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DO YOU EVEN THRIFTY?

 
Swamprat
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DO YOU EVEN THRIFTY?
POLL: Thrifty stuff
 I hit the gas pump handle before I pay to get the drops
 Save the parmesan cheese pack from takeout because popcorn
 Gone to KFC or gas stations just for napkins to use for toilet paper
 Put water in shampoo when almost empty
 Order water with lemon, then add sugar from the table
 I have repaired my own shoes
 Carry fast food condiments, plastic ware or condiments in car
 The dentist sample pack goes in the car for hotels
 I use the gray Walmart bags in my trash bin because they match
 I save bones and fat for beans
 Three or more of the above
 I have no idea what you are talking about
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Show your thrifty skills.
We aren't cut out to be socialists.We are the people who couldn't be constrained by Europe. We are the malcontents, idealists, speculators, dreamers, inventors, debtors and criminals who would not be chained. We don't play well with others, we are brash, outlandish and cunning. let us do what we do best; let us be Americans.
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Betcha I'm not the only one who buys two ply paper towels and splits them if I'm only dealing with a light cleanup.grinning

And NO (I'm talking to you smartass, I know you're out there) I don't split the toilet paper too. bartmoon
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I have repaired Boots, and I save bones for broth.

bert-TIAll
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Nice to see you swamprat!

I guess the rumors of your death were greatly exaggerated...

A thrifty thing I can recommend:

Take your rotisserie chicken bones - skin and carcass- wings and all

Put in a small crockpot with some chicken bouillon - garlic powder- salt and pepper -cover with water and cook and cook

Those spices add a lot!

Make BONE BROTH that you’d pay $8 for at the store

That gelatinous texture when refrigerated - that’s the COLLAGEN !

Now you can drink a cup a day for many days - it makes a quart or two !

And you used to just toss those good bones!!!
"What are you helping with all this helping?" Buddhist saying
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I'm gonna pop some tags!
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01/23/2022 07:10 PM
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I thought I was thrifty, but based on this poll I guess not.
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commiserative when no one is looking

My jet only uses air to fly no fossil fuel
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I've always been thrifty, especially when I was living in a VW camper bus and traveling from the Arctic Circle to Central America.

Right now I'm working on how to reduce my electric bills.

hf
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I save the Talenti containers and fill them with bird seed to fill the feeders.
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I buy new pants (tags still on) at thrift stores and Sal’s, wear them and then resell them at a higher price.

We’re talking primo brands

It’s a high like no other

I make money

I am hot to trot
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i put my head under the sheets and breathe in rapidly to recycle my fahts.
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I haven't eaten in 6 days.
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Rim of coffee can is about a half inch wide
so I can't get the last of the coffee out,
so I take a can opener, go around about half
the can, bend the rim up and pour the last
coffee in the can into the coffee maker.

Besides saving several tablespoons of coffee
out of every can, I have the added bonus
of really pissing my wife off.
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I thought I was thrifty, but based on this poll I guess not.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 81832570


Secret for you...OP is not thrifty either if he is eating out a lot and going to hotels. A really thrifty person doesn't eat out, instead cooks and uses store brand condiments. They find a campground and camp in a tent, or plan their trips so that every night they are staying with a different relative or friend. Just saying - I grew up with really thrifty parents. You learn the real tricks. My mother shopped at garage sales for Christmas presents. She rinsed and reused her coffee filters. The parents didn't run HVAC into the upstairs, so we literally slept in rooms that were sometimes below freezing. And you put the water in the soap well before it is empty. LOL!
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I buy new pants (tags still on) at thrift stores and Sal’s, wear them and then resell them at a higher price.

We’re talking primo brands

It’s a high like no other

I make money

I am hot to trot
 Quoting: Savvy Buyer!


Nothing wrong with shopping at thrift stores. You can also furnish your home with Facebook Market finds pretty cheaply, too. Real oak - not that particle board crap. If you don't like the oak look, paint them.
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I thought I was thrifty, but based on this poll I guess not.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 81832570


Secret for you...OP is not thrifty either if he is eating out a lot and going to hotels. A really thrifty person doesn't eat out, instead cooks and uses store brand condiments. They find a campground and camp in a tent, or plan their trips so that every night they are staying with a different relative or friend. Just saying - I grew up with really thrifty parents. You learn the real tricks. My mother shopped at garage sales for Christmas presents. She rinsed and reused her coffee filters. The parents didn't run HVAC into the upstairs, so we literally slept in rooms that were sometimes below freezing. And you put the water in the soap well before it is empty. LOL!
 Quoting: GA Girl


Everything you wrote above is absolutely true.
We aren't cut out to be socialists.We are the people who couldn't be constrained by Europe. We are the malcontents, idealists, speculators, dreamers, inventors, debtors and criminals who would not be chained. We don't play well with others, we are brash, outlandish and cunning. let us do what we do best; let us be Americans.
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I've always been thrifty, especially when I was living in a VW camper bus and traveling from the Arctic Circle to Central America.

