You Paid For What?
If you don't know me there is something I should tell you about myself. I have to confess I am a cheapskate, a penny pincher, frugal. I always look for a bargain. If it isn't on sale I probably won't buy it. One of my favorite magazines ever was Budget Living (which folded recently much to my disappointment). OK, I think you get the picture.
As part of being a tightwad, there are certain things I just don't want to pay for. Period. In my mind I just can not justify spending money on the followinf six items:
1) Office supplies- I always did my back to school shopping at the supply room in my Mom's office. Why do I have to spend $.99 on a highlighter when someone can swipe one for free for me at their job?
2) Water- Its water. Turn on the faucett.There it is.
3) Duck Sauce- Why would I? I have a lifetime supply from my favorite Chinese takeout.
4) Tooth Picks- again you can get these at any resturant for free. Can you really think of a time where you used even 15 toothpicks for something?
5) Car Washes- In suburbia you just turn on your hose and get lathered up. Here in the big city, hoses are a luxury. You have to pay up for your car to look clean. I won't do it, I tell you!
6) Iced Tea- I make this stuff by the gallon. I always have it at home so it makes me cringe to fork over $2.50 for a cup of this stuff at Starbuck's.
posted by Listy-loo @ 10:41 AM
7 Comments:
This girl that I was in The Women with used to take the toilet paper from the theatre! Is that going too far?
It depends. I mean are you stealing toilet paper so you can buy yourself some Jimmy Choos? Then yes I think that is going too far. If you are doing it so you can have a little more money to eat than do what you have to!
I TOTALLY AGREE! Here's another thing you never have to pay for: sweetener. Either at a restaurant or coffee shop, I use some and then put a few extra packets in my purse. Call me an old lady, I don't care; I refuse to pay $3-$4 for a box of Splenda for my morning tea!!!
ps- I only think it's cool to steal t.p. from a theatre if you're not getting paid, but a Broadway theatre doing as well as "The Women" did... I dunno...
Well I hate to say I buy water in Cali but the stuff here tastes like shit. And I also hate to say I pay for the car wash, but we're not allowed to wash our cars in the complex...and my car is super dirty. Okay, okay, I also buy office supplies, iced tea, and occasionally toothpicks. But I draw the line at duck sauce!
I will fork over any amount for a Starbucks Shaken Lemonaide/Ice Tea (Black). The stuff is much better than I could ever make it- and there is something so refreshing about drinking it out of a plastic cup.
I will fork over any amount for a Starbucks Shaken Lemonaide/Ice Tea (Black). The stuff is much better than I could ever make it- and there is something so refreshing about drinking it out of a plastic cup.
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