"My Wife Thinks I'm Nuts": People Who Were Once Poor Are Revealing The "Money-Saving" Tricks They Still Do Even Though They Make A Much-Higher Income
"My neighbors know me, but I get lots of either pitiful or concerned stares from strangers."
"All my shirts have four holes in them..."
"Oh man, I am the same way nowadays. I was always the best at mental math in my family, and I think it was partially because I was the walking grocery cart calculator. I would calculate tax, too, based on items that were taxed and items that weren't. Mom would always periodically ask me what the total was so she knew how much was left in the budget. The cashiers were always so impressed at my totals, and mom usually bought me a tin of mints for my efforts."
"Shit, I let clean ones dry after wiping up water or drying my hands, then use them for dirtier jobs later.
My kids use half a roll to dry their hands, so my frugality gets canceled out."
"Same. I’m a woman in a high-cost-of-living area, so a cut and color would run me a few hundred.
My husband gets angry when I mess up the towels with my hair dye, but I have to remind him that doing my hair at home can save me almost a grand a year."