Tell us a frugal story.

**ironmaiden** · 10-31-2005, 06:40 PM

Reading the AOL "cheapest person" link, got me to thinking...

My sister was telling me a story about my neice and in passing mentioned that my neice (24 and married) was at her house washing sheets. I asked my sister why as the house my neice is living in has laundry. My sister has well water and thus by doing laundry at her mother's she wouldn't be increasing her water bill. And then my neice brought home all the wet sheets to dry at the house she is living in.

**Indy Granny** · 10-31-2005, 08:54 PM

I keep a bucket in the kitchen and during the day when I wash vegetables I pour the water in the bucket. In the summer I use that to water the garden. In the winter I use it to flush the toilet.

**Darlene** · 11-01-2005, 08:00 AM

Frugal sister~What are you going to do with that ham bone?
Unenlightened sister~Throw it away of coarse!
Frugal sister~ Can I have it? It brings wonderful flavor to pea soup.
Unenlightened sister~Really?
Un-Unenlightened sister~ I'll have to try that sometime.

**PrairieRose** · 11-01-2005, 10:07 AM

Me~Hey don't throw that empty tube of toothpaste out!
Someone Else~Why not?(with a dumbfounded look)
Me~Because I'll cut it open and get about 4 days worth of brushings out of it.
Someone Else~*sigh*

Me~

**Jayne** · 11-01-2005, 10:17 AM

Dd and sil say they are getting me a big bax of freezer bags from Costco as a Christmas gift so I will stop washing them and reusing them...I told them ,thanks, but I will stiill wash them out and reuse them, and pass them on to my great -great grand children