![]() ![]() They don’t seem to mind.”-Kate, receptionistġ8. “My cats need to be entertained at all times and instead of paying for expensive toys, I make toys for them using empty cardboard boxes and toilet paper rolls. “My friend Jay and I in our club-going days used to hide our coats in an alley near this club, rather than pay the $1 coat-check fee.” -Alec, writerġ7. I only throw them out when they’re absolutely unsalvageable.” -Diana, accountantġ6. “I’ll rinse out ziplock bags so I can reuse them. “Instead of buying plastic containers, I wash and reuse empty ice cream or butter containers for storage.” -Madison, studentġ5. For thrift as well as environmental conscience.” -Unmesh, writerġ4. “When traveling, bring an empty water bottle, fill it after security, then bring kool-aid or drink packets in case the water has a funny taste took these to Disney World, did not need to buy lots of drinks for the kids.” -Laura, system support analystġ3. Saves me money on soap and it so happens I love the smell.” -Edith, retiredġ2. ![]() “I bring an empty plastic bottle with me when I go to the gym and fill it up with the hand soap inside the gym’s bathroom. She’ll wrap the paper towel around the coffee strainer, put ground coffee inside, place a cup under the strainer and then pour boiled water into the strainer so the coffee falls into the cup.” -Sabrina, stay-at-home momġ1. “My mother-in-law refuses to buy a coffee maker so she makes coffee by using a coffee strainer and a paper towel. I’ll take home samples of foundation, highlighter, pretty much any type of makeup that comes in liquid or powder form and even skin care products like moisturizer.” -Lisa, studentġ0. “My wife cuts my hair sometimes I have the kids use my bathwater I’ll drive up to 4 hours to a different airport for a cheaper ticket I rarely eat out and when I do it's carryout, no matter the restaurant, to avoid the 20 percent tip” - “When I go to Sephora, instead of buying new makeup, I freeload off the samples. “Save old water from washing fruits/rice and use to water plants,” -Nicole, writerĨ. She loved it and still plays with it to this day.” -Felix, maintenance manħ. I didn’t want to disappoint her so I built her a dollhouse from the ground up I got an old box that was about 5 feet tall, I already had some plywood in the house so I used that to make the floors and to divide the different rooms, and I bought construction paper so I could use it as wallpaper for the walls. “My daughter wanted this crazy expensive dollhouse for Christmas last year and my wife had just gotten laid off so we couldn’t afford it. “Borrowing from neighbors instead of buying tools (drill, roof rake, jumper cables, drain snake) more neighbors you know the more tools you have.” -Eddie, artist and teacherĦ. They tend to stock up before the weekend but by Sunday everyone has what they are going to grill and such what remains must be sold, at a big discount too.” -Dennis, auto industry executiveĥ. “(Purchase) meat at the grocery store on a Sunday night. “I cut open my face wash and moisturizer to get every last drop because that stuff is $$$$.” -Kara, writerĤ. “Double, triple steeping tea bags.” -Freddy, executive assistantģ. I hide it in my bag and they never notice.” -Anna, college admissions counselorĢ. “When I go to the movie theater, I never buy food there because it's always so expensive, so I make popcorn at home and go to the corner store to buy candy. ![]() Here you’ll find confessions by regular people who practice cheap habits to keep some money in the bank:ġ. You may think your cheap habit is weird or embarrassing, but you’ll be surprised by the number of people who either do the same thing or maybe even take it a few steps further. ![]()
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