Whats the tightest thing youve done...

lady_fuschia

I make my OH watch TV in the dark to save electricity. It drives him mad.

MoaningMyrtle

Some of these are classed as theft and could get you the sack and/or prosecution you know!

Anyway the only thing I can think of is I once sprinted like a lunatic with shopping bags back to the car-park to avoid paying 70p extra, as it would have clicked onto the next hour in a pay on foot car-park. :rotfl:

lady_fuschia

Reminds me: when I was a student I spent £80 on a new music system, but was too mean to pay for the taxi or bus to get it back to my house. So I staggered, carrying the large and heavy box all the way, putting it down for a rest every ten metres. A normally fifteen minute walk took me over an hour, all to save on a 80p bus fare.

lynzpower

Lady fuscia - been there myself. I cut my hand on carrier bags not so long ago as i was to tight to get the bus - I think its perfectly acceptable

BlondeHeadOn

I was too skint when I moved into my first flat to get rid of a large wooden wardrobe the previous owners had left in the middle of the lounge (?? - I think that was as far as they had been able to move it, as it was huge and very heavy).

Anyway, I didn't need another wardrobe (especially not in the lounge) but I did need more storage space and a sideboard.... so I turned it on its side, filled it up with old suitcases, and all the useful junk that would usually get put in a loft (the flat didn't have a loft), locked the door with the useful key (so the doors wouldn't flap open), then threw a large piece of material over it to disguise the fact that it was in fact a wardobe on its side. A vase of flowers and a few decorative items on the top and voila! a useful piece of living room furniture.

And do you know, no-one ever asked what it was or commented on my strange piece of furniture - it just became part of the character of the room.

Even more MSE-style, when I eventually moved house I managed to sell it to the next owners as they were short of wardrobes.

Is that tight or just very practical ? I can't decide......

loopyloulou_3

Tightest thing recently - holding watering can under hanging basket to catch all the runs and drips to then water the pots![/QUOTE]

i do this! with water shortage and all makes good sense!!

i also refill water bottles at work

grab a few extra (handfuls!) ketchups and mayo at burger king

photocopy articles out of other peoples magazines at work!

have a shower every day at the gym (after going to the gym of course!!!) and use their towels, shampoo, shower gel, conditioner, mosturiser, cotton buds and cotton wool! saves me a fortune!!

Thefunkygibbons

does a honeymoon in a borrowed tent count

2 weeks

in Ireland

In Setpember

lynzpower

BlondeHeadOn wrote:

I was too skint when I moved into my first flat to get rid of a large wooden wardrobe the previous owners had left in the middle of the lounge (?? - I think that was as far as they had been able to move it, as it was huge and very heavy).

Anyway, I didn't need another wardrobe (especially not in the lounge) but I did need more storage space and a sideboard.... so I turned it on its side, filled it up with old suitcases, and all the useful junk that would usually get put in a loft (the flat didn't have a loft), locked the door with the useful key (so the doors wouldn't flap open), then threw a large piece of material over it to disguise the fact that it was in fact a wardobe on its side. A vase of flowers and a few decorative items on the top and voila! a useful piece of living room furniture.

And do you know, no-one ever asked what it was or commented on my strange piece of furniture - it just became part of the character of the room.

Even more MSE-style, when I eventually moved house I managed to sell it to the next owners as they were short of wardrobes.

Is that tight or just very practical ? I can't decide......

Very practical indeed- and environemtnally freindly :beer:

**purpleprincess**

I don't know really, I know that I am now always trying to get the most out of my money. One thing I always do is buy some garlic baguettes and then chop it up into portions of 2 and then freeze it. Then when we want garlic bread I just take out one portion and cook that instead of a whole baguette and it lasts ages! Especially the Tesco Value 2 x baguettes for 89p! My friend did look at me quite bizarrely when she came round for dinner last week and I got out individual portions of garlic bread!!!!

dinkylou

Tight and proud!

I take tea/coffee/shampoo samples from hotels for later use.

I mix cheap washing powder with nice smelling expensive stuff to make it last longer.

I eat as much as I can at work (paid for) lunches so I can have a smaller tea.

I dont drink in rounds when I'm out (I drive alot as well)

And the tightest thing - I've refused to sponsor any of my friends doing the race for life as about 10 are doing it.
Feel am justified as a) am skint and b) friend and I organised an event for charity last year which raised over 3k so have done my bit.