I have established a habit of keeping any items that cost more to replace than I would get at scrap price. I used to throw extra screws and such away after assembling a product and finding they had included a few extra pieces. Now, I sort them out and toss them in my parts bins. Even if the price of the part is less than scrap price, which is almost always a fallacy, the gas to get to town definitely outweighs the price. I do much of my own repair and maintenance.
I worked with my uncle at a service station and mechanic shop for quite some time and I’d set a coffee can in the shop next to the scrap bin. I asked the guys to throw fuses, bolts, nuts, washers, spark plugs, et cetera in that can. Most of the parts were good, granted I had to check the fuses, spark plugs, and such.
I don’t, however, let myself become emotionally attached to other such things I acquire from salvaging/scrapping. I’m just kind of a parts ***** [collector]. I think that if you start keeping things around you’re going to start pouring money into a money-sink.
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