Save money by giving up grooming and underwear
Posted
Sep 17 2008, 10:36 PM
by
Karen Datko
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Imagine how much money you'll save if you stop shaving your legs or coloring your hair, or if you sell your kids. Or if -- let's get really extreme here -- you offer your husband's collection of Star Wars figurines for sale on eBay.
We all need a laugh today. And you can get more than one from "The top 5 (evil) tips for frugal living" at FruGal.
On the subject of eliminating personal grooming, that includes working out. "FruGal" says, "You'll save loads of cash, and be honest -- you've always wondered how liberating it would feel to wear elastic-waisted trousers to work once you've quit the gym and removed all the mirrors from your house."
While you're at it, why not trade your job at the nonprofit for a high-paying post with an evil corporation. So what if your soul wilts and you never see your kids again (that is, if you haven't followed Tip No. 1 and sold them). She says: "You'll be rich and debt-free! And you'll never have to sit in a staff meeting with a bunch of greasy-haired hippies wondering why no one has taken notice of your 'Deodorant Every Day Makes a Happy Workplace' memo ...."
You'll save tons of money if you no longer buy underwear. "And you can't buy the sort of excitement-tinged-with-fear you get from going commando while wearing a skirt in a drafty tube station," this British blogger says. "You know what I'm talking about."
