What do you do that would be considered cheap?

[Chuck24]

This should do it

 

[Golddollar]

I do, but they go in my range bag for brass.

I did that today for my empty .455 Webley brass. I'll re-use used Ziplock bags for non-food uses.

When I order food from my little cousin the caterer, she sends it in good snap lid containers. I run them through the dishwasher, slap a label on them and use them to store pistol magazines.

 

[Yendor357]

Nothing.

I didn’t work 47 years, long hours, all hours, lived below my means, got out of debt, saved and invested to go cheap now. She and I went to Olive Garden for lunch. Our check was $31. I left the fine waiter a $15 tip.

 

[Golddollar]

Nothing.

I didn’t work 47 years, long hours, all hours, lived below my means, got out of debt, saved and invested to go cheap now. She and I went to Olive Garden for lunch. Our check was $31. I left the fine waiter a $15 tip.

Good for you. I try to reward good service with a nice stack of Golden Dollars.

 

[JRB416]

I skin fleas for the hide and tallow.

 

[s&wchad]

I've been known to take the left over fast food ketchup packets and squeezed them into the ketchup bottle at home.

I save soy sauce packets from Chinese take out, but I don't bother pouring them in a jar. I've already got a good supply of soy, but I can't bring myself to throw the packets away.

 

[SafeTFirst]

I practice some hypermiling techniques. An additional benefit: My brakes have plenty of life left after 13+ years and 88,000 miles.

Hypermiling - Wikipedia

 

[Narragansett]

I've noticed a disturbing trend with Broccoli "Crowns". There used to be Crowns and I guess "Regular"? "Stalked" maybe? There were "Crowns" with no more than an inch of stalk, then the regular broccoli that has maybe a 5" or 6" stalk. Well the long stalk variety has disappeared from many stores and they just have "Crowns", but now they have a 3"-4" stalk. They don't look like the pictures on the self-checkout.

I whip out my EDC Boker Automatic and trim them off right there in the produce department. Mostly I get approving looks. But not from the produce guys.

I do the broccoli stalk cutting.. Publix has 6-7 " stalks and they plastic wrap 2 or 3 together and sell as a unit. $ 1.78/lb at Walmart, and you can pick and cut all you want

 

[Narragansett]

I skin fleas for the hide and tallow.

Now that is funny.

 

[NYlakesider]

I practice some hypermiling techniques. An additional benefit: My brakes have plenty of life left after 13+ years and 88,000 miles.

Hypermiling - Wikipedia

Hypermiling fits in well with your screen name!---

 

[YeshuaIsa53]

Used to throw away gun rags when they got over-ripe. Now, my wife washes them. It actually makes them feel better.

My wife follows me around turning off lights. When I turn the overhead lights on at the computer, they are quite warm. At the computer during the daytime, she will sometimes pass by and glance up at the lights.

I have been known to wear tennis shoes a few extra miles. Comfort before looks, I always said. The wife will ask me if she can wash them for me. Hint.

 

[s&wchad]

I fail to understand why anyone who likes broccoli would discard the stalks. It's as good as the florets. Just trim off the dried end and peel the tough outer skin. Same goes for cauliflower....

 

[pantannojack]

I've noticed a disturbing trend with Broccoli "Crowns". There used to be Crowns and I guess "Regular"? "Stalked" maybe? There were "Crowns" with no more than an inch of stalk, then the regular broccoli that has maybe a 5" or 6" stalk. Well the long stalk variety has disappeared from many stores and they just have "Crowns", but now they have a 3"-4" stalk. They don't look like the pictures on the self-checkout.

I whip out my EDC Boker Automatic and trim them off right there in the produce department. Mostly I get approving looks. But not from the produce guys.

I eat the stalks; It's good fiber. And the base of the celery goes in my cabbage stew.

74 years old 116/80, no meds involved. "Nothing alcoholic;
Well, a beer, maybe."

 

[Jim PHL]

I practice some of the more common methods already listed.
I say often “I’m not cheap. I just hate waste.” I’m big on leftovers. We don’t cook a lot during the week. Anything leftover from Saturday and Sunday is still good ‘til Wednesday. (If it lasts that long.)

 

[erikpolcrack]

As I sort it at our recycle bin, I go through our junk mail checking for pages with blank or almost blank back sides. Any I find I fold over until they are just pocket-sized. I use them as my weekly store/errand lists. I unfold and refold as needed as the sides fill up and eventually use up all of the original blank side of the sheet.

 

[Autonomous]

Hypermiling was brought up; I don't go that far but always keep economy in mind. 15 years ago, out of the blue, I was gifted with patience while driving. I have always been able to make a clutch (remember them?) and brakes last a long time. Now even more. Within reason I feel I have failed if I have to touch the brakes for anything besides stopping. Out here traffic is usually light enough I can run the speed limit or sometimes less. When towing a boat or driving the camper van I try to keep it down to 60 mph. If traffic wants to run faster in all lanes, I'll find a speed governed truck and pace him from in front.

 

[625-7]

I'm repurposing a used dog somebody left alongside a road

 

[coltle6920]

My neighbor is so cheap he raids my trash bins for paper plates.

 

[CALREB]

I have a Dutch friend. We started together as young policemen almost 50 years ago. Both retired now. Years ago, he asked me if I had ever seen a Dutch money clip. He held out his hand and it was a pop-top folded over a penny.

 

[BigBoy99]

The pad of paper next to the wall phone keeps "walking away" so the backs of the envelopes from all of the junk mail are used as paper for writing down received phone message.