Comments on: Reduce Monthly Bills – Trash Edition

By: Hannah A. Casey

Hannah A. Casey — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:45:13 +0000

I’ve got problems seeing your page correctlly through the latest version of Opera. It looks ok in IE and Firefox though.

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Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:09:03 +0000

[...] reduced my trash bill from $15/month down to around $1/month by going to a “per bag” payment [...]

By: Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:30:19 +0000

When the county I live in started charging for weekly trash pickup, it only cost about $8 a month, no matter how much trash you had. $2 a week wasn’t bad at all. It is only my husband and I, but we still have quite a bit of trash. I do some recycling, but not as much as I should. We paid our bill every month, but unfortunately, there were a lot of people who didn’t and so the county passed about a 1 cent tax increase to pay for trash pickup. As far as I’m concerned, it works. It really ticked me off that people were getting the service for free, but now everyone pays if they buy anything in this county. I’m not sure how long this has been in effect, but it is getting close to 15-20 yrs. We don’t mind paying a little extra on tax for something like this.

By: ScrapHaul

ScrapHaul — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:08:59 +0000

Hi Matt — great article. Your tip about combining trash with a neighbor is something that a lot of us definitely approve of. My company generally recommends partnering up with a neighbor especially when the time for spring cleaning occurs. Great stuff!

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» Powerful Ways to Improve Your Life — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:01:04 +0000

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By: Business & Finance Blogs » Blog Archive » Weekend Review #17 - From a Quick FIRE Plan to Reducing Monthly Bills

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:03:35 +0000

[...] Free Adventure: Matt writes in details about how we can Reduce Monthly Bills – Trash Edition.We pay for trash removal and there were a couple of new tips that we learnt from Matt [...]

By: Festival of Frugality - I May Be In Incredible Pain But At Least I’m Living Frugal Edition | My Life ROI, Getting the Best Return On Life

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:02:50 +0000

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By: DebtFREEk!

DebtFREEk! — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:06:43 +0000

Thanks for your comment DB Cooper. I suppose you may want to check out other ways to reduce your monthly expenses then.

By: DB Cooper

DB Cooper — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:52:34 +0000

Everywhere I’ve lived trash collection has been a part of the local tax bill. Non-negotiable. Regardless of whether we put out one small bag per week, or 14 bags, a refrigerator, an old couch, and a roll of carpet – or nothing at all – our trash bill on our tax statement is still the same.