My neighbor seems to best me in being a cheapskate in all forms of the word. They pickup free childrens toys from the side of the road and resell them. He never waters his grass. They cut their own hair, he buzz cuts his and his sons. They grow more vegetables then us. He uses less electricity. I noticed their daughter was wearing hand me down shoes from the oldest boy. I don't know if I would go as far as to dress my daughters in my sons old clothes. They deserve gender appropriate clothing IMHO.
I should use the library more often for books and movie rentals.
I often look at the amazon used section before buying something to see if there is anyone selling what i need used. Many times it was brand new and just missing some packaging or an open box.
I use gas coupons.
Costco rotisserie chicken. I never say no if someone offers me free food
Calories are calories.
All of our bikes were picked up from the side of the road next to free signs. They work fine.
Sometimes the museums have a free day of the month, but its usually really busy. Our family loves going to parks and they are all free. The kids get a kick out of trying different parks out.
I was once called out by some guy at the corn maze. They had one of those feeder vending machines that you can pay 25c to get some animal food to feed the animals. I just picked up a handful that the other kids dropped on the ground all over and gave some to my kids. I overheard some guy saying "Look kids, that's a frugal man right there." I smiled and wore my badge of honor proudly the rest of the day.
Harbor Freight has some good deals on tools sometimes, and our local Menards always has bargain bins.
I will use the 7/30day trial streaming svcs and then cancel after binging.
Zucchini used to pop up around the office break room this time of year, but I don't go to the office anymore so that alone saves me enough money to just buy my own over-sized zucchini from the farmers market.
Don't forget to use the pumpkin seeds when you carve your pumpkins this year, rather than just tossing them.
If you wanna get real frugal, ask the neighbor for his old oil when he changes the oil. My ol man did this and put the oil in his beater truck and lawn mowers. He always said, oil is oil. Lol
Google/facebook free events near me and see what pops up.
If you live close enough to a neighbor, share the internet service with wireless boosters and split the bill.
Instead of a gym membership, buy an axe and split firewood.
Sometimes people will post free wood on marketplace. The Chip drop app offers free mulch. They usually give you way more than you could ever use.
