How Big A Cheapskate Are Ya?

[Revoltingest]

I.....
- Save paper napkins I used at restaurants for later use as tissues.
- Pick up returnable cans & bottles in parking lots & along roads.
- Get my firewood from abandoned wood pallets.
- Sharpen disposable razor blades.

So what do you other fools do?

 

[Thana]

Oh man, I am like a super cheap skate.

- I haven't bought a dress/shirt for myself in years (Everyone always buys them for me)
- I bought a $50 air cooler even though I wanted a 500 dollar air conditioner
- Even though Coke Zero tastes better, I buy pepsi max because it's cheaper
There's like so many more but I'm too embarrassed

But I suppose I make up for it when I splurge like 200 bucks on heels that I seriously don't need

 

[MysticSang'ha]

When I first opened the dance studio, I had nothing except an empty uninsulated shell to operate from. I got mirrors from the local fitness center because they had extra laying around, and I got leftover wooden pallets from a hotel that was about a half mile away and up the hill. A few of us mounted the pallets and used them to mount the mirrors up.

I use PVC pipe for ballet barres.

I've had a few people talk **** about my methods of scrapping together items for little to no cost for our operations, thinking that we need to "do it right". But that hasn't stopped students from coming in. And it kept our costs way down so our doors could stay open.

 

[Poeticus]

When I first opened the dance studio, I had nothing except an empty uninsulated shell to operate from. I got mirrors from the local fitness center because they had extra laying around, and I got leftover wooden pallets from a hotel that was about a half mile away and up the hill. A few of us mounted the pallets and used them to mount the mirrors up.

I use PVC pipe for ballet barres.

I've had a few people talk **** about my methods of scrapping together items for little to no cost for our operations, thinking that we need to "do it right". But that hasn't stopped students from coming in. And it kept our costs way down so our doors could stay open.

I don't think that counts as being cheap, though. You were just being really creative.

 

[Revoltingest]

I don't think that counts as being cheap, though. You were just being really creative.

Yes, Mystic is just a typical start-up businessgal.....admirable in her resourcefulness, but hardly a real cheapskate.
True cheapskates save money where it's absolutely minimal & bonkers.
She must do better if she wants to join this elite crowd of penny pinchers!
Hint: Tell of us about your "cat toy" inventions.

But I suppose I make up for it when I splurge like 200 bucks on heels that I seriously don't need

Such extravagance is the reward for being a cheap bas***d!

 

[MysticSang'ha]

I don't think that counts as being cheap, though. You were just being really creative.

No I'm cheap. I haven't bought ballet shoes in ten years. I use duct tape to hold the fabric together.

Seriously. The students call me "Ms. Heather" or "Tape Toes."

 

[Revoltingest]

No I'm cheap. I haven't bought ballet shoes in ten years. I use duct tape to hold the fabric together.

Seriously. The students call me "Ms. Heather" or "Tape Toes."

Much better!
Duct tape is a sacred object for us cheapskates.

I once wore out some sandals.
So I cut out some tire treads, & riveted them on to the soles of me sandals.
They were heavy & uncomfortable, so I only wore them for several years.
Once they wore out, I finally trashed'm.

 

[Poeticus]

No I'm cheap. I haven't bought ballet shoes in ten years. I use duct tape to hold the fabric together.

Seriously. The students call me "Ms. Heather" or "Tape Toes."

Much better!
Duct tape is a sacred object for us cheapskates.

I once wore out some sandals.
So I cut out some tire treads, & riveted them on to the soles of me sandals.
They were heavy & uncomfortable, so I only wore them for several years.
Once they wore out, I finally trashed'm.

Hehehe! Cheapskates unite!!! Cheapskate Rangers!!

 

[MysticSang'ha]

Much better!
Duct tape is a sacred object for us cheapskates.

The parents and kids laugh at my patchwork tape ballet slippers, but it works great.

I don't buy leotards or yoga pants. I go to thrift shops and buy old sweats, pajama bottoms, and t-shirts, and I cut them to size and function for my dancewear.

 

[Revoltingest]

 

[MysticSang'ha]

I don't need to buy leg warmers. I use old tube socks and cut out the foot. Because I'm so small, they slip most of the way up my legs to keep my muscles warmer.

I do the same with arm warmers. Tube socks.

 

[Revoltingest]

I fish shoes & coats out of dumpsters.
Surprisingly, many are brand new.

Once, I found a new winter coat in a dumpster at a building I own.
I wore it to work, & my office gal noticed that it was the one she
just gave her hubby as a present. (He rents space from me there
for his heating & cooling business.) She got it for him using points
earned by buying smokes for him. Oh, was he in for it!

 

[StarryNightshade]

- I'm going to start buying all of my clothes from thrift stores.
- I buy all of my books from a used bookstore.
- Same with my movies.
- I don't buy books for my classes at college (screw paying $350 bucks on a book that I will barely use).
- I can make leftovers last for days. Maybe even a week.

Ah, the life of a broke undergrad student. :yes:

 

[Vinayaka]

Snow is the best free insulation.

 

[Revoltingest]

Snow is the best free insulation.

I salvage insulation discarded at construction projects.

 

[Awoon]

I spend my dough. Matter of fact I'm late for Miller Time. As soon as the pressure cooker is done cooking beef stew for dinner, I'm outa here. About six more minutes.

 

[Awoon]

I spend my dough. Matter of fact I'm late for Miller Time. As soon as the pressure cooker is done cooking beef stew for dinner, I'm outa here. About six more minutes.

what happened to the cheapskates

 

[MysticSang'ha]

what happened to the cheapskates

I took my jar of change to have it exchanged to dollar bills today.

Why spend money in the bank when there's always a nice surprise of coins offering value too?

 

[Vinayaka]

We can't keep our computers on all day. It wastes power.

 

[Revoltingest]

what happened to the cheapskates

I was outside cutting up contractor debris for firewood.