Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

You should be ashamed. I hope you give a LOT of money to charity.

Anonymous wrote:Posting on behalf of my FIL. Ultimate cheapskate!

Towed his own car, via a rope and my MIL behind the wheel

Repainted his car, via rented commercial paint sprayer, plastic sheeting inside his garage and full toxic waste jumpsuit and mask

Spent an entire summer renting movies (pre Netflix days) and then copying them at home to build his "library"

Insists upon sneaking our entire family into a resort pool when visiting them at their vacation condo. A friend lives at the resort and arranged to sign us up as "family." I did this once, naively thinking he paid for us as guests. Refuse to do this again...

Anonymous wrote:

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

Anonymous wrote:I rinse out dental floss and use it again, until it shreds completely.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:not me, but hubby wears underwear and socks until the holes are too much to salvage, and then it goes into rag pile for random cleaning tasks around the house (car detailing, window sill wiping, etc)

Is it necessary to use old underwear as rags?

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.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:not me, but hubby wears underwear and socks until the holes are too much to salvage, and then it goes into rag pile for random cleaning tasks around the house (car detailing, window sill wiping, etc)

Is it necessary to use old underwear as rags?

Anonymous wrote:not me, but hubby wears underwear and socks until the holes are too much to salvage, and then it goes into rag pile for random cleaning tasks around the house (car detailing, window sill wiping, etc)

Anonymous wrote:VRBO, 100K+ miles on cars, domestic vacations twice a year only, drive to my bank for no ATM fees, $25/ month gym membership.