You can absolutely find good stuff by dumpster diving! I’ve found kilogram – kilogram – bricks of dark chocolate, fresh fruit, entire loaves of still warm bread, brand new clothes with tags still on, and full bottles of good liquor.

Grocery stores have to toss stuff upon receipt of new stuff with later expiration dates. So, in effect, they throw out loads of excellent, high quality stuff that has yet to expire simply because they have newer stuff they need to stock.

I make six figures now and consider myself to be successful, but there is no question that dumpster diving got me through many years of need. One day I will teach my daughter how to do it so that she knows what she is doing should she need to rely on it.

America is an incredibly wasteful society, and dumpsters are often the most illustrative example of that.

PoP: I don’t blame you for feeling the way you did, but I find this picture to be incredibly hopeful and optimistic. Thanks for posting it!

Dumpster diving is one of the best ways to meet good, hardworking folk. I’m the best dumpster diver this side of the Mississippi and God knows I dive all over town. The other day I found a wedding dress and a bowling bowl in one can, and I think I was happier than a pig with wings.