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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 17837699  United States12/01/2012 02:07 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 24926363 United States12/01/2012 02:12 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Once I get my own house (still in high school) I would only keep the heater at 33 degrees to keep the water from freezing, I'll grow my own food and line dry my own clothes instead of getting a dryer. I'll just put a damn coat on for heat, no need to pay a hundred buck every month to warm my home. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 17837699 I am only getting the cheapest catastrophic insurance, cheapest car insurance, a used car but I am willing to walk five miles without a car, so to absolutely minimize my gas consumption. I'll try to figure a way to use free energy for electricity, if not then I will unplug everything that I am not using. No vacations, no visiting distant relatives (my used car would break down before I get there anyways, you can't get a quality used car), no tv, no cable, no PHONE (I'm deaf), only a used computer and Internet. No credit card, and probably no mortgage. Anything else I am missing? Who's doing it even more hardcore than I plan to? If you live frugally can you also include how much it's costing you? You could eat out of a dumpster.. skip the house.. that's a money pit.  |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 18850150 United States12/01/2012 02:14 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 10267579 United States12/01/2012 02:24 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 28790174 United States12/01/2012 02:35 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Agree...enjoy what you can afford.Dont go into debt but dont suffer,such as being cold, unless you cant afford it. Otherwise it defeats the purpose of life. I use to save,save,save, and do without so many things that would make life nicer.I stopped after losing so much so many times.Now I take comfort as long as I can pay for it. |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 17837699 United States12/01/2012 02:39 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 5822803 United States12/01/2012 02:40 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Keep the water running a bit and they will not freeze. I do not heat my house, just the one bedroom I am in and a hot plate for cooking. I keep stuff in the frig to keep it from freezing. Good plan kid but why suffer when you do not have to. On SS you can afford to be comfortable and do get a car and drive. I know other deaf people who drive and live ok on SS. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 9788321 United States12/01/2012 02:47 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 27428056  Canada12/01/2012 02:52 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Never buy toilet paper and napkins. Go into the public shitter some place and pinch all the rolls out of the stalls. Then empty the hand towel dispenser. Take the whole dispenser if you think you can tear it off the wall. I prefer to do that in government buildings. My taxes apid for it all anyway. You can't steal what already belongs to you. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 24156714 United States12/01/2012 02:57 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
Mr. Toppit  User ID: 26466623 United States12/01/2012 03:06 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Lindalee User ID: 28645452 United States12/01/2012 03:15 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Never buy toilet paper and napkins. Go into the public shitter some place and pinch all the rolls out of the stalls. Then empty the hand towel dispenser. Take the whole dispenser if you think you can tear it off the wall. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 27428056 I prefer to do that in government buildings. My taxes apid for it all anyway. You can't steal what already belongs to you.  Circling the Sun @ 63,000 MPH <3 |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 23476059 United States12/01/2012 03:18 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 27786776  American Samoa12/01/2012 03:20 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If you want to live free, take my advice. Don't have kids. Don't get married (unless the girl is EXTREMELY open-minded and adventurous) Quoting: Anonymous Coward 9788321 Wish I'd heard this advice years ago. I'd suggest investing in a quality bicycle. If you buy a good one, you can always re-sell it for a good fraction of what you paid. I only spend money on my kids and beer anymore. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 4750126 United States12/01/2012 03:54 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If you want to live free, take my advice. Don't have kids. Don't get married (unless the girl is EXTREMELY open-minded and adventurous) Quoting: Anonymous Coward 9788321 Wish I'd heard this advice years ago. I'd suggest investing in a quality bicycle. If you buy a good one, you can always re-sell it for a good fraction of what you paid. I only spend money on my kids and beer anymore. ditto my money goes to grand kids and grown kids and ummmm beer. |
| ElusivePisces User ID: 11156436 United States12/01/2012 12:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 20574169 United States12/01/2012 01:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Anything else I am missing? Who's doing it even more hardcore than I plan to? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 17837699 write these down: Fast food napkins. Grab a handfull. No more buying paper towels or kleenex. Take trash to stores or find a dumpster. No more trash bin fees if applicable. ziplock bags to collect hand soap in from stores restrooms. No more buying soap. Save dried pizza crust for soups. No more buying crackers. grow your own tomatoes. No more buying bud. Urinate outside instead of flushing. Cut down on elecrticity and water use. If you like walking buy used tires. New tires are a bad investment on a car that remains stationary. Buy food stuff that comes in big bowls and reuse the bowls. No more buying plates. If you drink beer or soda, buy in cans to recycle. Aluminum pays best. 24 oz cans wheigh more. when recycleing aluminum cans add bacon grease. That shit hardens up and is not detectable by magnants. