The Price of Necessity

[Sachita]

I started thinking one day about the waste and money I spend on convenience or "necessity". It wasn't just about the money but the impact I make having this "convenience" and what if I had to live without. So I thought it would be an interesting thread to talk about impact money and should you suddenly find yourself unable to buy the "simple things"

Let's start with toilet paper. Of course this article was several years ago and like anything else wiping your ass has even gone up due to inflation.

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com...iletPaper.aspx

lets share some cost and statistics.

[Sachita]

btw wiping your ass in 2007 cost you 140.00. Of course this is for a family BUT I know I probably use this much alone.

[Blade]

I'll tell ya what got me. I noticed a few weeks ago "Green" toilet paper. So I was thinking, who the hell well never mind what I thought. Guess it is recycled other types of paper.

How about water and sewer? I don't have to pay for either and can't imagine paying for either, though I know probably the majority of people pay for them and think nothing about it. Wonder how much it cost the average family of 4 to take a bath wash dishes and clothes and use the toilet a month?

[Waldo]

Originally Posted by Sachita

btw wiping your ass in 2007 cost you 140.00. Of course this is for a family BUT I know I probably use this much alone.

I just had to run to buy some last night and was pondering the notion of where I fall on the usage continuum. Clearly I'm at the low end.

[Medusa]

Originally Posted by Waldo

I just had to run to buy some last night and was pondering the notion of where I fall on the usage continuum. Clearly I'm at the low end.

When you towel off after a shower, do you consider it "wiping your ass" :P

[Waldo]

Originally Posted by Medusa

When you towel off after a shower, do you consider it "wiping your ass" :P

Nope.

But when I cash my paycheck and spread the bills around the house and scoot along on my bottom? you bet.

*shudder*

[Sachita]

Originally Posted by Waldo

Nope.

But when I cash my paycheck and spread the bills around the house and scoot along on my bottom? you bet.

*shudder*

lol I can see that

[apretty]

what about wiping yourself on all of those circulars that come in the mail?

after, you could wash, dry and reuse them!

[Rockinonahigh]

Many years ago I knew an old lady that was very tight with money,she always got the daily news paper and would cut it into strips and use it for tp.She grew a guarden every year that would feed an rmy then caned it all,when we use to get paper bags at the grosey store she saved then and used them for insulation over window to keep out the cold and foil to reflect the hot weather.When she passed at 98 she had so much $$$ in the bank and in sandwich bags that her estamated worth was over a million bucks.

[Sachita]

no doubt we gotta eat but what are we really spending money on? We're spending money of shit that makes us sick cost us more money to purchase medical care and it cost us the quality of our life.

I mean come on do we really need disposable storage containers and it's a billion dollar industry. Most of the time we re-use them and eventually throw out. Doesnt it make more sense to buy glass storage containers and keep using them forever? PLUS glass isn't leeching harmful chemicals. Or at least buy plastic's you can use a while.

[Glenn]

Well..er.. I was enjoying my coffee and donut this mornin...

[asphaltcowboi]

i was reading this and it made me wonder???
so what about the rubber butch necessities? do you get a new one with every g/f? or do you use a condom and recycle?
if you get a new one with a new g/f what happens to the old one? do they use it to pave the hiways like they do old tires?

[AtLast]

Originally Posted by cody

i was reading this and it made me wonder???
so what about the rubber butch necessities? do you get a new one with every g/f? or do you use a condom and recycle?
if you get a new one with a new g/f what happens to the old one? do they use it to pave the hiways like they do old tires?

LOL... you have a damn point!

Personally, I recycle unless that is not kewl with a lover. Then, again, I am way past the age of multi-gfs! And frankly, dildoes are not the main event and certainly not a necessity for me. simply An accessory that is always one to be negotiated and just not required.

[Sachita]

omg! lol

I insist on my own but I'm with Susan.. I don't change lovers that often and it's not a major priority. when it becomes one then we decide together.

but really is a dildo a necessity? What say you?

[betenoire]

Originally Posted by cody

i was reading this and it made me wonder???
so what about the rubber butch necessities? do you get a new one with every g/f? or do you use a condom and recycle?
if you get a new one with a new g/f what happens to the old one? do they use it to pave the hiways like they do old tires?

I hope to god you don't buy ones made of rubber. Do you know how porous and cootie-hold-on-to rubber is?

[Diva]

HA!
I have my own.....I know where they've been.

And I'm SO not wiping with strips of newspaper.....I just must draw the line SOMEwhere....

I'm looking into getting a small wind turbine to generate electricity....I love the idea of having so much electricity, the electric company would pay ME for a change!

[Rockinonahigh]

I agree with ALH about dildos not being a nesary unless its something agreed apon by the one ur with.I have found over they years that wasnt as big a deal as I was led to belive when I first came out years ago..I just go by the adage that the lady gets what the lady wants and when.As for recycleing ..no I dont.

Diva.. as for the wind turbine,its a great idea,my son wanted to put solar panels ond the house but the expense is huge..but the wind turbine will work out fine.Besides its nice to get money back from the electric company after paying the bill for years.

[AtLast]

Originally Posted by Sachita

omg! lol

I insist on my own but I'm with Susan.. I don't change lovers that often and it's not a major priority. when it becomes one then we decide together.

but really is a dildo a necessity? What say you?

I'll say it again... no it is not. I know this is a personal thang for each of us.... which is kewl. What can get me miffed is having the dildo as every butches necessity stereotype. We are (as well as femmes) different about this stuff.

LOL... yup, thinking choosing one's own is part of positive self-care! Plus, shopping together can be a very erotic and sensual part of the dance between us. And one that can reveal a lot of important information that any lover would like to know about someone they are sharing intimacy with.

OK... yes, I am a monogamous, pretty much vanilla, non-stone, FIB... and am aware of the fact that everyone is different about this stuff. Enjoy whatever you find enjoyable! Bar none!

[Miss Scarlett]

Originally Posted by Waldo

Nope.

But when I cash my paycheck and spread the bills around the house and scoot along on my bottom? you bet.

*shudder*

Trying soooooooooooooo hard to not get a mental image...LOL

[Sachita]

Originally Posted by betenoire

I hope to god you don't buy ones made of rubber. Do you know how porous and cootie-hold-on-to rubber is?

lol- cootie grabbers