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Originally Posted by Medusa

I have my favorite "cheap ass" discussion every night with Jack over dinner (I dont know how she tolerates me). It goes like this:

Me: "Honey, you will never guess how cheap this dinner is!"
Jack: "I'm sure you're gonna tell me!"
Me: "Well, this piece of roast is HALF of the roast we ate last week that I froze, so that part is $2! The potatoes and carrots are another $2! The onion and gravy MIGHT come out to $1! And the rolls come out to .25 each! So that means that for $6, we are going to get TWO meals EACH. WEEEEEEEEEEE - BABE! THAT COMES OUT TO $1.50 PER MEAL!"

OMG! Doc and I have this discussion almost every night! Same as y'all, what was for dinner when I lived in CA was Drive-thru!

When I go into a store, any retail store, the first thing I look for is my buddy "Clarence". Most stores have a whole section. At Target, if you cruise the store on the outside aisles, there are "Clarence" sections on the end caps about every 4 or 5 rows.

I ALWAYS shop at thrift stores. I almost never buy brand new clothes for myself. Just not necessary. My bonus boys used to love thrift store shopping but my bonus daughter doesnt want anything to do with it. The last time we went, she kept hovering over me like someone might bite her or something. She'll learn...I hope.

The best thing about being frugal is that on occasion, we can go somewhere, like Little Rock this year, and not worry about money. The whole time we were on vacation this time, we didn't check the bank balance at all. This is unusual for me because I constantly worry about money.

I dont use my credit cards anymore. I have had to use them for emergencies in the past but I leave them at home now. Those balances are creeping downward ever so slowly.

I have re-financed my car loan because when I bought it with crappy credit, the interest rate was two figures. I got a new loan at my credit union for about half what I was paying.

I love this thread! I can get money saving tips here so that when I want to, I can afford to be generous!