I discovered a young woman
20 miles from me who ordered TEN TONS of Fine, Clean Sand for her garden.

Used 2 tons.

On CraigsList she said, “Please come and Haul Away 8 tons of sand F-r-e-e Sand in my Front Yard.”

I made 4 trips with my pick-up
truck with 15 – 5 gallons buckets in the back.

I figure I got 2 tons worth to dump in my Raised Beds – to grow better Cantaloupes and watermelons in my Clay soil.

Craigslist is a Great
place to find things you can Barter.

Years ago, I had neighbors that sold their house due to divorce.
They had REALLY NICE furniture inside.

Both of them had a lot of junk inside, too, but had to vacate the
house because the house was sold.

I told them I would get rid of the contents in the house, including
the HUGE MESS that was left inside if they would let Me keep the
furniture that I wanted.

It was a done deal!

Problem was, they had a HUGE MESS inside of knick-knacks and stuff I couldn’t use.
It would have taken Me a long time to clean up.

Then, a light bulb went off above My head.

I took the furniture to My house that I wanted, then posted an ad on Craigslist:
“CURB ALERT!  House Sold, Need To Get Rid of ALL Contents Inside!”
I took some pics of the inside and all that was for FREE.

People came in Droves!

That house was cleared of at least 75% of its stuff in less than 3 hours!

The remaining mess was manageable enough to put out for the next garbage collection.

Didn’t have to pay a dime to clean out the house.
I was given the very nice furniture (wasn’t cheap stuff, either!)
They got a clean house.

EVERYONE was happy!

That’s a little twist to the Bartering.

Just goes to show, if you’re creative enough, barter can be your best friend!

Thanks,

Freddie