Posted: 1/12/2014 10:46:58 AM EDT
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Have you watched it?
We basically buy some things in bulk, refill water bottles (with water from the Brita), and reuse baggies but we don't do anything crazy like the people on this show. What do you do to pinch your pennies? |
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I bike to work in the summer time. I also don't eat out everyday. It's amazing how much money people spend on food because they refuse to learn how to cook. I was thinking about that this morning when I made breakfast! I made breakfast for two people for literally pennies. We save a bunch of money since I love to cook. |
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I have seen the people who empty out the ketchup tubes into their home bottle, re-use paper towels and the like.
I am frugal, not cheap. There is a difference. I am cost conscious, do as much home and vehicle maintenance as I can, don't eat out a whole lot and generally look at reviews for every purchase. My hobbies are also cheap (hiking, backpacking and paddling) However, I am the guy who always entertains at home and always is the first to grab the check. My wife and I take 10+ day vacations to exotic places every year. I rarely buy used and try to buy new but get dual purpose out of everything. I have tailored my life to live well, but cheap. To pay all of my bills on my two homes and pay all utilities and food for my wife and I, we each need to generate $122 a week. And I have nice homes and vehicles. Some of these extreme people make more work out of it and seem to give up a lot to save. It's like expending a dollar to save a dime. There is a balance of living in misery or living "miserly". I have , throughout my life, achieved that balance. Live cheaply, but well. |
| I just started watching it today. I got through the first episode so far. I grew up in a frugal family for the most part. We're Swiss...it comes with the territory. In those years, I've learned a lot about frugality and what's necessary and what's not. I know some people who take it to major extremes and still aren't half as bad at the people on this show. |
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I have seen the people who empty out the ketchup tubes into their home bottle FIL does this. He said he usually only spends about 2-300 dollars a year at the grocery store. He hunts, fishes and grows most of his food. The mans got plenty of $$ and will do for and give it to anyone that needs. He just does not believe in waisting things. |
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I have seen the people who empty out the ketchup tubes into their home bottle, re-use paper towels and the like. I am frugal, not cheap. There is a difference. I am cost conscious, do as much home and vehicle maintenance as I can, don't eat out a whole lot and generally look at reviews for every purchase. My hobbies are also cheap (hiking, backpacking and paddling) However, I am the guy who always entertains at home and always is the first to grab the check. My wife and I take 10+ day vacations to exotic places every year. I rarely buy used and try to buy new but get dual purpose out of everything. I have tailored my life to live well, but cheap. To pay all of my bills on my two homes and pay all utilities and food for my wife and I, we each need to generate $122 a week. And I have nice homes and vehicles. Some of these extreme people make more work out of it and seem to give up a lot to save. It's like expending a dollar to save a dime. There is a balance of living in misery or living "miserly". I have , throughout my life, achieved that balance. Live cheaply, but well. You , my friend have what is called " fiscal zen " . I'm getting pretty good at it , and seek the comfort of reaching your " plane " . 
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You , my friend have what is called " fiscal zen " . I'm getting pretty good at it , and seek the comfort of reaching your " plane " . Quoted:
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I have seen the people who empty out the ketchup tubes into their home bottle, re-use paper towels and the like. I am frugal, not cheap. There is a difference. I am cost conscious, do as much home and vehicle maintenance as I can, don't eat out a whole lot and generally look at reviews for every purchase. My hobbies are also cheap (hiking, backpacking and paddling) However, I am the guy who always entertains at home and always is the first to grab the check. My wife and I take 10+ day vacations to exotic places every year. I rarely buy used and try to buy new but get dual purpose out of everything. I have tailored my life to live well, but cheap. To pay all of my bills on my two homes and pay all utilities and food for my wife and I, we each need to generate $122 a week. And I have nice homes and vehicles. Some of these extreme people make more work out of it and seem to give up a lot to save. It's like expending a dollar to save a dime. There is a balance of living in misery or living "miserly". I have , throughout my life, achieved that balance. Live cheaply, but well. You , my friend have what is called " fiscal zen " . I'm getting pretty good at it , and seek the comfort of reaching your " plane " . It is comfort. I've been at this "place" for 12 years now. No bills, no mortgages, no worries. I just last week got my very first debit/ATM card. We don't worry about anything and could easily work minimum wage and save more than the national average without altering our lifestyle. We are healthy, eat well, have great friends and have all the toys (canoes/kayaks, camper, motorcycle, etc) we need to have fun. We find what we really want is time because living like this has given us options. It's just deciding where we want to go with it. It's really something that came together for me quite nicely and stuck with the plan since I was 19.
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I drink tap water.  This. I carry a Nalgene bottle to work. I drink at least 1 1/2 gallons a day. That $10 bottle has saved me a butt ton. When they shut the water off at work, I carry two plus a .5L bottle (that I refill at home) in my lunch box. It almost gets me through the day. I cook breakfast, lunch and dinner for the whole family, usually for 6 days of the week. Chinese or pizza once a week and sometimes not even that. I cook everything on Sunday. Which leads me to my next. I buy in bulk. I use a calculator when I grocery shop to find the best deals. I work on my own vehicles. This one sometimes bites me in the butt. See my Cars & Bikes thread. I only buy clothes and boots on sale. The biggest one, I assemble my own AR's. eta: I do my own home maintenance, within reason. I know squat about HVAC. |
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I drink tap water. We do, too. It's just filtered through a Brita filter. We buy bottled water to take to work/school but don't go through it nearly as much as we used to. I'm constantly refilling my bottles so I don't have to open a new one. I don't like the waste or the cost of buying bottled all the time. |
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Things I dont do to save money:
hang out at bars eating out often (limit it to once a month) drinking alcohol driving needlessly clothing is bought at end of season sales or at walmart, and is worn until it comes apart The money Ive saved by "cheaping out" on stuff has allowed me to buy some awesome toys. |
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I bike to work in the summer time. I also don't eat out everyday. It's amazing how much money people spend on food because they refuse to learn how to cook. You don't have to even cook to bang together some sandwiches in your kitchen, I have cut way back on the eating out. |
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I refill water bottles a few times then toss 'em. I use the filtered water from my fridge door dispenser. Starting to wean myself off of diet Pepsi and make my own unsweetened ice tea from Lipton tea bags, and I resuse the 2 liter diet Pepsi containers I reuse plastic food containers for other stuff, why not, it's still good. Other than that I only buy food items that's on sale and take advantage of the double coupons. I cut up old t shirts and socks and use them for gun cleaning patches. |