Wait, don't throw that away yet!

Do you know you probably throw out cash money every day?  Okay, maybe not every day, but more often than you’d think.

And even if  you don’t have kids or your kids are old or you hate your neighbor kids, you can collect these tiny parts of your daily trash and donate to somebody‘s kid.  Don’t just throw this stuff away.  I know at least three friends (@tsdivadani and @mightymommy and @wendellk) who have kids who collect these things.

First there’s General Mills Boxtops for Education.  You might have noticed these on your cereal boxes, but they’re also on Ziploc boxes, Huggies stuff, garbage bags, everywhere!  So if you come across one just cut/tear it off and toss it into a container/box/baggie and when you have a bunch you can give them to your local kid.  THESE ARE EACH WORTH 10 CENTS COLD HARD CASH to the kid’s school.  And I know you know about Campbells Soup Labels, though now they just want the UPC part.  Schools have been collecting these things for years.

I magnet a ziploc bag to the side of my fridge and toss these things in and when that gets so heavy it starts to slide, I hand the whole bag over to one of my friends.  I even have a razor right there to cut the UPC  and boxtops off before I throw the container away.  It ain’t hard, it just takes a moment of thought to begin the habit.

School budgets have been shaved right down to the quick in most places.  If they want/need anything NOT in the tightest budget they’re screwed.  Every little bit helps and you’re just throwing the stuff away anyhow.

Think about it.  Check out Boxtops for Education and Campbell’s websites to see what other products you might have in your home.