We went to some garage sales yesterday, and bought a very sturdy, very nicely taken care of entertainment center for $40.

In exchange for letting my father-in-law keep his entertainment center at our house, we've been using it. Well he's closing on a house this Monday so he will be needing it back.

We've been looking for entertainment centers for awhile now, but we either didn't like them or they were too much. Even if we hadn't found one yesterday, we would have just put the TV on a table or something, until we did.

So today's frugal idea: Let people store things at your house (as long as you get use out of them, and of course, have the room).

You get free use, and they get free storage. Everyone wins, and you never know when you may need a favor from them.