Frugal men and women share the unlikely and “strange” changes they made to their lives to cut costs.
Whether it’s putting away napkins at restaurants, reusing contact lenses, or even skipping meals, the skyrocketing cost of living has forced many people to resort to extreme efforts to save money. one cent.
A Brit asked a popular Facebook band what weird things people do to save money, especially on food and bills, and I received hundreds of responses.
“I use napkins I collect from various sources (like my work break room and the ones downstairs near the prepared food aisle) as toilet paper instead of just buying toilet paper,” one responded. person.
“I don’t know how much money this saves, but every little bit helps.”
People are sharing the “weird” things they are doing to save money amid the rising cost of living. One man said he started “dumpster diving” while another washed Ziploc bags.
“Wash Ziploc bags and glass jars to reuse them,” said a second.
Someone said they were doing online surveys to earn some extra spending money, while another was sending her savings to her aunt so she couldn’t draw on them.
“I’ve seen people unroll a bunch of toilet paper and paper towels in public restrooms and refill empty soap bottles in the same way,” one user recalled.
“I eat my kid’s leftovers and if I’m lucky the school where I teach and where my son goes will give me a free lunch,” another replied.
“I ate a $2 package of instant mashed potatoes for lunch. Only that. Just mashed potatoes. The ones where you add water,” said a third.
One person said they stockpile napkins in cafes and cafeterias to use as toilet paper while another washes and reuses Ziploc bags (stock image)
“I’ve seen people unroll a bunch of toilet paper and paper towels in public restrooms and refill empty soap bottles in the same way,” one user recalled.
“Dumpster diving saves a ton,” wrote a fourth while another said they spend hours making their shopping list while comparing prices of each item at different supermarkets.
Things become so tight for some that they resort to skipping meals.
“Eat one, maybe two meals a day and fast every few days. It’s actually really good for you, as long as you eat healthily! » explained one person.
“I don’t eat breakfast or lunch. I just have a really big dinner,” someone else agreed.
Others thought that eating out and shopping every day as needed was cheaper than doing a big shop at a supermarket.
“It might not work for everyone, but we buy what we’re going to make that day instead of buying in bulk for the whole month or week. Every day after work we’ll buy that that we need for dinner that day and there’s less waste,” he said. no one explained.
One saver said he was hiding money to stop him from spending and a second said he used the toilet at work as much as possible to save water and toilet paper.
“We eat out a lot, which seems weird, but there’s only two of us and it’s a lot cheaper for us to buy fast food or even just Subway rather than buying ingredients to make dinner.” , commented a second.
One saver said he tried to hide money from himself to stop him from spending and a second said he used the toilet at work as much as possible to save water and toilet paper.
“Keep all my receipts. It will be the weirdest places that will try to rip you off,” one woman said, adding to make sure the items weren’t accidentally scanned twice or at the wrong price.
And finally, one thrifty spender said, “I reuse my daily disposable lenses for three or four days per pair.”
