I'm so cheap I...

Motorsheen

kam26001 wrote: »

I never get the combo meal, just the sandwich. Stick it to the Man!

I also have this really fancy bottle of Cognac that looks like something the Pope would guzzle from and I fill it up with some Boone's Farm (or whatever cheap stuff I can find at Kroger's on a Saturday night). The type of women I date can't tell the difference, but they think I pulled out all the stops. (Shhhhhh.. )

I once went to a neighborhood shop and bought a 15 dollar bottle of wine.
I then convinced the clerk to put a small $300.00 price sticker on the bottom of the bottle.

On my date, I pretended that i didn't know it was there.

I can't tell the difference between cheap wine and the good stuff and I can't remember the last time I had any.

It's really not my thing, everytime that I drank 3 or 4 bottles of wine, I started acting a little silly.

michael1976_ca

I'm so cheap when it come to vacations that this year I'm going to sit in front of the computer well tooned into the live stream web cams on YouTube. Sturgis south Dakota.

kevinflemming1982

michael1976_ca wrote: »

I'm so cheap when it come to vacations that this year I'm going to sit in front of the computer well tooned into the live stream web cams on YouTube. Sturgis south Dakota.

You should definitely visit the live stream of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Particularly the Town Square. The arch is always hungry.

DarkTwain

I'm so cheap that when I'm checking out online and see theres an area for a coupon code, I will drop everything to search for one

Just_Mel_

I cut satellite tv and bought a $20 tv antenna off Amazon. I did spring for Netflix AND Hulu though.

seltzermint555

Avocado_AS5 wrote: »

I cut satellite tv and bought a $20 tv antenna off Amazon. I did spring for Netflix AND Hulu though.

Not like it's a cheapness competition in here...but me and my husband have not had cable or satellite, and we don't even have an antenna for local channels, either. My ex husband always had cable for special sports channels and I have actually NEVER had it since our divorce, nor did I have it before meeting him.

I did a Netflix free trial once. I'd planned to keep it since $12 sounded cheap enough, but I was sick of watching after 3 weeks and now I watch with friends for maybe 2-3 shows per year.

We use Ting for our phones and primarily use wifi so the bill for 2 smartphones is like $32/month, MAYBE $40 if we're on vacation and use a lot more data.

We also get 99% of our books/movies from the library, cut our own hair, I do my own nails, etc. SOME of our frugality is (partly) environmentally motivated like using 1-2 rolls of paper towels per year, cloth napkins, stuff like that.

Some people in our lives (extended family) think we are financially struggling because of how cheap we are. They have been openly confused about our traveling and charity (not that we go around bragging, but if they learn of it). My car is 13 years old (purchased new) and in conversation, someone learned that I could afford a new car and they were shocked I won't replace it until it has major problems.
It is embarrassing yet funny at times how cheap we both are. I will say, we tip well when it is warranted/socially expected and we are always willing to chip in for a good cause or to help friends!

Motorsheen

seltzermint555 wrote: »

Avocado_AS5 wrote: »

I cut satellite tv and bought a $20 tv antenna off Amazon. I did spring for Netflix AND Hulu though.

Not like it's a cheapness competition in here...but me and my husband have not had cable or satellite, and we don't even have an antenna for local channels, either. My ex husband always had cable for special sports channels and I have actually NEVER had it since our divorce, nor did I have it before meeting him.

I did a Netflix free trial once. I'd planned to keep it since $12 sounded cheap enough, but I was sick of watching after 3 weeks and now I watch with friends for maybe 2-3 shows per year.

We use Ting for our phones and primarily use wifi so the bill for 2 smartphones is like $32/month, MAYBE $40 if we're on vacation and use a lot more data.

We also get 99% of our books/movies from the library, cut our own hair, I do my own nails, etc. SOME of our frugality is (partly) environmentally motivated like using 1-2 rolls of paper towels per year, cloth napkins, stuff like that.

Some people in our lives (extended family) think we are financially struggling because of how cheap we are. They have been openly confused about our traveling and charity (not that we go around bragging, but if they learn of it). My car is 13 years old (purchased new) and in conversation, someone learned that I could afford a new car and they were shocked I won't replace it until it has major problems.
It is embarrassing yet funny at times how cheap we both are. I will say, we tip well when it is warranted/socially expected and we are always willing to chip in for a good cause or to help friends!