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 21738912 United States12/01/2012 01:20 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Never buy toilet paper and napkins. Go into the public shitter some place and pinch all the rolls out of the stalls. Then empty the hand towel dispenser. Take the whole dispenser if you think you can tear it off the wall. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 27428056 I prefer to do that in government buildings. My taxes apid for it all anyway. You can't steal what already belongs to you. you laugh, but ive been at a place of this kind in my time. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 28837233  United Kingdom12/01/2012 01:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Ralph--a house dog User ID: 25802009 United States12/01/2012 01:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | . Quoting: Anonymous Coward 18850150 Sounds like you will be living alone... lol Seriously, I am thrifty and frugal, but not to the extreme. I still live comfortably. btw... The heat needs to be higher than 33 degrees to keep the pipes from freezing. . And to keep YOU from freezing. Constant cold like that saps your strength and lowers your immune system. Raise it up to around 55+ or so so you don't get sick. "Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night.....Rage, rage against the dying of the light"-----Dylan Thomas HIS NAME IS SETH RICH [link to biblicalselfdefense.com] [link to forum.1111ers.blog] Always remember that "for the greater good" will not include YOU. "Who decides?" ---Robert A. Heinlein -'Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.'—Benjamin Franklin [link to www.westcoasttruth.com] The only thing worth paying full retail for is pantyhose. You cannot do all of the good the world needs, but the world needs all of the good you can do. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 25000137 Canada12/01/2012 01:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 14105059 United States12/01/2012 01:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 14392840 United States12/01/2012 01:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Anything else I am missing? Who's doing it even more hardcore than I plan to? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 17837699 write these down: Fast food napkins. Grab a handfull. No more buying paper towels or kleenex. Take trash to stores or find a dumpster. No more trash bin fees if applicable. ziplock bags to collect hand soap in from stores restrooms. No more buying soap. Save dried pizza crust for soups. No more buying crackers. grow your own tomatoes. No more buying bud. Urinate outside instead of flushing. Cut down on elecrticity and water use. If you like walking buy used tires. New tires are a bad investment on a car that remains stationary. Buy food stuff that comes in big bowls and reuse the bowls. No more buying plates. If you drink beer or soda, buy in cans to recycle. Aluminum pays best. 24 oz cans wheigh more. when recycleing aluminum cans add bacon grease. That shit hardens up and is not detectable by magnants. Good grief, you need to apply to that show. Extreme cheapskates on TLC Ill see you on tv ! |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 14392840 United States12/01/2012 01:53 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Rtruth User ID: 28544512 Canada12/01/2012 02:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Get a bb gun and shoot birds and squirrals that go threw your backyard and eat those. If you see a cockroach that's a healthy snack Set up rain barrels under your eavstroughs to collect water so you don't use as much city water. walk down the allies and in the forest and collect fruit that is growing or has fallen. When you wipe your butt use your hand instead of toilet paper and require your guests to do the same. use your poop as composting don't buy anything to drink ever, just drink water you collect from your rain barrels. wear a snowmobile suit even in the summer to preserve your body heat. I think that will all go over extremely well with a nice Amish wife! SPEND SOME MONEY YOU FEAKIN CHEAPO BUM! |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 27851254 United States12/01/2012 02:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | rented with 2 or 3 friends & everything was divided equally. never paid a full bill- only a 3rd or half i always- & i do mean always kept a second job as a food delivery guy. effectively being paid to eat. and those guys always have good weed too. food & shelter covered, everything else is beer money. |
| Debauchery User ID: 15455863 United States12/01/2012 02:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 33 degrees?  Ok, whatever you say, Corky. And the LORD spake, saying, "First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin, then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it. I am an evil giraffe, and I shall eat more leaves from this tree than perhaps I should, so that other giraffes may die. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 18850150 United States12/01/2012 02:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 18850150 United States12/01/2012 02:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | . btw... When I was at Kohl's yesterday looking for bargains, I noticed a sweatshirt [that had been misplaced on the clearance racks] that I knew a certain someone would love. But the sweatshirt wasn't on sale and I refused to pay full price. So I only bought the bargain shirts, went to my car and drove away. Then I regretted not getting the sweatshirt... so I circled the store, parked again and went in to buy it. Here's the kicker... the clerk who checked me out the second time gave me a $10 coupon for my next visit ! . |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1550123 United States12/21/2012 03:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | . Quoting: Anonymous Coward 18850150 Sounds like you will be living alone... lol Seriously, I am thrifty and frugal, but not to the extreme. I still live comfortably. btw... The heat needs to be higher than 33 degrees to keep the pipes from freezing. . And to keep YOU from freezing. Constant cold like that saps your strength and lowers your immune system. Raise it up to around 55+ or so so you don't get sick. and a heating pad or even a hot water bottle can be used to keep the chill off when sitting down. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 30548640 United Kingdom12/21/2012 03:26 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
