Making more money and not worrying is so much easier

Tanya 93 said:

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• Don't turn on the heater until it is below 60 in your home. Wear socks, ski caps, and sweaters.

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Here, but the coldest it's gotten indoors has been 66 and the heaters will kick in if it goes below that.

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Don't turn on the heater until it is below 60 in your home. Wear socks, ski caps, and sweaters.

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There's being frugal, and then there's being a cheapass.

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Honestly? I agree with this one. I don't mind wearing sweats indoors if it cuts my electric bill in half.

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Family cloth

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Must. Resist. The. Urge. To. Google. This.

I thought I remembered what it was from another one of these threads, but the part about it meaning they don't need toilet paper has me very concerned

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Family cloth

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Must. Resist. The. Urge. To. Google. This.

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Not a bad concept. Calls for a separate bleach load maybe.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/terripous/what-is-the-family-cloth-and-why-should-you-use-it-an

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Family cloth

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Must. Resist. The. Urge. To. Google. This.

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Not a bad concept. Calls for a separate bleach load maybe.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/terripous/what-is-the-family-cloth-and-why-should-you-use-it-an

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After cloth diapers, i have no need to do that again

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Family cloth

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Must. Resist. The. Urge. To. Google. This.

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Not a bad concept. Calls for a separate bleach load maybe.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/terripous/what-is-the-family-cloth-and-why-should-you-use-it-an

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Use brown cloths?

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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hbc07 said:

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Tanya 93 said:

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Don't turn on the heater until it is below 60 in your home. Wear socks, ski caps, and sweaters.

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There's being frugal, and then there's being a cheapass.

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Honestly? I agree with this one. I don't mind wearing sweats indoors if it cuts my electric bill in half.

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To a point, i agree with it. i'm usually wearing some sort of sweats. But if you're having to wear ski caps in your house to stay comfortable, that seems to be a different story to me.

Ear wax and bellybutton lint makes a great fire starter or candle.

I feel like if I follow everything on the list I might save like $35. So instead of making my life miserable for a few bucks I will continue to live like a normal person.

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• Refill name brand cereal boxes with generic store brand. Same for mayo, ketchup, juice bottles, and bags of frozen chicken nuggets or french fries

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This is psychopathic.

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This is psychopathic.

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My mom would buy Tupperware for the cereal to "keep it fresh" but it was really so she could sneak in store brand without us knowing

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This is psychopathic.

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Yeah, best to try and be an adult and say "eat the store brand or go hungry" or "get a job and buy name brand cereal."

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Or just spend an extra 70 cents on something that tastes better.

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• Don't let your kids believe Santa is real so they understand that families with more money will have more presents

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Or teach them Santa brings practical items and mom/dad give the cool awesome presents. That way they can learn that Santa does not choose who gets the awesome presents and who gets socks.

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This is what we are doing. Santa will bring "need" items and maybe one or two small, inexpensive wants. Everything else comes from mom and dad. I read a heartbreaking story of a mom whose kid asked if he wasnt as good as the other kids because the other kids got massive gifts from Santa and he got very little.

We're trying something different this year with the kids and grandkids.

Each person gets something:

1. That they can wear
2. That they want
3. That they can read

Thankfully, this been going well so far.

To save money on Texags, there's this super secret message board that frugal moms post on. Some of them are extremely racist, others are the dumbest people on planet (despite being able to somehow find said super secret totally not imaginary board). But you can get quality threads like this one in spades without having to endure anything else. And nobody will ever find you because it's super duper secret.

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We're trying something different this year with the kids and grandkids.

Each person gets something:

1. That they can wear
2. That they want
3. That they can read

Thankfully, this been going well so far.

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I have seen that one mentioned a lot. They try to make stacking the gifts look like a snowman

Buy you kid shares in a tax free insured municipal bond fund for Christmas and let them pay for their own college.

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Buy you kid shares in a tax free insured municipal bond fund for Christmas and let them pay for their own college.

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Haven't you heard, college will be free!

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Buy you kid shares in a tax free insured municipal bond fund for Christmas and let them pay for their own college.

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Very wise post. But that assumes the Democrats will not enact multiple "Equality Taxes" on savings and investments.

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Buy you kid shares in a tax free insured municipal bond fund for Christmas and let them pay for their own college.

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Haven't you heard, college will be free!

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My youngest son will be going to college next year on an athletic scholarship. One of his buddies has been razzing him about when he's at practice or working out the rest of them will be kicking back and getting it free too.

Its not as bad as I thought ("here you go GamGam I saved you a clean corner") but it's still pretty awful.

Another meal tip is to make spiced stews with lentils, garlic, onions, yams and shredded chicken thighs along with a can of tomato paste. Season your stew according to taste (sweet Moroccan stew with cinnamon, smoked paprika, coriander, chili and cumin and pehaps a small amount of sugar is one of my faves) and top with modest amounts of Frito strips. Freeze the leftovers in meal sized (quart) freezer bags for further easy winter meals. Serve alone, with a salad or over rice.

It is recipes like this that has resulted in my wife allowing me to have free reign in the kitchen for our menu plans.

I also am engaged in a campaign to convince the family that Hershey's chocolate bars bought in bulk amounts from Costco are the apotheosis of western civilization while degenerate European brands such as Cadbury are far overrated.

Well, this is not one for the holidays, but a new discussion that is getting long


Do you charge your kid for rent and utilities once they have a part time job in HS school or when they come home from college for summers or holidays?

Tanya 93 said:

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Well, this is not one for the holidays, but a new discussion that is getting long


Do you charge your kid for rent and utilities once they have a part time job in HS school or when they come home from college for summers or holidays?

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I would not personally. Our kids own their own houses.

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Well, this is not one for the holidays, but a new discussion that is getting long


Do you charge your kid for rent and utilities once they have a part time job in HS school or when they come home from college for summers or holidays?

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I would not personally. Our kids own their own houses.

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While they are in HS?

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Well, this is not one for the holidays, but a new discussion that is getting long


Do you charge your kid for rent and utilities once they have a part time job in HS school or when they come home from college for summers or holidays?

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I would not personally. Our kids own their own houses.

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While they are in HS?

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Our kids are grown with their own kids---hence my reference to grandkids.

Yes, I am an old.

Tanya you need to become a host on AirBnB experiences and sell a weeks stay at your house to people.

What JeromePowell said: I can just imagine Benny lecturing Tanya because he started watching reruns of Family Ties.

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What JeromePowell said: I can just imagine Benny lecturing Tanya because he started watching reruns of Family Ties.

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Started?

Oh goodness me

Another way to save money on Christmas gifts is to shop at some military surplus outlets. Instead of those civilian camo pants for teens you can buy the real, durable thing at milsurp places like keepshooting.com. Imagine getting or giving a gas mask for Christmas!

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Another way to save money on Christmas gifts is to shop at some military surplus outlets. Instead of those civilian camo pants for teens you can buy the real, durable thing at milsurp places like keepshooting.com. Imagine getting or giving a gas mask for Christmas!

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Lots of truth telling there. Thanks to my active duty son, my grandkids are equipped with gear (including gas masks) It was hilarious when my two oldest grandkids wore them in a local store instead of a face diaper a few months ago