3 Tips To Prevent Trips To The Local Landfill

If you are like many homeowners, you probably hate taking unnecessary trips to the landfill. Luckily, following these simple tips will help you reduce the number of trips that you have to take each month. 1. Start a Compost Pile Starting a compost pile is an excellent way to cut down on your trips to the landfill. Not only can you use your compost pile to get rid of lawn debris, but you can also throw in food scraps from fruits and vegetables. [Read More]

Under The Counter: How To Make Money Cleaning Foreclosed Homes

You've probably seen the people that take foreclosed homes, buy them, flip them, and sell them for profit. However, not every foreclosed home needs a total makeover — just a good amount of elbow grease. And that's good news for you if you have some good connections, a roll off dumpster, a trusty set of friends, and some extra time, because you can earn some serious cash cleaning them. Checking the Connection [Read More]

Having Your Concrete Driveway Demolished To Install A New One? Create A Walkway With The Pieces

If you have an old concrete driveway that you're having demolished to build a new one with pavers instead, you might be wondering what's going to happen to all that concrete. If you don't do something with it, the workers will likely take it to the newest landfill where it does nothing but sit there. However, you can use it for projects around the home that you can work on while your new patio is built. [Read More]

Don't Throw Away Perfectly Good Computer Components

If you're upgrading to a completely new computer or need to replace a broken one, you may be at odds about what to do with your old system. Even if the computer seems useless to you, there may be some valuable components and materials that could be very useful to other computer enthusiasts or scrap metal searchers. Before throwing the computer to the side of the road, look for a few key components to get a little more recyclable mileage out of your old system. [Read More]