Comments on: Extreme Frugality: What Are Your Most Insanely Frugal Habits?

By: Uneva

Uneva — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:01:14 +0000

You may also want to raise rabbits to put on the dinner table, like we did. Just don’t give them names or play with them. They’re not pets. They’re food.

By: Uneva

Uneva — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:57:50 +0000

You also may want to make your next home (or be thankful if you already have) one that uses electricity instead of gas. It’s slower in the kitchen, but cheaper.

By: Uneva

Uneva — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:53:44 +0000

Those newspapers are good, too, crumpled up especially, for using to clean your windows. My Mom had us do that for years. Never bought “Handi-Wipes”, etc.

By: Uneva

Uneva — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:46:15 +0000

I’ve consumed tap water for over 50 years, without boiling it or using cheesecloth, and it hasn’t hurt my health any. …Just a tip for those who may think boiling and cheesecloth are too much of a bother.

By: Uneva

Uneva — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:42:10 +0000

Speaking of leftovers, if they’re not enough to make another dinner or snack, mix them with tomorrow’s leftovers. Don’t throw them out.

By: Jas

Jas — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:12:55 +0000

Extreme : moved to a home just out of the city , life is now quieter and more peaceful lol also the stores sell at cheaper price than at the city so saved money

Stopped cable tv.
Use my neighbour’s internet access [he offered].
No A/C.
Stopped all credit cards. saved me healps.

By: becky Robison

becky Robison — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:37:34 +0000

raised a cow on pasture and put in our freezer, instead of grocery store prices and tainted meat. raised our own goats for milk and cheese and butter. grow our own veggies and apples, red berries, grapes, black berries, strawberries, and blueberries. We have 40 chickens for eggs. Ya for sustainble living! No Tv here. We don’t pay for entertainment. We hike, go to the beach, picnics, camping for free too, play family games, can our fruits and veggies.

By: Joanne

Joanne — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:59:39 +0000

My Aunt takes greeting cards that she receives, cuts off the page with the original signature, and mails the remaining part as a post card. My Dad says that is tacky, but one of the reasons she is very rich.

By: John

John — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:03:20 +0000

No a/c at all when at home. Buy everything at the same warehouse store, close to where I work anyway. When at home, Pee outside to save flushes. Skip lunch altogether, I gradually lost the potbelly and needed to. No TV, using public computer. Read instead of watching TV. Never use cell phone but three times a week. Never pay ATM fees. Eat foods that can be microwaved in less then three minutes. Drink the free soda my employer provides. Go one calendar year without buying new clothes. Get rid of the credit cards….dont miss them. Live in a place with no grass to mow. Do laundry at sister’s house as payment for babysitting services.

By: milia

milia — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:55:31 +0000

stop paying interest