Comments on: Stuff I Just Don’t Buy Anymore

By: Hilary

Hilary — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:13:18 +0000

I use a menstrual cup too (DivaCup). It is by far the best investment I have ever made from a frugal standpoint. It’s good for ~10 years, and I haven’t had to buy feminine products since (it’s been 3 years now). Also, it’s much more comfortable than the conventional stuff. And it’s much more environmentally friendly, and has no risk of TSS or yeast infections. Basically, it’s my best friend .

By: sylvia

sylvia — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:06:59 +0000

I’ve saved money on “female” products by buying a menstrual cup instead of tampons or pads. I read something online about saving all the trash you threw out in a year, and when I really thought about it, the most trash I take out besides the kitchen, is the monthly bathroom bulk. Despite the initial investment ($20-$30), and learning curve, it pays for itself in a couple of months too.

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By: SMB

SMB — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:06:51 +0000

Lucky you–my dog poops more than we shop! I supplement store bags with biodegradable poop bags from Dirtworks.net.

By: UrbanFrugal

UrbanFrugal — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:08:10 +0000

I still buy calendars, after the new year starts but I use the reverse side of the page a day type calendars for scratch paper. I have tons.

My friends in Italy do not use paper napkins in their homes they use cloth napkins, a few days per napkin. Each person has an assigned napkin and when it’s too dirty, it goes into the laundry. I have tried this intermittently at my house and this may be the year to try this.

Plastic bags for small garbage cans, even though I have started refusing bags at many stores I have enough to last me several months!

By: vsjhoc

vsjhoc — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:31:06 +0000

You’re not paying for oil changes: I hope this means you’re doing them yourself, rather than not doing them at all!

By: Alexandria

Alexandria — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:37:38 +0000

We do a lot of the same. I don’t even think about it. The thing is a lot of these choices are also environmental (cloth napkins and using paper envelopes. I have a stack of about 100 unused envelopes since I switched to online bill pay – doubt I’ll ever use them – but I keep getting them. I may freecycle them).

I think a lot of people are ignorant to how simple some of this stuff is. It doesn’t take a lot of time and effort. Like I said, we do a lot of this without even really thinking about it. Just common sense and conserving. I am kind of responding to the cave comment. I mean, come on. We have that much money for our luxuries then, which is the point. We live pretty darn well.

By: Fred

Fred — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:35:15 +0000

dont forget about tradepub.com for more free magazine choices…they have hundreds.

By: PT from Prime Time Money

PT from Prime Time Money — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:55:13 +0000

Wow! Impressive. That’s a solid list of frugal choices. Thanks for sharing.

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:53:18 +0000

This is great advice and I couldn’t agree more. I was nodding my head as I read through this as these are all things that we do in our house. Even though we could afford to splurge on these, it seems like a waste now that I know all that I can do myself.