All Hail Cheap Bastards!

[suebee]

I can be a cheap bastard. There's not much out there that I'll buy at full price. Wait until it's on sale. Better still - get it used, or free! NOW you're talking! Nope, I'm not above pulling over to the side of the road to snag a treasure from someone else's garbage. You wouldn't BELIEVE what some people throw away!

Are you a cheap bastard? Do you know or :eek: LIVE with a cheap bastard? What's your best cheap bastard story? What's your best cheap bastard find?

BE CHEAP! BE A BASTARD! BE PROUD TO BE A CHEAP BASTARD!


*This thread is devoted to our very own cheap bastard: Daywalker. Thanks Day, for being an inspiration to all of us! :)

[Odarlin]

I'll bite.

I've sieved hot wax used for hair removal through cheese cloth to reuse it.:bellydancer:

I coulda been a pioneer.

[Jet]

i expect to get everything in the divorce.

(just kidding)

[suebee]

I'll bite.

I've sieved hot wax used for hair removal through cheese cloth to reuse it.:bellydancer:

I coulda been a pioneer.

I did not even know that could be done. :|

[Odarlin]

I did not even know that could be done. :|

Works best with waxes not requiring muslin strips such as hard wax or that homemade boiled honey "wax".
Just make sure it is good and hot, for both ease of pour and germ killing purposes.

It's most worth the time when you are broke.

It can be quite dangerous. Anything worth while really is though.
Don't you think?:antler:

Careful! :)

[suebee]

Works best with waxes not requiring muslin strips such as hard wax or that homemade boiled honey "wax".
Just make sure it is good and hot, for both ease of pour and germ killing purposes.

It's most worth the time when you are broke.

It can be quite dangerous. Anything worth while really is though.Don't you think?:antler:

Careful! :)

Well I refuse to hire professionals to do anything around the house unless I absolutely can't do it. So I do most of my electrical work myself. Which isn't so much cheap-bastardy as thrifty IMO. The part that makes it worthwhile though is making it dangerous when it doesn't have to be. In MY family we prefer to do work with the breakers ON, 'cause where's the challenge otherwise? The question we ask each other is not IF you got shocked, but how many times. Hey! I don't drink, don't smoke......gotta get my thrills somewhere don't I? :dance1:

[Mister Bent]

I'll bite.

I've sieved hot wax used for hair removal through cheese cloth to reuse it.:bellydancer:

I coulda been a pioneer.


It's possible I'm a little traumatized now.

I'm just thinking about the, you know, "skimmings" from the cheese cloth.

[Odarlin]

It's possible I'm a little traumatized now.

I'm just thinking about the, you know, "skimmings" from the cheese cloth.


I considered that I was risking this reaction and chose to take that risk.:batman:

[Mister Bent]

Well, I do have delicate sensibilities.

There was no judgment in my reaction, just the inevitable result of following the logistics of a thing.

You understand, I feel certain.

[suebee]

I considered that I was risking this reaction and chose to take that risk.:batman:

LIVE WITHOUT FEAR! :flasher: CHEAP BASTARDS UNITE! :LGBTQFlag:

[suebee]

Well, I do have delicate sensibilities.

There was no judgment in my reaction, just the inevitable result of following the logistics of a thing.

You understand, I feel certain.

I'm betting that if you dig down deeeeeeeep within yourself you have a cheap bastard story to tell us. :titantic: Cheap tickets for a cruise perhaps?

[I'mOneToo]

i'm a cheap bastid.

i buy those gigantic honkin 10lb things of lean ground beef.

but that ain't the cheap bastid part.

when i get it home, i divide them into 10 1lb ziploc freezer baggies.

but that ain't the cheap bastid part.

it's when i take the ground beef out to use it... i turn the baggie inside-out
and put it in a sink full of hot water with dish soap and scrub the shit out of it.

then i hang it on the sink spout thingie to dry.

and when it's clean and dry i put it back into the drawer from whence it came.

THAT is the CHEAP BASTID PART! (and i haven't had to buy them for years)

[suebee]

i'm a cheap bastid.

i buy those gigantic honkin 10lb things of lean ground beef.

but that ain't the cheap bastid part.

when i get it home, i divide them into 10 1lb ziploc freezer baggies.

but that ain't the cheap bastid part.

it's when i take the ground beef out to use it... i turn the baggie inside-out
and put it in a sink full of hot water with dish soap and scrub the shit out of it.

then i hang it on the sink spout thingie to dry.

and when it's clean and dry i put it back into the drawer from whence it came.

THAT is the CHEAP BASTID PART! (and i haven't had to buy them for years)

Cheap BasTID! I like it. Yes I like it very much!


My best cheap bastid surplus store find: a pair of brand new $400 shoes for $5.

My best cheap bastid thrown-out-by-the-roadside find: a 100 gallon aquarium complete with gravel, stand, filters......everything but the fish. They even loaded it in my car for me!

Now I'm going to spend the day with my girl and her parents. And yes, they are cheap bastids too! :)

[Rufusboi]

Our cheap Bastid story

Once a year we go to a booksale. It is a 4 day booksale. Each day the books get cheaper. On the 4th day you can buy a large paper bag for $15. We make sure we cram at least 30 books into this bag so our books are no more than 50 cents each. Yes, we count them and make sure we have a minimum of 30 before we leave.

