What is the super cheapskate habit you have?

Jondalar7

Jondalar7

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I was just shaving and realize I use a razor until I can actually see pits and holes in the blades and then I scrape my face with it one more time.
EDIT ...As an afterthought, I can't edit the heading but this is more about the silly things we do to be FRUGAL.
 

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I can't bear to throw a toilet paper roll away if it has ONE square of toilet paper on it. So I'll tear off that last one or two squares of toilet paper that's stuck to the roll and stack them up on the back of the toilet tank. There they sit until I get tired of looking at them and throw them away. OK, there's no understanding some compulsions...….
 

Jondalar7 said:
I was just shaving and realize I use a razor until I can actually see pits and holes in the blades and then I scrape my face with it one more time.
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They'll last about 3X longer if you keep them in a small jar or cup with a little baby oil in it.

That's my cheapskate thing. After the first use, I store my so-called disposable razor in a small, oval jar I found outside, with just enough baby oil in it to cover the blade. Keeps the blade clean and sharp for weeks, and I don't even need shaving cream or any kind of skin lubricant.
 
Jondalar7 said:
I was just shaving and realize I use a razor until I can actually see pits and holes in the blades and then I scrape my face with it one more time.
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Me, too. And here's a useful tip that greatly extends the life of a blade:
When the razor is dry, run it along your arm or chest hair (wherever you have the most hair) in the opposite direction you would use to shave with. The hair sharpens the blade. You won't believe how many more shaves you'll get out of the blade.
 
Lee, what's the difference between being a cheapskate and just plain "frugal"...lol

Oh, I know, a cheapskate is someone whose misery or stingy and doesn't pair their fair share of the cost.

Nope, not a cheapskate...could be called frugal though, not liking to waste anything thats usable, usually and
want "value received for my hard earned money...ha ha.
 
I save plastic bread bags so I don't have to waste money on sandwich bags, freezer bags, etc...

I remember when we were kids our mother used to save the plastic bread bags and we would wear them over our socks before we put our snow boots on.

"I would rather have people laugh at my economies than weep for my extravagance." - King Oscar II of Sweden
 
win231 said:
Me, too. And here's a useful tip that greatly extends the life of a blade:
When the razor is dry, run it along your arm or chest hair (wherever you have the most hair) in the opposite direction you would use to shave with. The hair sharpens the blade. You won't believe how many more shaves you'll get out of the blade.
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But then don’t you have a strip that looks like a lawn mower ran thru your chest or arm????
 
I work to get the last little bits of shampoo, toothpaste, etc... out of the containers before opening a new one.

I use bars of soap in such a way that it's easier to "marry" them to a new bar so I use up each bar of soap completely rather than have them fall apart as they get too thin and have the bits go down the drain.
 
I use plastic grocery bags as trash bags. In the kitchen I get an occasional gal who thinks they are to small and buys tall kitchen for awhile. But that leaves trash in the house longer.
Yes, Frugal would have been a better word. The only time I would call someone a cheapskate is when they stiff someone on a tip, bill or do not pay their share.
 
asp3 said:
I work to get the last little bits of shampoo, toothpaste, etc... out of the containers before opening a new one.

I use bars of soap in such a way that it's easier to "marry" them to a new bar so I use up each bar of soap completely rather than have them fall apart as they get too thin and have the bits go down the drain.
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I laugh at myself when I keep saying there is one more dab for my toothbrush tonight, I just need to slide it over the edge of the sink to flatten it out a little more and then push right behind the hole and 'wallaaa' there is still more for another day. I use baking soda in the morning and I use the one I took out of the fridge when I put the new one in there.
 
Jondalar7 said:
I laugh at myself when I keep saying there is one more dab for my toothbrush tonight, I just need to slide it over the edge of the sink to flatten it out a little more and then push right behind the hole and 'wallaaa' there is still more for another day. I use baking soda in the morning and I use the one I took out of the fridge when I put the new one in there.
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I do the same thing, but I also use one of those devices where you roll up the rest of the tube as you use it.
 
Kathleen’s Place said:
But then don’t you have a strip that looks like a lawn mower ran thru your chest or arm????
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LOL. Only if you go the wrong way. The hair is not cut when the razor is moved in the opposite direction than you shave. And, only do it on the longer hairs on the arm or chest. Demo at 3:18 of this video:
 
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jujube said:
I can't bear to throw a toilet paper roll away if it has ONE square of toilet paper on it. So I'll tear off that last one or two squares of toilet paper that's stuck to the roll and stack them up on the back of the toilet tank. There they sit until I get tired of looking at them and throw them away. OK, there's no understanding some compulsions...….
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That one or two squares left on the roll are perfect for drying between toes to prevent fungus or in belly buttons where I sometimes get an itchy rash.
 
Since we don't eat meat, I rinse out most ziplock bags, air dry them and reuse. I hate wasting perfectly good bags.

During the summer DH and the grands love a bit of Minute Maid Pink Lemonade splashed into their water. Maybe 1/4 soda 3/4 water. I rinse the 2 liter soda bottles and for drinking water storage (in case of an EQ). I fill them with water from our Brita. Early summer I dump a couple in the pool (or on some plants) each day, recycle any that look iffy, then refill them. Within a few weeks I've freshened them all and am good for another year.

As some others said, I'm frugal, not cheap. There's a difference between the two.
 

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