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i wanted to get some clothes for running outdoors in the cold weather. i was going to buy some tops that were specific for running at target in the women's section. they are like zip up/pullover long sleeved tops and they were all in the $30-$40 price range.
i said - this is ridiculous, i'm literally just going to sweat in this and i really don't care what i look like while i'm running outside and if i buy two of these it will cost me almost $100! so i went over to the men's section and found hanes plain sweatshirts for $6.99. Small in men's fit perfect on me. i got 2 of them
It's hit and miss. I got a pair of outdoor work pants for about 3 dollars a piece. I got a glass butter dish for about 2.50 that I saw at Wal Mart for over $15.00. Just to name a few.
Other times I thought some of their xmas stuff was over priced, but I thought their Halloween customes were priced well compared to party city.
My husband suddenly needed a couple of suits for work. I found two at Goodwill for $13 each, nice modern ones in really good condition. They always separate the pants and the suit coat, so if you find a coat you like there, take it to the pants section and see if you find pants to match. I also got a clothes steamer for $5.
What was your best frugal purchase? How did you manage it?[/quote]
Well it was my Dad who made the purchase. Back when I was dirt poor in college, my Dad knew I wanted a car. He bought me a used Chevelle for $100.00 from the guy who worked next to him on the night shift. This car was dented in the front and back because the owner was so tired after working this second job that he was constantly bumping into the telephone wires coming off of the telephone pole. Anyway, it was a standard shift on the column and had a ripped drivers bench seat. Oh, and it burned about 1/2 qt of oil a week. I was happy to have my own car!
Sometimes this car would get stuck in second gear and I'd have to get out of the car, open the hood, reach in and jiggle something to get it unstuck. One day at school I was parked facing an embankment. The car was stuck in forward and I couldn't get it into reverse. I had to enlist the help of a classmate, whom I had never met up until that point. To make a long story short, two years later we were married. Although it wasn't his life vocation, my husband enjoyed working on cars. On that Chevelle, he covered the seats, changed the water pump, replaced the engine and radiator, and a litany of other things which I can't recall. We both drove that jalopy for years.
At long last, we decided to "upgrade". He put it out in the driveway with a "For Sale" sign. A postal worker from Newark, NJ bought it for $200.00 dollars, saying that he needed a car that no one would ever want to steal. lol True Story.
Saved over $1800 by not trusting the dealer's service center's quote for repairs and so I go a second opinion - thereby turning the original quote of over $2400 into under $600. And the dealer lied: 2 things they said needed fixing did not need anything. GRRR.
Glad you caught it. My husband and I had that happen last year at a Dodge Dealer. They wanted more than $2500 to fix the "wrong" thing. We fixed the right thing ourselves and saved a bundle.
Yesterday I did some searching around for new auto insurance for our RV and Jeep. I found a company that offered us better insurance for $400.00 less per year.
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