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How frugal are you?

  • 30-08-2020 4:47pm
    #1
    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭


    I'm pretty frugal,

    Have a 2 year old android phone
    Shop in penny's and tk maxx, got my nikes on sale
    No TV package just saor view and fire stick
    Shop in lidl especially since the launch of the app
    Never order takeaway, always plan meals ahead


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  • #2
    COVID
    Registered Users Posts: 624 ✭✭✭COVID


    Is that your Tinder profile?


  • #3
    Your Face
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,277 ✭✭✭Your Face


    Fairly frugal but I need cut out takeaways and plan my grocery shopping around a meal plan.


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭[Deleted User]


    Own a pair of EDIFIER speakers, purchased in Tesco for 25.99 Fantastic Stereo Surround quality, they can raise the roof!


  • #5
    Shanotheslayer
    Registered Users Posts: 17,191 ✭✭✭✭Shanotheslayer


    Not frugal enough. Probably get 2 take aways a week


  • #6
    RasTa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,116 ✭✭✭✭RasTa


    Only buy yellow sticker items in tesco when they have been reduced 80%


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  • #7
    Man with broke phone
    Registered Users Posts: 1,201 ✭✭✭Man with broke phone


    I pay for quality. I wont wear straw trousers and eat cardboard my whole life just to have a few extra digits in my account when I die. Im decent with money though and can afford it. Ive never had a personal credit card. Dont have loans. Have 20000 or so saved but if I see a nice pair of jeans that are nicer looking and better quality than all the other jeans Ill buy them. I dont care for names or brands particularly but if I walk into a shop and an item is more eye catching but still classier than all the other stuff there I wont worry about the price within reason.

    There are lots of idiots who want to give you money making oportunities when it looks like you have money. Who would you rather clean your gutters if the price was the same? The fella with the arse hanging out of his trousers or the fella who looked like he made good money from cleaning gutters.










    Disclaimer; I dont clean gutters.

    Disclaimer; If you wanted your gutters cleaned I could probably charge you 50 quid more than the fella with the arse hanging out of his trousers and then pay him to do it.


  • #8
    Icaras
    Registered Users Posts: 926 ✭✭✭Icaras


    Getting value for money is more important than being frugal


  • #9
    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    COVID wrote: »
    Is that your Tinder profile?

    I'm attached, even then I'm probably too old for tinder


  • #10
    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    Icaras wrote: »
    Getting value for money is more important than being frugal

    This is also true, I follow hukd with alerts set up for things I might need in the future


  • #11
    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 31,815 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    Probably somewhere in between I love a bargain but I don't mind spending money especially on eating out.


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  • #12
    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 31,815 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    One More Toy wrote: »
    This is also true, I follow hukd with alerts set up for things I might need in the future
    I love that site too!
    Worst thing is can visit my folks up north so can get uk only stuff delivered there


  • #13
    893bet
    Registered Users Posts: 8,724 ✭✭✭893bet


    One More Toy wrote: »
    I'm pretty frugal,

    Have a 2 year old android phone
    Shop in penny's and tk maxx, got my nikes on sale
    No TV package just saor view and fire stick
    Shop in lidl especially since the launch of the app
    Never order takeaway, always plan meals ahead

    I thought I was until I read this post.


  • #14
    RasTa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,116 ✭✭✭✭RasTa


    I did spend £60 on 12 beers delivered last weekend. Gotta stop doing that.


  • #15
    HBC08
    Registered Users Posts: 3,280 ✭✭✭HBC08


    RasTa wrote: »
    Only buy yellow sticker items in tesco when they have been reduced 80%

    Do you tip then on the way out?


  • #16
    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    gmisk wrote: »
    I love that site too!
    Worst thing is can visit my folks up north so can get uk only stuff delivered there

    Mostly use parcel motel myself for items that don't deliver here

    Amazon warehouse deals is pretty good too, got my 32 inch TV off it 5 years ago and still going


  • #17
    RasTa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,116 ✭✭✭✭RasTa


    HBC08 wrote: »
    Do you tip then on the way out?

    No but I did tip someone £20 the other day for a free haircut. Some young lad whois teacher stopped me on the street offering one and he had passed his level 3 etc and needed some real world practice.

    Obviously shouldn't have given him a penny.