Our cheapest by far haul of books though was a three day library sale. On day three you pay a $1 a bag. We can cram a lot of books in a cheap plastic grocery sack for a buck. Granted you have the leftovers but whose complaining. Not us. I was impressed by a woman at this sale last year. She had five little kids. She bought about 10 bags and crammed them full of children's books. She pretty much cleared the children's book table. I think she probably ended up with about $1000 of children's books for $10. I bet that woman has some great cheap bastid stories.


Rufus

[suebee]

Our cheap Bastid story

Once a year we go to a booksale. It is a 4 day booksale. Each day the books get cheaper. On the 4th day you can buy a large paper bag for $15. We make sure we cram at least 30 books into this bag so our books are no more than 50 cents each. Yes, we count them and make sure we have a minimum of 30 before we leave.

Our cheapest by far haul of books though was a three day library sale. On day three you pay a $1 a bag. We can cram a lot of books in a cheap plastic grocery sack for a buck. Granted you have the leftovers but whose complaining. Not us. I was impressed by a woman at this sale last year. She had five little kids. She bought about 10 bags and crammed them full of children's books. She pretty much cleared the children's book table. I think she probably ended up with about $1000 of children's books for $10. I bet that woman has some great cheap bastid stories.


Rufus

That would almost pay for the trip to Texas to to to the sale!

I've gone to book sales like that. Day three. As many bagfuls as I could manage. I STILL haven't read all the books from that first sale 10 years ago. :shocking: I'm learning to be a little less "enthusiastic". :eyebat:

And guess what everyone got for Christmas that year! :winky:

[suebee]

So far Odarlin's tale of Cheap Bastidism wins. :awww: I'll be letting you know what the prize is the day after garbage pickup. :grandpiano:

[Sachita]

I wouldn't call myself cheap but definitely frugal. When i made the decision to pursue a dream I knew I'd have to change my style of living which also meant a drastic reduction in revenue. I also insist in quality when it comes to putting things in my body and my taste are refined. I'll sacrifice something in order to purchase a better olive oil or ingredient.

I have enough food in my house for at least 3 months and rotate. This is also part of my survival plan but also because I carefully shop and store. If I see organic sauces at Ollie's, a discount store, I'll buy 10 of them or organic anything else I happen to eat. I will purchase and plan a meal, always healthy and yummy, but cook several meals to freeze a few. It's cheaper and saves us time. My partner and I are really busy and his diet is a little different than mine. So when I'm eating raw veggies he can pop a pot roast dinner in the microwave. lol- well I probably end up doing that but you get the picture. It's rare that we eat out and I cook most of the time. It's not because we can't afford it but that I'll sit down, spend 10-15.00 on a meal and think "I can't believe I just spent that on *that* meal." 20 bucks I can feed both of us more healthy and gourmet. It's always some kind of planning for us.

I'mOne Too, I think that is frugal but I also think environmentally conscious. Good for you! We all should do this more often. I use paper towels but try to use sparingly. When you have a lot of animals paper towels really come in handy.

For us its a question of finding ways to save money so we can do more things. I don't need to go out and buy expensive clothes to look good and I dont care what the label says but when it comes to my perfume now thats another story! I don't care about cars and my cargo van is fine but when I pop open a bottle of wine it best be good.



I always love learning how to save money while still enjoying life's finer things. I won't compromise taste or health to save money but I damn sure will figure out a way to do it cheaper.

[Daywalker]

How to Make a Cheap Bastard Kitteh House:
:writer:

:ballcat:

Step One:
Go to a Computer Logistics company, get you a biggo Monitor crate.

Free.
:cheesy:

Step Two:
Go to a Carpet Warehouse, behind the building...dumpster dive for carpet.

Free.
:rolleyes:


Step Three:
Invite energetic Nephew over, arm the little shit with an electric staple gun.
:weightlifter:

Step Four:
Grab your hella cool discount outdoor lounge chair,
some Koolaid...and watch the Kitteh House evolve right before your eyes.
:tanning:


:koolaid:

I have more, but mah coffee is calling.
:coffee:

:daywalker:

[LadyFlamezzz]

SueBee must have been reading my mind ....after six years together i ask Day "when do i get a ring' hy says baybee when Kmart reduces their valentine specials I will think about it !
:daywalker:
Hy claims that all the years of buying hys ex's jewelry has ruined it for me,lol
:readfineprint:
Gee thanks Bitches !!!
:4femme:
When we go out for dinner " jack in the box" i have to share my medium curly fries with hym and I can't have my taco's < 2 for 99 cents > the way I like them , Hy orders them all the same cause if i ask for something other than what hy likes on em they charge extra,lol

This is my demon to bare for being in love with hym,lol
:stillheart:

[Blade]

I wouldn't say I'm really frugal but I do find ways to do more with less, be it food or money or whatever. I buy a family pack of chicken wings. I cut off the flapper, I don't use it. I cut the other 2 sides apart. I separate the flats and drummetts. I put the flats in packs of 10 and either fry or grill them and the drummets I put all in the same bag and when I cook them I either make chicken pot pie, chicken soup, or chicken and rice, chicken and dumplings, whatever I might need chicken stock and chicken for

[hpychick]

Those flappers are great for making chicken stock! Just add some celery, carrots and onions. Yum. I wouldn't say I'm really frugal but I do find ways to do more with less, be it food or money or whatever. I buy a family pack of chicken wings. I cut off the flapper, I don't use it. I cut the other 2 sides apart. I separate the flats and drummetts. I put the flats in packs of 10 and either fry or grill them and the drummets I put all in the same bag and when I cook them I either make chicken pot pie, chicken soup, or chicken and rice, chicken and dumplings, whatever I might need chicken stock and chicken for

[Rockinonahigh]

I wouldnt say im a cheep bastard,but close.I shop at the goodwill store.last week I found two pair of boots for 5 bucks a pair..a pair of ropers and a pair od motorcycle boots.A fue weeks ago I also found a food processor for ten bucks.
I have also found things befor the trash man gets hear..a near new ping pong table with all the paddles and such,a candle holder that Liberache' would have loved to have..turned out it was the realm deal too.It amazes me at what folks throw away.
Did I mention garage sales and trade days....im in hog heaven...need I say more..my grannie would be proud to know she raised me right on this.

