Comments on: Ridiculous Money Saving Ideas

By: Jo

Jo — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:14:22 +0000

LOL. This is my fav.

By: 7 Crazy Money Saving Ideas (That Aren’t Really So Crazy After All) — Almost Frugal- a frugal blog

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:00:42 +0000

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By: superdad1

superdad1 — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:55:06 +0000

as the father of eight, 7 of which are girls i was going broke with shampoo and conditioners.
as an alternative, bulk concentrate cut in half and discreetly poured into the “herbal floofy” bottles goes unnoticed, and if you are truly cheap carwash compound is cheaper yet!.stay tuned for my tips about cramp medication and tampons!

By: Ann

Ann — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:00:14 +0000

I know a family that only flushes their toilet once a day (or less) to cut down on their water bill.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:02:41 +0000

You all are rejecting the “toilet paper splitting” frugality suggestions without any serious thought. Soo – just a little historical and cultural backround: Many civilized cultures (notably in the middle east) do not use toilet paper but rather have small hoses next to the toilet for rinsing and washing. (an added savings is that wide diameter waste lines are no longer needed making plumbing less expensive) Toilet paper is a rather recent “need” not much different than the U.S. marketing coup that has caused underarm deodorant and shaving of body hair to be nearly universal. A personal note — after a hemroidectomy operation several years ago the doctor suggested I wash rather than wipe to prevent irritation of the scar tissue. The doc said to install a bedet (a French bottom washer). It works, and the edge of the tub and a shower hose does the “dirty” work efficiently without the cost of European bathroom appliances.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:49:49 +0000

My job requires me to travel a lot and I probably spend 8 months of a year in a hotel room. I collect all those little unused shampoo, conditioner and lotion bottles that hotels provide. Once I get home I squeez out all those in a big bottel and use it at home. I now have so much shampoo(all different variety, since different hotels offer different shampoos), conditioner, lotion, and bars of those little soap that I dont have to worry about any of the above for atleast next 5 years. I still have regular shampoo, bars of soap etc for guest.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:13:08 +0000

Cooking Accomplished! has been a great find for myself and several of my friends. The concept is simple; you go online, pick the entrees you want and the date you want to assemble them. The difference between Cooking Accomplished! and several other businesses like this in Portland, is quality! The owner is a trained chef. They have a commercial kitchen where all the ingredients are prepped by Shelley and her staff. Many of my friends, prior to joining me for meal assembly sessions at Cooking Accomplished!, admitted to serving and eating frozen or pre-cooked meals several times a week and to dining out two or three times a week. We decided since we are worried about nutritional value and using quality local ingredients we would research meal assembly as a solution to reducing time spent shopping and preparing dinners with the goal of eating healthier. The only assemble-your-own meal company that we found in Portland, that had great selections, high quality local ingredients and prepped all their food in-house is CookingAccomplished! in Lake Oswego. Since I started preparing meals at CookingAccomplished! I’ve also signed up for a couple of great cooking classes. My son attended a kids class as well and he can’t wait until the next one. Shelley has done a fantastic job of creating a quality experience!

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:28:01 +0000

I guess my husband and I are fat asses, but there is no WAY that we would ever split a entre at a resturant. I eat too much and so does he and the worst thing ever is going to a resturant and not leaving full.

By: Lazy Man and Money

Lazy Man and Money — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:36:34 +0000

I don’t think that splitting dinners is that ridiculous. Try as I might, I just don’t possess the cooking skill to make food like restaurants do – especially without spending time. That makes cooking at home sometimes not possible.

I usually just bring half home instead and eat it the next day. This is probably more for frugal reasons than for health reasons.

By: Liz

Liz — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 11:28:09 +0000

George-I think you reinvented the desert cooler.
I also have to confess to constantly sharing meals with my husband. If either of us has a strong preference or is really hungry we will order our own. Even then we will commonly split something else like a salad or a dessert. Maybe we are cheap : ) but we definitely don’t miss out on anything by sharing.

By: MoneyFwd

MoneyFwd — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:36:50 +0000

just FYI, this article was talked about on WFNX Boston this morning.

By: supermom_in_ny

supermom_in_ny — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:52:01 +0000

Great post…as usual!

I used a permalink to write about it on my blog. I just can’t believe some of the comments!!!!!!!!!! LOL!

By: Slim Pickins

Slim Pickins — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:18:42 +0000

The best way to save on gas is to leave the keys on the table. We are too much in the habit of jumping in the car and going to the store for whatever instead of composing a list and shopping once weekly. Instead of driving 3 mi. daily, 6 return, for coffee (a rural necessity in winter) and post office /store business, I cut back to 3 x weekly and bo’t a trailer with what I saved over 7 months.

By: ziggee

ziggee — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:36:50 +0000

I have rescued clothes people have thrown away on trash day. I wash them and give them to people who need them or to organizations. Once on the way home from I saw a couple of vases sitting outside a dumpster (apartment complex near our place). I brought them home and gave them to the local school, so they can use them for functions they have.

I always ask for a doggie bag to bring food home. I bring home the food anyone at our table leaves and give it to my dog. I just don’t want to see the food going in the trash.

Zig

By: Travis

Travis — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:08:36 +0000

Some of these ideas are so ridiculous that they’re funny, but I have to admit that I’ve saved up the slivers of soap before and re-used them. Of course, it’s not always a matter of frugality – sometimes I forget to buy more soap when I’m at the store (whoops).