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For me, I ordered 2 boxes of poptarts and i have it at my desk at work. Since funds have been tight this past 2 weeks i've been cutting my lunchtime spending and just eating a poptart and drinking from my water bottle, at first it left me very hungry still but as the days went on it started feeling natural to me and I don't even notice it anymore and it's definitely curbed my appetite.

Shit only at work during weekdays. Not going to be a victim of toilet paper price gouging anymore.

Pretty much everything is cheap where I live.

I'll eat expired food, food that's been in the fridge too long - just give it the sniff test, if it passes I eat it

Generic cum is okay

PoopPotato posted...

I'll eat expired food, food that's been in the fridge too long - just give it the sniff test, if it passes I eat it

Everything I buy has "best buy dates" and I usually eat everything a month or three passed that date

Buy nearly dead plants for cheap at garden centres.

A lot of the time, they can be brought back.

Jerkin offffffffff

can't go to hell if you don't believe it exists

ai123 posted...

Buy nearly dead plants for cheap at garden centres.

A lot of the time, they can be brought back.

I can beat that.

All of my flowerbeds now contain only native fauna. By which I mean weeds.

I still vape out of coils a week or two after they stop giving flavor. Try to make them last an entire month

I also keep daily contact lenses on for like 2 to 3 days straight (i sleep with them on).. Make 3 months of dailies last 6 months or more . Bad habit tho I know . Most of this is due to me just passing out while using my phone.

Limiting myself to 2 PC monitors

divot1338 posted...

I can beat that.

All of my flowerbeds now contain only native fauna. By which I mean weeds.

A weed is just a plant that you don't want in that place.

ai123 posted...

A weed is just a plant that you don't want in that place.

I got these thick ass thorny vines that when I let go for a couple of weeks will grow high enough for their weight to bend them over to the house. Then they grow under the window shades and start pulling them off.

Thats a weed.

Other than Heinz Ketchup and Cheerios, I buy all generic/store branded food when available.

I refuse to buy "Toasted O's" or any other bullshit version of Cheerios.

MrMallard posted...

Jerkin offffffffff

can't go to hell if you don't believe it exists

Haha. That's sounds like the guy that says pre-marital sex isn't a sin if you never get married.

bigblu89 posted...

Other than Heinz Ketchup and Cheerios, I buy all generic/store branded food when available.

I refuse to buy "Toasted O's" or any other bullshit version of Cheerios.

Hi, I work in the food industry. "Toasty Os" or similar are probably actually Cherrios. Made by the same company, General Mills. They just agree to rebrand a portion of their supply to "generic" brands.

I could teach a class on being cheap.

Literally put off stuff I gotta do until I get to work (either hobby stuff, bill pay, schoolwork, etc) and just do it there >_> If I'm gonna spend time doing it, I might as well get paid at the same time lol

bluezero posted...

Hi, I work in the food industry. "Toasty Os" or similar are probably actually Cherrios. Made by the same company, General Mills. They just agree to rebrand a portion of their supply to "generic" brands.

This exactly. I was a Pepridge Farm contractor for 7 years, lol

Akagami_Shanks posted...

I ordered 2 boxes of poptarts

they used to have peach cobbler flavor. every limited time flavor that used to be good gets rid of.

Shop at Aldi, Dollar Tree and thrift stores for a lot of things.

Will_VIIII posted...

Dollar Tree

1.25$ items.

other 2 are valid options imo.

Everything I do is cheap. It's the only way I can survive.

kingdrake2 posted...

1.25$ items.

other 2 are valid options imo.

Yeah but for stuff like tissues, liquid hand soap etc still cheaper than most other places.

Also helps that it's just a few blocks away from me and I don't need to take any main roads

Akagami_Shanks posted...

For me, I ordered 2 boxes of poptarts and i have it at my desk at work. Since funds have been tight this past 2 weeks i've been cutting my lunchtime spending and just eating a poptart and drinking from my water bottle, at first it left me very hungry still but as the days went on it started feeling natural to me and I don't even notice it anymore and it's definitely curbed my appetite.