  • #18
    mousblaster17
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40 ✭mousblaster17


    if I was a ghost, I wouldn't give you a fright


  • #19
    gogo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,452 ✭✭✭gogo


    I’m not, my bills are paid & I save a sizable portion of my wages each month ... whatever is left over is mine for blowing and blow it is exactly what I do. Life’s too short!


  • #20
    Muahahaha
    Registered Users Posts: 19,609 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    One More Toy wrote: »
    Mostly use parcel motel myself for items that don't deliver here

    Amazon warehouse deals is pretty good too, got my 32 inch TV off it 5 years ago and still going


    Yeah +1 for Amazon Warehouse. Argos and Tesco outlets on ebay are also good for stuff like laptops and other electronics.

    The Keepa extension on Chrome/Firefox for Amazon is great for getting bargains. Its gives you an embedded price graph on the product page so you can see the full price history and how its gone up and down over time. You can then set alerts to email you when it goes below a specific target price. If you dont *need* a product straight away its a great way of saving a few quid on things you wanted to buy anyway, the app helps you get it at its cheapest possible price.


  • #21
    kowloon
    Registered Users Posts: 13,264 ✭✭✭✭kowloon


    So frugal I save on the bills and get two uses out of my underwear. I just turn it inside out for the second use. I do the same thing with facemasks and condoms.


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  • #22
    corkgsxr
    Registered Users Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭corkgsxr


    Complete opposite. I spend like I'm trying to keep the Irish economy going by myself


  • #23
    Mad_maxx
    Registered Users Posts: 13,505 ✭✭✭✭Mad_maxx


    yes but the Mrs makes up for it


  • #24
    JohnnyFlash
    Registered Users Posts: 7,055 ✭✭✭JohnnyFlash


    I’ve found that a lot of people who consider themselves frugal are actually just miserable, mean, skinflints.


  • #25
    pgj2015
    Registered Users Posts: 8,837 ✭✭✭pgj2015


    RasTa wrote: »
    Only buy yellow sticker items in tesco when they have been reduced 80%




    The only meat I eat is from road kill.


  • #26
    Leg End Reject
    Registered Users Posts: 16,310 ✭✭✭✭Leg End Reject


    I'm not at all really.

    I buy nice food, not stingy with electricity and heating, if I'm buying clothes, homewares, appliances, electronics etc I'll happy pay extra for quality.

    I'm not an impulse buyer though, I'm not a fan of labels on clothes, I buy what I need and I keep things until they're beyond use/repair.
    https://forumofgames.com/index.php

    >>> Staying Alive <<<



  • #27
    McGinniesta
    Registered Users Posts: 4,402 ✭✭✭McGinniesta


    I **** therefore i'm happy.


  • #28
    Fr_Dougal
    Registered Users Posts: 9,167 ✭✭✭Fr_Dougal


    One More Toy wrote: »
    I'm pretty frugal,

    Have a 2 year old android phone
    Shop in penny's and tk maxx, got my nikes on sale
    No TV package just saor view and fire stick
    Shop in lidl especially since the launch of the app
    Never order takeaway, always plan meals ahead

    Are you happy? Genuine question.


  • #29
    AllForIt
    Registered Users Posts: 8,265 ✭✭✭AllForIt


    When it comes to groceries - very. Loads of frozen veg which keeps my weight down. Plus I cook all my own meals, never buy ready made meals or takeaways. Because I can cook, used to be a cook, I find it easy to make meals tasty cheaply.


  • #30
    Feisar
    Registered Users Posts: 6,597 ✭✭✭Feisar


    I bring coffee to work in a flask, saving me circa €1,500 a year. I boil a ham on Sundays for sambos to save on lunches for the week. Leftover veg often makes great soup. I batch cook to save. But my wife thinks I'm a bit of a snob because she thinks I'm brand loyal. I'm not though. I always look for good value and if something serves me well it'll take persuasion to get me to change.

    First they came for the socialists...



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  • #31
    Feisar
    Registered Users Posts: 6,597 ✭✭✭Feisar


    AllForIt wrote: »
    When it comes to groceries - very. Loads of frozen veg which keeps my weight down. Plus I cook all my own meals, never buy ready made meals or takeaways. Because I can cook, used to be a cook, I find it easy to make meals tasty cheaply.

    MSG;)

    First they came for the socialists...



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