Money-saving resources and tips | DABC

Money-saving resources and tips

February 27, 2012 by DABC

The BCCPD recently facilitated a Money Skills workshop developed by Family Services of Greater Vancouver.

Workshop participants shared many great resources and money-saving tips:

Clothes on Wheels: Free clothing – www.clothesonwheels.org
Free Geek: Volunteer for 24 hours to get a free computer – http://freegeekvancouver.org/ – 1820 Pandora Street, Van. 604-879-4335
UBC Dental School: Cheap and/or free dental work- www.dentistry.ubc.ca
teksavvy.com– Internet for as little as 24.95
Magazine & Comic Book Emporium (Broadway/Granville) – Cheap magazines (new: 50 cents)
Dollarama: $1 store ($1 Shoe laces, $2 organic soup, pickled beets, Kalamata olives, hats gloves with double layers ($1.25)
majicJack: Make long distance phone calls cheaply – www.majicJack.com
Volunteer at thrift stores for 24hrs of service and receive a 40% discount
Volunteer at discount food outlets (Quest) and receive free food
FREE! – Free stuff in your area – www.freecycle.org
Check out the ‘FREE’ column on Craigslist
The Bay has a food floor on the lower level and it usually has discount dairy and perishables
Green tea leftovers can be used for acne treatment

Many thanks to all our workshop participants and Family Services of Greater Vancouver.

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