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Slightly safer and cleaner dumpster diving for books in NYC.

There’s so many recession stories out there of how people are saving money and hustling to make ends meet. So what’s the most extreme thing you’ve heard of people doing? Well, for me, it’s dumpster diving.

Get to know Connor the dumpster diver. He looks for food, clothes, and pretty much anything else people throw away that is still useful.

But it’s not just a piece about “Hey, check out this wacky guy and the wacky things he does.” Reporter Rebecca Barker of the Alaska Teen Media Institute finds out why climbing into a dumpster, while thrifty and pretty rock n’ roll, is culturally taboo, sometimes illegal, and definitely unclean.

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Now, you don't have to get slimy and dirty to have fun and maybe pick up some free goodies. The Internet will lead you toward free and cheap things to do and consume in, and let us know of things going on in your area!

• San Franciso!
• In bars in NYC (over 21 only!)
• Chicago is loaded up with free museums, but skip it 'til the summer. Seriously. I know.
• We just missed it but Austin, TX has a week of free music every January.

Intro and outro music is Never ending story by Scappare di Casa / CC BY-NC 3.0

Photo CC Licensed by Special KRB on Flickr.