. . . and seeing opportunities others do not.  This new record sixth post in one day (don't get too used to that 2-3 is more comfortable for me) is the comments dialogue from the previous post, "Where to Get Firewood?"  I am moving it here, because I sometimes fear that the real gems get passed over.

Here is Clair's comment about the ingenious way he secured firewood and then my follow-up response-- you might even try his idea with a Craig's List ad.

11/6/2008 8:04 PM Clair Schwan of Frugal Living Freedom wrote:
I too am an expert in obtaining free fire wood. I have about 10 years of fire wood that I accumulated based on an ad in the local trading paper last summer that ran for two weeks. It was advertised as a free service called Wood Rescue.

Learn about how I did it here: http://www.frugal-living-freedom.com/fire-wood.html

The fire wood is free except for the cost of hauling and cutting (and a $22 ad), and that's minimal when compared to what it saves you in home heating costs. I believe in knocking out utility costs, and a good source of wood heat gives a knock-out punch to fuel bills in the winter.

Clair

11/6/2008 11:58 PM (time stamp is wrong due to DLST) DDFD wrote:
Outstanding!  It really is amazing what you can get simply by asking or letting people know you can help them get rid of something they don't want.  10 years worth I am jealous!  Here is another idea-- if you were suddenly short cash you could sell some of that wood . . . just like money in the bank!