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General Discussion => Essentially Flyertalk => Topic started by: yoga-like_abana on January 04, 2024, 10:13:28 AM
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You all probably still have some certain quirks for your cheapness deep down, what are they?
Funny one that I had a self realization about the other day was when buying chicken that was buy one get one free. I took a good minute to find the second package of chicken that was closest to the price of the first one I had grabbed. I don't mind splurging other things but I'll be damned if I pay 10 cents more for a package of chicken
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I've inherited my father's fanaticism about getting every last bit of ketchup out of the old bottle before discarding/recycling it. Drove my mom nuts, now it has become my toxic trait.
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I almost started a thread yesterday about awesome generic crap after I broke into a bag of Signature SELECT Almonds. They were awesome and so much better than Blue Diamond! Generic Zyrtec is also great. My mom bought me 200 generic Zytrec at Sam's for $15!
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Maximizing credit card spend to get points
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I almost started a thread yesterday about awesome generic crap after I broke into a bag of Signature SELECT Almonds. They were awesome and so much better than Blue Diamond! Generic Zyrtec is also great. My mom bought me 200 generic Zytrec at Sam's for $15!
amaze
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Def a store brand (kroger, private selection, simple truth) guy
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Mrs SF and I almost got run over in a Walmart grocery parking lot she likes to frequent to save $2 because someone stole an old lady's purse and Walmart people went on the attack and started throwing various canned goods at the persons car when they sped out of the parking lot.
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I spend over budget on car and waaaay under budget on housing
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You all probably still have some certain quirks for your cheapness deep down, what are they?
Funny one that I had a self realization about the other day was when buying chicken that was buy one get one free. I took a good minute to find the second package of chicken that was closest to the price of the first one I had grabbed. I don't mind splurging other things but I'll be damned if I pay 10 cents more for a package of chicken
I do this too.
I compare everything with price per ounce, do it with everything. Cheese, Beer, Apples. You name it. Also only somethings I buy once they go on sale. If i run out of razor blades I will use the last blade in the box sparingly until they go on sale. A lot of things in life I refuse to pay full price for.
Also eff inflation
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I don't look at the price of literally anything at the grocery store. Never have, never will.
But I refuse to buy expensive slippers. I have bought new cheap ones every year for a while and still have remained under price of the premium options.
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You all probably still have some certain quirks for your cheapness deep down, what are they?
Funny one that I had a self realization about the other day was when buying chicken that was buy one get one free. I took a good minute to find the second package of chicken that was closest to the price of the first one I had grabbed. I don't mind splurging other things but I'll be damned if I pay 10 cents more for a package of chicken
I do this too.
I compare everything with price per ounce, do it with everything. Cheese, Beer, Apples. You name it. Also only somethings I buy once they go on sale. If i run out of razor blades I will use the last blade in the box sparingly until they go on sale. A lot of things in life I refuse to pay full price for.
Also eff inflation
YES GREG YES. Those razor holiday gift kits always go on sale the week after Christmas. Which reminds me I bought 8 razors and shaving gel for $4. Did the same with a deodorant/body wash combo :cool:
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You all probably still have some certain quirks for your cheapness deep down, what are they?
Funny one that I had a self realization about the other day was when buying chicken that was buy one get one free. I took a good minute to find the second package of chicken that was closest to the price of the first one I had grabbed. I don't mind splurging other things but I'll be damned if I pay 10 cents more for a package of chicken
I do this too.
I compare everything with price per ounce, do it with everything. Cheese, Beer, Apples. You name it. Also only somethings I buy once they go on sale. If i run out of razor blades I will use the last blade in the box sparingly until they go on sale. A lot of things in life I refuse to pay full price for.
Also eff inflation
YES GREG YES. Those razor holiday gift kits always go on sale the week after Christmas. Which reminds me I bought 8 razors and shaving gel for $4. Did the same with a deodorant/body wash combo :cool:
Samesies. I haven't bought socks in years. Always get them for Christmas.
Bit of a #ack for the Price Per Ounce most grocery stores have them on the price tag on the shelf. Usually just buy the one that is lower. Problem solved. Also sticking to a list. Never ever buy something because you think it is a good deal.
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You all probably still have some certain quirks for your cheapness deep down, what are they?
