When Being Frugal Costs More Money

[mccartygirl]

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I don't blame your hubby - tires aren't something you should fool around with.

[rob62521]

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McCarty,

Did you also find the same true with knives? I used to use cheap ones. I bought a couple really nice ones on sale last summer. I got rid of all the others! What a difference -- it makes chopping so much easier and I'm not cutting myself as much.

And I agree, tires aren't something you should fool around with!

[mccartygirl]

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DH is a culinary guru and we have top of the line knives and pots/pans. The knives we have are great, but if it was just me I'd have Faberware and whatever Target sells Even our camping stove is ridiculous but he got that on sale, it was the floor model and the last one so he got it for 30% of the original price or something silly.

[PrincessPerky]

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knives I totally agree we got some cheap steak ones for a gift, and they fell appart, I asked for some cutco (I imagine there are many brands good enough) and I still have them/love them.

cookware, I have some crappy things, and some good ones. I like my cast iron frying pan, but not so fond of the roaster...course maybe I am just lousy at roasts and blaming it on the pot?

but I have this big pot with a copper bottom and it ALWAYS burns in rings...concentric rings...I have no idea what to do about it.

[kealina]

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Shengmei:

That's the only way I do makeup. Clinique Bonus Time. It costs me about $24 dollars once every two years - a buck a month. I buy one item and get the bonus. Since I don't wear much make-up, a little can last a long time for me. In particular lip liners with a blunted tip make nice long lasting color on my lips, and those suckers just keep on truckin'.

I know I break the rules of tossing makeup every six months; I do have lipsticks that are years old. I promise I won't recommend it as long as I get to keep doing it.

(As a child I got my mother's left over unwanted Clinique bonus items. I guess there's some nostalgia in there.)

lol... i could almost have written your post... except that i don't spend $24 every two years... i did, however spend $26 on clinique foundation (for our wedding) and get the free gift... kept some of it and passed the rest on to 17 yr-old SIL... guess i have nostalgia there too... my grandma (who mostly only used the skincare products) would pass on the free gifts to mom who would then give them to me.... that was how i got most of my make-up... in fact, i still get make-up from them.... and i break the rules of tossing too... especially with my quality make-up, which i've noticed does tend to last for awhile...

princess perky,
definately love the cutco... i bought a small set when i was working for them because i wanted the discount even though i didn't have much spare money... unfortunately we still have junk frying pans that we are forever replacing... i intend on replacing them with something better someday...

[boefixepa]

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I know I do many things that cost money up front, considerable amounts at times, but I believe in the long run it's better. Rently, like mentioned above, investing in high quality cookware, a Bosch food processor with many gagets, just added a wheat grinder to that, I also purchased a pasta maker (wonderful homemade pasta!!), and a yogurt maker. These were alot of money, but well worth it to me, maybe not to others. I am speculating that they will pay for themselves over the long haul, but it's a leap of faith, and sticking with home cooking to make that a true statement.

I also spend more than most on maintaining my paid for car so I can drive it for many more years now that it is paid for. That means doing things I know many of my money strapped friends don't do. Regular oil chages, belt changes, etc. It also means I have the money to buy the better tires and such too.

I spent a chunk of money on a nice bed valuing the quality of my sleep over the cost of the bed.

I spent over $2,000.00 for two dogs three years ago, which I had to have shipped by door to door transport from North Carolina to Utah and have NEVER regretted it. Though if they don't quite digging up sprinkler heads I'm going to have to resort to desperate measures!

I spent a couple grand on a water softener and purification system, don't think I will ever make that up on the detergent I will save, but hopefully in the life of my water heater, pipes and resale. I can most certainly tell the difference in my hair, we have horribly hard water in Utah!

Okay, I'll stop now.

[rob62521]

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We bought our first house 16 years ago and it had a water softener. When we bought this house 8 years ago there was no question, we would have a water softener installed. As for money saved, I don't know if it will pay for itself, but I have found I use less detergent in the washer, less shampoo, less dishwashing detergent, and I think the soft water is easier on our appliances.

[vsjhoc]

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When you buy a parachute.