The 2016-2017 "Other Money" Brag Thread!

[avoncallingu]

That's a great way to think of it, kiwis-mom! I got a check today from insurance. It was a claim for an eye check-up that I had last spring for which I just randomly found the receipt, while filing. It's hardly extra money, since I paid originally for the appointment, but since I had forgotten all about it-it's like "found money" now.

[Horndogg]

I used to collect cans and bottles back in the day when I was young, going for walks with my mom. I'm a bit too shy now to collect them on my own.....though I should. Clean up the environment and fill my wallet!

Yes money in your wallet and a better environment! And you get to walk a little more!

[Shwa Girl]

I used to collect cans and bottles back in the day when I was young, going for walks with my mom. I'm a bit too shy now to collect them on my own.....though I should. Clean up the environment and fill my wallet!

Last week, saw a senior gentleman riding his bike on the side of a major road, collecting cans. He did not care that all the cars were seeing him.

[Ciel]

Here's that article about can collecting in rural areas and questions that it inspired in the writer (since the cans seem to be found mostly on one side of the road): https://www.thespec.com/opinion-stor...pty-beer-cans/

[spanishpoet]

Love this article! I didn't even know we could return cans in Ontario. Where do we take them? Is it just beer cans? So many questions!

[dagney]

We picked enough cans and bottles to buy a QUAD. We have a family cabin and knew where the teenagers partied in the woods so would go out there Saturday and Sunday mornings and “clean up”.

[Angela273]

I remember collecting bottles and cans as a kid. I still enjoy doing it. I've always loved walking and I try to keep a grocery bag in my jacket pocket, to make it easy to collect any bottles and cans that I might find. I put them in our garage and we eventually return them to SARCAN, which is the only option in SK (with the exception of beer bottles that you can return to the LBS). Our 5yr old son has already learned that they are worth money.

I am continuing to sell items in our local garage sale Facebook groups. So far in March I have earned $83. In fact, someone is supposed to buy stuff from me later today.

[coupongirl99]

Yup people think "oh it's only .10c whatever" but as a kid we had a place called The Sand Pit were everyone would go to party and then just leave the empties on the beach. We would collect hundred of $$$ worth a day. Mom put that money straight into a savings account for us at the time - that's how we learned to start saving. So to all those people who say "Oh it's only .10c whatever" yes, you are correct, it is only .10c - keep throwing it away!!!!
Oh and at that time (this was DECADES ago LOL) cans were only .05c each not .10c so that created even more of a "meh" from people but it also meant double the amount to collect and take in! We would literally be taking multiple car loads a day to the local vendor LOL.

Ah the memories!

[Horndogg]

I knew I wasn't the only one that went bottle and can collecting!

[Ciel]

@spanishpoet- beer cans and plastic and glass alcohol bottles (also wine tetra boxes or bladders) all go back for refunds to your local Beer Store. The LCBO stores don't do returns for empties.

http://www.thebeerstore.ca/about-us/...g-it-back-odrp

[Horndogg]

@spanishpoet- beer cans and plastic and glass alcohol bottles (also wine tetra boxes or bladders) all go back for refunds to your local Beer Store. The LCBO stores don't do returns for empties.

http://www.thebeerstore.ca/about-us/environmental-leadership
/bag-it-back-odrp

Thanks I copied :Container Worth:

Containers less than or equal to 630 ml: 10 cent deposit
Containers greater than 630 ml: 20 cent deposit

Cans less than or equal to 1 litre: 10 cent deposit
Cans greater than 1 litre: 20 cent deposit

For reference for later!

[cath007]

When I was a Young teenagers I delivered with a my best friend the flyers bundle(Publisac) and then local newspapers.They where no inserts at this time but we collected empty pops cans and the pay was more in cans than the Publisac pay I will probably talk to my distributor or applied to pass the flyers to get more inserts !!!!

[kiwis-mom]

Love this article! I didn't even know we could return cans in Ontario. Where do we take them? Is it just beer cans? So many questions!

You take all beer and wine bottles/cans to "The Beer Store" for return.

[gyhcr]

March PC POINTS total: 599,220!! This includes PCInsiders, PCO, and PC MasterCard points

[Shwa Girl]

March PC POINTS total: 599,220!! This includes PCInsiders, PCO, and PC MasterCard points

nice points total
wtg