 worth of goods during one dive and over the past two years, she's created her very own website where she sells her loot – earning $15,000 (£13,287) so far. Since then, she's uploaded clips of her "dives" on TikTok, where she boasts 371,000 followers, with one video racking up 17.7 million views and 2.6 million likes. "It started as a hobby that turned into a full-blown job and it feels good to save so much from landfill, as well as donate back to people who can use it," Megan told NeedToKnow.Online. "I am able to keep up with the time I put into it by selling items on my website and at local garage sales, where it's become a whole community. "As a stay-at-home mum, it can get kind of lonely, so I went through multiple hobbies until I came across dumpster diving. "When I came across an Apple store dumpster, it was just another night out and we checked a new one in the area we were diving in. "We saw the boxes, so we started digging deeper and pulled up a bag that was really heavy and to my surprise, 60 watch bands were in there." Megan believes){kind=link}
A woman has gone viral on TikTok after revealing she made over £5,000 within seconds after diving in a dumpster – and claims anyone can do it.
Megan Godinez, 31, a stay-at-home mum from Dallas, Texas, US, lives with her husband, Andrew, and their four children, Donovan, 11, Julianna, nine, Isla, five, and Elias, three.
Due to being at home, she started looking for a hobby to occupy her time, and soon, she came across dumpster diving, which has now turned into a full-time job.
The mum-of-four claims to have found $6,000 (£5,300) worth of goods during one dive and over the past two years, she’s created her very own website where she sells her loot – earning $15,000 (£13,287) so far.
Since then, she’s uploaded clips of her “dives” on TikTok, where she boasts 371,000 followers, with one video racking up 17.7 million views and 2.6 million likes.