Another Money Day
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (78761)
United States
June 2, 2019 11:53am CST
Yesterday the wife and I finally decided to go to the recycling center and turn in some bags of crushed aluminum cans we had accumulated. There were 7 bags, or 101 pounds of cans we turned in.
Didn't run off with anything to tell the accountant about. But we still got $40.40 cents out of it. They were currently paying 40 cents per pound. Last time we went we got 50 cents per pound. Still, I'll take what I can get and $40 is $40 we did not have before we turned them in.
We also had to pick up a few things at Menards, which is like a Home Depot or Lowes...
But better.
Among some other things we needed, I picked up a level. I thought I would pay about $60 for it, but found one for $8.99. When we got to the register the ticket spit out a rebate on that level for $8, and so we essentially got it for 99 cents.
I'd call that a money day.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (81883)
• Rupert, Idaho
3 Jun 19
Definitely a money day, very nice savings on the level! And that's a nice amount on the cans!
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
13 Jun 19
@MommyOfEli2013 I have been turning in cans for years and do quite well with it. A lot of the cans are free as well since I keep a bin by my desk in the office and the guys who drink tons of Monster energy drinks toss them in and I take them home and get the money for them.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (81883)
• Rupert, Idaho
13 Jun 19
@porwest And that's a good thing that you can exchange them for money! So that's a good thing:) and always nice to be surprised with things....in a good way!
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
2 Jun 19
I love those rebates, I have gotten buckets of paint free with those. About 2 weeks ago I was at home depot and bought 1x 4 x 10 for $1.00 each, regular $2.49. I took all they had and that was 24. I saved $35.76.
I can`t pile up cans till I have 7 bags, I have no space, but I took in one bag and got $4 last week, they are paying .35 here 
but it paid for another pack of drinks for Tony.
but it paid for another pack of drinks for Tony.1 person likes this
@porwest (78761)
• United States
6 Jun 19
@andriaperry I love the rebates too. A few people have scoffed at them, saying, "Yeah, but you have to use the money in their store." I'm like, so what? It's not like there aren't things I regularly buy at Menards anyway, especially when the 11% rebate thing is going on, AND I have noticed they also still pay 11% on items purchased using rebate checks. So, it's win, win. As for the can thing, any money is good no matter the amount you turn in. The place I go to takes a while so it's better to have more than a few bags to make the time worthwhile. Hope the price for aluminum in your area goes up soon.
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
6 Jun 19
@ano460 I will sometimes take a walk and bring a bag with me to pick up any cans I might find...and you can always find cans lying around. I get my exercise AND make a little extra money to boot. Win, win. Plus the environment gets a little helping hand too. Win, win, win.
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
5 Jun 19
What a good money day you both had there.
I would call it a money too a good one.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
13 Jun 19
@porwest
It really sounds good and if they paid over here which they don´t Iwould be picking up all the empty cans I see around.
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
19 Jun 19
@lovinangelsinstead21 It definitely makes for a nice situation.
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@1creekgirl (40385)
• United States
2 Jun 19
I love days when I can save money like that. Congrats!
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
12 Jun 19
@1creekgirl It FEELS like making money, even if it isn't necessarily...but I will take all of it I can get my hands on.
I love to shop
@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
5 Jun 19
Good for you! I don't know how much we made the last time cans were taken off. Currently, we don't have enough to make another trip though. That level was a great deal!
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@resukill22 (25052)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
6 Jun 19
Congrats for both of you
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@florelway (23092)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
10 Jun 19
That's good, it's not something you earn everyday. Whatever is the amount earned it's still money.
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@LindaOHio (155390)
• United States
2 Jun 19
Good deal on the level. We have a lot of cans to take in too.
