What is the most drastic money making or money saving thing you've done?

SkintMonkey

I was just wondering what extreme things people have done to save or make money. My friend went through a phase of only showering at the local leisure centre when he went swimming (?) and another time he saved up his toilet visits for when he was at work or around friends so he used their loo roll!

A neighbour of mine sold all his CDs and DVDs (he had a large collection which he had been nurturing for years) as he couldn't stand being in the red all the time. He made a packet!

I'm thinking about it, but not sure if I've done anything particularly extreme...!

Imelda

Hi Skintmonkey,

I'm the same, I don't think I have done anything particularly extreme, I have practically moved in with my OH though as I was worried about putting my heating on and he is worried about me being cold!
I wear trainers to and from work to save the heels on my shoes (was having to reheel them every 2/3 weeks @ £6 a time) and I have grown my hair long to save on expensive haircuts (and for a 26 year old female this is extreme!).
I have drastically reduced my food bill but not to the extent that I go without. I am happy with my current level of debt repayment and so I am not going to cut down further but it is good to know that if I needed to I could trim at least £100 from my SOA.

Broken_hearted

I claimed the charges back on my mortgage. No hair cuts.

leni

took up Mystery Shopping
Joined Quidco and Pigsback and am now obsessed with getting the best deal and best cashback
Trying to eat less takeaways
Every spare penny I make comes off teh debt rather than being spent on takeaways and clothes

Broken_hearted

Most drastic____I cut up all the cards, all my lifelines and went without. I had the same pair of trainers for two years.

pudding06

no hair cuts

sometimes I dont eat during the day - or just survive on toast.

I wont put the heating on during the day - wear multi-layers - think michelin man lol

OH refuses to charge his mobile at home always does it at work.

theres so many - I could go on forever

pudding06

I had the same pair of trainers for two years.

lol - my OH still has a pair from when we first met - in 1982 lol he wears them for doing the painting or working on the car.

buses7675

pudding06 wrote:

lol - my OH still has a pair from when we first met - in 1982 lol he wears them for doing the painting or working on the car.

Where did he get them from!? Even if they were expensive, in the long run any pair of 24 year old trainers is incredible and very good value!

I couldn't quite have done that though, my feet have grown since I was born! lol

Cheers

Steve

pudding06

God knows and I've tried so many times to get rid of them but he always fishes them out of the bin lol

seems to have a sixth sense about them

pudds

cathybird

refrained from having children? ....

actually this sort of happened for other reasons but one of the effects is that it has saved me money :rotfl: :rotfl:

legoman

cheese and pickle toasties for every meal!