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EnderD_503 · 09-30-2010, 08:58 AM

One area I'm not that frugal in is groceries. I only buy what I need, but I want to make sure it's quality food like Kamut pasta, organic couscous, German ryes, local meat, eggs and vegetables from the Farmer's Market (preferably from Mennonites, which is the only way for me to know for sure that there isn't any added hormones, pesticides etc. and that the animals are free range), organic peanut butter, goat yogurt etc. I do buy a lot of the tuna value packs, though...which is a significant chunk of a typical lunch for me.

But I find I can spend a little more in the grocery department if I save elsewhere.

- Bringing both lunch and supper to work since I often work from 8am to 10pm. In the past I would sometimes bring lunch and a snack, then buy some chicken breast and chickpea salad for supper, but I've cut that out and bring both meals and all my snacks now. So end up saving 6-7 bucks at least 3 times per week.

- Boiling chicken/turkey bones for soup instead of buying soup.

- Making my own chili instead of buying it.

- I've come to realise that a lot of people tend to spend a fuck ton of their money per day on coffee. I've never been a coffee drinker, ever, so I seem to save quite a bit by not being a caffeine fiend lol

- Never buy my beverages out either, but bring them instead. I only really drink water and milk so really not that difficult to do, so really only end up paying for the milk...

- Buy bar soap instead of body wash. A 3 pack of Irish Spring bar soap costs 3 bucks (CAD) and lasts over 6-7 months, compared with body wash that is more expensive and runs out every two months at the most. Plus I find bar soap more effective and don't know why the world stopped using it in the first place, lol 3 bucks every 7 months versus 7 bucks every month and a half or so? Yes please. Again, money that can be spent on better food.

- If your body seems to get used to one type of soap so you like to switch it up, or if you just prefer body wash to bar soap, Hair&Body washes are great. Saves you the money from buying both shampoo and shower gel/soap/whatever separately.

- Metro pass instead of tokens for public transport saves a chunk of cash per month. Uni student pass and you save even more. Biking to work costs nothing at all, even if it takes over an hour when one works far. I do walk or bike if I'm going downtown or somewhere else generally close buy (45 mins to an hour's walking distance).

- I've never been a huge clothing shopper, but if I need some kind of new clothing then I head to somewhere like Zeller's (for anything), the Black Market (for pants), or thrift shops. Definitely significant price difference between these places and going to a mall, no matter whether its undershirts or jeans. I buy clothes like once a year so no biggy, really.

- If I buy cds or books I do so very little. Cds I haven't bought in a while (unfortunately, since I'm a music fanatic), but if I do its a second hand shops (5 bucks a cd), or underground distributers (anywhere from 2 bucks to 10 bucks), or gigs.

- Rent a room instead of an apartment.

- Don't own a tv/rent movies/buy any form of computer programme/game/whatever because in the world of the interwebz no such things are needed.

- Don't own a land line.

- Don't pay for gym membership because I work at one.

09-30-2010, 08:58 AM	#108
EnderD_503 Member How Do You Identify?: Queer, trans guy, butch Preferred Pronoun?: Male pronouns Relationship Status: Relationship Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 1,329 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,090 Thanked 3,878 Times in 1,022 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	One area I'm not that frugal in is groceries. I only buy what I need, but I want to make sure it's quality food like Kamut pasta, organic couscous, German ryes, local meat, eggs and vegetables from the Farmer's Market (preferably from Mennonites, which is the only way for me to know for sure that there isn't any added hormones, pesticides etc. and that the animals are free range), organic peanut butter, goat yogurt etc. I do buy a lot of the tuna value packs, though...which is a significant chunk of a typical lunch for me. But I find I can spend a little more in the grocery department if I save elsewhere. - Bringing both lunch and supper to work since I often work from 8am to 10pm. In the past I would sometimes bring lunch and a snack, then buy some chicken breast and chickpea salad for supper, but I've cut that out and bring both meals and all my snacks now. So end up saving 6-7 bucks at least 3 times per week. - Boiling chicken/turkey bones for soup instead of buying soup. - Making my own chili instead of buying it. - I've come to realise that a lot of people tend to spend a fuck ton of their money per day on coffee. I've never been a coffee drinker, ever, so I seem to save quite a bit by not being a caffeine fiend lol - Never buy my beverages out either, but bring them instead. I only really drink water and milk so really not that difficult to do, so really only end up paying for the milk... - Buy bar soap instead of body wash. A 3 pack of Irish Spring bar soap costs 3 bucks (CAD) and lasts over 6-7 months, compared with body wash that is more expensive and runs out every two months at the most. Plus I find bar soap more effective and don't know why the world stopped using it in the first place, lol 3 bucks every 7 months versus 7 bucks every month and a half or so? Yes please. Again, money that can be spent on better food. - If your body seems to get used to one type of soap so you like to switch it up, or if you just prefer body wash to bar soap, Hair&Body washes are great. Saves you the money from buying both shampoo and shower gel/soap/whatever separately. - Metro pass instead of tokens for public transport saves a chunk of cash per month. Uni student pass and you save even more. Biking to work costs nothing at all, even if it takes over an hour when one works far. I do walk or bike if I'm going downtown or somewhere else generally close buy (45 mins to an hour's walking distance). - I've never been a huge clothing shopper, but if I need some kind of new clothing then I head to somewhere like Zeller's (for anything), the Black Market (for pants), or thrift shops. Definitely significant price difference between these places and going to a mall, no matter whether its undershirts or jeans. I buy clothes like once a year so no biggy, really. - If I buy cds or books I do so very little. Cds I haven't bought in a while (unfortunately, since I'm a music fanatic), but if I do its a second hand shops (5 bucks a cd), or underground distributers (anywhere from 2 bucks to 10 bucks), or gigs. - Rent a room instead of an apartment. - Don't own a tv/rent movies/buy any form of computer programme/game/whatever because in the world of the interwebz no such things are needed. - Don't own a land line. - Don't pay for gym membership because I work at one.