[roy g biv]

My mother used to take us on the bus to Salvation Army for clothes shopping, a tradition for which I am grateful.

If I can pay $10 or $20 for an overcoat or a suit that someone else paid $400 for last year, I'd have to be nuts not to. Even if you add $20 for a tailor to make adjustments, it's still cheap.

It does seem lately, however, that those who donate must be more reluctant to part with nice things because the racks have more threadbare clothing than they used to.

[Odarlin]

So far Odarlin's tale of Cheap Bastidism wins. :awww: I'll be letting you know what the prize is the day after garbage pickup. :grandpiano:

Well I refuse to hire professionals to do anything around the house unless I absolutely can't do it. So I do most of my electrical work myself. Which isn't so much cheap-bastardy as thrifty IMO. The part that makes it worthwhile though is making it dangerous when it doesn't have to be. In MY family we prefer to do work with the breakers ON, 'cause where's the challenge otherwise? The question we ask each other is not IF you got shocked, but how many times. Hey! I don't drink, don't smoke......gotta get my thrills somewhere don't I? :dance1:

So far, I think using electrical power for cheap thrills wins! :kungfu:
How hardcore is that?
:bandkiss:



Mine just outs the squeamish.:grindevil:

[Sachita]

My mother used to take us on the bus to Salvation Army for clothes shopping, a tradition for which I am grateful.

If I can pay $10 or $20 for an overcoat or a suit that someone else paid $400 for last year, I'd have to be nuts not to. Even if you add $20 for a tailor to make adjustments, it's still cheap.

It does seem lately, however, that those who donate must be more reluctant to part with nice things because the racks have more threadbare clothing than they used to.

I was raise poor. We made the same haul. I went through a phase I call "N Rich" making money and living the high life. I finally came back down to earth and realized I was giving 30 fucking percent of my money to the government.

Frugal and cheap became my middle fucking name.

[apretty]

i can't even tell you how much i love a good disposed of piece of mid-century modern found in an alley...

my dad (who retired at 50) loves dumpster diving for produce behind grocery stores. (i haven't yet had the pleasure of partaking in a trash-salad but it can't be any worse than pesticides)

Ez is patient and a good carrier and loader of heavy things into the back of his truck, but he won't step foot in a big lots*. we've all got our limits.

...maybe if i tell him that they've got a shipment of argyle sweater vests straight from banana republic (still safe in plastic) he could be lured--but by now he knows all my tricks.

(oh and he stomps on the gas/guns his engine away from stores like 'tuesday morning' --this never seems to keep me from trying, 'baby, look! a tuesday morning!)

[Admin]

I was raise poor. We made the same haul. I went through a phase I call "N Rich" making money and living the high life. I finally came back down to earth and realized I was giving 30 fucking percent of my money to the government.

Frugal and cheap became my middle fucking name.


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[Andrew, Jr.]

I shop at the dollar store, and at local Mom & Pop garden stops along the highways and byways for fresh fruits and veggies. 2 of my neighbors and I share papergoods we get at Sam's Club. I cupon clip, and try to save as best I can.

As for my gardening, I use some of my food clippings for the soil, and I use fat for winter to feed the birds (suet).

I have 1 neighbor who is a hunter, and he gives me some of his game that he gets and cooks (smoker or fryer).

:koolaid:

[suebee]

So far, I think using electrical power for cheap thrills wins! :kungfu:
How hardcore is that?
:bandkiss:



Mine just outs the squeamish.:grindevil:




*In best Sally Fields acceptance speech voice* You like me! You really like me! :)


My girl's recent best bargain: an espresso machine at a thrift store. Total cost: under $1.......CANADIAN FUNDS! :|

[NJFemmie]

T-shirts for everyone!

http://www.legendarytees.madasafish.com/graphics/CompleteTees5/H171CheapBastard.jpg

Hmmm... maybe Mare and I are cheap bastids. I like to think frugal and thrifty though ;) We do our own repairing around the house when possible, grow our own veggies, shop for sales, coupon clip, and I am not shy to say that we enjoy a good trip to the thrift store now and then. Mare has come home with some incredible thrift store deals.

I grew up not so much poor, but in a thrifty household. My dad was def a cheap bastid and my mother was thrifty and frugal. I grew up with that same mindset - and can't see spending more $$ than you have to and we try to save wherever we can so we can spend our money on something more enjoyable - like vacations and the like.

http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/mba/lowres/mban1583l.jpg

[suebee]

My father is a cheap bastid. He won't throw away his clothes until.....well, we're not quite sure. Anything old or ripped is good enough for "work clothes" - 'cause even though he's long-since retired, he loves to be busy. One time his cousin had had enough of one of his polo T's because it was ripped and worn, and stained.......she reached over and ripped it from one end to the other. Much to my surprise I found it in the garbage later that day. (and you can be sure, THAT'S never happened before!) So I took it out of the garbage, hung it's tattered threads on a wire hanger, put dry cleaner's plastic over it and left this note: "Dear Dad, You seem to have thrown out one of your good T-shirts by mistake. I took it out of the garbage but it was dirty, so I had it dry-cleaned." My mother nearly peed herself.

