Not me, but I agree, sometimes you need to live life

Feb 23, 2013
10:21:13am

Hank Rearden

Plus, I'd guess that for a lot of cheap people, by always using or buying old stuff, end up spending much more on repairs, lost opportunities because too much time spent trying to be frugal, etc.

Find middle ground.

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Hank Rearden

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Author

Time

Crazy things you do to save money?

MapCoug

2/23/13 10:06am

90% of my shirts are from the DI. My T-Mobile prepaid phone is $108 per YEAR.

Don't Muff It

2/23/13 10:10am

No data plan on your phone though right?

laxcoug

2/23/13 10:16am

Of course not, but that's OK since I prefer to surf with a keyboard and a mouse.

Don't Muff It

2/23/13 10:21am

I delayed getting my back checked out until the beginning of the year since I

LaserCoug

2/23/13 10:12am

I do most of those things too.

Rusty Shackleford

2/23/13 10:12am

We save money by not having children.

OceanMang

2/23/13 10:13am

Kids are a great way to save money!

MapCoug

2/23/13 10:15am

Re-use sandwich bags. Cut my own hair. Grind wheat and make our own bread.

Slim

2/23/13 10:13am

I forgot about cutting my own hair

MapCoug

2/23/13 10:14am

You probably have your wife churn butter too while wearing a prairie dress

Superkid

2/23/13 10:19am

wives*

bballjunkie

2/23/13 10:19am

That is pretty cheap. If you want to see people who are

tibbyss09

2/23/13 10:14am

Id like to watch that show

MapCoug

2/23/13 1:41pm

Haha, good point. I am sure it will be on Netflix soon.

tibbyss09

2/23/13 2:02pm

If that show ends up on Netflix I will have to watch it

MapCoug

2/23/13 4:11pm

Buy all electronics refurbished, scratch and dent, or used.

Superkid

2/23/13 10:16am

I have a relative who lives a "frugal" rich life...

dut99002

2/23/13 11:15am

I don't save money. I burn through it like a pro athlete.

pink22

2/23/13 10:17am

Not me, but I agree, sometimes you need to live life

Hank Rearden

2/23/13 10:21am

sometimes there's a fine line between frugal and cheap...i do believe we

ds7

2/23/13 10:25am

I'm cheap in areas that aren't important to me so I can spend on areas that are

runnincoug

2/23/13 10:34am

I bought my wedding tux from a garage sale for $15

runnincoug

2/23/13 10:17am

i'm getting married soon, i'll give ya $10 for that tux.

bballjunkie

2/23/13 10:19am

Was it the orange or powder blue one?

Superkid

2/23/13 10:23am

Haha! Nice. Actually it's a nice black one

runnincoug

2/23/13 10:30am

Use Google Voice on my computer for free for my cell phone

runnincoug

2/23/13 10:29am

No Cougarboard donation.

Blueto

2/23/13 10:17am

My wife told me I had to donate

MapCoug

2/23/13 10:19am

And yet almost all posters in this thread have donated.

Hank Rearden

2/23/13 10:18am

i watched "queen of versailles" last night...it made me physically ill to see

ds7

2/23/13 10:18am

90,000 square foot house is crazy

RC Vikings

2/23/13 10:20am

what do you do when you out-grow your 25k sq. ft home?

ds7

2/23/13 10:33am

Bought clothes from the family of a dead man as a missionary

AFwingnut

2/23/13 10:24am

"dead man's pants" is a famous michael savage "story" from his childhood...

ds7

2/23/13 10:27am

Anyone like me? I am the opposite, but I wish I could be more cheap

JOPE

2/23/13 10:25am

i know quite a few people like you...nothing wrong with that...you do because

ds7

2/23/13 10:30am

This is what bugs me

JOPE

2/23/13 10:35am

This might be TIC but I am like this. I do buy the cheaper laundry detergent

Bear N Garth

2/23/13 10:32am

In Orange County, a 30k car is kind of embarrassing. It's a poor person's car.

Superkid

2/23/13 10:41am

It really isnt TIC

JOPE

2/23/13 10:42am

This is how I am. Wish I was better.

Bear N Garth

2/23/13 10:59am

Nope. We are just line you. Very frivolous with our cash

BlueFrog

2/23/13 10:33am

I'm with you. I live within my means, but (humblebrag) my means are relatively

TheSpiker

2/23/13 10:38am

I am young, so I don't have a lot of money to throw around

MapCoug

2/23/13 10:49am

I think it is great that you live so frugally now

JOPE

2/23/13 10:57am

We do some of the same things

Usmcboot

2/23/13 10:27am

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Buffalo

2/23/13 10:30am

You are my hero for that one. I just don't understand why my HCBW would

LaserCoug

2/23/13 10:38am

My HCBW told me to get a cubic zirconium

runnincoug

2/23/13 10:44am

I told myself long ago that I would not buy my future wife a real diamond

MapCoug

2/23/13 10:54am

epic

SausageKingOfChicago

2/23/13 11:19am

Only go out to eat 4 night a week instead of 7

BlueFrog

2/23/13 10:31am

I use my AMEX points when we fly to Hawaii on vacation

RC Vikings

2/23/13 10:38am

Poor brazilcoug. The joys he'll never know...

Superkid

2/23/13 10:41am

Me too

MapCoug

2/23/13 10:54am

Make my own light bulbs. Steal my neighbor's newspaper.

Shadow

2/23/13 10:40am

isn't that called "a candle?"

ds7

2/23/13 10:58am

work really hard to make good $ so I can save

Cougarealist

2/23/13 10:46am

Oh, and we hired a cleaning lady who only comes once a week and she doesn't

Superkid

2/23/13 11:05am

Don't run for president

cougfanblue

2/23/13 7:17pm

I sneak food into LES and Marriott.

timponyloco

2/23/13 1:23pm

I once snuck an entire loaf of French bread into the movie theater

SausageKingOfChicago

2/23/13 1:29pm

My HCBW and I shower together

byutx

2/23/13 2:53pm

He said crazy things...

TheSpiker

2/23/13 3:02pm

We shower together fully clothed so our laundry gets done too

byutx

2/23/13 5:45pm

I need photo evidence.

bballjunkie

2/23/13 5:52pm

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