The Most Despicable Thing That You Have Ever Done to Save Money

[Deactivated] on 28/07/2016 - 04:20
Last edited 04/08/2016 - 14:36

EDIT: Has someone change his/her name to Burger yet?

I recycle my stamps, I am not proud of it, but I do that. I also squeeze every last drop out of my toiletries. I even cut the bottle and spoon with my fingers the remaining.

There was this guy that posted self made McSpider, because he refused to pay 50c extra.

I know a friend who did as many trips as possible on Monday to save opal fees.

So what is the most embarrassing, despicable thing you have ever done to save money?
Maybe you reuse your underwear? Front to back, inside out…

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    • Wallace on 01/08/2016 - 15:39

      Wouldn't modern desktop PCs cost more to run than an efficient heater?

      • FutureTech on 01/08/2016 - 18:10
        +1

        But you get to play the game

      • Powershopz on 02/08/2016 - 11:39

        PC is going to be using 150-500W (basic-high end) - much lower than the electricity requirement of an efficient heater.

  • Brendoo on 01/08/2016 - 08:59

    I never did this as a I was in school with a bus pass at the time, but who remembers the old Sydney bus ticketing systems back in the 80's? The first electronic paper tickets. Where it basically just printed a black square on the ticket when you put it into the machine. Once all spots were printed black it didn't work anymore.
    Well everyone used to put clear sticky tape over the section of the ticket where the black squares would print. Then you just go home and wipe it with metho and it comes straight off. Ticket was infinitely usable. Until the ticket was literally falling apart from being used a thousand times, lol. Saved a lot of money.

  • Brendoo on 01/08/2016 - 09:06

    Another one I do, during this cold Sydney winter, is to not use the heater, but have my laptop on my legs instead of the table. It's amazing how it heats your whole body. Saves tons on heating and I would have been using the laptop anyway, so no extra cost. I think the saving would be hundreds over the winter months (comparing to last year where i used the heater).

  • sweetnipples on 01/08/2016 - 09:55
    +2

    Save Money…..

    1. Distill own Vodka and fill Crystal Skull Bottle (missus still can't tell the difference)
    2. Wait for a tail wind to drive 150ks, so i save fuel.
    3. Use the neighbours lawn mower (without his knowledge)
    4. Look for meat that has been marked down, mostly chicken, open it in store to smell if its off, if its off i purchase it for the marked down price, then come back in the store 5min later saying its off and can i grab a replacement.

    Many others, just cant think.

    • Shiny Mew on 01/08/2016 - 12:39

      Re '2.', how do you pre-emptively determine when the tail-wind is in your favour on a particular highway?

    • fruit on 01/08/2016 - 13:20
      1. Homer Simpson?
  • Shiny Mew on 01/08/2016 - 12:37

    Woofing down a few sneaky grapes from the supermarket. I used to do the same by ripping off ends of broccoli as a kid (it's a shame so many people dislike the taste of real, unprocessed food).

  • qwertyaz on 01/08/2016 - 14:58

    take tons of tissues from McDonald…

    • silverrat23 on 01/08/2016 - 16:09

      And sachets of Tomato Sauce (before they kept them behind the counter).

    • cdaddy on 02/08/2016 - 15:28

      Just go through the drive through, they give you about 30.

  • Cluster on 01/08/2016 - 16:16

    I haven't done this (I don't smoke), but recently around a local shopping center I noticed a couple of men collecting something from around an entrance. A closer look revealed they were collecting used cigarette butts off the ground, presumably to extract whatever tobacco is left to smoke it. Gross. Any other rubbish was left behind.

    • [Deactivated] on 04/08/2016 - 09:03
      +2

      Considering what smokes cost these days, they might be making a better hourly rate than a working stiff.
      They could make $50 p/h rerolling them and selling as refurbished to bums.

      • Shiny Mew on 11/11/2016 - 08:50

        Thank you, I've now my newest business idea: 'refurbished' cigarettes.

  • Bargaphile on 01/08/2016 - 17:33
    +3

    I would feel despicable NOT doing the things you stated

  • Normal-Paper on 01/08/2016 - 21:50
    +1

    Ermm…one time I brought my own caramel syrup to add into a Mccafe flatwhite cause I didn't want to pay the extra 80c…but nowadays I use the nespresso pods machine I got for Christmas :)

    • [Deactivated] on 02/08/2016 - 17:36
      +1

      Nespresso don't have caramel is it?

