Out of curiosity, what are some of your most frugal habits?

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I roll pennies too!

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I’m not sure I can beat rolling pennies, but I make my coffee at home and change the oil in my car myself.

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I reuse plastic straws and sandwich bags. My purse looks like a recycle center.

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See my reply to President 1 above.

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I always go to the dry cleaner on Tuesday when it’s 15% off. I’ll also stock up (like buy for the year) on trying a like toothpaste, razors, body wash, shaving cream and face wash when it’s on sale.

Roll pennies

Kidding, right?

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We roll pennies too and stop and pick them up when we see them

Let me count the ways; Dryel my dry cleaning at home, cook dinner in and bring lunch, never ever pay retail and shop at 60 percent or more sales, use Rakuten online, thrift shop for designer, shop well for gas, stay healthy...love love love doing all this and winning the game.

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