Recycling, Repurposing & Saving Money

With the economy getting tight and budget cuts everywhere, people are starting to get creative every which way they can. Many homeowners are beginning to cut money on their ways of gardening, groceries and even repurposing to make some extra cash to make ends meet. There are so many different ways to recycle and repurpose that people are sharing their ideas all over the social media sites. Some of the best ones are listed below.

1.       Recycling old tires – People are starting to recycle old tires by collecting them off the side of the road and using them as garden containers. They make great containers to grow your root vegetables or garden herbs. Add a layer of newspapers on the ground, then lie them on top and fill with a mixture of topsoil and compost, then plant your vegetables inside. The tires and newspapers will keep the weeds from growing and the smell of the rubber will keep rodents like rabbits out.

2.       Growing your own herbs and dehydrating them – Many homeowners are starting to grow their own fresh herbs which can be grown from seeds or small starter plants purchased at your local garden center and then as they get large enough you can take them and dehydrate them, drying them out and chopping them up and storing them in jars and containers to use later on. This also works well for onions, okra, peppers, tomatoes and other vegetables that you use often to cook with. 

3.       Repurposing – Repurposing can come in all shapes and sizes, ranging from purchasing something at a yard sale or your local thrift shop and refinishing it to turn around and sell to make a profit. Repurposing, is also classified as finding things like wood pallets and turning them into furniture, planters, herb gardens or using them as other creative ideas.

4.       Couponing – Ladies and men alike, even college students are turning to couponing in order to save money on groceries so that they can stretch their dollars and spend it somewhere else. Couponing has been taking the nation by storm and more and more people are spending hours clipping coupons in order to save hundreds of dollars on their grocery bill!

There are hundreds, even thousands of ways to save money. Savingmoney is all about adjusting things to your lifestyle, changing things up so that you can still have what you need and can get by on. Use your mind, be creative!