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Jay and Ryanne,
Thank you so, so much for all the time you have put into the podcast the past 5+ years and the trash elf community. You are part of what encouraged me to move from a part time to full time reseller and out of a job that I hated. Like you, in the beginning I just winged it and did not necessarily have a great plan but just knew I needed a change. You have provided me the confidence to know scavenging can be a full time career and mindset.
With your help I now know even if I were down and out, I would be totally fine because I can always scavenge and trash elf my way back into abundance. There is always more abundance, detritus, and gew-gaws out there worth something to someone. Call it the trash elf abundance mind set.
I have listened to all 500+ eps and it was definitely an exciting highlight of my week to see a new episode come out. I think Jay’s analogy of a resource management video game a number of episodes back was more apt than could be realized. Whether it’s gew gaws, tschotches, rental properties, coffee, or whatever else, even trash, you can manage those resources to live on, or “eat on!”. You don’t need a boss, a “job”, a salary, to do it and you can be free and do it on your own terms. Just some motivation and maybe an old pair of shoes to sell can get you started.
I shaped this mindset mostly from Scavenger Life.
All the best on your future endeavors, will miss the show greatly. Completely respect and understand your need to shift gears,
NYC Mark
MyCottage, great post I just saw this as well. In my opinion I will stay opted in for sure because the increased exposure from external sites could be a potential huge boost even with the FVF. In my view provides way more value to the promotion.
– NYC Mark
Jay, great audio quality upgrade this week! so much more crisp and clear than before. excellent. If I had 1 minor critique it might be it gets a little boomy on the laughs or raised voices but maybe I am just used to the lower volume from before. Overall yuge upgrade.
– NYC Mark
Wow that’s intense. Yea it’s definitely competitive but I’ve never seen what Ryanne went through, dang! Usually I go around and put a bunch of stuff in my cart that look interesting and sort later, but no guarding bins luckily.
If you guys are still not seeing good stuff in the literal trash, I would also check freecycle, craigslist free, offerup free, or facebook marketplace free, etc. You could prb eat off those alone if you wanted to in the city (as mentioned in your cast lol). I have sum death piles to go thru but used to get good stuff in NYC on there: some of my free highlights: a Mac G3 desktop, canon printer ink, Ti calculators, allbirds shoes, and more. Saw sum smaller offices essentially clearing out supplies on some of those platforms. Probably closing or downsizing from the pandemic.
Mark
Hey Jay! could not be more correct about wall street. Tons of funny stories and characters, but completely miserable otherwise. (long hours, backstabbing co-workers, soul crushing, etc. etc.)
As far as scavenging in NYC, all of the above. Street scavenging was a lot better earlier in the yr when people were moving out. Got a heavy load of 100+ records when my neighbor moved out, a laptop, helped one neighbor move in a couch from another leaving neighbor, etc. lol.
I agree with what you said in the pod you are mostly seeing the aftermath of that earlier movement now that alrdy happened earlier.
A few tips on thrifts: a hidden gem is the Goodwill bins in Queens, known as “Goodwill Outlet Store” if you are into that (I am!), Most NYC salvation army are 50% off Wednesday, Goodwill are overpriced but in some areas have some seriously designer stuff and color tag days. I have not been to Housing Works but it’s definitely on my list.
All the best, enjoy your trip to the greatest city!
Mark
