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Things we do to save $:
rinse out and reuse ziploc freezer bags (its all raw and going to be cooked anyway)
rinse out and reuse plastic water bottles (until they start to get funky smelling)
drink office coffee or bring my own home brewed. never starbucks
save the twist ties from grocery store produce bags and reuse them
use grocery store plastic bags to line my trash cans 
save any extra condiment packets and napkins from fast food runs to use later for brown bag lunches
bring lunch from home (leftovers) 90% of the time, hubby gets free lunches provided at work
tie at least one yearly family vacation to a business trip which is partially reimbursed by work
no outsourcing of household chores (we both WOHM full time)
drive a fully paid off 10 year old car. works fine, no plans to replace any time soon. if its still running in 10 years when our oldest can get his learner's permit--it'll go to him!
borrow books and dvds from library, unless its a "keeper" that will be used/read/referenced over and over again
kids clothing comes from consignment shops and garage sales, as much as I am able to find. Supplement with finds from Ross/TJ Maxx/Marshall's type stores. 
hubby cuts his own hair. I get a haircut maybe twice a year, and grandma does the kids haircuts

Things we "splurge" on:
private schools for two kids, even though we live in a high scoring public school district. mainly for better student teacher ratio (which can go over 30:1 where I live) 
monthly activities for kids over $1000 a month (sports, music lessons, weekend language schools)
two yearly "flying" type vacations

HHI: 700K[/quote]

You should be ashamed. I hope you give a LOT of money to charity.[/quote]

I am the PP. Not really sure why I should be ashamed. I'm not doing anything like borderline stealing,  or taking things that aren't mine. We just try to consciously use without waste what we have available. For example, I'm not stealing extra napkins, or ketchup packets, just using the extra ones that were packed into the fast food bags by the workers and that would otherwise get thrown away. We read books so fast that it is silly to actually buy and keep cluttering up the house if I'm only going to read it once--much rather borrow and return.  Similarly, the stuff I buy from consignment shops for the kids is in great condition and good brands (since it seems like a lot of families buy more clothes than their fast growing children are able to use before they are too small). The kids are young, they grow so fast and go through stuff so fast that it just doesn't seem worth it to spend a lot on new stuff. The lunch I bring from home is way healthier and more delicious than the stuff you could get at the cafeteria or take out places near work.

We won't skimp on quality where it matters, but  I hate spending money mindlessly, or just because people expect me to spend a lot of money just because I can/earn a lot.  Also, I don't particularly enjoy shopping, and am too busy between working and spending time with family to waste it at the mall looking for ways to blow my money on things I didn't even know I needed/wanted. 
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