Frugal Tips

[Fat_American]

Share frugal living tips here.

I'll start.
Try to buy things in bulk and in sales. Avoid convenience stores.
Learn to cook. It's cheaper than eating out.
If you can, dumpster dive. Food, especially meat, is good far past it's expiry date.
Homebrew wine and beer. It makes alcohol much less expensive.
Ditch TV and Netflix and Xbox live. Do everything online, torrent shows.

[Σ]

If you can, dumpster dive. Food, especially meat, is good far past it's expiry date.

I agree with everything except this. Meat is definitely not something you wanna be getting out of a dumpster.

[Arnox]

Another would be to buy your clothes secondhand. You can actually find some awesome t-shirts for cheap too if you're willing to look. For example, found this just sitting in my local Goodwill one day for $3.



The Rudeboy actually had a really good text on this posted on totse2 way back in the day.

[peskybear]

Another would be to buy your clothes secondhand. You can actually find some awesome t-shirts for cheap too if you're willing to look.

QFT, that's pretty much where all of my shirts come from now. Sometimes stuff will be a little raggedy or a little too big/small (and ever since that fucking thrift shop song came out things have been more picked over) but good finds can still be made.

[Cerealkiller]

I haven't bought new clothes in years and with being a big guy thrifts shops hardly ever have my size.

[Infinityshock]

dont get a girlfriend/wife or have sex with prostitutes.  on that same note and even more importantly...dont have kids

[Tungsten.Chromium]

start rolling your own cigarettes, you'll save money, smoke less tobacco, and get really good at making doobies, all at the same time.

[squatch]

Another would be to buy your clothes secondhand. You can actually find some awesome t-shirts for cheap too if you're willing to look.

QFT, that's pretty much where all of my shirts come from now. Sometimes stuff will be a little raggedy or a little too big/small (and ever since that fucking thrift shop song came out things have been more picked over) but good finds can still be made.

Another way is by going to ragstock or, other surplus clothing places...

[peskybear]

fallas paredes is alright sometimes too. They have lots of factory reject clothes that don't have anything too majorly wrong with them (usually), but didn't pass quality control for some reason or another. Brand names, but usually much cheaper than usual brand-name new shit

[Riv3r]

Best... guide... ever...

[the_dude]

Every time you go into a restaurant, grab handfuls of napkins, ketchup, sugar, etc.

[Jakos]

Marshall's is the all time best for deals on name brand clothes, 6pm has the best selection of discounted shoes.
If you still use cartridge razors you're wasting money, DE razors are better in literally every way.
Going out(restaurants, bars, da club) is a huge drain on money.
Contrary to popular belief, cheap food need not be unhealthy.

[ThaTermeneter]

Along with learn to cook,
Pack your lunches - bring drinks too if you have to buy them at work
Bring your own Coffee or drink the coffee at work - don't stop at Starbucks or the convenience store

[GothicSeraph]

Try to buy things in bulk and in sales. Avoid convenience stores.

This is great but you need to keep an eye on expiration dates.

[Infinityshock]

Every time you go into a restaurant, grab handfuls of napkins, ketchup, sugar, etc.

not just restaurants...gas stations and supermarkets that have lunch-bars where they offer utensils, salt/pepper, assorted high-end condiments (specialty mustards, tartar sauce, oil/vinegar, peanut butter, etc)

also...hotels for the truly desperate.  wander around until unattended carts are found where there is a treasure trove of towels, laundry detergent, cups, linens, toilet paper, cleaning supplies, and in the high end hotels, coffee, assorted hygiene items, better linens / towels, popcorn, etc.