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Robbie is the perfect type to go dine at Keller's French Laundry in Yountville, or Chef Bocuse's restaurant in Lyon.
I order up anything I want, I fear no restaurant -
Oh I've got a good frugal here...
I use less toilet paper because I installed 2 bidet seats in my house that cost a grand -
Oh I've got a good frugal here...
I use less toilet paper because I installed 2 bidet seats in my house that cost a grand
LOL!9. When staying at a hotel or work, I will take the toilet paper. Some people take towels and soaps. I try to get a roll of toilet paper for each day of my stays.
I could go on - but needless to say my frugality is a lifestyle that I have conditioned myself to and I've been living this way so long that I cannot differentiate between cheap and frugal.
Cheers,
Michael
3) Do maintenance and simple to moderate repairs on my car. This alone probably saves a thousand dollars a year.
You must have either a very old, or a very high maintence, car. I can get an oil change and tire rotation for 19.99. Actually, the last oil change was a $1.99 special at the local dealer.
The only time I came close to $1000 in one year was last year when I bought new tires for 2 cars.. And lifetime tire rotations, free.
Normal annual maintence on our 2012 vehicles is less than $200 total, for both.
Have you calculated how many "squirts" to break even? I am having trouble thinking about that equation.
This is an example of what works for one person doesn't for another. I love international travel, but shop for bargains to save money. To me, is worth it. W2R likes eating out.... Something I do a lot less (maybe once a month). So that's a place I save money. To very valid choices for two different people.Do you really value travel? If so, go right ahead. But if not, international travel is the biggest way to throw money down a black hole that I know of.
Me too. The wait staff at restaurants are quite OK with this, and don't even mind when I ask for no ice or lemon in my tap water. Once in a very long while I will order a diet Coke.
At home I drink coffee, skim milk, and (mostly) tap water.
Oh I've got a good frugal here...
I use less toilet paper because I installed 2 bidet seats in my house that cost a grand -
++1If you own a house, then becoming handy can save you thousands over the years...10's of thousands if you're really handy.
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I often drink iced tea at restaurants:
- I like it
- It's generally pretty cheap
- 99% of restaurants give you free refills.
I love international travel. The crappier place I stayed at, the better experience I had. I only booked at these places because there was a risk I might not go there, so I didn't want to waste a lot of money.This is an example of what works for one person doesn't for another. I love international travel, but shop for bargains to save money. To me, is worth it. W2R likes eating out.... Something I do a lot less (maybe once a month). So that's a place I save money. To very valid choices for two different people.
The biggest LBYM tip I have is to look at recurring bills. Cable, phone, utilities... Those are the places that small money savings can add up. I refuse to do any of the subscription software because that's a recurring bill. So msoft office subscriptions... No thanks. When quicken goes to subscription, I'll find something else.... No magazine subscriptions for me. I read the newspaper online, I don't use satellite radio.... Those little things add up.
Around here it's $2-2.50 for any drink including tea. Which is a great deal for the restaurant at a few cents a glass cost, not so much for the folks that get it.
Average lunch ticket for us is about $7-8 per person with tip, no way am I paying 30% more on top of that for iced tea. To each his/her own.
The biggest LBYM tip I have is to look at recurring bills. Cable, phone, utilities... Those are the places that small money savings can add up.
Lunch here in a middle of the road place easily will run $15-$25 dollars with tax and tip, for such things as a burger and fries, tuna melt, salad, etc. Same with breakfast, even in a "greasy spoon." We could only do fast food for $7-8. So I think the area of the country means a lot in thinking about these prices.
Maybe it is regional; I have no idea.Lunch here in a middle of the road place easily will run $15-$25 dollars with tax and tip, for such things as a burger and fries, tuna melt, salad, etc. Same with breakfast, even in a "greasy spoon." We could only do fast food for $7-8. So I think the area of the country means a lot in thinking about these prices.
You can stretch them much further with no loss of shaving capability. I go 6 months at a time with no noticeable degradation. I tested it out to 2 years once as an experiment and there was enough downgrade that I didn't want to go further than that. I've even used it on those cheap hotel disposable blades when I forgot my razor on a business trip. It helped that razor shave better from the beginning.