What's the Cheapest thing you do? - Page 2

be-bop · 07-04-2007, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Is it cheap to do things because you're really broke?
I used to take home enough toilet paper from work to get me through the evening. But only when I had literally pennies to see me through the next few days.

Hey I've done that as well especially at the last few days before payday beats using newspaper

kerosene · 07-08-2007, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by suncrafter

Wow. That's not cool to do in front of a kid!

My parents did that when I was young, and yeah, I hated it. On the other hand, my brother couldn't usually pass for his age because he looked so much older.

freshnesschronic · 07-09-2007, 03:53 AM

Ever take an old fast food place cup you bought earlier and fill it up in the fast food place and use that as your "current" drink with your meal?

Me neither.

yesman065 · 07-11-2007, 07:26 AM

We were driving across Pennsylvania and stopped for gas off the turnpike. It was very early and while fueling up I noticed a "nice" hotel across the street with a sign advertising "FREE continetal breakfast" So we stopped in and had breakfast before getting back on the road.

Shawnee123 · 07-11-2007, 07:54 AM

50 cent drafts on Tuesday nights.

07-17-2007, 02:00 AM

Day old bread
cook large meals and freeze a lot for later (this is surprisingly inexpensive)
I never throw shoes away, my wife has to when I am away and I freak
relight cigars
don't buy PJ tops, just use old t-shirts
sometimes my wife and I will just buy a large drink, French bread and butter(soy-butter) for dinner
take our own food into the theatre
all I can think of now

Hime · 07-18-2007, 02:30 PM

Drinking Washington, DC tap water.

MalzB · 07-18-2007, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

I've been known to stuff extra Red Lobster cheddar biscuits in my purse.

That doesn't mean you're cheap...it just means you have good taste. Haha.

Flint · 07-18-2007, 03:54 PM

The bread is part of the meal. What are they gonna do, serve it to somebody else after you sneeze on it?

Shawnee123 · 07-18-2007, 03:58 PM

There was a great episode of Dr Katz Professional Therapist. I'm not even sure who the comedian was, but he was talking about how he'd go eat with his parents and dad would be all "DON'T EAT THE BREAD...THAT'S HOW THEY GET YOU." The comedian is like "What, you think they sew together the leftover steaks from those who don't finish them because they ate too much bread?"

Flint · 07-18-2007, 04:00 PM

I remember that. I used to say that to people at dinner, "Don't eat the bread, that's how they GET YOU!" ha ha ha

Shawnee123 · 07-18-2007, 04:01 PM

Yeah, me too. The only one who gets the ref. is my ex. We loved that show!

monster · 07-18-2007, 06:46 PM

we pulverize the stale ends of bread loaves then freeze it instead of buying "breadcrumbs".

Uisge Beatha · 07-19-2007, 06:18 PM

Let's see........I haven't watched t.v in ten years because I'm too cheap to pay for cable.

monster · 07-19-2007, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Uisge Beatha

Let's see........I haven't watched t.v in ten years because I'm too cheap to pay for cable.

I haven't watched tv in 6 years because it's so crap. We only have cable tv (basic package) because it costs less than the discount we get for having internet and tv.

07-11-2007, 07:54 AM	#20
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	50 cent drafts on Tuesday nights. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

07-18-2007, 03:54 PM	#24
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	The bread is part of the meal. What are they gonna do, serve it to somebody else after you sneeze on it? __________________ **************** 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**

07-18-2007, 03:58 PM	#25
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	There was a great episode of Dr Katz Professional Therapist. I'm not even sure who the comedian was, but he was talking about how he'd go eat with his parents and dad would be all "DON'T EAT THE BREAD...THAT'S HOW THEY GET YOU." The comedian is like "What, you think they sew together the leftover steaks from those who don't finish them because they ate too much bread?" __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

07-18-2007, 04:00 PM	#26
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I remember that. I used to say that to people at dinner, "Don't eat the bread, that's how they GET YOU!" ha ha ha __________________ **************** 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**

07-18-2007, 04:01 PM	#27
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Yeah, me too. The only one who gets the ref. is my ex. We loved that show! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

07-09-2007, 03:53 AM	#18
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	Ever take an old fast food place cup you bought earlier and fill it up in the fast food place and use that as your "current" drink with your meal? Me neither.

07-11-2007, 07:26 AM	#19
yesman065 Banned - Self Imposed Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,847	We were driving across Pennsylvania and stopped for gas off the turnpike. It was very early and while fueling up I noticed a "nice" hotel across the street with a sign advertising "FREE continetal breakfast" So we stopped in and had breakfast before getting back on the road.

07-17-2007, 02:00 AM	#21
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Day old bread cook large meals and freeze a lot for later (this is surprisingly inexpensive) I never throw shoes away, my wife has to when I am away and I freak relight cigars don't buy PJ tops, just use old t-shirts sometimes my wife and I will just buy a large drink, French bread and butter(soy-butter) for dinner take our own food into the theatre all I can think of now

07-18-2007, 02:30 PM	#22
Hime Extraordinary Machine Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Outside of Washington, DC Posts: 307	Drinking Washington, DC tap water.

07-18-2007, 06:46 PM	#28
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	we pulverize the stale ends of bread loaves then freeze it instead of buying "breadcrumbs". __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-19-2007, 06:18 PM	#29
Uisge Beatha Lecturer Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 945	Let's see........I haven't watched t.v in ten years because I'm too cheap to pay for cable.

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