Right now I'm working on how to reduce my electric bills.

hf
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78035738


Unplug any big appliances or items you don't use all the time.
My washer/dryer, coffee/toaster, wall a/c stay unplugged until ready to use.
I just got my yearly review and am the lowest user in the area.
Then they bummed me out and said but you used more than last year!

lower heat degree or too, lower hot water heater degree or two

Last Edited by GLP Saved Me on 01/23/2022 07:58 PM
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Rim of coffee can is about a half inch wide
so I can't get the last of the coffee out,
so I take a can opener, go around about half
the can, bend the rim up and pour the last
coffee in the can into the coffee maker.

Besides saving several tablespoons of coffee
out of every can, I have the added bonus
of really pissing my wife off.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 81942680

too funny. I hold the coffee basket over the sink and flip the can this way that way back and forth over it until last grinds are in. Can't believe someone else hates that rim!
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I thought I was thrifty, but based on this poll I guess not.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 81832570


Secret for you...OP is not thrifty either if he is eating out a lot and going to hotels. A really thrifty person doesn't eat out, instead cooks and uses store brand condiments. They find a campground and camp in a tent, or plan their trips so that every night they are staying with a different relative or friend. Just saying - I grew up with really thrifty parents. You learn the real tricks. My mother shopped at garage sales for Christmas presents. She rinsed and reused her coffee filters. The parents didn't run HVAC into the upstairs, so we literally slept in rooms that were sometimes below freezing. And you put the water in the soap well before it is empty. LOL!
 Quoting: GA Girl


Yeah, we never eat out. You can buy 4 times the amount of the same food at grocery stores and make it at home.
And you won't get sick.

Thrifty David Horrowitz taught us that.

I don't buy coffee filters, I use a mesh strainer that sits on the mug.

And just cause something comes in a bigger size or in bulk, does not mean it's a better deal.
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Betcha I'm not the only one who buys two ply paper towels and splits them if I'm only dealing with a light cleanup.grinning

And NO (I'm talking to you smartass, I know you're out there) I don't split the toilet paper too. bartmoon
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 81945866


I cut my sponges in half for washing dishes. Use spray bottle of ½ vinegar/water dash liquid soap for cleaning surfaces and bath. Use baking soda for scrubbing.

I add a little water to gravy or spaghetti sauce jars, replace cap, shake,
add to pot.

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Ole lady and I saw this at the thrift store..took a pic for a laugh

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I don't have a car. Seldom buy new clothes. Keep temperatures low in da house. Then go to bed with almost frozen toes...but with three blankets, I'll be fine.

et cetera

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Be careful when you fight the monsters, lest you become one.
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I've always been thrifty, especially when I was living in a VW camper bus and traveling from the Arctic Circle to Central America.

Right now I'm working on how to reduce my electric bills.

hf
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78035738


21 tips: no-cost ways to save electricity
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My collection of tools and average skills plus youtube videos allows me to fix plenty. Most recent failure was my wife's Keurig coffee maker. **&%%@# that son of a gun.

I never toss unused napkins from takeout food. Sadly I have a hoarder's lot of packaged plastic utensils. Note to self:, toss 50% of that crap.
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I save the Talenti containers and fill them with bird seed to fill the feeders.
 Quoting: Agent 99


Lol, Talenti is like $6 a pint!
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Re: DO YOU EVEN THRIFTY?
My collection of tools and average skills plus youtube videos allows me to fix plenty. Most recent failure was my wife's Keurig coffee maker. **&%%@# that son of a gun.

I never toss unused napkins from takeout food. Sadly I have a hoarder's lot of packaged plastic utensils. Note to self:, toss 50% of that crap.
 Quoting: rccola


I use free plastic utensils when eating artichokes out of the jar since there is so much oil in the jar. Then I toss the oily utensils.
Don't just toss 'em, use 'em first.
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My collection of tools and average skills plus youtube videos allows me to fix plenty. Most recent failure was my wife's Keurig coffee maker. **&%%@# that son of a gun.

I never toss unused napkins from takeout food. Sadly I have a hoarder's lot of packaged plastic utensils. Note to self:, toss 50% of that crap.
 Quoting: rccola


All of my unused packaged plastic utensils go into the hurricane prep supply box.
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Very thrifty.
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I compost. I save my bones to make broth. I save rain water for my vegetable gardens. I try to use every part of the animal/vegetable because I hate seeing things go to waste. I don't know if that's considered 'thrifty'.





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