Keep More Income

Sometimes you have to spend a little money to save a little money.  This tip isn’t really a necessity, but it has come in handy big-time for me.

I like to keep a clean apartment.  But an apartment with white carpets can dirty up, and quickly.  The only way to efficiently clean a dirty white carpet is to rent a steam vac, which in my area is about $60.

I found one day searching on Amazon that many consumer-level steam vacs (many of which technically don’t incorporate steam, but work just as well) run from $100 to $200.  I picked one up and had my investment paid back with just two cleanings.

The added bonus of the steam vac, though, is that it can clean upholstery beautifully.  I actually now make a small side income by picking up couches and chairs off the street that are in perfect condition except for dirty upholstery, and simply spend twenty minutes cleaning them with my steam vac.  They come out looking good as new, and make me a small profit.

So not only was my steam vac paid for within two cleanings, but it has ended up making me even more money.