How I Found $2,757 in Free Money from Expired Groupons & Forgotten Gift Cards

by Melissa Massello, Shoestring Magazine

December 22, 2012 - 9:15am

Ask anyone who's ever shared an apartment or an office with me and they'll tell you: I'm a collector of things. I try my damnedest to keep the clutter to a minimum, but I'm what organizers call a "piler and filer." For the past three years, I've been collecting intangible clutter — "piles and files" worth, I'm now realizing, more than a paycheck.

About The Author

Melissa Massello

Melissa Massello is an editor, start-up junkie, entrepreneur, Swapaholic, and lifelong New England girl. As a sustainable style expert, Melissa has been featured on ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX news station affiliates around the country and in US News & World Report, USA Today, The Boston Globe, The New York Post, The Denver Post, The LA Times, The Dallas Morning News, MSN Money, and WalletPop, among other fine media outlets. Melissa currently lives with her husband and their Whippet mix in Somerville, Mass. -- "the Brooklyn of Boston" -- where they strive each day to save money, save the planet, and live the dream for less.

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