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There's saving money, and there's being tight: saving money at the expense of other people, or simply for the miserly hell of it.

Tell us about measures that go beyond simple belt tightening into the realms of Mr Scrooge.

(I helped save b3ta! chthonic, Thu 23 Oct 2008, 13:58)
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This is a QotW answer my parents bought a secondhand campervan
and then took out all the carpets 'in case they get dirty and lower the resale value'. Way to enjoy your retirement, mum and dad.
(I helped save b3ta! crackhouseceilidhband I'd sell your heart to the junkman baby for a buck, Thu 23 Oct 2008, 18:16, closed)
This is a QotW comment I'm sure our mums are related
'cos this is the sort of thing mine would do. Does she recycle wrapping paper as well?
(TheWeeWitch hasn't been here much recently .., Thu 23 Oct 2008, 18:19, closed)
This is a QotW comment oh yes
but then, so do I...
(I helped save b3ta! crackhouseceilidhband I'd sell your heart to the junkman baby for a buck, Thu 23 Oct 2008, 18:21, closed)
This is a QotW comment Aye, but
do you recycle it back to the same person who provided it?
(TheWeeWitch hasn't been here much recently .., Thu 23 Oct 2008, 18:25, closed)
This is a QotW comment I do
Usually with the same present inside, too.
(I helped save b3ta! flake accepts her, one of us., Thu 23 Oct 2008, 18:39, closed)
This is a QotW comment shamefully
I can't remember :-(
(I helped save b3ta! crackhouseceilidhband I'd sell your heart to the junkman baby for a buck, Thu 23 Oct 2008, 18:40, closed)
This is a QotW comment tip
leave the tag on the paper, then you know who it came from
(kebabking - salad and garlic mayo pls, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 11:28, closed)

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