Money Saving Tips

Re: Money Saving Tips

feeds@yuku.com (widow maker 223) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:26:26 GMT

My wife has been trying to get me to go to the barber but I just can't bring myself to spending that kind of money on a buzz job. I think she is tired of doing it. I usually start buzzing my own hair and she asks if I need any help, works every time.

Re: Money Saving Tips

feeds@yuku.com (Hoosierbuck60) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:46:18 GMT

Right on, Kart! I have had my hair cut twice that I paid for in the last 17 years. One was my wedding and the other was when my wife's leg was messed up. Like you said, add in the two boys and we are saving scratch left and right, even though we have shelled out a set or two of clippers. HB

Re: Money Saving Tips

feeds@yuku.com (Kart29) — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:30:30 GMT

Here's another money saving tip:

Get a set of electric clippers and cut your hair at home. I bought a decent Wahl hair clipper for about $30. Paid for itself in two haircuts. Now with the boy getting his hair cut, too, it saves alot.

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feeds@yuku.com (Kart29) — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:48:57 GMT

Thanks for the tip mcduffee. I'd heard that about the pool chemical. But I didn't know if it was the same strength as the stuff they sell as washing soda. I was afraid the pool supply concentration would dissolve my clothes or something. Are you sure washing soda and pool supply sodium carbonate are the same concentration? You should know. Aren't you some sort of chemist or water testing type or something like that?

Oh... my wife finally did a few loads of laundry...

Re: Money Saving Tips

feeds@yuku.com (mcduffee) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:52:25 GMT

Kart29 wrote:
I mixed up a batch of that laundry soap. I calculated it out to about 2.2 cents per load if you really use 2 oz per load. By comparison, I figured a bottle of Tide detergent cost about 23 cents per load. It was easy to make also. We haven't tried washing anything with it yet.

I found Arm & Hammer Washing Soda at a Shop & Save in St. Louis, MO. Couldn't find any in the grocery stores...

Re: Money Saving Tips

feeds@yuku.com (baldy220) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:02:05 GMT

hell it could have been anybody I dont remember my 20s to bad too I'm pretty sure I had fun

Re: Money Saving Tips

feeds@yuku.com (Hoosierbuck60) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:09:03 GMT

Your secrets are safe with me Baldy. I will never blab about what I can't remember.

HB

Re: Money Saving Tips

feeds@yuku.com (baldy220) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:18:11 GMT

Hoosierbuck60 wrote:
Don't eat out. That will kill your budget. Don't go out drinking, buy the beer at the store and drink it at home. This saves in many ways: Drinks are cheaper at home. You don't have to buy drinks for that girl over there that won't give you the time of day anyway. If that girl does respond, then you may be out more money for a wedding and a marriage, and probably a divorce, and child support....

Re: Money Saving Tips

feeds@yuku.com (widow maker 223) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:20:01 GMT

You could just ride your bicycle to the bar. But its kind of hard to ger your drunk a$$ and a drunk fat chick on a bike, and if can you can make that feat happen you will be surprised that she doesnt look so skinny in the morning as she did the night before. Or you could just do what HB said.

Re: Money Saving Tips

feeds@yuku.com (Hoosierbuck60) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:24:03 GMT

Don't eat out. That will kill your budget. Don't go out drinking, buy the beer at the store and drink it at home. This saves in many ways: Drinks are cheaper at home. You don't have to buy drinks for that girl over there that won't give you the time of day anyway. If that girl does respond, then you may be out more money for a wedding and a marriage, and probably a divorce, and child support. Maybe you get off easy and just pay child support if your aim is true the first time....

Re: Money Saving Tips

feeds@yuku.com (Kart29) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:14:50 GMT

Next time I shoot one, I definitely plan to butcher and package it myself. I never liked the results I got from the big processors around here anyhow. I'm sure when you ask for ground deer they give me back a mix of meat from about 150 deer.

Re: Money Saving Tips

feeds@yuku.com (Tooldummy) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:23:25 GMT

I don't know if you process your own deer or not Kart, but that's a BIG additional savings too. Around here they charge about $80 for the basic processing of a deer. Slim Jims, summer sausage, etc. is all extra. Nothing to working up a deer and wrapping it yourself. My cousin showed me how he can quarter one with a pocket knife, so there's not much specialized equipment involved.

Re: Money Saving Tips

feeds@yuku.com (Kart29) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:19:07 GMT

I mixed up a batch of that laundry soap. I calculated it out to about 2.2 cents per load if you really use 2 oz per load. By comparison, I figured a bottle of Tide detergent cost about 23 cents per load. It was easy to make also. We haven't tried washing anything with it yet.

I found Arm & Hammer Washing Soda at a Shop & Save in St. Louis, MO. Couldn't find any in the grocery stores around here. Supposedly if you call Arm & Hammer customer service they will tell...

Re: Money Saving Tips

feeds@yuku.com (Weedwackr) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:20:13 GMT

Yeah everybody and his brother offers a credit card these days. They really care about making it convenient for you

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feeds@yuku.com (JackRyann) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:46:46 GMT

Nope. I'm the guy using the credit card so he get's a nickle off his next gas purchase.

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feeds@yuku.com (Weedwackr) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:29:22 GMT

So your the guy in line ahead of me writing the check for a pack of gum and a tin of mints

Re: Money Saving Tips

feeds@yuku.com (JackRyann) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:40:11 GMT

Don't borrow any money. You can't get ahead putting bankers and salesman's kids through school ahead of your own. Don't use credit cards, leave them at home, frozen in the freezer is even better.

If you want to take it to the next level, write a check for everything. Don't use cash. A check forces you to recognise exactly how much you are spending and exactly what you are spending it on. Pretty soon you begin to wonder if you really need it as much as you thought...

Re: Money Saving Tips

feeds@yuku.com (Kart29) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:06:04 GMT

If you have hard water like I do, the vinegar softens the water so it cleans better and doesn't leave water spots.

Just a quick shot of liquid soap - doesn't even suds up when you mix the water in.

I put about 4 ounces of methyl in a gallon of solution. Hope that's enough. Smells more "alcohol-y" than the pre-mix stuff.

I used to wax my windshield but it seemed like it breaks down soon and then every time I'd run the wipers it just went...

Re: Money Saving Tips

feeds@yuku.com (Tooldummy) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:28:54 GMT

I'll have to try making some of the windshield washer fluid. How much Heet do you put in a gallon of water Kart?

I was running low on tumbling media. Someone had told me one time you could get cheap media at a pet supply store, so I called a shop in the town I work in. She had a bag of some of the biggest grains of corn cob I've ever saw, but the price seemed right. I paid $5.99 for what must have been 10 lb. (the bag didn't give a weight, only 9.8 Litres). I added...

Re: Money Saving Tips

feeds@yuku.com (baldy220) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:18:59 GMT

Weedwackr wrote:
What's the vinegar for?

for when the washer pump isn't feeling so fresh

Money Saving Tips

feeds@yuku.com (Tooldummy) — Sun, 31 May 2009 07:23:55 GMT

With the tight economy the way it is, I would like to start a money saving tips thread. If you or somone you know have found a way of saving a few bucks this is the place to tell others.

The first I would like to share is for home made laundry soap that my daughter Elyse discovered. We've been using this in our house for about a month now, and we really like it. She hasn't figured up exactly how much it costs per load of wash, but she thinks about three cents. You can...