Funny one that I had a self realization about the other day was when buying chicken that was buy one get one free. I took a good minute to find the second package of chicken that was closest to the price of the first one I had grabbed. I don't mind splurging other things but I'll be damned if I pay 10 cents more for a package of chicken
I do this too.
I compare everything with price per ounce, do it with everything. Cheese, Beer, Apples. You name it. Also only somethings I buy once they go on sale. If i run out of razor blades I will use the last blade in the box sparingly until they go on sale. A lot of things in life I refuse to pay full price for.
Also eff inflation
I do this for k-cups. Oh, Dunkin’ Donuts isn’t on sale. I guess I’ll buy these McDonalds ones that are half price if you buy two or more. I was also stoked that Jenny O ground turkey was on sale for a $1/lb last time k was in the store. I got three but wish I had got more. Perdue is usually $5/lb!
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I also don't wash my truck. Ever really. Would rather drive it through a puddle v. fast on the side of the road to help wash it off during the rainstorm than pay for a wash.
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Don't buy paper plates either for large gatherings, if we have pizza you can either put it on one of our reusable plates or grab a paper towel.
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Don't buy paper plates either for large gatherings, if we have pizza you can either put it on one of our reusable plates or grab a paper towel.
Paper plates cost way too much.
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I used to bake a ham when it got down to $2/lb and just freeze a bunch of it rather than buy the crap in the bag for $5/lb.
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Always cancel subscription like ESPN plus as soon as I turn it on so I can stretch out a few days weeks before turning it back on when I need it again
Spending ungodly amounts of money on trips but park in cheapest lot at the airport if I drive (typically Uber now) or any other variety of travel small fees I try and avoid.
Hunt for free street parking when could just pay a buck closer at the meter
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my wife does instacart aldi rather than go to a slightly more expensive store on our block. Like, great, we saved a dollar on a gallon of milk but spent $10 in delivery fees
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I've inherited my father's fanaticism about getting every last bit of ketchup out of the old bottle before discarding/recycling it. Drove my mom nuts, now it has become my toxic trait.
My grandma grew up during the great depression so she used to do crap like cut the end off the tube of toothpaste to get the last of it out.
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I spend over budget on car and waaaay under budget on housing
maybe just change your budget? :dunno:
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I've inherited my father's fanaticism about getting every last bit of ketchup out of the old bottle before discarding/recycling it. Drove my mom nuts, now it has become my toxic trait.
My grandma grew up during the great depression so she used to do crap like cut the end off the tube of toothpaste to get the last of it out.
My grandparents (both sides) were incredibly frugal.
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I spend over budget on car and waaaay under budget on housing
maybe just change your budget? :dunno:
Why?
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I spend over budget on car and waaaay under budget on housing
maybe just change your budget? :dunno:
Why?
I really don't know why you have a budget to begin with
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I am with 7, I don't give a eff what the price is when I am in a grocery store. I just grab stuff. And I am the one in our house that does the grocery shopping (I am given a list, typically). I also don't look at gas prices.
But, I have only ever purchased 1 new car in my life, and that was in 2020 at the very worst of covid and the discount was insanely good.
I will fully engage in Midwest "can you believe the prices of cars today" water cooler talk, but just stare at them blankly when someone talks about gas or eggs or whatever.
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I usually have a good idea of what I want at the grocery store but call audibles based on prices. Sun Fresh in KC is pretty expensive (probably average but I think they're all expensive) but their sale items are usually really cheap.
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I spend over budget on car and waaaay under budget on housing
maybe just change your budget? :dunno:
Why?
I really don't know why you have a budget to begin with
It's a rough guideline on how much I can spend/save and still have fun money. I definitely am not a hard budget person. Also probably not a textbook definition of budget!
And my car is paid off so super under budget rn :Booty Shake:
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I fill up gas at costco. if i'm in a pinch, i will get enough gas at QT (or wherever) to get me to work and Costco (which is on my way home from work).
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midwest-cheap adjacent... but i am getting pretty frustrated with tipflation. Don't get me wrong i am more than happy to tip in situations where there is a quality of service aspect to it - like dining at restaurants for example - but like, when getting a scoop of ice cream. The employee has done literally the bare minimum to complete this transaction, i didn't insist it be made any special kinda way, what am i tipping for? And i realize its b/c the companies are too midwest cheap to pay their workers anywhere close to a livable wage so they just pass that on the customer, but i don't like feeling guilty for not tipping on the most minimal effort of transactions.
