Frugal living in these challenging economic times http://www.christianfora.org/forum/list.php?103 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:50:34 -0500 Phorum 5.2.7 http://www.christianfora.org/forum/read.php?103,13662,13662#msg-13662 http://www.christianfora.org/forum/read.php?103,13662,13662#msg-13662
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Global: [www.freecycle.org]]]> Moriah Conquering Wind Tips And Advice for Frugal Living Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:19:45 -0500 http://www.christianfora.org/forum/read.php?103,13233,13233#msg-13233 http://www.christianfora.org/forum/read.php?103,13233,13233#msg-13233
My boss was a multimillionaire, and he was dirt cheap too, and used to say he thought he was the cheapest ever until he met me.

1. Saving money on bathroom supplies.... dont use it. We cut out bathroom usage to about nil, by using public facilities 90% of the time.

2. Many grocery stores have samples.... my boss used to eat his lunch at the grocy store, comprised of 100% free samples. Granted, he did patronize them for his grocery shopping, and they just accepted it as him being a bit eccentric, although bringing the whole crew in for lunch of free grocery samples was a bit over the top.

3. Get a university athletic pass.... free showers, thus reducing ones water bill substantially, especially if one likes a long shower. At the time, the pass was $10 a year, and water bills were running $120 a year... and after this, dropped to about $30 a year.

4. Use your car or truck as a stove.... wrapping a meal in aluminum foil, which can be washed and reused, and then placing on the engine mitigated the need for using a store or microwave for a meal or two a day. (This assumes one does a lot of driving. A friend used to cook his lunch on the bulldozer he drove at work.)

5. Using a radar dish as a microwave.... granted most folks dont have access to one, but during radar testing, one can cook food in the dish.

6. Getting industrial surplus.... we used to get damaged rolls of tissue... 36" wide, by 24" in diameter. It would not always unspool easily, and sometimes the outer 1/2" might be pretty scuzzy, but it was a fraction of the cost of facial tissue, paper towels, and toilet paper. A roll could last a couple years.

7. Buying commercial bakery seconds in bulk. We'd go hit up the commercial bakery, and get bread, rolls, and pastry fixings... Many chains have a commisary bakery which serves their internal needs, ie convenience store chains, or restaurant chains, or even bulk food service. I still remember getting 180 frozen cinnamon rolls for $10... they were not perfectly round, and sometimes had big gouges.. but they were good and cheap.

More later :)]]> mnphysicist Tips And Advice for Frugal Living Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:22:35 -0500 http://www.christianfora.org/forum/read.php?103,13202,13202#msg-13202 http://www.christianfora.org/forum/read.php?103,13202,13202#msg-13202 They also advocate buying generic, checking prices, especially on bulk, for groceries, etc.
Will await more good ideas; just wanted to get this started (these extra forums make the board seem better, bigger. thumbs up.
Does anyone have any real life examples they want to share?]]> Pandora Tips And Advice for Frugal Living Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:01:35 -0500