Okay. I'm cheap. - Page 2

JeannetteDavis · 09-06-2006, 05:45 PM

Girls, I'm so glad I'm not the only one. I do save all bags and tissue, and I saved some of his power ranger wrapping paper to wrap one of the shoe boxes that he uses for a power ranger house. I figured some used wrapping paper would spruce up the place a bit.

I reuse bows, too.

Adda15 · 09-21-2006, 10:27 PM

Your not cheap at all.
1. Your saving future money.
2. Your saving our landfill sites.
3. Your following a philosophy of making sure every thing you have has more than one purpose.

Bring it on sister! Your doin' it!

JeannetteDavis · 09-21-2006, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Adda15

Your not cheap at all.
1. Your saving future money.
2. Your saving our landfill sites.
3. Your following a philosophy of making sure every thing you have has more than one purpose.

Bring it on sister! Your doin' it!

Hey, thanks!!! The landfill thing is a good one. That will be on my list from now on when MIL gives me grief.

crystalwave · 09-22-2006, 07:11 AM

I also agree that you are being creative and not cheap. I also reuse tablecloths for art projects and I always save gift bags, tissue paper and bows. Ocassionaly I will save wrapping paper but we use it for art projects and not to wrap another gift.

momma_bear · 09-22-2006, 07:36 AM

I must be "resourceful" too because I see absolutely nothing wrong with anything you listed and have done most of it at one time or another

2littleladies · 09-27-2006, 08:46 AM

okay I dont use toys to decorate becuase I dont even want toys but other wise your ideas are great. Being cheap is doning things like not eating when your hungry becuase you dont have a cuopon.

southern_belle_mommie · 09-28-2006, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by JeannetteDavis

I realized last night that I'm the epitomy of cheap sometimes.

I was undecorating the dining room from Parker's party on Saturday (we leave decorations up for days to really enjoy them) and came to this realization........I'm cheap!!!

Case in point:

*I save the crepe paper to make pompons for decorations for the next party. I hang them on the mailbox, front door, or the lamp post outside.

*I hang movie cases on the walls to help decorate.

*I wipe and save the plastice tablecloth for dropcloths for art or to use for a special lunch/dinner for the kids if they've had a good month at school.

*I use the kids toys as table centerpieces and accent decor around the room.

Does anyone else do this or am I incredibly ridiculous?

PS....if you have any other ideas, let me know.

you're not cheap... and I took notes

annemc · 09-29-2006, 05:10 PM

Jeanette hon this might sound like a ticking off but its not meant like that

Saying your cheap sounds like a mental put down if you understand me, your absolutely not. your pretty creative (and Im going to borrow one or two of your decor ideas!)

No your resourseful ,creative and original and if you can do that on the cheap too well girl well done!!

Anne

amayesing · **thanks**

Thanks for sharing these wonderfully frugal ideas. I am expecting my first grand in January and I am taking all the notes I can to help

Adda15 · 10-16-2006, 02:41 PM

I think I've hit the all time low for cheap.
I am a demo for a major stamp company, although it's mostly to feed my habit than create an income.
In the boxes that the product comes is a lot of brown craft like paper that they use for fillers. I've always wondered what could be done with this.
Today I ripped about some of the sections, spritzed it with water and hung to dry. Now I have a large piece of "scrap" paper that my DS can colour and draw on when he gets older.
Some might say "like I have time to rip apart paper, spritz with water and hang to dry". Yup, isn't something I would want to do everyday but at least it didn't end up in the land fill, and now I have free scribble paper (or at least to protect my kitchen table) for a future Picaso!