Every time I go to a store I head straight to the clearance isle to see if there is anything I need there.
How did I get pulled into this? lol
I've been known to wash paper plates and use paper towels multiple times for less demanding jobs, such as drying the dogs food bowl.
Many others.
I treat thrift and frugality as a virtue and not a vice. I tend to live in the style once stated by a famous English philosopher - "I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them." quote from John Stuart Mills
I am a fiscal conservative, aka cheapskate. For years I drove Toyota strippie pickups, invested and worked to pay off my house. No vacations, no nothing. Then I worked on minimizing recurring costs, especially on our primary home.
You can save pennies or you can save big bucks. I targeted the big bucks.
we rinse out and re-use "ziplock" bags
we re-use plastic grocery sacks and paper sacks all the time
of course most generic (store) brands work just fine
change my own oil, and do 99+% of my own maintenance - to the point of full engine rebuilds and transmission rebuilds (pretty much only take them in for tires or alignments)
eat leftovers from homecooked meals almost every day for breakfast and lunch (I usually prefer real dinner food for breakfast)
buy bulk meat and divide and store in freezer
almost all our clothes come from garage sales or thrift stores (which I just realized is now a fad, and reducing my choices)
most major purchases are used
...just a few. My wife and I while we have been blessed later in life with our occupations and income, both grew up in poverty. She - living in a school bus, and me in a trailer park. We now have no worries of most of the things we would ever need to purchase, but are proud of our past, and the frugal traits we still hold on to.
Almost forgot my best move... I married up.
If I just dry my hands with a paper towel, I let them dry out too, use them to clean the counter and such.I've been known to wash paper plates and use paper towels multiple times for less demanding jobs, such as drying the dog's food bowl.
Many others.
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I've adopted this same philosophy as well. Get out of the rat-race!I treat thrift and frugality as a virtue and not a vice. I tend to live in the style once stated by a famous English philosopher - "I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them." quote from John Stuart Mills