When I finish a project, or put a kit together, I have leftover stuff — screws, nuts, bolts and other assorted hardware.
For the more fastidious of us we can
- Throw the leftovers away (which in many cases is the smartest choice
- Put items in some kind of container — jar, drawer, plastic bag….
- Or, a purpose built container
Think about the efficiencies this provides. Even a small apartment dweller will have a need for such hardware from time to time. The time it takes to drive to Walmart or the hardware store (a gallon of gas $3.00), buying the item $2 to $5 dollars, combined with the your time (worth $millions and irreplaceable) adds up.
The purpose built container becomes extremely useful. They are available at Walmart, Home Depot, Lowes, and places like Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Gi3zze
The better containers (in my humble opinion) have the discrete little insert boxes. For the ones with dividers, there are issues when the dividers are jarred or inadvertently lifted, then stuff gets mixed up.
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Another useful idea is to buy variety packs of nuts, bolts, washers, etc. They can be found cheaply at Walmart, Harbor Freight, and Amazon. Again, this saves trips to the store and time.
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