Do you have issues?

If you're like me, you might have a mental block against trashing old magazines. Okay, let's be fair, if you're like me, you don't actually subscribe to any magazines. But, here are some things you can do with last month's issue (besides collect dust.)



Crafts

• Make a collage. (I'll probably getting a lot of duh's for this one, but really, collage's are a great brainstorming tool for work or home life.)
• Use them to make envelopes.
• Cut the pages into strips and make jewelry pendants or beads, or even bowls out of them.
• Use the pages to wrap small gifts.

Giving Them Away

• Ask your local schools if they would like to use them for crafts. (Though if you're looking to get rid of your Playboys and Hustlers, this might not be your best option.)
• If they're the newest issue, sell them back to Half Priced Books.
  
• Do a magazine swap with your friends by trading this year's ReadyMade for this year's Real Simple. Or last week's US Weekly for last week's People. Or why not share your subscriptions with a like-minded co-worker?
• Be the magazine fairy for your favorite waiting room, such as the doctor's office, dentist's office, hospital, DMV, laundromat, staff lounge, bus stop or airport.
• If you're really industrious, try selling them on eBay. Who knows, you may find a collector dying to find a copy of October 1978 issue of TIME magazine!

Last resort:

• You can always recycle your magazines.
• Shred them and use them like shipping peanuts.

And for the ones you know you're going to read and pitch...

• Try getting some of your favorite magazine subscriptions online, especially if you have a Kindle.
• Check them out from the library.