Your favorite money saving tips - Page 2

Cloud · 06-08-2007, 05:44 PM

that's MANLY exfoliation, there!

jester · 06-08-2007, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HLJ

I usually just use gravel or pavement, which are free, though it's very difficult to control the amount of skin removed.

See Bike threads for more detail.

done that once - truly a stupid incident on my part

BigV · 06-08-2007, 06:00 PM

I darn socks. Yes, its true and I do have the pictures to prove it. Reduce, reuse, recycle. Thrift shops. Pawn shops. Borrow and trade. Hand me downs. Publicized elsewhere in the cellar are posts discussing my affinity for doing my own car maintenance. There's a certain pleasure in doing it myself, but there is a very definite economic benefit as well.

Buy in bulk. Example: Hershey's syrup. The 12 oz bottle is $2.79 and the 6 pound can is under six bucks. We learned the hard way that this doesn't apply to mayonnaise. Buy what's on sale: Hunt's spaghetti sauce occasionally goes on sale for $1/can. I get a bunch, then use them at my leisure.

Carpool.

Make my own stuff.

Around here is a store called Stupid Prices. They are kind of stupid, they sell **every**thing all mixed up. Clothes, electronics, some groceries, furniture, tools, notions, et-freakin-cetera. The prices are very very competitive. Recently replaced a dvd/vcr combo I killed (with fishtank water--please don't ask--sore subject) for $68 out the door. Panasonic, nice unit.

HungLikeJesus · 06-08-2007, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by BigV

I darn socks...

"Darn you to heck." (Phil, the Prince of Insufficient Light)

+I buy deer nuts instead of beer nuts. Beer nuts are $2.99, and deer nuts are usually under a buck.

Cloud · 06-08-2007, 06:18 PM

<groan!>

Cloud · 06-09-2007, 01:24 PM

oh, here's a good one: stay out of stores!

HungLikeJesus · 06-09-2007, 01:44 PM

My number one piece of money-saving advice: Don't have kids! From what I've seen, they can be a bit expensive.

nappyboy2003 · 06-10-2007, 12:51 AM

LOL i have a really good way to save money BE CHEAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TheMercenary · 06-10-2007, 12:47 PM

I use to be cheap when I was broke. It is a natural event born out of the situation at hand. When I finally began to make good money I discovered that life is to short to drink cheap beer and smoke cheap cigars. Quality is more important. The money will go further in the long run, except in the case of beer and cigars.

busterb · 06-10-2007, 01:34 PM

Hey BigV ya have a darning egg? If not use a light bulb. We use to sell glass eggs in store years ago. For darining and to put under a setting hen. Yeah I know and I feel it each day.

Cloud · 06-10-2007, 01:42 PM

kids are expensive, true. but worth it.

especially when they leave!

Flint · 06-10-2007, 11:02 PM

Instead of getting the supreme burrito, just save the crumbley bits and spilled toppings from your hard tacos, then dump them into a regular burrito and you get free supreme-ness.

But seriously, join a vegetable co-op. Start one if necessary. The lowdown: a group of people pool their money, say $20 a piece, and get a bulk discount at the local farmer's market. We get a giant storage tub's worth of fruit and veggies for $20, every two weeks.

busterb · 06-10-2007, 11:48 PM

Wear overalls, the bib catches all ya drop for later.

Flint · 06-10-2007, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by busterb

Wear overalls, the bib catches all ya drop for later.

My wife will tell you that having a huge rack serves the same purpose.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-11-2007, 12:24 PM

Make your own laundry detergent for 3 cents a load.
http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/...save-big-money

06-08-2007, 05:44 PM	#16
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	that's MANLY exfoliation, there! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-08-2007, 06:00 PM	#18
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	I darn socks. Yes, its true and I do have the pictures to prove it. Reduce, reuse, recycle. Thrift shops. Pawn shops. Borrow and trade. Hand me downs. Publicized elsewhere in the cellar are posts discussing my affinity for doing my own car maintenance. There's a certain pleasure in doing it myself, but there is a very definite economic benefit as well. Buy in bulk. Example: Hershey's syrup. The 12 oz bottle is $2.79 and the 6 pound can is under six bucks. We learned the hard way that this doesn't apply to mayonnaise. Buy what's on sale: Hunt's spaghetti sauce occasionally goes on sale for $1/can. I get a bunch, then use them at my leisure. Carpool. Make my own stuff. Around here is a store called Stupid Prices. They are kind of stupid, they sell everything all mixed up. Clothes, electronics, some groceries, furniture, tools, notions, et-freakin-cetera. The prices are very very competitive. Recently replaced a dvd/vcr combo I killed (with fishtank water--please don't ask--sore subject) for $68 out the door. Panasonic, nice unit. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

06-08-2007, 06:18 PM	#20
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	<groan!> __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-09-2007, 01:24 PM	#21
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	oh, here's a good one: stay out of stores! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-09-2007, 01:44 PM	#22
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	My number one piece of money-saving advice: Don't have kids! From what I've seen, they can be a bit expensive. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

06-10-2007, 12:51 AM	#23
nappyboy2003 Pithy Euphemist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: America Posts: 19	LOL i have a really good way to save money BE CHEAP!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________

06-10-2007, 12:47 PM	#24
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I use to be cheap when I was broke. It is a natural event born out of the situation at hand. When I finally began to make good money I discovered that life is to short to drink cheap beer and smoke cheap cigars. Quality is more important. The money will go further in the long run, except in the case of beer and cigars. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

06-10-2007, 01:34 PM	#25
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Hey BigV ya have a darning egg? If not use a light bulb. We use to sell glass eggs in store years ago. For darining and to put under a setting hen. Yeah I know and I feel it each day. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

06-10-2007, 01:42 PM	#26
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	kids are expensive, true. but worth it. especially when they leave! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-10-2007, 11:02 PM	#27
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Instead of getting the supreme burrito, just save the crumbley bits and spilled toppings from your hard tacos, then dump them into a regular burrito and you get free supreme-ness. But seriously, join a vegetable co-op. Start one if necessary. The lowdown: a group of people pool their money, say $20 a piece, and get a bulk discount at the local farmer's market. We get a giant storage tub's worth of fruit and veggies for $20, every two weeks. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

06-10-2007, 11:48 PM	#28
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Wear overalls, the bib catches all ya drop for later. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

06-11-2007, 12:24 PM	#30
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Make your own laundry detergent for 3 cents a load. http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/...save-big-money __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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