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Sirscrapalot
Plenty of threads in the archives that could help you with your curbco.
A lot of us were doing it when gas was 3+ a gallon. So you can make money doing it.
The key in my experience is know your area. Know the trash pick up schedule for your area(s). Don't just go driving randomly. Set up a route for yourself, an keep to it. If your trash is picked up early...go out the night before. Does your town/city do a "large" trash pick up at all through the year? If so...mark those dates down. That's when people clean out basements, sheds, attics, etc. Here on my sandbar we have 2 times out of year they do this. Only days I go curb shopping anymore. They also do them after big storms aka Hurricanes. That's trickier tho, as folks put stuff out for insurance.
I'm sure you know all the above, but in case you didn't..an read those past threads. There's a ton oft hem out there an may be a a couple years old but it still applies today.
Clients...again...tons of threads on where to find them. Easy ones...yard sales and thrift stores. Gotta start somewhere.
Good luck to ya.
Sirscrapalot - I'm sick of following my dreams man. I'm just going to ask they're going and hook up with them later. - Mitch Hedberg
Thanks for the encouragement. I have it all mapped out and use a gps app to make sure I do the most effecicent route to hit the neighbors that have trash on certain days. I go every morning before work on the neighbors on my way to work that have trash that day. So, 3-4 days a week, for like an hour each day, just curb shopping. I usually end up with an almost full truck bed each time, and my average miles per day is around 15miles in total. So far this year I have been way more profitable as I think I am taking it more seriously, learning what things to grab, and what not to grab(meaning I can haul more/better stuff) etc. All the places by me do "1 large item per week" meaning that there is no "bulk day" where everyone puts everything out, but rather every day, some people lut some stuff out, which results in more, but less productive, trips. Although it does cut down on compitition.
As far as clients, that is going to be my main goal for this year. Get some clients that I can do scheduled pickups for so I know when I'm going to get stuff, that I'll actually get stuff and not just be wasting time/milage driving around
Yard sales and thrift stores I'm not super into, even though they could be good money makers, I don't think I have the time to really be able to find the good/best deals on those.... I am thinking about doing some storage unit actions this year just to try it out and see what that's like.
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