Every Kleenex tissue gets used at LEAST twice; sometimes 4 or 5 times. Just let it dry for an hour and flip it end for end.
Tissues for sure get used more than once. But I never buy them so it is only those I pick up. Need to be frugal with other peoples tissues. I also figured out last year that I recovered from colds much quicker if, when i first started getting a running nose, i just went to the bathroom and blew the daylights out of my sinuses into the sink. Kept me much less congested.
I reuse floss until it starts to disintegrate.
Same but for me that's only one use...
I rewear my work clothes multiple times before washing (I wash socks, undershirts and underwear after each use). Just hang to air out. (This is to save on wear, not water: running them through the laundry is like taking a baseball bat to them).
I built a frame from PVC and wood so that I can hang out all my cloths and use them multiple times. And damn strait washing them wears them out. Every time I wash my jeans I cringe a little. I've read you should only soak them flat, and not machine wash if you want them to last. I just haven't worked up to that.
My lunch ziplock baggies get reused until they break a hole or they no longer lock.
This is actually a reason to buy decent ziplocks. off brands break for me in one use. The lock just rips through the plastic. better brands get 2-3 uses but only cost marginally more. Better yet are reusable pyrex dishes.
If there is a hair-cutting school/training place around, you can ask if they need volunteer to donate time for a hair cut. You get free haircut by the students, and the students get to practice on you. Win-win! My wife and I been doing this for years. The instructor keep a watchful eyes when the students work on us, making sure it will look good. She will fix it if the student did something wrong at the end.
Great suggestion, although I feel like at this point, I'm just stubbornly convinced that I can figure out how to devise a respectable haircut from trimming a ponytail. The girl doing the tutorials on YouTube pulled it off; I should be able to also! :-P
About 1.5 years ago I just gave up on paying somebody to cut my hair. Mirror, scissors and a buzzer, and now I'm home free. $19 for the buzzard vs $10 per put, PLUS TIP! First time was hilariously complicated. Getting your wrist to turn this way and that. But afterwards I got a lot of compliments on my haircut, without me mentioning where i got it. Every time since then has been simple. the mind-muscle connections are formed and it takes less than 10 minutes.
Some of my own contributions to this thread...
-I took out all the lights in my vanity but one. (cost savings $1.13/year, i'm really proud of this one even though it's inconsequential)
-I sweet talked my mother into buying me a big mirror for Christmas 2 years ago. I placed it strategically near a window, so now I don't need as much electric light in my home. (Cost savings, debatable, some during weekends when i'm home at daytime, and some nights when I can delay turning on the lights until the sun is totally gone. My electric bill is so low it doesn't really matter)
-In winter I plug the drain in the tub while taking showers in order to retain all the hot water. Then I let it warm the home a little...
-Don't run heat in the winter (or AC in the summer). NC is fairly mild, but got a few days in a row with highs below freezing. That last year I ran it for like 2 days. The year before I had sweatpants, a coat, hood, mat, and gloves one. and I was just freezing in my place. That was an experience. (Cost savings are around 30-40 bucks/month)
-When I boot my computer, I don't turn on the monitor until I've estimated the computer is done loading the OS. Usually I get a drink etc while I wait. I'm good with the timing now. Usually withing 2 seconds. which is fine (cost savings is probably too low to report)
-learn to sew. Saved a few pairs of pants this way.
-I wear cloths until they absolutely die. I got one overshirt I've worn the last two weeks, sporting holes along the hem on one side about a foot long, and another one mid back 6 inches. Undershirts are usually worse. But who's going to see them?
-I use the back of junk mail envelopes to write on. I can cram a lot in writing small and using both sides.
-When driving my car and making a turn, if there are two turn lanes, I try to take the outside one. The larger turning radius will put less wear and tear on the tires and springs. My tired are 6 years old, and the thread is about to go, but they are also just dry rotting from age so I've balanced well.