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Shaving cream eh? You guys must be rich or something.
I just use bar soap. Flip the bar around in the hand a few spins and rub it on the face.
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Shaving cream eh? You guys must be rich or something.
I just use bar soap. Flip the bar around in the hand a few spins and rub it on the face.
You have to realize your time cost money , too.
Nothing beats home made beef jerky! Get a dehydrator, mine is a Ronco (yea, really) that I bought over 20 years ago for maybe $19. I have found if I slice the beef myself (with a slicer inherited from FIL) I can always slice against the grain to make sure it is not tough.
Just made 2 batches for the annual Labor Day camping trip! Got 2 bottom round roast for $2.50/lb. 4 lbs raw beef makes about 1lb dried jerky.
FYI, I have found that the Lite Soy sauce (low sodium) tastes much better.
... I usually season my burgers, but came to the conclusion that it would likely be just as easily done, maybe more easily done, when I'm cooking them rather than while I'm pressing them, just because I do get a bit of that slimy burger fat on my hands while pressing, and the fewer things I have to touch during the process, the better...
Speaking of shaving...
First, soap. Yes. I just use whatever liquid soap is next to the sink. This works in any location, any country. Bar soap if need be. Rinses quickly and thoroughly from my 3-blade razor.
Also, the blades themselves. This has to be one of the all-time most frugal things I've ever done! Two years ago I made a discovery. The Dollar Shave company has their blades produced by a company in South Korea - Dorco. Dorco has a US/Canada distributor, so I ordered a box of blades and a handle from them. I just got the 3-blade model, basically replacing my beloved Gilette Mach3, which I had been using to shave my head and face. Mach3 blades were fairly expensive.
My order was $31, and for that I received a handle, a 4 and 6-blade sample and 24 3-blade cartridges. The date they shipped was September 5, 2014.
I have shaved my head and face approximately 220-230 times since then. I average twice a week, sometimes three. And I can't believe it, but I'm still using those blades! After the current blade, I have two more left from my original order. It's incredible!
So some time in October I will feel a bit of excess drag and decide that my last razor is finished and will dispose of the cartridge and put the handle away as a backup. I may even shed a tear or two, might take a photo. I will then take my new handle and new box of cartridges and begin another 2-year journey. By the time I finish with those, I'll be well into retirement.
Bonus fact: The new order was cheaper! $26 That is some cutting-edge frugality there...
The Great Shaving Ripoff
My grocery store had Barbarsol on sale for 88 cents a couple years ago. I bought 5 and it lasted two years.
Great investment!
Actually I bleed most with a new blade if I am not careful! But after a couple of weeks, perfect for a month. After that, tougher and tougher. But it make the unveiling of a new blade special...2 months! Spendthrift! My Gillette 5 blade is from Christmas and I hardly bleed at all when I use it.
You should post this on Red Flag Deals! Definitely a keeper. And when my current supply of blades runs out in 2+ years, I will try them. My handle is due for replacement one of these years too.Bonus fact: The new order was cheaper! $26 That is some cutting-edge frugality there...
The Great Shaving Ripoff
The Dollar Shave company has their blades produced by a company in South Korea - Dorco. Dorco has a US/Canada distributor, so I ordered a box of blades and a handle from them. I just got the 3-blade model, basically replacing my beloved Gilette Mach3, which I had been using to shave my head and face. Mach3 blades were fairly expensive.
My order was $31, and for that I received a handle, a 4 and 6-blade sample and 24 3-blade cartridges. The date they shipped was September 5, 2014.
The Great Shaving Ripoff
Every man should treat himself to a good old fashioned "barber shave" from time to time. Go in and sit down and get the full treatment. The cape, the hot towel, the hot lather and a "straight shave" with a freshly stropped straight razor.
You'll feel like a new man!
Every man should treat himself to a good old fashioned "barber shave" from time to time. Go in and sit down and get the full treatment. The cape, the hot towel, the hot lather and a "straight shave" with a freshly stropped straight razor.
You'll feel like a new man!
I understand the most frugal way to shave is a double edge safety razor, but I have never tried one.