Oil & Fuel cheap or not

[zman007007]

Though I haven"t tried it, I thought the used and greasy towels or rags, if you have one of those little fireproof containers to save them in would be handy to start your brush fires with in case the wood is a little damp or green. zman

 

[Johndeere3720]

I use red rags to do all my shop work. I also for some reason still have every part that has broken on my tractors laying around, just in case i need them. :thumbsup: Yeah, a pully with a bad bearing may not work on my mower again but what if i want to make a pully for something else? I also have the steering parts that went out on my mower as well, yeah the gears are wore out but they have potential for another project. Gotta get all i can out of them, not be wasteful.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

I'd say it's cheap, but my grandfather hangs his paper towels on a clothes rack to dry when they get wet.

 

[Soundguy]

I use red rags to do all my shop work. I also for some reason still have every part that has broken on my tractors laying around, just in case i need them. :thumbsup: Yeah, a pully with a bad bearing may not work on my mower again but what if i want to make a pully for something else? I also have the steering parts that went out on my mower as well, yeah the gears are wore out but they have potential for another project. Gotta get all i can out of them, not be wasteful.

I do the same... something breaks and i save it.. then usually cannabalize it later to make something else..

soundguy

 

[buck12]

Mine go through a similar progression to Mace. My wife cleans her reading glasses quite frequently and uses a paper towel every time. I gather them up after the windex had dried and they go into the shop.

It is best not to use paper towels to clean eye glasses. A cotton tshirt works well. I will show my cheapness. I clean my glasses each morning by spraying them with alcohol (over 90%) than I grab a clean tshirt from the drawer and throw it back in the drawer when done - no wasted paper products.

 

[Brad_Blazer]

Princess Auto has the best bags in our area....Their closest store is two hours away but I've asked my kids for some of their bags for Christmas....

Thrifty and shrewd. If I'm going to carry a bag into work, I prefer Northern Tool to Wal Mart or Lowes Foods.

I like old socks and T-shirts for rags. I turn them inside-out to refresh them. A rag hung outside for a month will just about wash itself..

 

[zman007007]

I'd say it's cheap, but my grandfather hangs his paper towels on a clothes rack to dry when they get wet.

Compact, once you move out on your own, you will quickly realize their is more than just food and rent to worry about when living on your own. So once you move out and have to pay for everything, come back and let us know the way you save money. We cheap, er, [frugal] people need all the help we can get. LOL zman :laughing:

 

[CompactTractorFan]

Compact, once you move out on your own, you will quickly realize their is more than just food and rent to worry about when living on your own. So once you move out and have to pay for everything, come back and let us know the way you save money. We cheap, er, [frugal] people need all the help we can get. LOL zman :laughing:

Will do!!!

 

[tsteahr]

It is best not to use paper towels to clean eye glasses. A cotton tshirt works well. I will show my cheapness. I clean my glasses each morning by spraying them with alcohol (over 90%) than I grab a clean tshirt from the drawer and throw it back in the drawer when done - no wasted paper products.

I agree about not using a paper towel to clean eyeglasses. I mentioned this to my wife once. I got the female equivalent of "Yes Dear"

One small aspect of a happy marriage is knowing when to leave well enough alone

 

[johnrex62]

I agree about not using a paper towel to clean eyeglasses. I mentioned this to my wife once. I got the female equivalent of "Yes Dear"

One small aspect of a happy marriage is knowing when to leave well enough alone

YES DEAR When did YES become a word a woman is permitted to say to a man with a BUT attached?