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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! |
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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 |
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I prefer bitch over bastard, thankyouverymuch.
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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!!!! |
thank you babey for this thread & for finding cheap bastards hella' sexy:kissy:
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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: |
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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: |
One Word: Priceline
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! :) |
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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: |
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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 |
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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!) |
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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: |
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It gets really about the 8th photo down. The ass flower (#9) is uber special. |
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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/h...ren/waxing.jpg http://firstin.files.wordpress.com/2...y-doll-wax.jpg |
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lol. This is high praise from the woman who posted the anal flower link! It's like an academy award! :gimmehug: |
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: |
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 |
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: |
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Try http://www.onbirthday.com and http://www.yelp.com/topic/sacramento...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 |
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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: |
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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 |
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:
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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!
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[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: |
on some things, the penny just should'nt be pinched
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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 |
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