Tight people and the things they do to save money
Discussion
uncinquesei said:
J4CKO said:
I don't put my Aldi shopping in M and S bags for the neighbours benefit 
So why do you do it? 
and he has put rocks on the verge in front of his house so nobody can park so I like the Aldi bags and anything I can do to drag the area down a little bit Dog Star said:
On the subject of water: permission to feel smug, please. We live in a big, old Victorian house and the water rates have never been reassessed in decades. £35 a year. Understandably we're not interested in a water meter and have a rather large bath that sees a lot of use 
We've just been forced on to a water meter 
Jasandjules said:
J4CKO said:
It is a bit pointless me trying to be frugal given the rest of my family aren't remotely bothered.
I spend a good deal of my time turning off lights. OH leaves them on "in case she goes back to that room later". I have asked why the light can't be turned back on then, but apparently this is not possible.* I'm one of those skinflints who keeps the central heating off and heats the lounge with a wood burner, meaning leaving doors open has a significant effect
Dog Star said:
On the subject of water: permission to feel smug, please. We live in a big, old Victorian house and the water rates have never been reassessed in decades. £35 a year. Understandably we're not interested in a water meter and have a rather large bath that sees a lot of use
We are on a Water Meter, we were paying £600 a year ten plus years ago, went onto a water meter and it came down to about £300, now pay £75.38 a month, suspect the main usage is showers and bog flushes for 5 people, plus all the washing, the kids spend way too long in the shower, so five or more showers a day will push it up, suspect it will drop quite a bit as they go to university and move out.I bet that the usage divides pretty evenly per person, so if one moves out it will drop by £15 I would imagine
Issi said:
Talking of water meters, I once heard of a bloke who was on a water meter, and then refused to recycle any of his tin cans anymore, as he would have to waste water to wash them out.
I recycle them, I either used already manky pot water or just throw them in dirty, I can see his point Its like seeing people at the bottle bank prior to enforced recyling, driving there in some hinking great off roadeer to deposit a few bottles "for the environment"
Issi said:
berlintaxi said:
jonah35 said:
Ill let you into a secret
All these 'my boss is a millionaire but crawls to work to save his shoes' or ' my uncle is a billionaire but wipes his bottom with leaves to save money., or 'a neighbour is a trillionaire but eats beans on toast every night' means that the person hasn't got as much as you think.
If you were worth millions would you refuse to buy a £1.50 bottle of water, chip in £20 for a taxi etc.
A lot of people like to give off the images here wealthy but reality is they are just not.
Classic example is 'I know a 30 year old with 40 Btl properties who is self made'. What that really means is he borrowed lots of money and is worried sick.
Yes, there are some tight wads who have money because they don't spend it but they are just not wealthy. Eg the stereotypical old lady with a state pension and £300k in savings. She will probably live on peanuts.
Don't fall for the 'he's old money because he has a x reg subaru and a black Labrador' line.
All true, unfortunately a number on here seem to have to seek some reflected glory by claiming to know millionaires.All these 'my boss is a millionaire but crawls to work to save his shoes' or ' my uncle is a billionaire but wipes his bottom with leaves to save money., or 'a neighbour is a trillionaire but eats beans on toast every night' means that the person hasn't got as much as you think.
If you were worth millions would you refuse to buy a £1.50 bottle of water, chip in £20 for a taxi etc.
A lot of people like to give off the images here wealthy but reality is they are just not.
Classic example is 'I know a 30 year old with 40 Btl properties who is self made'. What that really means is he borrowed lots of money and is worried sick.
Yes, there are some tight wads who have money because they don't spend it but they are just not wealthy. Eg the stereotypical old lady with a state pension and £300k in savings. She will probably live on peanuts.
Don't fall for the 'he's old money because he has a x reg subaru and a black Labrador' line.
Very odd comment.
berlintaxi said:
More a reflection on the number of times in threads on PH people try to shoehorn in the fact they know a millionaire, rather than this thread in particular, although there are plenty of examples on this thread
I like the comment "due to my level of income I'm in the top tax band."RobinBanks said:
berlintaxi said:
More a reflection on the number of times in threads on PH people try to shoehorn in the fact they know a millionaire, rather than this thread in particular, although there are plenty of examples on this thread
I like the comment "due to my level of income I'm in the top tax band."Studio117 said:
RobinBanks said:
berlintaxi said:
More a reflection on the number of times in threads on PH people try to shoehorn in the fact they know a millionaire, rather than this thread in particular, although there are plenty of examples on this thread
I like the comment "due to my level of income I'm in the top tax band."jonah35 said:
Ill let you into a secret
All these 'my boss is a millionaire but crawls to work to save his shoes' or ' my uncle is a billionaire but wipes his bottom with leaves to save money., or 'a neighbour is a trillionaire but eats beans on toast every night' means that the person hasn't got as much as you think.
If you were worth millions would you refuse to buy a £1.50 bottle of water, chip in £20 for a taxi etc.
A lot of people like to give off the images here wealthy but reality is they are just not.
Classic example is 'I know a 30 year old with 40 Btl properties who is self made'. What that really means is he borrowed lots of money and is worried sick.
Yes, there are some tight wads who have money because they don't spend it but they are just not wealthy. Eg the stereotypical old lady with a state pension and £300k in savings. She will probably live on peanuts.
Don't fall for the 'he's old money because he has a x reg subaru and a black Labrador' line.
I've tried explaining that but people get everso excited about the idea of someone they know being rich and terribly defensive if you try and point out that, actually, they're almost certainly not. All these 'my boss is a millionaire but crawls to work to save his shoes' or ' my uncle is a billionaire but wipes his bottom with leaves to save money., or 'a neighbour is a trillionaire but eats beans on toast every night' means that the person hasn't got as much as you think.
If you were worth millions would you refuse to buy a £1.50 bottle of water, chip in £20 for a taxi etc.
A lot of people like to give off the images here wealthy but reality is they are just not.
Classic example is 'I know a 30 year old with 40 Btl properties who is self made'. What that really means is he borrowed lots of money and is worried sick.
Yes, there are some tight wads who have money because they don't spend it but they are just not wealthy. Eg the stereotypical old lady with a state pension and £300k in savings. She will probably live on peanuts.
Don't fall for the 'he's old money because he has a x reg subaru and a black Labrador' line.
SpeckledJim said:
Studio117 said:
RobinBanks said:
berlintaxi said:
More a reflection on the number of times in threads on PH people try to shoehorn in the fact they know a millionaire, rather than this thread in particular, although there are plenty of examples on this thread
I like the comment "due to my level of income I'm in the top tax band."
RIPcringethread!
J4CKO said:
It is a bit pointless me trying to be frugal given the rest of my family aren't remotely bothered.
Come home every single light on, including the garage, doesnt really matter as they are now mostly LED's but it was the same when it was old school ones, three 100W jobs int he kitchen and nobody ever in there.
The wife went out last night and rather than cook anything, kindly put the oven on, so it was warm ready to heat something from the freezer 45 minutes before I got home.
Found a toothpaste tube the other day when emptying the bathroom bin, squeezed from the top and still, conservatively containing 30 percent of its original contents, it got squeezed properly and put back.
My wife puts the shower on for our youngest when she gets up and starts cajoling him to get moving, can be ten minutes from it going on to him being in it, she gets ratty if I complain, I just say well its up to you if you want to choose running hot water unused down the drain or having the cash in the bank.
Unopened packet of ham, four quids worth flung in the bin as it goes out of date tomorrow, I have to earn about nine quid extra to pay for that once tax, ni and whatever is taken from it, the ham was fine
Any one of these would drive me to distraction. In combination? You're a patient man...Come home every single light on, including the garage, doesnt really matter as they are now mostly LED's but it was the same when it was old school ones, three 100W jobs int he kitchen and nobody ever in there.
The wife went out last night and rather than cook anything, kindly put the oven on, so it was warm ready to heat something from the freezer 45 minutes before I got home.
Found a toothpaste tube the other day when emptying the bathroom bin, squeezed from the top and still, conservatively containing 30 percent of its original contents, it got squeezed properly and put back.
My wife puts the shower on for our youngest when she gets up and starts cajoling him to get moving, can be ten minutes from it going on to him being in it, she gets ratty if I complain, I just say well its up to you if you want to choose running hot water unused down the drain or having the cash in the bank.
Unopened packet of ham, four quids worth flung in the bin as it goes out of date tomorrow, I have to earn about nine quid extra to pay for that once tax, ni and whatever is taken from it, the ham was fine
Ari said:
SpeckledJim said:
Studio117 said:
RobinBanks said:
berlintaxi said:
More a reflection on the number of times in threads on PH people try to shoehorn in the fact they know a millionaire, rather than this thread in particular, although there are plenty of examples on this thread
I like the comment "due to my level of income I'm in the top tax band."RIPcringethread!
I may be joking but wasnt sure if we were referring to 40p rate or not.
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