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My wife has taught me so much about living frugally. We both grew up relatively poor and I consider myself frugal, but she knows the power of coupons and sales.
by matt_wulfeck 11y ago
My wife has taught me so much about living frugally. We both grew up relatively poor and I consider myself frugal, but she knows the power of coupons and sales. She combines coupons with sales to get very good prices, and budgets strictly for what we need. She'll also game the heck out of store policies ("you are out of stock on item Y so I'm wondering if I can buy item X for the same price").
Also buy a bidet. They cost less than $40, are better for the environment, and will save on your TP costs!
- ars 11y agoSeconded about a bidet. They sell kinds that install under the toilet seat of any toilet (i.e. you don't need a special toilet). You need just a bit of paper after to dry yourself and that's it. No wiping.
- chanux 11y agoI just looked up portable bidet. Yes it's a thing. The first product came up has this in it's Amazon page. Wiping is barbaric! Your bottom begs for salvation LOL
- matt_wulfeck 11y ago> Wiping is barbaric! Your bottom begs for salvation It's funny but I really do fee this way when I use regular toilet paper. You're just smearing poop all around! It's sick!
- droidist2 11y agoSo true! http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZAeV-8Ay5Go http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZAeV-8Ay5Go
- randomgyatwork 11y agoI bought one of those in Japan, unfortunately it doesn't fit my current toilet.
- ars 11y agoLike this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005IT4C6G http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005IT4C6G There are other similar ones for even less.
- chanux 11y agoAlso buy a bidet. They cost less than $40, are better for the environment, and will save on your TP costs! THIS! I really don't understand why a bidet isn't very popular.
- Freak_NL 11y agoProbably because the traditional Western image of a bidet is a separate bowl in a luxurious bathroom. That is, it comes across as a luxury item. It is an interesting topic though. I have spent a year living in Japan as a graduate student, and had an ultra-modern all-in-one toilet with a built-in bidet (these are quite common in Japanese homes, and even hotels tend to have them en-suite). At first you are confronted with your cultural baggage; all your life you have been using toilet paper to sanitize your nether regions. After that curiosity sets in, and you rationalize that if a whole modern society embraces this technology, than certainly there must be something to it. Then you start using it, and soon marvel at how barbaric and uncouth the toilet paper method is. Upon returning to my Western country I was again back to toilet paper, but getting a Japanese style toilet seat with built-in bidet is on my wish list… Unfortunately, toilet habits are not something that can be easily changed in any society. It is not something people like to discuss. If you've never encountered a bidet (built-in or otherwise) and had the opportunity to use it for a decent while, chances are you will reject the notion of owning one.
- eru 11y agoI never understood the whole coupon thing. Can't you just go to Aldi to get a good price without all the hassle?