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Old 05-04-2012, 01:33 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Old 05-04-2012, 03:14 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Old 05-04-2012, 03:43 PM   #13 (permalink)
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I love VMaxs- my badass bike (Velocity Maximum) and VMax as personal budget philosophy (Value Maximizing).

Right now I'm enjoying a succulent steak dinner courtesy of my gambling friend and the local casino. He gets perks including free dinners quite a bit, for which I'm invited to partake quite often in exchange for the "free" mechanic work I do for him. I always order steak and shrimp and while waiting for it I pretty much destroy their most excellent salad bar. I'm so stuffed by the time the actual entree shows up that I box it all up (and throw another trip from the salad bar on top of it)- good for 2 or 3 more meals at home AND I make sure to get everyone else at the table's trimmings for the cat, which the cat really loves! The casino staff doesn't seem to care; they throw away more food in 3 minutes from slobs that don't eat what they take than any amount I'll ever be able to abscond with.
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While I don't mind paying for quality, I detest paying for rubbish !
My greatgrandmother would say that she's too poor to waste money on cheap things.
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Old 05-04-2012, 06:59 PM   #15 (permalink)
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A good, well filled dishwasher uses less water than doing the dishes manually.
That's true only if you leave the faucet running while doing dishes manually. Apparently whoever does those studies thinks that's the normal way to do dishes.
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Old 05-04-2012, 07:25 PM   #16 (permalink)
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I see it done that way often enough- along with leaving the faucet on for brushing teeth, shaving, etc. Yet another thing people do that makes me wonder what's going on upstairs.
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I've recycled 600,000 pounds of cars (200 rebuilt since 1973), and those were the ones that were made roadworthy again. Probably another 300k pounds that were given to me when they were just worn out and we put them on a lift and completely diasaasembled them in 2 days. Stored the parts in the attic for future use. The local govt asked me how much I recycled and I think they thought I was crazy when I answered in tons. Also used waste oil for heat, probably close to a thousand gallons a season. They are probably still selling some of those parts 12 years after I sold the shop.

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Yes, i wouldn't call myself cheap because i will blow money like i'm rich if it's something i really want. Cheap is when you have money but "cheap out" and decide not to replace your bald tires on your family car.

Using less everyday is something everyone should do. it's the only thing that will keep us (humans) alive because we just can't keep going down the same road. Not only is it good for the earth but all the things an average person buys goes in the garbage and doesn't make anyone happy, it just uses energy, polutes, wastes our time and piles up at a landfill.

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