New poster here. Just cruising through the various threads trying to come-up-to speed. This topic reminds me of one another site I frequent, where posters were listing stupid, cheap, or frugal things they did to save a buck, or because they were too lazy. I know not all of these are completely relevant to the title of this thread, but here are some of the funnier ones anyway:
Separating 2 ply toilet paper helps save on money.
Re-using the cardboard round discs that take-out pizza is put on top of as a serving platter for holiday parties also cuts down on spending and is eco-friendly.
Ate Hamburger Helper without the hamburger.
Had to wear tie/dress pants to work. My iron disappeared. Warmed a frying pan on the stove and ironed my clothes with it.
I walked into a Holiday Inn once and told them I was out of towels. They gave me 4. Went home and my lack of towels problem was solved.
Desperately needed to wash some clothes. Was out of Laundry detergent so I threw a bar of soap in. Don't do that. Ever.
Threw plates out instead of washing them and bought new ones at a garage sale. (Ten for a buck!)
Tied flashlight to a ceiling fan/light that didn't work.
My bed frame had broken on one side so I just slept diagonally for a couple of weeks before finally fixing it.
Put down someone else's old carpet that they were throwing out on top of my regular carpet, so I wouldn't have to clean it when I moved out.
Had a clog in the shower. Instead of doing anything about it we just put a chair in there and stood on it.
About 5/6 years ago, Alex Trebek was doing contestant interviews on Jeopardy!, and came to this girl and said "Says here on the card that you don't buy toilet paper." She replied, "Considering what it's used for, I find it hard to justify spending money on it. If you're resourceful, you can get it elsewhere for free." Haven't bought TP since.
Buddy of mine decided to go to Mardi Gras with some college friends. They were all in Florida together. Knew they couldn't find a hotel room, so they drove to NOLA in a U-Haul with a mattress in the back.
Three of us left the bar and only had enough money for either some cheap food or a taxi. We walked to a pizza place and ordered a pizza to be delivered. Asked the driver if we could catch a ride with him. He drove to our apartment with the pizza and the 3 of us in the car. When we got to the apartment we paid him for the pizza and invited him in for a beer for his troubles.