5 new uses for a gas-guzzling truck
Posted
Jun 25 2008, 09:40 PM
by
Karen Datko
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Driving his pickup is now out of the question since $75 didn't even buy three-quarters of a tank -- and his plan to limit his driving to locations downhill from home has a serious flaw. So Kyle at Rather Be Shopping came up with "Frugality in practice (sorta): 5 great new uses for my truck."
No. 1 on the list is "storage, baby!" His pickup has a shell, which makes it perfect for storing the lawn mower and other things you'd normally keep in a shed. Bonus: The gas tank serves as a storage tank for fuel for the mower. (Honestly, folks, complaining about gas prices gets us nowhere, so we might as well have a few laughs.)
To read his complete post, click here, but in the meantime we'll share a few other clever suggestions:
Use it as an ice cream truck. Kyle jokes: "Potential problem: I would need to sell exactly 1,823 Otter Pops to pay for a tank of gas."
It's an "investment opportunity." Fill 'er up and park it, Kyle says. When gas hits $5.50 a gallon, siphon it and sell it to neighbors at a profit.
