a local thrift store. Buy them for $5-$40 and sell all of them to eBay for only $20-$150 each. Just be patient. You will always find treasures in thrift shops.
4. (4.) Take advantage of the credit card rewards program and sign up for bonuses for cards and that includes (sometimes) getting a freebie item that is worth much more than you expected and sale it to make a profit.
5. (5.) Accept hand me downs and sell the ones that you don’t like. Free money!
6. (6.) Buy bulk foods in Winco once a month and save up to $300 every month.
7. (7.) Sell things on eBay that you don’t use anymore and get a good profit afterwards.
8. (8.)  Consider riding a bicycle going to work. To save your money and live a healthy lifestyle too. You don’t need to go to the gym and spend money there.
9. (9.) Save money and put it in a jar with a small money slit. Never carry cash with you to avoid temptation. Of course carry some for fare! Withdraw funds only when you need to buy something and keep the change in the jar and smash it to get the money when it is full. Messy but happy!
10. (10.) This one here is a bit of unorthodox! Urinate outside just to save a lot of money in water. Unorthodox, but effective! You can actually save money in terms of saving a flush from the toilet and you can help mother nature too! Haha!
11. (11.) Save on heating costs by using plastic sheeting. Staple it to the walls of the pop out and over one of the doors and all the windows. It will definitely make you warm enough during winter.
12. (12.) Dumpster dive! Some college students are tossing items in the dumpster and you can get tons of textbooks, jackets, clothes and furniture. Wash it to look presentable and sell it. They also get foods like teas, soups, pastas, cereals and more that were unopened and usable and sell it. A little effort is profit returned.
13. (13.) Ditch movies in theater. Instead go to drive-ins and watch 2 movies for free and go to dollar store afterwards and spend $12-$15 on snacks. Life is so much easier with drive-ins. No need to spend money on hiring a babysitter that costs $50! Kids are free to go and they will just sleep in their sleep bags.
14. (14.) Going to auctions at flea markets, yard sales and antique malls. Look for items that you need and look for items that you can make a profit.
15. (15.) Live on a sailboat where he uses diesel heater to keep him warm. Borrow books from the library and wireless broadband which help you save 80% of your income every month.
16. (16.) Grow some tomatoes in your backyard and trade it for fresh eggs from neighbor’s chicken. You better start planting tomatoes now!
17. (17.) Cancel your cable bill and consider switching to Netflix. A regular TV has a lot of channels and Netflix is somewhat cheaper than cable. Most of the Netflix movies are originals and the movies are not repeating every week the same as cable.
18. (18.) Publix BOGO deals! Eat what’s on sale. Forget about the big names in the food industry. It is still food though!
19. (19.) If you own an RV and you want to live independently and you don’t want to rent a room then have your own space in your RV and pay the parking space only. Make sure to look for a spot that has free WiFi and free entertainment so you will not get bored.
20. (20.) Other way to save money in your electricity bill is by replacing the old fridge and buy the latest Eco-model for only $100 (Depending on the brand and store). All new fridges now are designed to help families lessen the electricity bill.
21. (21.) Take a trip to industrial parts of your city and often times you will find a pallet. Look on Google and Yellow Pages and look up Pallet Recycling Centers and sell it for $2-$3 for a single 40×48 size pallet.
22. (22.) Wants the game Diablo 3 Closed Beta game so much. Joined all kinds and forms of contests but did not succeed. Contact an IGN.com employee on his private account in Facebook and give him 5 beta keys for free. Use the 1 and sell the 4 for $3000.
23. (23.) Ride a bike from home to work. Taking a public transit would probably cost $4.50 round trip. Save $45 a week just riding a bike. Depending on the state that you live in.
24. (24.) Every state has an unclaimed property fund. It is the money that the state is holding onto when the company was unable to find the person who owed money. Google your state + unclaimed property fund and search for yourself if you find anything.
25. (25.) Go to a bar full of old people. (Literally old people!) If you have a beautiful like-angel voice, sing songs from the 1940’s and 1950’s cowboy ballad songs. Get a free drink from them oldies and go home with a big smile.
26. (26.) Buy a $5 worth of magic the gathering card and sell it for $75.
27. (27.) Pick rocks from the creek and haul them up and pressure wash them. Pack them into USPS flat rate boxes and sell them for $20 each box.
28. (28.) Buy a pack of cigarettes even though you don’t smoke. Go to concerts, casinos and clubs. People will then ask you if they could buy a cigarette for a dollar and go for it.
29. (29.) Buy a toner for $25 in eBay and sell it to Amazon via fulfillment by Amazon for $75. Easy $50 profit.
30. (30.) Create secondary account with USAA. Direct deposit your first salary paycheck. Pretend that you didn’t created that secondary account.
31. (31.) Hand knit Christmas stockings as wedding gifts, blankets for babies, and dish rags as housewarming gifts. People will definitely ask them where to get it and then they will start buying from you.
32. (32.) Sell things in Craigslist such as products and services.
33. (33.) Sell unused or partially used gift cards online.
34. (34.) Work on a high-end restaurant with a good wine lists and save all the corks and sell them in lot of 100 for $10 on eBay. Most crafty people use corks to create amazing stuffs like cork boards, bags and many more.

Most of us do unorthodox ways just to save money. It is actually a good thing. Always remember that we don’t need to spend a big amount of money for the things we don’t actually need and use in our everyday lives. Those are the unusual ways you can save some money. Which one do you like the most? Am I missing something? Why not comment it down below!