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September 7th, 2006 at 03:45 pm

OK-

It's 4am and I am using the bathroom when DH (who works nights and had just got home) pokes his head in and asks me this question...."What are you doing"

I look down and I have 3 sheets of toilet paper that I am separating (it is a double layer roll). Mind you, my eyes are barely open and my fingers are fumbling...all I really want to do is go back to sleep.

Umm...I am only using 1/2 of the TP so I am separating it to save the rest for next time...

He shakes his head and walks off...so I follow him downstairs and he is complaining about a backache and suggests that his boots are worn and may be the cause of the backpain....

So I suggest (again, this is not the first time weve had this discussion) that he go and buy a new pair....

He replies "Right, Im supposed to buy new boots while your separating toilet paper to save money"...

lol....so I explain to him that I have a budget for clothing and his boots are already paid for...but that I am plugging the small financial holes as I can, so that we can save money...

Im not really sure why I am blogging about this...except to wonder if I am going too far...my poor DH did look at me like I lost a marble or two...All I know is that I am in a mindset...and its keeping our budget from busting...so I will continue on with the funny little frugal things I do---even if my family thinks Ive lost it.



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5 Responses to “What are you doing?”

  1. ima saver Says:
    September 7th, 2006 at 04:06 pm 1157645212
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    My husband looks at me like that some times too. I really do understand. It is the little things that make my husband call me "cheap"

  2. creditcardfree Says:
    September 7th, 2006 at 04:13 pm 1157645629
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    Its the small leaks that can sink a ship! I've seen those looks as well. Of course, he's starting to come around to some frugal ways himself.

  3. mjrube94 Says:
    September 7th, 2006 at 04:25 pm 1157646305
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    That post made my day! I'd tell my husband that the reason he can afford the boots is because of all of the savings you've had on toilet paper and things like that. Comical...

  4. LuxLiving Says:
    September 7th, 2006 at 04:30 pm 1157646659
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    I have to convince The Hubster that yes we really can afford to go out and eat at a restaraunt because I've budgeted for it AND yes, that still means I need everyone to turn off the lights, limit shower times and wash clothes in cold water, etc....so we can afford to do the eating out again in the FUTURE. It makes perfect sense to us who are keyed in on the numbers and more difficult for those who think we are so strapped that we can't move because they aren't totally clued into how the cash flows!

  5. Kris10leigh Says:
    September 7th, 2006 at 06:17 pm 1157653060
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    This is so funny! My husband would have said the same thing! We all understand these things, but it's moments like this that make us go "hmmmm".

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