PariSarah Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Come bump up your post count! Be a little silly! or profound! For me, my answer is: . . . buy cheap toilet paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam "SFSOM" in TN Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Come bump up your post count!Be a little silly! or profound! For me, my answer is: . . . buy cheap toilet paper. Eat margarine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dominion Heather Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 For me, my answer is: . . . buy cheap toilet paper. Cheap toilet paper is NOT an option! :iagree::cheers2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bassoon Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Water down my dish soap! (Dh's mom did this as he grew up - I've been FORBIDDEN!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam "SFSOM" in TN Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Cheap toilet paper is NOT an option! :iagree::cheers2: Really? See, toilet paper is just such a non-issue for me. I guess having used crumpled pages of catalogs as a child makes ANY tp just a happy, happy experience. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristyB in TN Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Eat Hamburger Helper Let my kids eat those cheap hot dogs with red dye Go without good running shoes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie in WI Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Use any dish soap except Dawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda in NM Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Definitely the hot dogs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karenciavo Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Eat margarine. Definitely :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Closeacademy Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 eat cheap cuts of meat (hot dogs, bologna, 99 cents per pound hamburger, etc.) But we would be willing to eat bunnies and squirrels.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Come bump up your post count!Be a little silly! or profound! For me, my answer is: . . . buy cheap toilet paper. Cut up my own dang chicken:) Never. Ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Wash and make a big aluminum foil ball which you use the pieces off of when you need a piece of aluminum foil. Tie little pieces of string (some of which are teensy) together and make a big string ball in order to reuse the string at a later date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquirer Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Cut up my own dang chicken Never. Ever AMEN sister ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay in Cal Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 No way! Pam, that's like a depression-era story... my grandmother from Alabama talks about catalog pages, but she's 91. You aren't secretly an octogenarian, are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieAir Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Y'all are just silly. I would prefer not to use anything Northern tp, but anything will do in a pinch. I grew up on margarine and liked it. I'd have to be close to starving to eat bologna, but I could do it if it was fried enough to remove all "squishiness". No, the first thing I thought of was, uh, work the streets. No illegal selling of any kind, and I don't think it could ever be bad enough for me to work in a strip club either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*anj* Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 For me, my answer is: . . . buy cheap toilet paper. We are allowed to make comments, right? Because I used to feel that way until my children started going through tp like it was popcorn and the extra soft kind I liked just didn't go as far. Also, our plumbing system is old, and the cheap kind works better for us. I was just thinking the other day that someday when they're gone, maybe I'll return to Angel Soft! Okay, back to the game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieMonster Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 work the streets. I don't think it could ever be bad enough for me to work in a strip club either. Amen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*anj* Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I think ya'll are silly about the chickens too. Even though it is cheaper, cheapness is not the reason I do it. Unless you're talking more about the "ick" factor, which I understand is major for some people. Okay, margarine was already taken. Red dye hot dogs were already taken. I'll say that I'm not buying one of those gigantic tubs of "peanut butter" filled with high fructose corn syrup and transfats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansprouts Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 eat Spam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanguine Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I would never give up my good coffee beans! That cheap, pre-ground coffee is just not worth it. We've been in that situation, and even though we were "poor," we didn't feel like it because we drank great coffee the whole time.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam "SFSOM" in TN Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 No way! Pam, that's like a depression-era story... my grandmother from Alabama talks about catalog pages, but she's 91. You aren't secretly an octogenarian, are you? It's true. I'm also a dude. :D We didn't have indoor plumbing til I was 9. We almost always had tp, but very often Granny didn't have it in her outhouse. So I used catalogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Use my children in any way to make $. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelroper Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Margarine would be #1- wash out & reuse sandwich bags, send dd to ps school, wear plastic shoes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 No matter how poor I get I will never move in with my In-laws! Thankfully dh feels the same way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole not in CA Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 That's the first one that came to my mind. Yuck. My grandfather used to eat Spam sandwiches, and the smell alone... I googled Spam to find out how much it costs, because I had no idea, and the Spam site is quite a trip. http://www.spam.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristyB in TN Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I would never give up my good coffee beans! That cheap, pre-ground coffee is just not worth it. We've been in that situation, and even though we were "poor," we didn't feel like it because we drank great coffee the whole time.:001_smile: :iagree: That's a big one here, too. We like Archer Farms Organic Fair Trade Tierra Del Sol. Ohm my goodness, it is good. Sometimes I can't stop standing there smelling it when I am grinding it. Nothing like your nose in the coffee!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in NY Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 wash out and reuse ziploc bags, there is something about that that just makes me feel poor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I will never make anything out of dryer lint. (I remember reading something in the Tightwad Gazette about that and I remember thinking I'll never be that poor) I will never go back to dial-up!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 wash out and reuse ziploc bags, there is something about that that just makes me feel poor! I do this not for economy but because of my environmental principles. Too much plastic in the landfill, you know? But I'm with the coffee crowd. And PG Tips tea. These are necessities of life for me. Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karenciavo Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I will never make anything out of dryer lint. (I remember reading something in the Tightwad Gazette about that and I remember thinking I'll never be that poor) I will never go back to dial-up!! I make fire starters for the fireplace out of dryer lint. Dryer lint, peat pots, wax, and essential oils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess in the Burbs Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I will never dig through trash for food. I would die first. or lose weight ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Echoing WTMindy, no more dialup ever! We even got rid of our home phone, but don't touch my high speed internet! No cutting up chickens, tried that once it was a travesty. I felt sorry for the poor chicken. Save butter tubs. My grandmother did that for some reason, but they were always in the cabinets not being used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 go without deoterant, toothpaste etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.griff Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Tell you all the things the dust bunnies tell me. :D Hey, you Said be silly. :lol: Hmmmmm, I will never drink out of a toilet. How's that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristineIN Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I do this not for economy but because of my environmental principles. Too much plastic in the landfill, you know? But I'm with the coffee crowd. And PG Tips tea. These are necessities of life for me. Jane I rinse out bags too, only if they've had something like crackers, or something dry in them and only if they are heavier bags like freezer bags. My MIL has been doing this for years. Everyone in our family does it. It's more for the environment, not to really save a lot of money. I try and use containers to save things whenever I can. Kristine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I will never dig through trash for food. I would die first. or lose weight ;-) You would be surprised at all the really good food that gets tossed. I used to leave work each night with a small bakery from Mrs Fields in the Mall. The bagels and cookies had not yet hit the dumpster (they would give what they were to toss to mall employees leaving after closing) but most that were tossed were in bags, never to touch the other stuff. If I were really poor, I would dumpster dive in a heart beat. I find it so sad that the US is so litigious, places like bakeries, restaurants, and such can't give leftover food to food banks or shelters. Ok, stepping off my stool... back to the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa at Home Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osmosis Mom Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Hmm, I grew up in one of the wealthiest countries on earth (Denmark), but family is also from Syria where even wealthy people have to think twice about resources. I re-use ziploc bags and barely used foil. I do not re-use breadbags (which a friend of mine did/does for her kids' lunches; she also came from the Middle east, but grew up in Canada and has more money then us now!). I can't stand pure waste! I grew up on pure butter and use margarine now except for baking, of course. Hate the taste of butter! I only use 1-ply toiletpaper for sewer-reasons, but it's a pretty decent kind. I will NOT skimp on the amount of paper, though, as I was asked to do as a kid!! However, in some cultures water and a washcloth for drying off is all they use (and everything ends up clean!!). I usually resue my own teabags, but I drink Earl Grey. I would never do that to visitors, though, nor to my kids unless they want to!! So, what would I not do in order to save money?? Hmmm. I won't wear shaggy clothes and do not buy used anymore. Have been there, done that, and I don't want to do that. We buy clearance and get a great wardrobe for amazing savings. Dh is better than me, though. He'll wait the whole season for his one coveted item to go on clearance. I won't do that.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Never will I eat spam again. I was forced to as a child. Never buy anything but Charmin ultra TP I won't wash out plastic bags. I do all I can for the environment so I just don't use them unless I absolutely have to and a reusable container isn't an option. I also won't give up my dial up. Another thing that has nothing to do with the financial aspect is... I will never buy bread again. I started baking my own at the start of the year and even though I don't grind my own flour (tried it but it wasn't for us) I still feel that the bread I make is better for us even if I use white bread flour. At least it doesn't have all the preservatives in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lorna Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Reuse an old umbrella to make a charming poncho for my child... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandpsmommy Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Come bump up your post count!Be a little silly! or profound! For me, my answer is: . . . buy cheap toilet paper. This is what my dh would say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandpsmommy Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Eat Miracle Whip! I know. :tongue_smilie: Dh loves Miracle Whip, but I buy real mayonaise for me. There just isn't any comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorbie Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I would never make my children wear floods. I would never put water on my cereal. :ack2: I would never dilute the milk with water and powdered milk in order to make it last longer.:ack2::ack2: -Amber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch at Home Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Deviate from my every 4 week hair cut schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book Crazy Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I would never do the things my mom did when I was little. Use the same tea bag 4 or 5 times. Rinse and hang up paper towel, to be used again. Use water instead of milk in my porridge. Cut open the tube of toothpaste, just to make sure that you have used it all. Those are the main ones that I can think of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie in AR Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 For me, my answer is:. . . buy cheap toilet paper. Yep! Just yesterday I was at the store and the thought crossed my mind to deviate from my regular brand, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Lynx Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Buy cheap white bread to eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorothy Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 What if no TP was available whatsover. Lots of people around the world deal with that - newspaper, brown paper bags, and big leaves becomes real valuable all of a sudden. What about all of the women who do not have anything for menstruation? Pads and tampons are a real luxury for most women. What if the only protein source available was SPAM. You'd eat it. I know that this was more for fun, I just think it's only "Poverty American Style" that allows people to say they would absolutely never succumb to these things that for many are extravagances. Sorry to be the Grim Reaper. I just kind of know this first hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey in TX Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I've thought a lot about this, as a theoretical discussion of recession/possible depression looms. If desperation kicks in, there is very little we would NOT do. I guess give up heat and A/C (100+F temps) is the only thing we wouldn't relinquish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat19 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 :iagree: toilet paper I'm sure I will think of other things also, but TP is a big one for me :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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