[NJFemmie]

My dad was the same way ... and it would annoy the hell out of us. He had nice clothes, but never wore them probably because he thought they were "too nice" - even though it would be just a simple shirt or plain pants. The man looked like a rag-a-muffin, lol. I would have to comb through the house and "terminate" (believe me, "burn" would have been far more suiting) some of his clothing.

My mom however, was always spiffy. She didn't pay a lot for her clothes, but you would never know it. The woman knew how to shop. My dad was disabled, so jobs were hard to come by for him, so my mom supported five kids and a husband on her salary. She had to be thrifty and frugal.

[Rufusboi]

That would almost pay for the trip to Texas to to to the sale!

I've gone to book sales like that. Day three. As many bagfuls as I could manage. I STILL haven't read all the books from that first sale 10 years ago. :shocking: I'm learning to be a little less "enthusiastic". :eyebat:

And guess what everyone got for Christmas that year! :winky:

We just found a book sale in San Antonio in April. 70,000 books The prices are 50 cents for paperbacks and $1 for hardbacks every day of the sale. We are driving up on the first day. Just look for the weighted down car on I37 - that will be us all loaded down with books.

Rufus

[suebee]

We just found a book sale in San Antonio in April. 70,000 books The prices are 50 cents for paperbacks and $1 for hardbacks every day of the sale. We are driving up on the first day. Just look for the weighted down car on I37 - that will be us all loaded down with books.

Rufus

BE CAREFUL NOT TO GET ANY PAPER CUTS! :)

Only problem with secondhand book sales - or any secondhand store is that I'm allergic to mold. So my girl and I have a system: we go in together. If I smell mold or start to react I do a once-around and leave. She pretty-much knows what I like, so she stays and browses. She got me a lovely Victoria's Secret silk robe, a beautiful deep purple, for $3. It was not only a great gift and a fantastic bargain, but shopping for bargains is a lot of fun too. I've met some pretty interesting people that way.

[Rockinonahigh]

When I bought this place three years ago I promissednyself I would have some kind of libarry for me to just sit ,read and injoy.This was one of the first things I did and now have a fairly good bunch of books.In September every years one of the colleges hears has a book sale and everything is from
.10 to a 1.00.Over the years I have gotten some really great books from them and the good will store.The Arabian Knights is a set of books im looking for,I know I could prolly get them new but I like old used books best.

[wolfwalker]

I am a major cheap bastid

when i see something I want or need. getting bees? need a honey spinner to get it out. why am I going to pay someone 300.00 when i can make the same thing, probably better for way less. will it be all spiffy and shiney? nope, but it will work and be built of better materials. so the damn thing lasts for more then a season. I build things all the time just by looking at it and seeing how it works. the one timje i decided not to cheap out and let someone else build me something. well i am still waiting for it a year later. :pirate-steer: :woodchop:

[suebee]

I just put together my set of two bedside tables that I bought at our local surplus store. Retail price: $75 U.S. My price: $10 U.S. It took 5 mintues to put the two of them together, and they look sharp! (we won't mention the six months of haunting the store several times a week to find them, 'cause that's just part of the fun!) :birthday:

I LOVES being a cheap bastid! :seesaw:

[Apocalipstic]

I am not a cheap or frugal, but need to learn to be, times being what they are.

I have gotten some great ideas from this thread! Yeayyy! Especially for even more books.. Grin.

Now, to find more book shelves. We have a book "problem" ha.

MsBee, do you have photos of your new bedside tables? I need some and am looking for cheap ideas.

:rose:

[suebee]

I am not a cheap or frugal, but need to learn to be, times being what they are.

I have gotten some great ideas from this thread! Yeayyy! Especially for even more books.. Grin.

Now, to find more book shelves. We have a book "problem" ha.

MsBee, do you have photos of your new bedside tables? I need some and am looking for cheap ideas.

:rose:

Ms. Lipstic, We are just rearranging the bedroom now. I will try to take a picture later and post it. They're super simple and I bet they could be made with no trouble at all! :)

Da :floatbee: LUVS helping out!

[StoneFinn]

We do our best to live very frugally. There are a lot of ways that we do that, from growing our own veggies (organic to boot. another added plus. we know every stage of our food), to shopping thrift stores and auctions, to going to the recycling center at the tip.

some of our best scores, which does include 1 New Purchase (which is still one of my best)

The new purchase was a brand new treadmill, on severe clearance, for $100. The original price was $1200. We live in an area that frequently has not-good-for-walking weather more often than not, so it does help us keep up.

Other purchases include shoes such as Zenga's and Bruno Magli's for no more than $5 a pair, without even a single scuff on them.

This past weekend, we saw that a local graphic business was going out of business, and they had a rubbish tip out in the park lot. The first thing that I saw was a really, really nice office chair. Let me say-- it is very, very comfy <spins in it now>

We also pulled out several other things, and things we didn't personally want or could use, we ran over to one of the local thrift store donation areas. We couldn't stand the idea of all of it being tossed.

One thing we find a lot of at the tip's recycling center (where people can drop off usable items in the shed rather than putting them in the landfill, so others can come by and pick up, completely free of any charges) are books. lots and lots of books. Last time we went about 2 weeks ago, we sorted through and picked up 5 milk crates of books.