      • Normal-Paper on 03/08/2016 - 14:22

        Nah I meant the syrup and it was a one off time I wanted the syrup in it I normally just have coffee with milk. But nespresso does have caramel roasted coffee pods :) I don't use them though

  • robertbruce on 02/08/2016 - 09:26

    I have not bought a $600 coffee machine,
    Instead, I use a 30 cent teaspoon

    • mrluke on 04/08/2016 - 12:12

      You monster

  • Timothy-Mineworker on 02/08/2016 - 12:28
    +2

    had a mod chip for free games on PS1/PS2, had a hacked PSP, used to hack other peoples PSP during lunch break

    • [Deactivated] on 02/08/2016 - 17:36

      Not for free right, I paid someone to hack my ps3, ps3 and xbox 360

      • Timothy-Mineworker on 02/08/2016 - 18:55

        did it my self, really easy, never did a PS3 as i had the Slim version thats above 3.55, i did a 360 once, dvd drive flash

  • sa-ozzie on 02/08/2016 - 14:28

    Cut the toothpaste in half as there's at least 10 percent left you can get extra out. Fill up container with body wash from gym….recharge phone at pub etc

    • [Deactivated] on 02/08/2016 - 17:35

      I think only the gym body wash is truly despicable. Recharging phone only gets u a bit of saving,and everyone is doing it.

  • wolvesaussie on 02/08/2016 - 16:24

    It used to be possible to sticky tape together two 5 cents coins with electrical tape and get certain type of vending machines to accept it as 2 dollar coin. Was a lot of that going on at my school. U sort of loaded money layed flat onto a tray and pushed the tray into the machine.

    • [Deactivated] on 02/08/2016 - 17:34
      -1

      How does modern machine works, they somehow able to spit this out.

  • OzTightArse on 02/08/2016 - 17:01
    +9

    I park in the nearest suburb with free all-day parking, then ride my bicycle to the office for about 4km

  • Roqua on 02/08/2016 - 17:59
    -2

    My girlfriends got this from her mother.

    No matter how empty the toothpast tube is, she will do EVERYTHING in her power to get every last drop out of it.

    It hit an all time low when I wen't to brush my teeth one night and I saw the tube had the ass end cut open…..

    • [Deactivated] on 02/08/2016 - 19:54
      +1

      that's the way to do it! Atta girl!
      My wife is different, she sometimes throw away my shampoo, soap, toothpaste, when they are not even close to empty yet.

      She just 'feel' the weight…

  • mrluke on 02/08/2016 - 20:48

    convinced my ex girlfriend to get an abortion.

    • CVonC on 02/08/2016 - 20:55

      before or after you guys broke up?

      • mrluke on 03/08/2016 - 08:30
        +3

        Before. I was 21.

  • badg3rz on 02/08/2016 - 20:56

    Stole toilet paper from McDs.

  • crudman on 02/08/2016 - 22:02

    With those fat candles there is always spare wax and I just put it back on top near the flame where it melts to feed it more fuel. The wick won't shorten if there is enough wax. At the end of the candle I save the wax puddle or cylinder (there's always 1) and put it on top of another used candle that has a 'crater' to put it in.

    • Tasmaniac on 03/08/2016 - 00:14
      +1

      Despicable.

  • OneJay on 02/08/2016 - 23:44
    +2

    I went to Crown Casino and collected as many 1 cent cash tickets from the pokie machines that were minimum bet 2c and 5c. Then I cashed them at the cashier for 5 cents per ticket.

    • Shiny Mew on 03/08/2016 - 21:29

      Elaborate?

      • OneJay on 04/08/2016 - 11:12

        The minimum currency denomination is 5c. Say I have five 1c tickets. When the cashier scans one ticket it will register a payout of 5c. Five scans will mean I receive 25c in cash instead.

  • LoserScott on 02/08/2016 - 23:57

    Isn't the dole the most hospitible thing to do

  • brendongl on 03/08/2016 - 00:28
    +1

    I sell things on ebay, and i also buy lots of things off ebay as well…So i will recycle stamps if they are unfranked, i mean its $1-3 you are saving and takes me less than 5 minutes with a hairdryer left on it for awhile. I also open all boxes and bubblewrap carefully so i can re-use it.

