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Anything to save $15

March 29th, 2007 at 09:43 pm

In preparation for Passover, we are in the midst of our annual major house cleaning. A couple of days ago, my wife said she wanted to make a very frivolous purchase. I could tell from her tone that she was kidding, so I asked what this frivolous purchase was going to cost me. She said it would be more than the new bathmat she bought last week - that was $5. Now I knew I was in trouble - LOL! Turns out she wanted a new kitchen trashcan since the one we have is quite dirty. She figured about $15 to replace it. Being the cheapskate that I am, I promised to clean it for her and if it didn't come out clean enough, then she could buy a new one.

I just took it outside and scrubbed it with a Brillo pad and it is bright white, as good as new. Wife is satisfied and said, "Boy, you'll do anything to save $15, won't you."

Yup!

Posted in Cooking/Household Stuff | 8 Comments »

8 Responses to “Anything to save $15”

  1. Ima saver Says:
    March 29th, 2007 at 09:58 pm 1175205505
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    Good for you!

  2. nance Says:
    March 29th, 2007 at 10:55 pm 1175208953
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    Unfortunately, too many people DON'T think like you do. It seems like too many things are disposable because it is easier to buy something new than to put a little effort into making something we have last longer.

  3. littlemama Says:
    March 29th, 2007 at 11:07 pm 1175209631
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    My brush broke the other day and I glued it back together. My husband thinks I am crazy. Oh' well, he makes the money, and I ~try~ to save it. You did a good thing.

  4. robex Says:
    March 30th, 2007 at 02:13 am 1175220807
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    Hey, good for you! I would have done the same thing...made Dh clean the garbage can.

  5. LuckyRobin Says:
    March 30th, 2007 at 06:06 am 1175234763
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    Giving it a good soak on a weekly basis for a couple of hours would help it not get so built up with dirt, too.

  6. living_in_oz Says:
    March 30th, 2007 at 03:13 pm 1175267639
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    LOL! My kinda hubby!Smile More people SHOULD try to clean items instead of throwing them in our overloaded landfills!

  7. pretty cheap jewelry Says:
    March 30th, 2007 at 05:07 pm 1175274420
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    Have a great Seder!

  8. monkeymama Says:
    April 1st, 2007 at 08:27 pm 1175459233
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    I can't even imagine throwing our a perfectly good item because it is dirty. Good for you. Good for the environment too. Wink

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