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April 1, 2011 · 4 Comments

Money Saving Tip of the Week

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Trash, trash, and more trash.  With a family of six we have a lot of trash and we were paying almost $400 a year to get rid of it.  I decided to call our “trash remover” (Waste Management) one day to see if there was a way to save some money on our quarterly bill.  

After talking about getting a smaller can and stuff like that, the representative asked me if I knew about paying my bill once a year instead of quarterly.  No, I did not know.  She continued to tell me that if I paid my bill for the entire year now that I would not pay fuel surcharges, environmental fees, or other added fees on my bill and instead would pay a flat fee of $20 per month.  
WHAT??!!  No fees, no extras, no taxes, no nothing??  Sooo, that’s what I did….$240 for the entire year…mine was August to August.  That’s a savings of nearly $160…well worth my 10 minute phone call. 
Will it work for you???  I don’t know, you have to call and see.  It worked for my mom, my sister, and friends at church…even ones with different “trash removers”. 

It doesn’t hurt to call!


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  1. margo says

    April 1, 2011 at 12:11 PM

    Worked for me!!!

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  2. littleone84 says

    April 1, 2011 at 1:28 PM

    good tip! if you live in Mentor (like me) taxes, etc may be more expensive, but we only pay about $108 a year for WM garbage and recycling. However, since it’s billed quarterly, I am going to call and see if I can save even more if I pay only annually.

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  3. Tiffany @ DontWastetheCrumbs says

    April 27, 2012 at 1:51 PM

    We have WM here in Cali too and I haven’t even thought about paying them annually. I’m due to get our bill soon, so I’ll have to look at it carefully. Thanks for the tip!

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