    I worked at dicksmith before and luckily i took heaps of postage sachel bags / bubble wrap / tape home…this was even before i know i would start selling things on ebay….I guess taking all that stuff home led me to flipping stuff for money.

    I also used to always hack my gaming consoles when possible. But now looking at the price of vintage video games, sort of wish i didn't and spent the money on the games instead… But damn it feels nice having the ENTIRE catalogue EVERY single game at your fingertips displayed on a screen with artwork. (Mind you, i end up just scrolling through every game and never end up playing any of them, what a catch 22). Also I guess i feel bad now growing up knowing that people like me screwed over good gaming developers.

    • Some Human on 10/08/2016 - 21:10
      +1

      helpful tip: remove the stamps by soaking them in warm water for five minutes and let drip dry on a tea towel - much cheaper than running a hair dryer

  • theraque on 03/08/2016 - 09:27
    +1

    I misread the title as "what's the most despicable thing you've done to a slave.." I laughed when I re-read it correctly.

    • [Deactivated] on 03/08/2016 - 10:01
      +3

      So, what have you done to a slave?!!

    • weskambul on 15/08/2016 - 18:09

      What did you do? :O

  • paaj on 03/08/2016 - 15:24
    +1

    Poop at work. Save on TP.

    • badg3rz on 03/08/2016 - 20:45
      +1

      And your getting paid for it…

  • Aap Ke Papa on 03/08/2016 - 22:34

    I am looking for deals in this forum post. May be op should filter some great deals and put it in its post.

  • Dr Prepper on 04/08/2016 - 10:57
    +21

    I heard of one bloke who kept offering to get the lunch orders from the sandwich shop.All his co-workers thought he was such a nice bloke.

    Months later the boss decided to go to the sandwich shop on his own .As the boss goes around the corner he sees the "nice bloke" making everyone's sandwiches out of an eski from the boot of his car.

    • SnakeDoctor on 04/08/2016 - 11:11

      HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

      That's awesome/hilarious ?

      Reaction ?

      • [Deactivated] on 04/08/2016 - 14:19
        +3

        If I can give +100, I would…

    • mrluke on 04/08/2016 - 12:15
      +1

      That's genius

    • outlander on 04/08/2016 - 21:17

      WINNING!

  • mrluke on 04/08/2016 - 12:17

    If he was straight up about it I'd let him make my sandwich..

  • [Deactivated] on 04/08/2016 - 14:17
    +1

    I'm waiting for someone to say "I change my last name to Burger, to get free burger all year round".

  • tatnal on 09/08/2016 - 13:38
    +1

    Modern day - Not me but my son says he charges other students for using his laptop charger. The other students have obviously forgotten their charger and are willing to pay for the privilege. Not bad I thought to myself. Must take after me.

    In terms of myself, remember the old coin operated gumball machines that cost anywhere from 5c to 50c. Well you used to be able to put your money in and instead of turning the knob fully like everyone else, you turned it slowly until the machine released the gumball (or other goodies), turned it back, retrieve your money and get a freebie.

    Only problem is if you came after someone that had already done it and the machine would gobble your money and give you nothing.

  • cwongtech on 09/08/2016 - 15:44
    +1

    I used to refer a "friend" on Vitacost to get cheaper protein.
    Just me, myself and I
    foreveralone.jpg

  • Shiny Mew on 09/08/2016 - 23:32

    Water down all my glasses of milk and juice.

    • cwongtech on 10/08/2016 - 10:50

      Making skim milk?

      • Shiny Mew on 10/08/2016 - 11:54

        Really skim milk.

        • altomic on 11/08/2016 - 07:23

          Flavoured water

    • Euphemistic on 13/09/2016 - 11:05

      beats me why people buy 'lite' milk when they could make their own.

  • tj101 on 14/08/2016 - 20:27

    I used to go through the bin at Coles to get a fuel discount, but buy groceries at a cheaper place. Now sometimes I fish around for the offers for $10 beer or cider.
    I also ask for other people's loyalty stamps for coffee, most strangers are ok with it, some are not. Work colleagues are happy to give me their coffee stamp if they do not have a loyalty card.

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