Comments on: Living Frugally With Humor

By: Jade

Jade — Sat, 10 May 2008 01:00:26 +0000

I’ve started reusing bath towels, even though it used to really gross me out. I started doing this to be frugal with time rather than money (I guess the time spent doing laundry got to be worse than any “ick” factor from reusing towels). I suppose I probably am saving some money on the water and electric bills by only having to run one towel load a week rather than two. My dad pays the water and electric bills (and uses each bath towel once!), so I never saw the $$$ savings. But I’m the one who spends the time doing all the laundry, and I really notice the time savings!

By: april

april — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:15:48 +0000

I tried to get my husband to reuse his towel. He refuses, so I reuse his towel. He says it’s a foul practice, but I don’t think so. I just can’t bring myself to wash it before it’s time. Besides, it’s an expression of my love for him. With how many people would you share a bath towel?;)He should feel honored…

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:42:19 +0000

You do realize that none of these ideas are useful to someone who rents rather than owns, a home (except maybe the soda one). I also don’t have a car, so I don’t know anything about painting the roof. You use a towel twice? If you’re clean after your shower, why do you only use it twice? You can use the same towel for a week or more. At least, I do, because I want to save laundry quarters. That’s right… I don’t have a washer and dryer. The horror!

By: determinedsinglemom

determinedsinglemom — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:07:46 +0000

Well I never considered myself a frugal person until I just read your post because I actually do all five things! (well the diaper one I used to do but my kiddo is out of diapers now).

Tonight instead of ordering each of us a drink, we shared. They give you half a gallon anyway and who really needs all that?

Towels, they get used a few times before going to the laundry. All the time I grew up we did this and I didn’t stop when I moved out on my own. Just have to make sure they dry between uses or they aren’t much good at drying YOU off.

The roof AND hood of my vehicle were recently painted by my dad. While it isn’t rusting the clear coat was coming off and it looked like crap. After some sanding (which I helped with) he took at it with a couple of cans of black paint and it looks just great now. You’d have to get pretty close to it to realize the hood and roof aren’t exactly the same colour.

I’m so glad you confirmed I am frugal after all

By: marie

marie — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:17:12 +0000

Alright, I agree with most of the above. I also suggest a post with a lot more tips; there are a lot more out there.

As for your #1, towels can be used for a week. Just wash them once in a week with your normal laundry. You can also wear pants, and sweaters (anything that doesn’t touch your body directly), at least twice before washing it.

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By: Becky

Becky — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:53:22 +0000

I’ll have to agree with other posters. My husband and I only wash our bath towels about once every week or two. The hand towel and washcloth usually last about 3 days. We both grew up in poorer families, so I never even considered that someone might toss towels in the wash after every use! What a waste!

By: That One Caveman

That One Caveman — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:03:58 +0000

For #3, if we’re wanting a soda, my wife and I buy a medium and share it. It’s always cheaper than buying two smalls. And we still get to take advantage of free refills.

We’ve also noticed that grocery bags make for great trash can liners for bathroom-sized cans. Plus, we have the benefit of handles when we pull out the trash, so we don’t have to worry about dumping the contents.

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By: rstlne

rstlne — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:14:28 +0000

At fast food restaurants, yes, order water unless you’re getting a combo that has a drink anyway. The soda isn’t that healthy.

I don’t keep track of how often I wash the towels. I just wash them when they look like they need to be washed. I find that I can use the towels more times if I use different towels for face/hands and for the rest of the body.