So most people know Dave and I are cheapo tightwads. Seriously. We're bad. Okay, we're not eyebrow raising bad. I mean, we don't reuse our paper towels or plastic baggies--yet. Dave did jokingly say he'd recycle toilet paper if he could. Then again, he might not have been jokin, considering what he did the other day...
We were loading up some bags from Wal-Mart when Dave spotted something in the distance. His eyes lit up like Christmas.
Dave: Hey, someone dropped a case of bottled water!
Me: And?
Dave: I'm going to get it!
And he freakin' did! LOL. I nearly died from laughter. He tossed the free water into the truck, and we took off. I was, like, ohmigod, you're such a cheapskate. We laughingly joked about making a weekly Wal Mart parking lot roundup drive. Who knows? We might be able to cut even more off our grocery bill!
Since I've become a coupon fanatic, I'm regularly saving $50-100 dollars per grocery trip with double/tripled coupons coupled with store coupons or sales. We hit up the farmer's market for unbelievably delicious and high quality produce at jaw dropping low prices.
We keep our thermostats high in the summer and low in the winter and use windows whenever possible. We have those curlicue light bulbs and unplug everything when it's not in use. It saves so much money. Our electricity bill last month was $32 bucks. I know! Our gas bill was only like $90, but I'm desperate to find ways to get it lower too. The water bill seems to be as low as it's going to go and it really irks me, lol.
We joined Freecycle and keep an eye out for useful postings. We're about to unload a garage full of crap we no longer needed. We'll be sorting out our Goodwill and Freecycle piles soon so if anyone out there needs some starter furniture or kitchen supplies let me know.
By the time Zaphod makes his/her appearance, we'll be almost completely out of debt. We were shocked when we realized how close we are to zero debt. Even though we really need a new vehicle, we're waiting until we have enough in savings to pay for most or all of the purchase. With the new baby coming, we'll have to put off the purchase for another six months or so than expected but whatever. That's life, you know?
2 comments:
If you guys really want to get serious about saving money then they should add Bathroom Bidet Sprayers to all their bathrooms. Available at www.bathroomsprayers.com with these you won't even need toilet paper any more, just a towel to dry off! It's cheap and can be installed without a plumber; and runs off the same water line to your toilet. You'll probably pay for it in a few months of toilet paper savings. And after using one of these you won't know how you lasted all those years with wadded up handfuls of toilet paper. Now we're talking green and helping the environment without any pain.
Wow, chica! Check you and hubby out! If you find anyway on lowering that gas bill, please let me know. Mine's been $100+ every month this winter.
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