(I copied this idea from Multiple Mom's Money Musings)
1. I usually only pay around $10 or less for the shoes that I wear daily (ballet flats)
2. I love handbags, and I usually find really great styles that are new in op-shops for around $3-$5.
3. I don't eat meat. I don't like it, and it's also a money saver as well, which is a plus.
4. I buy kid sized drinks and meals a lot of the time.
5. I screenprint my own t-shirts - blank shirts cost a fraction of the price of printed ones.
6. DF and I hardly ever pay full price for a movie. In the past year we probably have only once. We go on cheap Tuesdays or use our movie membership club card for the 'movie of the week'.
7. I have never bought mascara. I have gotten about 8 tubes of it for free when buying magazines.
8. I hardly ever buy magazines (anymore), except when they offer something for free. It's like a treat to get a magazine, and then I get something for free which is even better.
9. I plan to do more than one thing when I drive somewhere, so I am not wasting as much petrol. When I have coffee with friends, I will go grocery shopping afterward.
10. I plan our meals and shop with a list.
11. DF takes leftovers for his lunch to work the next day.
12. I try to make bigger batches of food so that I can freeze some meals like sauces or curries so I can pull it out when we feel lazy.
13. I have been trying to build up my wardobe with basics, so that I never feel like I have 'nothing to wear'.
14. I pay for most things with my rewards credit card to earn points which i then turn into gift cards.
15. I never carry a balance on my credit cards - I always transfer the amount I spend on my CC into a savings account which I then pay off the CC with at the end of the month.
16. I am a member of some survey sites, and try to do all the ones that are sent to me. Every couple of months I get a gift card or a cheque for $20 or more. It's only small but it's a help all the same.
17. I have coffee with friends a lot, which is one of my biggest 'fun' expenses. I make sure I eat something before I go though, so I only order a drink and nothing extra.
18. I have one 600mL water bottle at work which I refill from the tap and keep in the coolroom. All the other workers buy a bottle every day. Water is $2 a bottle.
19. I utilise loyalty programs to save myself money. I use flybuys, credit card rewards, jewellery store cards, movie cards and especially coffee and juice cards.
20. I dye my own hair, and I only get it cut once every three-six months, when it needs it.
21. One of the best beauty finds I have made is Vitamin E moisturising cream. It is lovely on my skin and a tube costs me $4. I found it by accident (it was recommended to use on my tattoos) and it is the best moisturiser I have found to use on my face.
22. I use vinegar, bicarb soda, bleach and lemon juice to do pretty much all of my cleaning. It saves a bucket load compared to the expensive cleaners most other people use.
23. I use the method of working out how much things cost me in 'hours of my life'. It results in me putting back a lot of my to-be purchases.
24. I think some of my friends find it annoying that I constantly ask them 'how much did that cost you?' or 'but look at the PRICE!' or 'that's a ripoff!'.
25. I find it FUN to write out budgets, projected spending, savings plans and lists.
25 Frugal Things About Me
February 11th, 2009 at 01:42 am
February 11th, 2009 at 01:55 am 1234317334
February 11th, 2009 at 02:10 am 1234318205
I too make lists and budgets for fun. I like seeing the different ways I can spend my money on paper.
February 11th, 2009 at 02:17 am 1234318672
February 11th, 2009 at 02:59 am 1234321176
What is the tube of vitamin E called that you use? (I know it probably would be different in the USA, but one never knows.)
February 11th, 2009 at 03:42 am 1234323730
February 11th, 2009 at 03:54 am 1234324470
frugaltexan: it is a chemist store brand, sort of like a home-brand but for a chemist? i think it's called pharmacy first.