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If you’re rich, can you still be economic/frugal, or does it make you look cheap?

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Johnny Cage asked:


do u find it difficult to comprehend if a rich guy (especially millionaires):
- packs his lunch from home instead of buying it outside during lunch break
- does his own laundry
- maintains his lawn and garden himself instead of hiring a professional.

…bearing in mind that the reason for the above is not pleasure/exercise, but to save money.

PS: this is not me!! just a question.

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Thursday, May 14th, 2009 Etiquette 15 Comments

How Do You Dry Your Clothes (Frugal tips available)?

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j.c lavender asked:


Since my apartment complex doesn’t allow clotheslines outside apartments (they don’t want apartments looking like shanty town), I put my clothes to dry in my car during hot days, especially, during the summertime. It dries pretty fast too. I also dry my clothes in a indoor clothesline, something that looks like this http://www.clotheslineshop.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=C&Category_Code=IC6
My clothes don’t dry fast indoors, but it dries whenever it dries.
I don’t like to using the electric dryer that is included in my apartment because it wastes electricity and money. I am not poor or anything. I am very well off, just like to live frugally.
How do you dry your clothes?
Also, if you go on vacation and your hotel room has a radiator, wash your clothes daily by hand in the sink, and put a towel around your clothes and lay it on the hot radiator. It will dry your clothes! This will save you money from using laundry services.
Regarding drying clothes in your car, it doesn’t have to be summer, but whenever the day is going to be hot and sunny, so check the temperature in advance for the whole day!
It is in the etiquette section because I’m wondering how you dry your clothes properly, if you want to call it that way.

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Sunday, May 10th, 2009 Etiquette 5 Comments

If a friend is extremely frugal and you find yourself at her house do you fear that she resents your presence?

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John A asked:


That is, do you suspect that anything short of water from the tap will somehow register with her as a finacial burden. Doesn’t it seem as almost anything can be seen as a financial hit by such people?
Or do you just avoid such people altogether whenever possible?

By the way substitute him for her if you want to.

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Saturday, May 9th, 2009 Etiquette 4 Comments

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