Letter Re: Survival Dollars, by Wolverine

Jim,
I would like you to consider adding additional ways to earn extra “Survival Income” to Wolverine post on Survival Dollars. One, is an addition to his collecting and selling scrap metal. I take a five gallon bucket with me to the outdoor range in the Sumter National Forest and collect all the brass I can between shooting sessions. The best time is Sunday afternoon, to get all the weekend shooters left. In 4-5 weekends I filled a five gallon bucket and maybe 1/3 of another and made $87.

The other weekend income job I have is putting out and taking up the Realtor directional signs. It takes me less than 1-1/2 hours to put then out Friday evening and the same or less to pick them up on Sunday evenings. I bought a used 5′ X 8′ trailer for $150 and put about $100 in the jack system and paint/lights. I put out 145 [signs] and pick them up in less than three hours. This makes me around $232 every two weeks, and I am able to “write off” my mileage. Check your local sign maker in the yellow pages for routes. – Bill K.