How to Save Money

[Hoovie]

Oh - and I don't wear pantyhose (except on special occasions)

[Sherri]

Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover

Oh - and I don't wear pantyhose (except on special occasions)

Glad to hear it!

[ILG]

Originally Posted by Tina

ILG, if it makes you feel any better-- I failed the test too.

LOL! Either we are all tightwad failures or they need to rewrite that test!! I think the latter!

[ILG]

Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover

OK looked at the "TEST" - I am sorry folks - but, I don't think I can pass any one of them. It's certainly not that I am too good to do it if needed. For me it's about time. It seems most of those things take time to think about and do or make. I just don't have the time.

The woman who wrote the test was a stay at home mother with six kids. It payed for her to do these things. But it not realistic for many of us.

[Theresa]

Originally Posted by ILG

LOL! Either we are all tightwad failures or they need to rewrite that test!! I think the latter!

I think you should count it as a YES if you do some variation of the practice....something different that acheives the same result.

I'm sure you'd score better

[StMark]

O wow, I failed your test 100% ILG

I wasn't sure what some of the questions meant.

There were a few good ideas in there though like cutting paper towell in half. I can see where much of paper towell is wasted.

just don't do it with toilet paper

[tamor]

Originally Posted by StMark

cutting paper towell in half. I can see where much of paper towell is wasted.

just don't do it with toilet paper

[My Own Eyes]

You have

1. A scrubber made from a mesh onion bag. N/A, because I never buy fresh onions by the bag

2.A squirt bottle made of homemade window cleaner. Yes, and not just window cleaner, but multipurpose cleaner, and homemade fabric refresher as well

3. A new soap bar with a sliver adhered. YES

4. A bundle of old socks in the workshop to be used as a grease rag. YES. Not for grease rag, but I use them to dust. It works really well, you put it over your hand, and can run your hand over the furniture.

5. A pair of pantyhose minus the bad leg. N/A don't wear full hose

6. A jug of vegetable broth in the refrigerator. Frozen chicken broth in the freezer. I'm going to vote yes here.

7. A 20 quart box of powdered milk. YES

8. A roll of paper towels cut in half. No, but I do have a stack of cheap washclothes. No papertowels anywhere in our house.

9. Any overturned bottle in the process of draining the last bit out. YES.

10. A pencil less than three inches long. N/A, I don't use pencils. But I never purchase any writing utensils.

11. A marked-down crushed box of cold cereal. NO, however, when my favorite healthy cereal went on sale (Buy one get one free) I bought enough boxes to last until the expiration date, which was approx 20 boxes (I still have 2 left)

12. Any item repaired with a twist-tie, paper clip or hanger. Yes.

13. A shower curtain repaired with duct tape. N/A, My shower has a door.

14. An impressive stash of one of the following items: In my case it is glass jars from peanut butter and spaghetti sauce. I use them to hold various items (hair clips, change, buttons).

15. A screwdriver with a tip that has been reground several times. My Ex took all the tools when he left, out of the kindness of his heart he left me 1 of the 7 phillips' heads that we owned.

16. A started shopping list on the back of a utility bill envelope. Yes, I use the back of envelopes for numerous items.

17. A stockpile of .44 per can tuna. No, NO icky tuna!

18. A started container of "refrigerator stew" in the freezer. No, I am really good at planning out leftovers. Because I am just cooking for me, I choose things that freeze well, and immediately freeze them in individual portions. In the rare case of forgotten leftovers, they get recycled into "Dog treats"

19. An indoor clothesline or wooden drying rack. Yes, I Use my ironing board for this, or the edge of the tub, or any other surface available.

Funny thing, I copied the list from Nakoe's post, and there were several answers that I didn't have to change at all (Including icky tuna! )

Most of my answers were Yes, or N/A, the few no's were usually because I had a varying method. (such as the cereal).

[My Own Eyes]

Originally Posted by nahkoe

I think if you take my yes answers...and add in my conditional yes answers....I qualify.

But...I already know I qualify. Time is money...but when I was a stay at home mom...we didn't buy toilet paper, diapers, wipes, paper towels. I just did a lot of laundry. Y'all will be happy to know we have toilet paper in the house now that no one wears diapers and I work full time. lol

Originally Posted by ILG

Yeah, I know I qualify too. I am not a tightwad legalist!

You didn't buy toilet paper? Uh. I won't ask about that.

My kids were both cloth diaper and breast fed raised.

Originally Posted by Blubayou

I saw that with the toilet paper and decided not to go there!
I save on dishwasher liquid - I keep it in a decorative glass container by the sink. Because it is not in a squeeze bottle, I use much less of it and it lasts much longer.

Poor Nakoe, people are giving you such a hard time about the toilet paper thing.

I try to avoid paper products as much as possible. I don't buy paper towels at all (I do clear out the breakroom at work when the drawer gets full of extra fast food napkins, and "recycle them".)

I have found that I have been able to greatly reduce my usage of TP, but I'm afraid I am just not willing to go the distance in that particular area!

[ILG]

I thought maybe we needed a better test. How about this one (I just made it up!)?

1. You pay more on your mortgage every month than you have to to get those interest payments down.

2. You would never buy a new car, knowing that as soon as you drive it off the lot, it loses value.

3. You pay off your credit cards in full every month.

4. On cards you do not pay off monthly, your credit cards have a zero percent interest rate.

5. You or your spouse do as many of your own home repairs as possible.

6. You think twice before going out to eat and then if you do, you look through your restaurant coupon pile.

7. You try to use all your leftovers.

8. You always look for deals when traveling, like using priceline for hotels, etc.

9. A big decision when buying a vehicle is gas mileage.

10. You pour over insurance options and make sure you are getting the best deal.

There, these are more for both sexes and more broad based. If you get 5 or more, you are a tightwad!