weird things you did to save money???

I do DIY stuff to save money. I'm thinking that I will buy black dye and fixative so I can dye my cushions on my sofa black.

I make homemade soup with left over meats and veggies peelings. Right now I'm warming up some homemade soup for dinner. I'll buy generic brands when possible and I buy in bulk - especially onions and garlic as I love this stuff. I make my own snacks like baked potato chips. I'm thinking I'll make some homemade pretzels next month and roast my own peanuts. Recently I learned the store brands are oil roasted which means they add tons of calories. So I am going to roast my peanuts in the shell. I won't do it my dad's way though. His always comes out burnt cuz he thinks you have to roast peanuts for an hour.

I buy clothes at goodwill as it's the only thrift shop that has things in my size. I'll even make my own bread. This weekend I'll be making bread from white ww flour. I'll buy fluroscent bulbs to save on energy etc.
 
I used to change price stickers from a cheaper item to the expensive one :/ Yes, I was bad </3 I don't do that anymore :D
 
by then in the rural in the 80's, we went dumpster diving. found some nice furnitures.
 
I think a stack of wood is 1/2 a rick
 
Sigh... confessions of a tightwad... I am not a miser. I give freely, spend when necessary, but only when really necessary.

I wash and reuse baggies.
We use reusable glass containers because it is cheaper than buying baggies.
We use cloth napkins
We do go out to eat, but only on saver nights.
We buy groceries from the "reduced price" section, even at the dollar stores.
We dont have leftovers but planovers. lol For instance, a potato augratin becomes another days potato soup, chicken carcasses become soups, etc.
I remake clothing. I will make bags, kids clothes and such from adult clothing. I will ravel an old sweater to save the wool for knitting and crochet.
I have never bought a brand new car. Ever.
We repair our own stuff, like plumbing, flooring ('splains a lot)
We rarely buy new clothing. When we do we buy good quality, but prefer to find it at resale/thrift shops.
This doesnt even scratch the surface.... groan....
I own an autographed copy of The Tightwad Gazette. No Joke. True that.
:P
 
LDNanna said:
Sigh... confessions of a tightwad... I am not a miser. I give freely, spend when necessary, but only when really necessary.

I wash and reuse baggies.
We use reusable glass containers because it is cheaper than buying baggies.
We use cloth napkins
We do go out to eat, but only on saver nights.
We buy groceries from the "reduced price" section, even at the dollar stores.
We dont have leftovers but planovers. lol For instance, a potato augratin becomes another days potato soup, chicken carcasses become soups, etc.
I remake clothing. I will make bags, kids clothes and such from adult clothing. I will ravel an old sweater to save the wool for knitting and crochet.
I have never bought a brand new car. Ever.
We repair our own stuff, like plumbing, flooring ('splains a lot)
We rarely buy new clothing. When we do we buy good quality, but prefer to find it at resale/thrift shops.
This doesnt even scratch the surface.... groan....
:P
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Sounds like us. :)
 
what are baggies? are you talking about the walmart bags?
 
If I am in a really tight bind for money, I will start selling stuff I dont need like DVDs, books, clothes, jewelry, etc. Just whatever I have available. I have considered selling the Wii to make Christmas happen this year, but if I do, I know my daughter will throw an absolute fit.
 
here we go from Yahoo! answers:
A cord of wood equals 128 (4x4x8) cubic feet of wood (stacked tightly). The farmers almanac describes a cord as a stack of wood 4x4x8 with stacked to provide an occasional hole for a squirrel to pass through but not the cat chasing it. A cord of wood has a legal definition. Depending on local (state) laws, the stacking requirements may be codified.

A rick, rack, or face cord is only a part of a cord of wood, has no legal definition, and varies locally. A rick or rack is the amount of firewood stacked by 4' by 8' by one row of the length of the stick (thus if each stick is 24" then this rick would be 1/2 cord, but try 14" or 17"). A face cord is the same but the lengths of wood are such that several stacks will eventually add up to a cord (2 stacks of a 24" rick would equal 1 cord, as would 3 stacks of 16", 4 stacks of 12").
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Source: How do you measure a cord or a rick of wood. How much does it cost in southern Maryland for either? - Yahoo! Answers
 
Tousi said:
:lol: I looked in the dictionary for your rick and, although it is there, it doesn't spell out how much wood this is....
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see above quoted post from Yahoo! answers.
 
When I moved to my new hometown, two weeks after I quit my job and accepted a new one, I found out I had cancer. To save money on the hotel (my apartment wasn't ready for three weeks) so I could pay for some of the upfront costs of the tests, I slept in my car. Not fun, but it worked. Luckily I didn't get arrested or robbed in the process.
 
One time I ate only peanut butter, bananas, and water for three solid weeks. I also walked four miles to and from work (8 miles total). This was two years ago lol.
 
@ Dixie, baggies are ziploc bags. They are plastic storage bags that close with a built in zipper or a twist tie.

I reuse grocery bags too, they make great small can trash sacks or to crochet into mats for dog dishes or they make nice stuffing for lawn furniture cushions.
 
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