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Motorsheen

Avocado_AS5 wrote: »

I cut satellite tv and bought a $20 tv antenna off Amazon. I did spring for Netflix AND Hulu though.

Same here.
Satellite Television wasn't cheap and there is a lot available between netflix and Amazon prime.

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kam26001

I carry a bunch of loose change in my pocket when I go get takeout. So if my meal is $6.28 I pay with a $5 bill and $1.28 worth of coinage. I know I'm not saving any money but it feels like I only paid $5 for the order. I'm so financial lol.

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kam26001

MIltonBradley1 wrote: »

@kam26001 wrote: »

I carry a bunch of loose change in my pocket when I go get takeout. So if my meal is $6.28 I pay with a $5 bill and $1.28 worth of coinage. I know I'm not saving any money but it feels like I only paid $5 for the order. I'm so financial lol.

Do you also roll the coin so that the ladies think you're happy to see them?

I dump my little sandwich baggy filled with change on the counter and then check my tweets while they count it.

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michael1976_ca

kevinflemming1982 wrote: »

michael1976_ca wrote: »

I'm so cheap when it come to vacations that this year I'm going to sit in front of the computer well tooned into the live stream web cams on YouTube. Sturgis south Dakota.

You should definitely visit the live stream of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Particularly the Town Square. The arch is always hungry.

I tried its like watching deers trying to get across the road. It's interesting

Just_Mel_

kam26001 wrote: »

MIltonBradley1 wrote: »

@kam26001 wrote: »

I carry a bunch of loose change in my pocket when I go get takeout. So if my meal is $6.28 I pay with a $5 bill and $1.28 worth of coinage. I know I'm not saving any money but it feels like I only paid $5 for the order. I'm so financial lol.

Do you also roll the coin so that the ladies think you're happy to see them?

I dump my little sandwich baggy filled with change on the counter and then check my tweets while they count it.

Do you leave hairs in the change? I always hate finding hairs in change. 🤮

kevinflemming1982

michael1976_ca wrote: »

I tried its like watching deers trying to get across the road. It's interesting

It's good, right? Strangely addicting, just people watching.

I spent about a month on there, from time-to-time a couple of years back when it was still on YouTube. It's calmed down a lot now, but everyone would go mad each time a truck went past, especially at night. Make up stories for the people wandering around in the darkness lol. Bit of a running joke, is how the arch is never sated and hungers for people to pass through.

Phoenixsunflr

I cut my own hair and I’m a girl. Just started doing it this year.. never paying for a hair cut again !!

Phoenixsunflr

laprimaJenny wrote: »

I'm so cheap I separate my 2 ply toilet paper to make 2 rolls.

Lmao how long does that take?

kevinflemming1982

Phoenixsunflr wrote: »

I cut my own hair and I’m a girl. Just started doing it this year.. never paying for a hair cut again !!

I used to cut my own hair until I got a girlfriend. Would just let it grow wild, then shave it all off when it started to annoy me. Now I want to look good for her (my own opinion, not hers luckily lol). She did nag me about it for about two months, jokingly of course.

Phoenixsunflr

kevinflemming1982 wrote: »

Phoenixsunflr wrote: »

I cut my own hair and I’m a girl. Just started doing it this year.. never paying for a hair cut again !!

I used to cut my own hair until I got a girlfriend. Would just let it grow wild, then shave it all off when it started to annoy me. Now I want to look good for her (my own opinion, not hers luckily lol). She did nag me about it for about two months, jokingly of course.

This is very thoughtful ! Lol but you can always ask her to cut it for you 💡
I usually have my hair tied up so you can’t really tell 😛

mattig89ch

Avocado_AS5 wrote: »

I cut satellite tv and bought a $20 tv antenna off Amazon. I did spring for Netflix AND Hulu though.

we might be needing to do that in our near future. Though thats less from the idea of wanting to save money, and more from the idea of needing to save money in the tv area, and putting it towards other bills.

cee134

MIltonBradley1 wrote: »

refuse to spend $10 on a 3-pack of new underwear, choosing to wear ragged and torn ones instead.

(but will drop $10 for lunch in a heartbeat)

ISC - that I listen to rock band Cheap Trick just in case they have any sound financial advice.