“I’ve Been Doing It For 20 Years”: 26 Habits That Frugal People Swear By

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“I plan meals and restocks around grocery store sales. The local ads and coupons come in the mail on Wednesdays, so when the discounts are big enough for items I actually buy, then that is what I cook for the week and/or stock up on. I’m talking things like eggs on sale for $.99, laundry soap coupons for $5 off, $3.50/lb off for bulk ground beef… not things like a $.09 discount on canned corn that will eventually expire in my cupboard. I also do a quick look around the house to make sure I am not buying something on sale when I already have six months’ worth of it in the freezer.”

“I feel like this shouldn’t be considered ‘weird,’ but according to the reactions I’ve gotten from people, it must be.”

—fennecfoxes