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Over the top ways to save money - 10/24/2008 10:23:20 AM
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zoebob
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What are some things you've heard of people trying to save money that you think are taking it too far.
Example: my mom had a q-tip (or more appropriately a generic cotton swab) balanced on the top of a jar of some liquid medicine because she only used one end of it. I clean her bathrooms for her and in the process of moving it to clean it rolled off the jar and eventually landed on the floor and I probably spent more time trying to rebalance it (before I ended up throwing it away) than it was worth
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RE: Over the top ways to save money - 10/24/2008 12:24:59 PM
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My mother washes ans save any plastic cutlery that passes her way. She also does the tea bag thing.
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RE: Over the top ways to save money - 10/24/2008 1:26:47 PM
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Well, I save on dogfood because they like to recycle the cat's offerings to the dirt... But I don't push them to do this! 
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RE: Over the top ways to save money - 10/24/2008 11:23:22 PM
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My mom washes plastic forks and spoons also,or rather I do since I am in charge of washing dishes.We also save plastic zilpock bags and reuse the same birthday candles year after year.
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RE: Over the top ways to save money - 10/25/2008 1:24:08 AM
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Yep, my hubby really hears it from me if he forgets to bring his ziplocks and brown bags back home. God forbid it is dollar store tupperware!
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RE: Over the top ways to save money - 10/25/2008 4:30:51 AM
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Sorry to tell you this but reusing plastic bags shouldn't be done. They are harbingers of bacteria and food safety experts tell you to throw them away and not to use them again.
My own bent is to use every last ounce of what comes in a plastic bottle, such as shampoo, liquid hand soap, etc. So you'll see the nearly empty bottle on my kitchen counter for WEEKS until I think it is sufficiently empty. 
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RE: Over the top ways to save money - 10/25/2008 9:06:00 AM
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oh yeah, I hate when people take more than they intend to use of freebies.
My mom always wants to reuse birthday candles too. I think it's so silly. Let the kid have fresh candles on their cake. I bought a box of 38 candles at the $ store. Never mind that I don't want crumbs from the last birthday cake stuck in the new one and you can't exactly wash wax candles in hot water.
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RE: Over the top ways to save money - 10/25/2008 9:32:25 AM
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We always laugh at my dad because back in the good old days when gas was cheap, he would put in $2 at a time and then put the car into neutral whenever he was going down a hill.
(My husband and I once put $2 of gas in at a time. Our car was in the shop for too long so the mechanics gave us one of their cars, but the tank was on empty. The last thing we wanted to do was fill it up and then get a call that our car was ready. Everyone laughed at us when we paid our $2 until we told the story, then they were sympathetic.)
Oh, I could swear I've seen my stepmother saving used muffin wrappers for the next batch she makes.
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RE: Over the top ways to save money - 10/25/2008 11:11:17 AM
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Sorry to tell you this but reusing plastic bags shouldn't be done. They are harbingers of bacteria and food safety experts tell you to throw them away and not to use them again.
Depends on what you used them for and what you reuse them for...
My mom usually has a bag with bread in her freezer. She reuses it. I can't imagine it is a danger. OTOH, I wouldn't think it safe to marinate meat in one and reuse it for fruit salad!
I keep my ziplock baggies from my lunches, but when I re-use them it is on walks with the dog! No worries about germs in those! And I feel it is wasteful to use a "fresh" baggie for that purpose!
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RE: Over the top ways to save money - 10/25/2008 12:24:14 PM
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My mom re-uses ziplock bags to store things in such as lunchmeat I buy that I havent resealed right,and cheese.
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RE: Over the top ways to save money - 10/25/2008 12:26:04 PM
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sunshine4God
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quote:
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oh yeah, I hate when people take more than they intend to use of freebies.
My mom always wants to reuse birthday candles too. I think it's so silly. Let the kid have fresh candles on their cake. I bought a box of 38 candles at the $ store. Never mind that I don't want crumbs from the last birthday cake stuck in the new one and you can't exactly wash wax candles in hot water.
i keep telling my mom how cheap birthday candles are and to just get new ones,but she isn't buying it.
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RE: Over the top ways to save money - 10/27/2008 3:10:12 PM
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I don't add water to soap/shampoo bottles: I hate the feel of watery soap. However, if I'm making a milkshake I will add some milk to the end of the chocolate syrup bottle to get the last bit out.
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RE: Over the top ways to save money - 10/27/2008 4:28:25 PM
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my mom had a q-tip (or more appropriately a generic cotton swab) balanced on the top of a jar of some liquid medicine because she only used one end of it.
I do that. I also reuse plastic bags and empty plastic containers for tupperware.
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My own bent is to use every last ounce of what comes in a plastic bottle, such as shampoo, liquid hand soap, etc.
Add water and make it last even longer.
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and then put the car into neutral whenever he was going down a hill.
I coast in neutral whenever I can.
Never thought of any of these things as "over the top." Just an overall, thoughtful (as in, putting thought into my actions) way of life.
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RE: Over the top ways to save money - 10/27/2008 6:07:28 PM
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My dad would add four cans of water for frozen orange juice instead of the stated three. Drove me nuts because it tasted so diluted.
There was also a neighbor that created a trough-like thing to collect every last drop from motor oil bottles. That actually makes some sense.
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RE: Over the top ways to save money - 10/27/2008 6:18:25 PM
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My grandmother used to pick those individual strands of tinsel back off the tree and save them for the next year.
In tough times when I was younger my mother used to water down a gallon of milk.
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RE: Over the top ways to save money - 10/27/2008 11:16:53 PM
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quote:
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Sorry to tell you this but reusing plastic bags shouldn't be done. They are harbingers of bacteria and food safety experts tell you to throw them away and not to use them again.
Depends on what you used them for and what you reuse them for...
My mom usually has a bag with bread in her freezer. She reuses it. I can't imagine it is a danger. OTOH, I wouldn't think it safe to marinate meat in one and reuse it for fruit salad!
I keep my ziplock baggies from my lunches, but when I re-use them it is on walks with the dog! No worries about germs in those! And I feel it is wasteful to use a "fresh" baggie for that purpose!
Tara P
Tara P,
You have my permission to use or reuse your plastic bags for your doggie doo but nothin' else.  LL
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