How Cheap/Frugal are you

Clodfobble · 05-12-2013, 01:58 PM

I'm a weird mix. There are two things that I do not care what they cost, and I do not even look for the most part, because they are chosen priorities and it's better not to think about it: food and medicine. If I happen to see good meat on sale, I will buy it, and when the organic produce is on sale I might buy extra and freeze it, but if it's not on sale I'll still buy everything I was planning to buy without a second thought.

But we "do without" in most other areas, in order to subsidize these two. All the kids' clothes come from consigment/thrift or are hand-me-downs from friends with older kids. Mr. Clod and I don't generally get clothes for ourselves unless something gets a hole in it. We drive our cars into the ground as a general rule, and we've had one vacation (not counting car trips to the beach that other people paid for) in the last 5 years. We only eat out 2-3 times a year.

On the other hand, Mr. Clod is a technology whore, and there is a certain amount of the monthly budget set aside that he gets to save/spend on new tech that we completely don't need, because it's the one thing he splurges on to stay sane. He doesn't go over his budgeted amount, and I don't get to point out how he doesn't really need whatever it is.

View Poll Results: Have you..... (multiple choices allowed)
Went through a drive-thru and then went inside so you could use two fast food coupons.	2	11.11%
Refused to buy something on sale until you could come back with a coupon for it.	3	16.67%
Buy food that's been marked down because it's on or 1 day from it's expiration date.	13	72.22%
Meal planned based on what's on sale.	10	55.56%
Spent extra time buying buy one get one free meats to get two that are close in weight.	9	50.00%
When using a 'cheapest meal free' coupon, made sure that noone orders a $5 sandwich.	5	27.78%
Driven an extra 5 miles to avoid tolls.	4	22.22%
Driven an extra 10 miles to avoid tolls.	2	11.11%
Kept coupons in your purse or wallet for days or weeks at a time, just in case.	9	50.00%
Called friends or relatives long distance only when the rates are lowest?	3	16.67%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 18. You may not vote on this poll

05-12-2013, 01:58 PM	#1
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I'm a weird mix. There are two things that I do not care what they cost, and I do not even look for the most part, because they are chosen priorities and it's better not to think about it: food and medicine. If I happen to see good meat on sale, I will buy it, and when the organic produce is on sale I might buy extra and freeze it, but if it's not on sale I'll still buy everything I was planning to buy without a second thought. But we "do without" in most other areas, in order to subsidize these two. All the kids' clothes come from consigment/thrift or are hand-me-downs from friends with older kids. Mr. Clod and I don't generally get clothes for ourselves unless something gets a hole in it. We drive our cars into the ground as a general rule, and we've had one vacation (not counting car trips to the beach that other people paid for) in the last 5 years. We only eat out 2-3 times a year. On the other hand, Mr. Clod is a technology whore, and there is a certain amount of the monthly budget set aside that he gets to save/spend on new tech that we completely don't need, because it's the one thing he splurges on to stay sane. He doesn't go over his budgeted amount, and I don't get to point out how he doesn't really need whatever it is. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

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