1. Raise chickens in your apartment.
Sure, some sticklers on your co-op board may try to stiffle your frugal ambitions, but you can argue that chicken can qualify as a pet just as much as useless, no egg bearing parrokee. If they persist in their objection, threaten to rescue 20 cats instead.
2. Poop at work
Think about it, when you do it at work, you are being paid to poop! 5 minutes here, 5 minutes there, it adds up.
3. Stop eating anything that does not come from dented cans.
Following Susie Orman's logic... Would you rather have this peach now or would you rather have $300 when you retire in 50 years? Is this peach worth $300? Is it???
4, Having children.
Time to re-think that popular-past time entirely.
Think of all the extra money you would have if instead of child rearing you were to spend those hours working a second job!
In general, children produce negative return on your investment. Unless, of course, you can't afford to support them in the first place, in which case, the more the better! With some knowledge of the welfare system you can generate an income steam to support them, yourself, and a dead-beat boyfriend.
5. Shower less often.
Once a week should be sufficient. Saves a lot of money on your water bill.
As an added benefit, it should save money by cutting down on your social life, which is an unnecessary luxury, especially if you have pesky friends who like to do things other than going to the park and the library.
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There have been so many money-saving articles lately...
I thought we can add to these wonderful ideas with suggestions with our own, even more frugal.
These are a few to get the ball rolling, I'm sure you guys have more. Comment if you want to keep this up. We need something to liven the mood on Monday.
Must-read money saving ideas!! Read and add yours, in kind!
October 3rd, 2011 at 09:54 pm
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October 4th, 2011 at 07:12 am 1317712322
dumpster diving - those old cheeseburgers are still good!
horse racing - it's entertaining AND you could win millions!
shoes. who needs them?
October 4th, 2011 at 04:29 pm 1317745757
- Hitchhike! It's frugal, environmentally sound, more than offsetting the peril involved.
- Be a trendsetter--pass your threadbare, stained, hole-y clothing off as a fashion statement. Soon everyone will be doing it, and your clothing budget will drop to $0.
- Line your baby's play-yard with kitty litter and let them go diaper-less! Much cheaper overall.
October 5th, 2011 at 02:10 am 1317780656
With all the coins I've been finding, I find a lot of other stuff on the sidewalk - pens, paper clips, safety pins. Why does anybody buy office supplies!
October 7th, 2011 at 10:05 pm 1318025133
Instead of eating out at a resturant just make the rounds at Costco and eat for free at all the sample tables.