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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

badhair77

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15. I almost forgot this one.

Reply to Curmudgeoness (Original post)

Mon Dec 26, 2011, 10:12 PM

Dec 2011

I sign up for email lists to local restaurants. Then for my birthday they send me emails for free lunches, burgers, etc. I do the same for my husband and it gives us a lunch out at half price. I've made it into a game to see how many discounts, freebies, etc I could get for my birthday.

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Being frugal does not mean being cheap. [View all] Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 OP

Thank you for expressing this so well. uppityperson Dec 2011 #1

Frugal and cheap can indeed run along different paths Kennah Dec 2011 #2

Good point. Inkjet printers, for example. Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #5

I enjoy being frugal. I like trying to use whatever falls into my space. JDPriestly Dec 2011 #3

I think that is what holds us together here, Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #7

This year my youngest daughter and I wrapped all our presents in reusable JDPriestly Dec 2011 #8

What a cool idea! Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #9

My daughter got lovely fabric for $2 per yard JDPriestly Dec 2011 #17

LMAO. Maybe you will think about that next year!!! Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #21

I never run out of uses for bags especially since I like to knit in the evenings JDPriestly Dec 2011 #22

Chico bags??? Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #23

Chico bags are a big bag within a small bag. JDPriestly Dec 2011 #24

I think of frugal as being Sherman A1 Dec 2011 #4

Efficient is a very good description of frugal. Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #6

Or being a chisler Kolesar Dec 2011 #10

Amen!!!! nt Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #13

I use my leftovers for soup. badhair77 Dec 2011 #11

That is such a nice idea to make things Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #12

Thanks for the encouragement. badhair77 Dec 2011 #14

People like these are what I would consider saints. Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #18

I almost forgot this one. badhair77 Dec 2011 #15

LOL, I do that too. But.... Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #20

"Cheap" is related to a mindset of consumption. kristopher Dec 2011 #16

I think you hit the nail on the head. It is waste Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #19