Tight people and the things they do to save money
Discussion
Whenever I remove cable/zip ties from packaged toys etc I always cut them so they can be reused again.
This past Christmas I had to assemble 3 bikes and wound up with a handful of recycled ties, a few of which are still longer than anything I have ever seen for sale in a shop.
The kids weren't the only one that had a happy Christmas this past year.
This past Christmas I had to assemble 3 bikes and wound up with a handful of recycled ties, a few of which are still longer than anything I have ever seen for sale in a shop.
The kids weren't the only one that had a happy Christmas this past year.
rgv250ads said:
These people have multiple investment and probably circa 150k dotted about in various pots.
gottans said:
Apparently he is a millionaire...
baldy1926 said:
I know someone ... he bought his last house for 200k with cash and is looking to buy another one as a cash purchase.
Gareth1974 said:
My mate has a reputation for being tight ... he paid his mortgage off by the age of 40 ... he's accrued c£400k in savings, and is packing in work at the end of the year.
HmmmmTheInternet said:
rgv250ads said:
These people have multiple investment and probably circa 150k dotted about in various pots.
gottans said:
Apparently he is a millionaire...
baldy1926 said:
I know someone ... he bought his last house for 200k with cash and is looking to buy another one as a cash purchase.
Gareth1974 said:
My mate has a reputation for being tight ... he paid his mortgage off by the age of 40 ... he's accrued c£400k in savings, and is packing in work at the end of the year.
HmmmmI am not a tight arse but I love efficiency and a good deal,
Buy in bulk from Costco
Shop at Aldi
Plan journeys in the car to maximise the use of fuel, i.e. more jobs in one trip
Do as much as I can at home and on the cars myself
Take packed lunches to work
Use LED bulbs
Manage money well
Save
Being "poor" is expensive, pre pay meters, expensive credit etc, not having money forces you into a spiral of bad decisions, as does living beyond your means as you end up paying money to service debt, so I tend to avoid credit.
I save on the boring stuff so I can afford the interesting stuff, people at work moan about being skint and spend 2 or three quid int he morning at the coffee shop, then five or six at lunch for a very mediocre lunch they have to queue for, easily forty quid in a week, I save £100 a month by taking my own, possibly more.
Buy in bulk from Costco
Shop at Aldi
Plan journeys in the car to maximise the use of fuel, i.e. more jobs in one trip
Do as much as I can at home and on the cars myself
Take packed lunches to work
Use LED bulbs
Manage money well
Save
Being "poor" is expensive, pre pay meters, expensive credit etc, not having money forces you into a spiral of bad decisions, as does living beyond your means as you end up paying money to service debt, so I tend to avoid credit.
I save on the boring stuff so I can afford the interesting stuff, people at work moan about being skint and spend 2 or three quid int he morning at the coffee shop, then five or six at lunch for a very mediocre lunch they have to queue for, easily forty quid in a week, I save £100 a month by taking my own, possibly more.
slipstream 1985 said:
No wonder you're poor. Can't even multiply properly. £5x 225 days is £1125
Was going to say. I'm not tight but where I can save large sums of money I will. I buy a lot of returned electrical stuff vs new. Nutribullet for example yesterday £60 vs £100. I try to find second hand bike bits or barely used stuff vs new. I certainly try to be thrifty where it will make a difference. But I don't think twice about spending money if that makes sense. Just I like to make sure I'm not being ripped off.
My father was pretty tight, it's kind of passed down but I have a bit of my mothers idiotic attitude to money too (spends it like water) I think it's a healthy balance.
Anyone pissing about with kettles and light switches needs to get a f
king life. Bradgate said:
Buy 1x Cappuccino, 1x muffin, 1x sandwich / salad, 1x bottled drink each working day, cost £10.
Take packed lunch to work each day, make instant coffee, cost £2.
Saving £8 per day.
£40 per week
£160 per month
£1920 per year.
That's my holiday paid for....
I took a job a year ago where all the food is free (and very good too) all the nespresso is free, all the breakfast stuff is free. I save a fortune as I used to spend £8-10 per day on coffee and lunch. Take packed lunch to work each day, make instant coffee, cost £2.
Saving £8 per day.
£40 per week
£160 per month
£1920 per year.
That's my holiday paid for....
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