GAME SWAP
SAVE $250
If most of your kids’ friends have the same video game system, you might arrange to have a video game trading party. Have the kids bring games they no longer play and trade them for games other kids are looking to unload. (This also works well with toys and board games.) You can save up to $250 or more per year compared to buying two used games per month, which saves the manufacturing energy and inputs associated with new games. If the alternative to the trading party was selling used games online, you’ll also save the materials and transportation energy used to ship the games to the new owners.
