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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

no_hypocrisy

(55,362 posts) Tue Apr 8, 2025, 07:38 AM Apr 2025

Old Fashioned Habits That Still Save You Thousands Today

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Old Fashioned Habits That Still Save You Thousands Today (Original Post) no_hypocrisy Apr 2025 OP

One they missed bucolic_frolic Apr 2025 #1

You are too funny! 😂 Quakerfriend Apr 2025 #2

Frugal frugal bucolic_frolic Apr 2025 #3

Another tip: limit the number of children in your family. Bluepinky Apr 2025 #4

Children are far more expensive than birth control Miguelito Loveless Nov 2025 #5

bucolic_frolic

(55,797 posts)

1. One they missed

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Tue Apr 8, 2025, 07:52 AM

Apr 2025

Only use hair dye on your hair and not on your beard.

Quakerfriend

(5,882 posts)

2. You are too funny! 😂

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 8, 2025, 07:56 AM

Apr 2025

bucolic_frolic

(55,797 posts)

3. Frugal frugal

Reply to Quakerfriend (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 8, 2025, 08:16 AM

Apr 2025

but he's got the bucks for dye. ripe fruit.

Bluepinky

(2,573 posts)

4. Another tip: limit the number of children in your family.

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Tue Apr 8, 2025, 11:15 AM

Apr 2025

But then you may have to spend money on birth control (uh oh).

Another tip: homeschool the kids and collect EFA money from the government (even though that strips funding from public education).

Miguelito Loveless

(5,912 posts)

5. Children are far more expensive than birth control

Reply to Bluepinky (Reply #4)

Fri Nov 7, 2025, 04:52 PM

Nov 2025

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