And one of our last good scores... a "brand new" kitchen... for $300. I installed everything, and even with all that I needed to run to the hardware store for-- the total cost came to $500. That included a new 5 star water-wise mixer tap. I had to put that in, just because the water saving principle will over-rule the frugal principle. YAY ebay!

Long live frugality!!!

[suebee]

Hey Finn! That all sounds fantastic. I wish we had a place where we could drop off usable items. But there is a secondhand shop here that's almost as good as that. It's run as a employment opportunity for intellectually disabled adults, and every time I've ever gone by it when it's closed there are bags and bags of donations in front of it's door. That's where my girl got me the silk robe and her $1 espresso machine.

I used to live in a larger centre where garbage pickup was an informal recycling opportunity. Not just the usual garbage picking (though I'm certainly not above that - have snagged some pretty good finds that way!). But in this city most people carefully wrapped good items they didn't need anymore so they'd be clean for whoever wanted them. Even if I didn't want anything I did as you do: I'd take good items and give them to a charity. It especially annoyed me to see good toys thrown out. I'd ALWAYS rescue them and give them to the Salvation Army, or a shelter, or wherever I thought they'd be of use. So much waste!

[StoneFinn]

Hey Finn! That all sounds fantastic. I wish we had a place where we could drop off usable items. But there is a secondhand shop here that's almost as good as that. It's run as a employment opportunity for intellectually disabled adults, and every time I've ever gone by it when it's closed there are bags and bags of donations in front of it's door. That's where my girl got me the silk robe and her $1 espresso machine.

I used to live in a larger centre where garbage pickup was an informal recycling opportunity. Not just the usual garbage picking (though I'm certainly not above that - have snagged some pretty good finds that way!). But in this city most people carefully wrapped good items they didn't need anymore so they'd be clean for whoever wanted them. Even if I didn't want anything I did as you do: I'd take good items and give them to a charity. It especially annoyed me to see good toys thrown out. I'd ALWAYS rescue them and give them to the Salvation Army, or a shelter, or wherever I thought they'd be of use. So much waste!

I know-- the amount of waste that I have seen has been mind-blowing. I Uni, in my public speaking class, I did a presentation on Dumpster Diving. The response to it was well beyond just doing a presentation. By the end of the presentation my entire class went from "EW" to "can I go with you?". I did a slide presentation in the same class at the end of term-- using a laptop of my own that I had "recovered" while dumpster diving. By the end of the class, we had regular "outings" organised of almost every member getting together in local groups and doing what I called "Recovery Missions". Again, anything that couldn't be used by someone in the group (or their friends / family) we would take to various charity donation centres.

I know Australia isn't "perfect", but one of the first things that I noticed here is that there is much less waste. It is more ingrained in the culture for people to re-use as much as possible and throw away as little as possible. We have days called "council pick ups" where you can put out 1 cubic meter's worth of household items for free pick-up by the rubbish people, once a year per area. Most of the time over 1/2 of each pile is picked up by people before council ever gets there. We have gone out on these days-- and it amazed me-- it wasn't just us wandering through the neighbourhoods-- there were MANY people out picking up all sorts of items. We, personally, got a beautiful flacatti rug, a good working compact house stereo system and speakers, ceramic/terra cotta/metal planters, tool boxes, and more.

It is something that I would love to see spread to other places...

Okay-- have to run now... actually going to the thrift store LOL

[Jet]

i'm a cheap bastid.

i buy those gigantic honkin 10lb things of lean ground beef.

but that ain't the cheap bastid part.

when i get it home, i divide them into 10 1lb ziploc freezer baggies.

but that ain't the cheap bastid part.

it's when i take the ground beef out to use it... i turn the baggie inside-out
and put it in a sink full of hot water with dish soap and scrub the shit out of it.

then i hang it on the sink spout thingie to dry.

and when it's clean and dry i put it back into the drawer from whence it came.

THAT is the CHEAP BASTID PART! (and i haven't had to buy them for years)

ha!............

[Gemme]

I'll bite.

I've sieved hot wax used for hair removal through cheese cloth to reuse it.:bellydancer:

I coulda been a pioneer.

This interests me! :thumbsup:

Cheap tickets for a cruise perhaps?
That would almost pay for the trip to Texas to to to the sale!


Actually, I'm pretty excited because I found out that I paid roughly $150 less for plane tickets bought within days of one another (and I was traveling about twice as far!).

:ohm:

I wouldnt say im a cheep bastard,but close.I shop at the goodwill store.last week I found two pair of boots for 5 bucks a pair..a pair of ropers and a pair od motorcycle boots.A fue weeks ago I also found a food processor for ten bucks.
I have also found things befor the trash man gets hear..a near new ping pong table with all the paddles and such,a candle holder that Liberache' would have loved to have..turned out it was the realm deal too.It amazes me at what folks throw away.
Did I mention garage sales and trade days....im in hog heaven...need I say more..my grannie would be proud to know she raised me right on this.

Our Goodwills up here are EXCELLENT resources for really nice, namebrand clothing for pennies on the dollar. I've also used Freecycle.org and got a fully operational smoker grill and accessories (about $350ish) for less than $40 (the cost to rent a truck and the gas to get out in the boonies to go get it).

[Ima Dandy]

Yes ma'am I am a cheap bastard & me Mum is quite proud (most of the time)


I am such a Cheap Bastard that I......

