Cheap things you do vol. every dollar counts

[air spider 777]

What’s the best cheesecake from cheesecake factory

Celebration Cheesecake.

 

[buc em]

I like Cheesecake Factory's Miso Crusted Salmon and Steak Diane.

Rib Eye is overpriced and their Pasta Carbonara is hit and miss.

You just named my two favorite things there. That Steak Diane is on point

 

[andoneflip]

I use my coins in my car for gas. I did it today I had $3.68 in coins used it for gas at ampm

 

[Mr Dink]

Print stuff out at work instead of buying a printer.

 

[6 Rings G.O.A.T.]

I use my coins in my car for gas. I did it today I had $3.68 in coins used it for gas at ampm

I always got the dirty look when I did that..

 

[41239]

dam bruh lmao

 

[HEATHEN]

I put toothpaste back in the tube.

 

[daruma]

 

[solewoman]

Ah hell nah

 

[andoneflip]

I always got the dirty look when I did that..

The change is still bread so its all good

 

[andoneflip]

When I get a drink at mcdonalds or any other fast food I fill up the cup drink some of it and then refill it again. Times are hard these days

 

[6 Rings G.O.A.T.]

 

[alchemist iq]

When I get a drink at mcdonalds or any other fast food I fill up the cup drink some of it and then refill it again. Times are hard these days

Refills are free though.

 

[HEATHEN]

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Yeah I’m done with tipping these people 20% just for walking my food out to my car and **** I hate that every single place asks if you wanna tip now. Guilt trips us into tipping them just for literally handing us our food in a bag aka doing their job.

Just say no Buc!

 

[Barbados Slim]

Refills are free though.

Dead

 

[6 Rings G.O.A.T.]

 

[andoneflip]

Or sometimes I ask for a water cup then I put sprite in it

 

[Mr Dink]

When I get a drink at mcdonalds or any other fast food I fill up the cup drink some of it and then refill it again. Times are hard these days

I have a bunch of McDonald's cups at home. If I'm going out, sometimes I'll bring a cup with me in case I happen to go by a McDonald's so I will just go in and fill it up then leave.

 

[cs02132]

I work for tips and I don’t tip for take out. Them register *****es don’t do **** most of the time

 

[moe200069]

this woman is out-doing everyone in this thread

https://wokesloth.com/wife-frugality-relationships-advice/woke-sloth/

When you grow up under certain economic conditions, it can be hard to adjust your mindset, even when circumstances change. Someone posting under the name u/sweetpinklily on Reddit in r/relationships is struggling with this. But it’s not them, it’s their wife. They write that their wife grew up poor, with a single father. As an example, they write that she usually ate “pickle and mayo sandwiches for dinner,” and that “even going to McDonald’s was a luxury for her.”

She’s always had “cheap habits,” but in recent years they’ve escalated to a wild degree:

When I say cheap, I’m not talking about frugal things such as making cleaning products of turning off the shower while you wash your hair/body. That’s nothing compared to my wife’s habits. I’ll give you a few examples.
The water is pretty much on lockdown in the house. Instead of using tap water to wash the dishes or brush our teeth, she gets water from the nearby park. She brings a large jug, fills it up, and then bring a week’s worth back home. And you can bet that we don’t have a washing machine or dryer.
Going out with friends to cafes and restaurants is embarrassing. If we go to a coffee shop, she’ll bring her own pack of instant coffee, order hot water, and make her own coffee. As for dining out with friends, she’ll eat before hand and just order a water.

The OP says that their wife never tries to impose these habits on them, but seems unwilling to change.

They’d like to travel and are sure the wife with nix that idea. And they’re financially comfortable. The wife is even a lawyer! But they can’t do things together anymore:

In a way, we’re both fairly financially independent. We have separate bank accounts. We do our own thing on the weekend. She doesn’t care if I go out to a fancy restaurant with friends. It’s just the fact that we can’t enjoy those things together that bothers me.

TLDR:
-man's wife grew up very poor
-she's the tap water nazi; she gets water from local park and uses it as dish washing and teeth brushing water
-brings instant coffee to the cafe and asks for a cup of hot water
-has a meal before going to dinner with friends
-going to mcdonalds...FUGGEDABOUTIT!
-plot twist: she's a gainfully employed lawyer

 

[Mr Dink]

When I was a kid, my mom lied about our income so I could get free lunch. I've had free lunch from kindergarten all the way to senior year of high school.

 

[Nouss]

When I was a kid, my mom lied about our income so I could get free lunch. I've had free lunch from kindergarten all the way to senior year of high school.

We were lower and lower middle class when I was a kid. Used to get the reduced lunch rate, that didnt change even when my folks started making more.

 

[calye2da]

Reuse a piece of aluminum foil to heat something up in the oven.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

When I get a drink at mcdonalds or any other fast food I fill up the cup drink some of it and then refill it again. Times are hard these days

Yea this is one of the reasons the world is in the current situation they are in. Low-ki form of double dipping.