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[quote=Anonymous]I cheap out on lots of stuff, primarily because the quality of certain things and services just don't justify the cost to me.  Here's a rundown:
- Hair - I learned to cut and color my own hair.  I do a WAY better job than the salon did.  Kicking myself for not learning to do this sooner.
- Home and simple car repairs - I got sick of getting weird shady stories for why a certain repair costs so much or took so long.  I now google my problem and find YouTube videos for how to make a repair.  9 times out of ten the fix is inexpensive and fairly easy.
- Cars - I just don't care about expensive cars.  We buy new practical cars (think Subaru) and drive them for 15 years or until they require an uneconomic repair.
- Housekeeping - I have used numerous people and services over the years.  None of them do a job that I consider to be "good". 
- Landscape - I consider yardwork to count towards by workout.  
- Airfare - I always opt for the cheapest non-refundable tickets and I don't buy travel insurance.  If I can't go on my trip... oh well.  It's cheaper than having purchased travel insurance for every trip I've made over the past 20 years.
- Clothes - never, ever, ever have I paid for a full-price item.
- Dining Out - I used to love going to a luxurious prix-fixe dinner.  But over the years, the cost of this type of thing got so outrageous that it just isn't worth it. Example - Minibar was $60 a head when it first opened.  It is now $325.  $750 for spouse and I is more than we paid for our first apartment's monthly rent.[/quote]

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