* have not paid for a hair cut in over 15 years

* consider dumpster diving "alley shopping"

*wring out the wine bottle

*reroll my cigerette butts & other peoples (on occasion):cigar:

*wait untill after Valentines Day is over to buy my girl a box of chocolates..........fortunately for me she approves :cheer:

*can't top the first post of wax thru cheese cloth, but let me think a while!!!!

[Ima Dandy]

thank you babey for this thread & for finding cheap bastards hella' sexy:kissy:

[Daywalker]

Ok, I'll just say it.

:|

I'd rather duct tape mah boots back together than to spend money on new ones.


:supermanbooth:

And don't think for a minute that I won't go ahead and grab some of that
'one day I'll use this' piece of material {see Hoarders thread} to patch
the bottoms of mah biggo puffy slippers up.

:smokejoint:

:daywalker:

[Ima Dandy]

Day
I am with you on that one.......except I am lucky to have hella cheap shoe repair in my home town.......years ago I visited my folks & brought my fav pair of boots to them it would have cost me over a $100 & plus to fix them where I lived......$5 later I had nice all but new polished steel toe zipups bac in my life.......all hail Cole's Shoe Store in Northern Maine!!!!!:thumbsup:

[Soon]

Priceline--totally worth it--but you have to bid (don't be scared!).

Before you bid on Priceline (which is cheaper than Hotwire), go to betterbidding.com and see what others have bid for the same hotels (star ratings, amenities, etc.) in the same location.

I haven't paid full price in years.

Three and Four Star Hotels for Half or More off their Rated Prices! Promise! :)

[Ima Dandy]

very cool.....love a better price.

[suebee]

It kinda peeves me that they've prettied up a lot of our cheap bastidom and now call it "recycling". :|

And yes Love-of-My-Life, full-price chocolates are SUCH a waste! If WE aren't a match made in heaven......well....... :awww:

[suebee]

Yes ma'am I am a cheap bastard & me Mum is quite proud (most of the time)


I am such a Cheap Bastard that I......

* have not paid for a hair cut in over 15 years
* consider dumpster diving "alley shopping"

*wring out the wine bottle

*reroll my cigerette butts & other peoples (on occasion):cigar:

*wait untill after Valentines Day is over to buy my girl a box of chocolates..........fortunately for me she approves :cheer:

*can't top the first post of wax thru cheese cloth, but let me think a while!!!!

Yeah. About that haircut Dear. :piratelaugh:

[Ima Dandy]

Yeah. About that haircut Dear. :piratelaugh:

laugh all you want.........the more you tease me about my hair, the closer I get to shaving my head again:pirate-steer:

[Jess]

laugh all you want.........the more you tease me about my hair, the closer I get to shaving my head again:pirate-steer:

I had really hoped that Christie would be good with clippers. Coming from a home with a military dad and a son, one could only hope.

After seeing ours doggies "mommy haircuts" :buzz cut: we both decided it best for me to take my ass to supercuts every couple of weeks and teach the lil haircutter girl, that "yes, I really do want it that short".

The only thing worse than the mommy cuts are the ones I tried to do myself. i thought that the whole friar tuck monk with circle in middle of head thing would be cool once. em.. not so very much...

Yes, I am a cheap bastid. cheep cheep

[suebee]

laugh all you want.........the more you tease me about my hair, the closer I get to shaving my head again:pirate-steer:

:blink: >>>>>> :buzz cut: >>>>>>:overreaction:


>>>>>> :deepthoughts: >>>>>> :mohawk: >>>> :cold: >>>>>> :superfunny:


:wolf: >>>>>>:floatbee: >>>>>>:love1:

[Daywalker]

I kinda figured these posts also applied to this thread as well as the :| thread:


Yesterday I got all romantic...and picked up a special gift for Mrs. Daywalker.
:|

I think she liked it.
:cheer:

:daywalker:



My darling DayWalker.with love you presented me with a beautiful ROCK....while walking back to the car from the smoke shop, you lovingly bent down and amongst all the pretty rocks on the ground you found that one that was so special....thank you my wonderful cheap basteed daddi,lol
I will cherish said rock for all the rest of my days and when i pass over I will will the Rock to a loved one such as ermmmm Snowy,lol :|
:cheesy:
when posting in the zombie thread it is required you use one of these... :| ... that is all!
:spruceup:
:koolaid:


:rose:

:daywalker:

[suebee]

I kinda figured these posts also applied to this thread as well as the :| thread:



:rose:

:daywalker:






[COLOR="Blue"]You know Day, my girl gives me rocks as gifts all the time. Every single one of them is shaped like a heart. I couldn't like it more if it was a diamond pendant. (okay, maybe that's a BIT of an exaggeration, but I really DO love them!)

[Cyclopea]

*can't top the first post of wax thru cheese cloth, but let me think a while!!!!

No One can top that. :superfunny:
http://www.datexpectations.com/uploads/images/Mow_Tattoo.jpg

[Daywalker]

You know Day, my girl gives me rocks as gifts all the time. Every single one of them is shaped like a heart. I couldn't like it more if it was a diamond pendant. (okay, maybe that's a BIT of an exaggeration, but I really DO love them!)

Well, hers looks like...a potato.

:|

But she loves it all the same.
:cupid:

See, if I pick out heart shaped rocks...then I'll be held to that.:stillheart:

That would be 'Premature Peaking of Cheapulation '.
:boink:

Can't have that.
:police:

:flyingweed:

:daywalker:

[Rufusboi]

No One can top that. :superfunny:
http://www.datexpectations.com/uploads/images/Mow_Tattoo.jpg

I'm not a fan of tattoos. But I've got to say that is a pretty good one. It got a laugh out of me and Melissa.

