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What would you do?
By Daphne | November 12, 2007
Saving money is important; otherwise you wouldn’t be reading this. There are some things that I will do to save money. Reusing plastic bags, clipping coupons, shopping the sales, and buying better quality items are just some things that I will do to save money.
I was looking at some money saving tips online and some of these tips were hard to fathom.
Here are a few:
- Melt the remainder of the stick deodorant and pour into a mold to get those extra uses out.
If you are careful you can just twist the deodorant all the way up to the top and use it without the extra work and without scratching your underarms. Or you would just use a roll on.
- Soften scraps of soap and then shape them into a bar of soap.
An easier way to do this would be to get a washcloth, fold it in half, stitch up two sides, and attach a velcro fastener on the third. Put your soap scraps in there and use them while exfoliating in the shower. If you have limited sewing abilities you can do this and also you could sew a couple up for stocking stuffers.
- Take or ask for free condiments, napkins or utensils from fast food restaurants. Save the extra and use them at home.
If you have left overs from a legitimate trip, or you made a purchase and then save them to actually use them later fine, but by requesting extra and not using the items is just wasteful and if everyone did this prices would increase.
- Take the remote control batteries from a hotel remote.
The soaps and other toiletries I can understand, but the remote control batteries? Even if you won’t use them yourself, if you travel a lot, collect the toiletries and donate them to a shelter.
- Take the hangers and pillowcases from a hotel/motel.
Some hotels have changed to a narrower bar or the kind off hangers that have a metal tab at the top that slip into a notch to prevent theft. Would you really want just basic white pillowcases that have been used and used and used?
There are some things that I will do to save money but when some of them flirt with compromising my morals I refuse. If it costs too much money to scrape, mold, melt or alter an original item to eek that last bit out, it’s not worth it to me.
Don’t get me wrong I have cut open a tube to get the last bit of lotion out or refill a smaller bottle to take on a trip or carry in my purse but I draw the line when it comes to taking extras that I didn’t need in the first place.
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