Best Frugal Thing this Week
Dawn
My child has a standing appt. in a town 20 miles from where we live.
I take him and then I wait the two hours he is there and we go home.
Trying to amuse myself for that two hours is sometimes a challenge.
Found myself going shopping way too much. So in the name of
frugality and all that is good for me I have started taking walks
during that timeframe.
Dawn, frugal and hopefully healthier.
Anthony Matonak
> My child has a standing appt. in a town 20 miles from where we live.
You have to make an appointment to stand?
Anthony
Wooly
But not to be literal.
Gordon
4ax.com:
You could also bring a newspaper. Read and clip coupons.
Improve your mind and your finaces at the same time.
Don K
news:Xns99C294A94733...@199.45.49.11...
Reading coupons is unlikely to improve your mind very much.
Likewise any potential fiance offering coupons in the paper is
unlikely to be much of an improvement over your present one.
Don
Anthony Matonak
> Dawn <lin...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Trying to amuse myself for that two hours is sometimes a challenge.
>
> Improve your mind and your finaces at the same time.
They could also bring a book, perhaps even from the library. This
would be for those who take things literary. There are also MP3
players that can be found for less than $30 and audio books or
lectures. There are also portable video or dvd players, for folks
who prefer to just rent the movie.
I've found one of the more interesting ways to spend a little time
is striking up conversations with strangers.
Anthony
New Leaf
Speaking of creative ways to spend time and not waste money.... I
found that the cheapest place to get an oil change on DH's old BMW is
at the dealership. I wait until I have an appointment for the doctor
or financial guy or whatever in City X, about 90 minutes away. Parking
in City X is hard to find and very expensive. I make an appointment at
the dealership for about an hour before my appointment. I go to the
dealership, use their beautifully clean bathroom, book the car in,
make myself a latte from their high-end self-serve machine, get my
niece a hot chocolate if she's with me, and then have their shuttle
take me to my appointment. Afterwards, I have them pick me up to go
back to the dealership, and there's my car, all clean and shiny on the
outside from their complimentary carwash, all tidy on the inside from
the free vacuuming service, a nice cool bottle of free water in the
cup-holder. The cost, $29.95 + tax, is about the same as a day of
parking in City X. I take a look at the new BMW models, get a couple
of free Post-It pads from the sales area, have another latte, and head
home. They treat me like gold there. Once they found a burned out bulb
in the headlight and suggested new windshield wipers, but mostly, I'm
out of there for about $35.
Viv
George Grapman
SF. My office was north of the downtown area, In the summer parking
could be very hard. My bank gave 30 minutes of validated parking for
just walking in and showing them my ATM card.
missussex
> So in the name of
> frugality and all that is good for me I have started taking walks
> during that timeframe.
> Dawn, frugal and hopefully healthier.
Good for you, Dawn! Walking is doubly frugal, because you'll stay
healthier and require fewer medical services. You go, girl!
Dennis
Don't forget your umbrella!
(Did you get any of that nasty downpour on your side of the river
Sunday afternoon?)
Dennis (evil)
--
I'm behind the eight ball, ahead of the curve, riding the wave,
dodging the bullet and pushing the envelope. -George Carlin
Dennis
wrote:
>Speaking of creative ways to spend time and not waste money.... I
>found that the cheapest place to get an oil change on DH's old BMW is
>at the dealership. I wait until I have an appointment for the doctor
>or financial guy or whatever in City X, about 90 minutes away. Parking
>in City X is hard to find and very expensive. I make an appointment at
>the dealership for about an hour before my appointment. I go to the
>dealership, use their beautifully clean bathroom, book the car in,
>make myself a latte from their high-end self-serve machine, get my
>niece a hot chocolate if she's with me, and then have their shuttle
>take me to my appointment. Afterwards, I have them pick me up to go
>back to the dealership, and there's my car, all clean and shiny on the
>outside from their complimentary carwash, all tidy on the inside from
>the free vacuuming service, a nice cool bottle of free water in the
>cup-holder. The cost, $29.95 + tax, is about the same as a day of
>parking in City X. I take a look at the new BMW models, get a couple
>of free Post-It pads from the sales area, have another latte, and head
>home. They treat me like gold there. Once they found a burned out bulb
>in the headlight and suggested new windshield wipers, but mostly, I'm
>out of there for about $35.
I like this one. Excellent job of making the best of the
circumstances.
Dennis (evil)
--
The honest man is the one who realizes that he cannot
consume more, in his lifetime, than he produces.
Gordon
news:pMCdndh1hLKKxJTa...@comcast.com:
I ment read (the articles) and clip the coupons.
Dawn
>On Sun, 07 Oct 2007 11:29:45 -0700, Dawn <lin...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>Don't forget your umbrella!
>
>(Did you get any of that nasty downpour on your side of the river
>Sunday afternoon?)
>
>Dennis (evil)
If we did get a good downpour I wasn't aware of it.
Dawn, who lives in the PNW and doesn't carry an umbrella. :P
Dawn
Well, of course.
Dawn, being silly also.
Dawn
wrote:
>
>You could also bring a newspaper. Read and clip coupons.
>Improve your mind and your finaces at the same time.
I've been bringing magazines and reading them and then leaving them in
the lobby.
Dawn, always trying to get rid of clutter.