Rufus

[suebee]

Well, hers looks like...a potato.

:|

But she loves it all the same.
:cupid:

See, if I pick out heart shaped rocks...then I'll be held to that.:stillheart:

That would be 'Premature Peaking of Cheapulation '.



Can't have that.
:police:

:flyingweed:

:daywalker:
:boink:


Ah yes! The dreaded PPC! Can't have that Day! It's a Cheap Bastid's worst enemy! :bolt:

[Gemme]

No One can top that. :superfunny:
http://www.datexpectations.com/uploads/images/Mow_Tattoo.jpg


It gets really about the 8th photo down. The ass flower (#9) is uber special. (http://cottonandsand.com/sandandcotton/?p=594)

[suebee]

It gets really about the 8th photo down. The ass flower (#9) is uber special. (http://cottonandsand.com/sandandcotton/?p=594)

I was wondering why you said "It gets really.....", without saying really what. Now I know. No words. Must go bleach eyes now. Thanks Gemmie.

[Ima Dandy]

Well, hers looks like...a potato.

:|

But she loves it all the same.
:cupid:

See, if I pick out heart shaped rocks...then I'll be held to that.:stillheart:

That would be 'Premature Peaking of Cheapulation '.
:boink:

Can't have that.
:police:

:flyingweed:

:daywalker:


well.....I just seem to have this panache for finding them on the beach...& other places, so heart shaped rocks it is pretty soon I can build her a nice garden wall or something
:thumbsup:

[Cyclopea]

It gets really about the 8th photo down. The ass flower (#9) is uber special. (http://cottonandsand.com/sandandcotton/?p=594)

Wow- that is a fab collection of tats- and thank you for making me spend 20 minutes looking at them-lol, they were interesting! I especially want to know the story of the skull faced boy. I've seen pics where his facial tat is more completed (chin, forehead).http://news.bmezine.com/wp-content/uploads/200611131458-pix1.jpg
How does he live? Who writes his checks?
But anyway, I was referring to not topping the re-use of depilatory wax as a measure of thriftiness that could not be topped. The hair/tat pic I posted was just a bonus. I still maintain that re-using depilatory wax after straining through a cheesecloth is the most thrifty tip that will ever be shared in this, or any other, thread. :)

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh105/Breck_Warren/waxing.jpg

http://firstin.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/baby-doll-wax.jpg

[Gemme]

Wow- that is a fab collection of tats- and thank you for making me spend 20 minutes looking at them-lol, they were interesting! I especially want to know the story of the skull faced boy. I've seen pics where his facial tat is more completed (chin, forehead).http://news.bmezine.com/wp-content/uploads/200611131458-pix1.jpg
How does he live? Who writes his checks?
But anyway, I was referring to not topping the re-use of depilatory wax as a measure of thriftiness that could not be topped. The hair/tat pic I posted was just a bonus. I still maintain that re-using depilatory wax after straining through a cheesecloth is the most thrifty tip that will ever be shared in this, or any other, thread. :)

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh105/Breck_Warren/waxing.jpg

http://firstin.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/baby-doll-wax.jpg

I'm pretty sure everyone else knows this, but I just have to say this.

You. Are. Twisted. :blink:

[Cyclopea]

I'm pretty sure everyone else knows this, but I just have to say this.

You. Are. Twisted. :blink:

M'wah???? *clutching pearls*
lol. This is high praise from the woman who posted the anal flower link!
It's like an academy award!
:gimmehug:

[WolfyOne]

After reading some of these posts and seeing pics that made my eyes pop.....


....is the real question Cheap Bastard or Frugal Gourmet?

Personally, I was liking the little lawnmower :bolt:

[Andrea]

I have been wanting a bicycle but have not been able to justify the cost when I haven't ridden in many years and there really isn't any place near me to ride. So it is something that has just sat on my wish list.

Yesterday we picked up a FREE practically new purple Schwinn my honey found me on Freecycle.org. Got to love free and got to love my cheap bas..... er, frugal honey!!!

Andrea

[Daywalker]

Overheard at The Daywalkers' Yesterday:

:vampirebat:

Me:

Imunna take you our for dinner for yer Birthday next weekend
:rose:

Mrs. Day:

Oh...Where ya gonna take me Daywalker?
:happyjump:

Me:

I dunno...perhaps I shall post in the Cheap Bastard thread n see if anyone
knows who else gives free dinner to Birthday folks besides the Denny's.
:formalbow:

Mrs. Day:

:|.....:censor:......:|


Me:

.......wha.....?

:angel:


:daywalker:

[Andrea]

Overheard at The Daywalkers' Yesterday:

:vampirebat:

Me:

Imunna take you our for dinner for yer Birthday next weekend
:rose:

Mrs. Day:

Oh...Where ya gonna take me Daywalker?
:happyjump:

Me:

I dunno...perhaps I shall post in the Cheap Bastard thread n see if anyone
knows who else gives free dinner to Birthday folks besides the Denny's.
:formalbow:

Mrs. Day:

:|.....:censor:......:|


Me:

.......wha.....?

:angel:


:daywalker:






Day,

Try http://www.onbirthday.com and http://www.yelp.com/topic/sacramento-free-birthday-stuff. Some places you need to sign up and get coupons in the mail or email.

Also, you can get coupons for some good restaurants at Restaurant.com.