Not a healthy meal, my friend
Here's a healthy and cheaper alternative

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Pee outside so I don't have to flush the toilet.

I like a lot of cheap frozen meals. Banquet brand stuff is like $1-2 and its decent for the price. I actually really like their chicken pot pies that are like $1.25. They dont compare to Marie Callenders pot pies, but those are almost quadruple the price :<

Oh yeah, and I really like peanuts. Just plain ol roasted peanuts. I bought 2 5 lb. bags on Amazon that I like to snack on, and at times will replace a meal lol

i take plastic grocery bags from the store's recycle bin and use them as trash can liners at home (i use reusable grocery bags)

sub to /r/frugal

Giant_Aspirin posted...

i take plastic grocery bags from the store's recycle bin and use them as trash can liners at home (i use reusable grocery bags)

sub to /r/frugal

You lucky bastard. They banned plastic bags here in Hawaii, so now all the grocery bags are paper. And most places charge like 25 cents per bag :<

I still reuse the paper bags as trash bags though lol

Giant_Aspirin posted...

i take plastic grocery bags from the store's recycle bin and use them as trash can liners at home (i use reusable grocery bags)

sub to /r/frugal

I do this too.

I'll also water down some things like laundry detergent, dish soap, liquid hand soap etc. When refilling a container for one it'll be something like 80% product 20% water.

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I don't mess around with dairy, eggs or meat but for chips or crackers I'm not too concerned

i generally don't drive unless i have to. have 9k miles on my car after 5 years

I buy deodorant, toothpaste, and bar soap from Marshalls or T.J.MAXX. Same brands they sell at Target for like a 1/3 the price. Ill sometimes find nice casual button downs and t shirts from there too

Spend time on message boards because it's free entertainment

When I pee I don't always flush. I simply close the lid afterwards and generally only flush by the end of the day or whenever I take a dump.

Considering I live alone and I'm fine with it, it works well enough, and I notice the water bill has gone down drastically.

Living well below my means overall

ai123 posted...

Buy nearly dead plants for cheap at garden centres.

A lot of the time, they can be brought back.

I used to do that at Lowe's back when you could get a sickly plant for a dollar. Now they get really picky about their pricing, where they want you to pay half price for a nearly dead (or fully dead plant.)

And that's another thing, they used to put plants out there that could still be saved, but now they're always past the point of no return (except for maybe some of the succulents.) So they have a clearance rack full of overpriced dried up and dead plants and they probably wonder why nobody buys their clearance plants anymore.

Of course, this is just my local Lowe's I'm talking about. I've heard there are others that are much better at having still salvageable plants on the rack.

I always take a backpack with a folded plastic bag inside it when I go to the grocery store. I also have affixed a box to my bicycle.
The bulky but light items go into the backpack and the heavier items go into the plastic bag, and the plastic bag is placed in the box.

When I go to ball games I park at the casino 1.1 miles away because parking is free at their garage

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That sounds like quite the wardobe youve got there.

I thought it was pretty normal, but I when I have porridge for breakfast (which is nearly every day) I mix it with hot water. Pretty much everyone I know who eats it apparently mixes it with milk.

I shave using a spray bottle (nuke it during winter) and forcing the water through the blades into the toilet and using cheap liquid soap and just a tiny bit of shaving cream because it is faster and I dont leave a mess. Close shave too. Use a wipe to clean up or a paper towel.

I use white vinegar as my primary cleaning product for surfaces and windows

I dunno. We have good well water at home, and I have a 40 oz vacuum insulated bottle, so I just fill it up and carry it everywhere so I dont have to buy water.

I also pay Pennies on the dollar for Steam games.

I tend to wait until whole or half slabs of beef are on sale before buying steak.

Otherwise I cant think of ways Im cheap. I use FOGO Super Premium charcoal for fucks sake.

that poptart lunch hit different yesterday even though i didn't need it

I save water by following the golden rule

"If its yellow, let it mellow. If its brown, let it mellow."

my current phone is 11 years old and on its second battery