Happy Birthday to Mrs Day.

Andrea

[Andrea]

Day:

Will you be sharing where you took the lovely birthday girl?

Andrea

[Daywalker]

Day:

Will you be sharing where you took the lovely birthday girl?

Andrea

Even better!
:aslpeacelove:

A friend of ours no longer needed their Gift card
for a block of restaurants that is local here,
and gifted it to us for her Birthday!

So we are bringing her with us...lol!

:danceparty:

We go have an afternoon lunch/dinner, then head over to the
City Cemetery for a photo stroll of the grounds as
Spring blooms throughout.

:weedsmoke:

It's gonna be a fine day indeed.
:flowers:


:daywalker:

[Andrea]

Even better!
:aslpeacelove:

A friend of ours no longer needed their Gift card
for a block of restaurants that is local here,
and gifted it to us for her Birthday!

So we are bringing her with us...lol!

:danceparty:

We go have an afternoon lunch/dinner, then head over to the
City Cemetery for a photo stroll of the grounds as
Spring blooms throughout.

:weedsmoke:

It's gonna be a fine day indeed.
:flowers:


:daywalker:




Score!!!!!

Rene and I have discussed taking the cemetery stroll many times. We drive past it so much, you would think we would find the time. I imagine it is even within walking distance.

So much to do, so little time.

Enjoy the special day.

Andrea

[suebee]

I've been looking around for a used elliptical training machine for months now with no luck. I don't know why I didn't just follow my own advice. A little drive through town on garbage pickup night and we came home with one in the back of my station wagon in perfect condition! Those suckers are HEAVY! :eek:

[Ima Dandy]

LOL......let it "bee" know that the :floatbee: did not lift it by herself!....yep, they are heavy......first part of the exercise program is moving it!

[violaine]

[QUOTE=I'mOneToo;54400]i'm a cheap bastid.

i buy those gigantic honkin 10lb things of lean ground beef.

but that ain't the cheap bastid part.


you used the word 'honkin' -


:rofl:

[torchiegirl]

on some things, the penny just should'nt be pinched

[Soft*Silver]

off free cycle and craigs list, FOR FREE, I have recently gotten:

an oriental rug 5 x 8
rinse tubs for the washer
a refrigerator
a loveseat
4 life sized lite up reindeers and a sled for yard art during xmas
twin bed w clean mattress
fencing with gates
bookcases

[Andrea]

off free cycle and craigs list, FOR FREE, I have recently gotten:

an oriental rug 5 x 8
rinse tubs for the washer
a refrigerator
a loveseat
4 life sized lite up reindeers and a sled for yard art during xmas
twin bed w clean mattress
fencing with gates
bookcases


Way to go!!! You are now my frugal hero.

Andrea

[Rockinonahigh]

Well my exersise bike was old when I got it and falling apart,now ita time to start hiting garage sales and reading the thrifty nickle to see if I can find another one..my son has fixed it bout all he can.

[Soft*Silver]

a few months ago I was given a free exercise bike..a newer one, with the air cycles.

I hate paying for stuff. I always try to find it for free before I have to spend money on it. My next big adventure is to find a brown leather couch for free....


Well my exersise bike was old when I got it and falling apart,now ita time to start hiting garage sales and reading the thrifty nickle to see if I can find another one..my son has fixed it bout all he can.

[Blaze]

:| Here goes my cheap Azz Bastid story...
Don't know if ya'all read my Ohh Ohh Honey do List.
But here goes the story. We are shopping at Home Depot.
Doll is putting paint, and tells me to get rollers and items needed to paint. I start looking at PVC piping, I knew I had to run some PVC from the air conditioner to the outside wall so I grab a 11' peice and some L joints. She looks at me and says, well how much is that??? I say ummm it's $19.99. She smile and say well do we need it, I say, Yes, we do, I want to stop the dripping and I can run it to the side of the house. So she smiles and says, okay. Then she yells down the hall, how much is it again? I say it's $9.99 this time. Now she thinks damn, that's a DEAL! Little did she know that the PVC piping was only $.97 cents and the T joints were like .27 cents. So we grab a few more things and we get in line. I say to her. I will pay half. She looks at me and says, I don't want you to use all your money so you get the PVC stuff. I said, no, let me get half. She said no and starts ringing up her basket of items... Think hers come to $ 89.79... She wait's for me, and I start ringing up my PVC things. The pipe. .97 cents, the joints .27 each and .34 cents. Any way... My total was a whooping
$1.87 cents. She stood there with her eyes fixed on the screen and her mouth about dropped. First thing she said was one dollar and eighty seven cents???? I sheepishly smiled and said ummm yeah, and I am going to pay with debit cause I don't carry any cash. She was pissed, lol. So we stopped and I bought her some beer to make her happy... We laughed about it, but I know she is still pissed so I better buy the other items needed. So that about raps up my Cheap Bastid story....

[Blaze]

Yup yup, I still am a cheap bastid!
Forgot to buy the spackle today so I was pulling out all the nail and sanding down the holes.
Doll comes in and see's me with my Colgate toothpaste plugging the holes in the wall. She says to me, what the hell are you doing?
I grin and say, well it's an old trick, and besides, im a cheap bastid! Toothpaste dries nice and hard so not only will it patch the holes, it will smell minty clean too!!!

[not2shygrrl]

Wow!! I am bumpin for peeps to read and laugh!! Seems its been a while this here thread has been resting quite soundly! Us cheap'o's still exist! Loved reading the old posts!