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like if that's how they wanna do it i wish they would just raise their prices of their products a little bit and remove the tip line from the cc slip.
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If you're not getting me a drink/refills. I'm not tipping. Ya gotta draw the line somewhere, and that's my line.
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Most of those employees do not expect a tip on the CC. Hit $0 and move along.
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Yeah, and unless the staff is on server wages it likely just goes to the company
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I used to not tip for carry out but I have been lately because I’m afraid they spit on your food if you don’t tip. I also tip if it’s one of my regular spots.
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Yeah, and unless the staff is on server wages it likely just goes to the company
I'm fine with this if it's a local shop I like tbh. also I think my midwestern guilt overrides midwestern cheap and tipping wins. they're right there looking at you!
something similar happened to me at a halal cart in NYC when I paid with a card and got ridiculously overcharged but would rather just pay like 10 bucks to avoid a confrontation
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Not me but my dad
Waters down dish soap to like 1/8th of it's original strength
We have a washer and dryer at the cat ranch but he refuses to use the dryer and hangs his clothes outside even in the winter
Saves old meat in the freezer then feeds it to my mutts when they come over
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Yeah, and unless the staff is on server wages it likely just goes to the company
I'm fine with this if it's a local shop I like tbh. also I think my midwestern guilt overrides midwestern cheap and tipping wins. they're right there looking at you!
something similar happened to me at a halal cart in NYC when I paid with a card and got ridiculously overcharged but would rather just pay like 10 bucks to avoid a confrontation
Yes! I always tip at Max's and it's the owner and his wife or son doing all the work
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I usually have a good idea of what I want at the grocery store but call audibles based on prices. Sun Fresh in KC is pretty expensive (probably average but I think they're all expensive) but their sale items are usually really cheap.
Sprouts does the same thing. Sometimes they have half off (sometimes more!!) on stuff at the deli. So I'll just walk by the deli and if nothing's on sale I just go across the street to Dillons. That seems to be a characteristic of stores that sell mostly local stuff. I've pondered about it a lot, and I don't know why it seems to only happen there.
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I used to not tip for carry out but I have been lately because I’m afraid they spit on your food if you don’t tip. I also tip if it’s one of my regular spots.
I tip 15-20% on carryout if I'm ordering online and have to put in how much I'm tipping beforehand for this reason. But if someone else calls (I can't believe I used to call places to put in orders) and I'm picking up, I tip like 5-10%.
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I’ll pick up 20 tacos from truck on my way home from work. They charge $0.25 extra per taco for cheese. I don’t get cheese & just use the cheese in my fridge to save $5.
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Phil bought an extra empty cup at QT for me to have at his house over Christmas. Mrs. Titola was mad at the waste of $0.32.
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If for some reason I paid cash for something and got 32 cents back I would throw it in the tip jar or trashcan, whichever is closer
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I used to bake a ham when it got down to $2/lb and just freeze a bunch of it rather than buy the crap in the bag for $5/lb.
I make a pretty good double smoked ham on my green egg. I do it for most holidays. Everyone loves it and the leftovers are delish. Every year, I say i'm going to buy a slicer and just smoke and make my own ham for weekly sammiches. Every year I still buy deli sliced Boarshead ham weekly at Hen House for 12.99 per lb. :sdeek:
Tipping:
It does irritate me when I get asked to tip and they didn't even do anything other than take my money. I like to go to Einstein with my Yeti and get a cup of Joe every couple of days. Hot tip for you Midwest Cheapers, you can bring in any cup you want and its like $1.90 for a coffee. Its like $3 something if you don't have a cup. Anyhoo, they don't even get it for you, which is totally fine. I still normally give them a buck, but I always feel like a sucker after paying and tipping then walking over and getting my own coffee.
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Yeah, and unless the staff is on server wages it likely just goes to the company
I'm fine with this if it's a local shop I like tbh. also I think my midwestern guilt overrides midwestern cheap and tipping wins. they're right there looking at you!
midwestern cheap is no match for midwestern guilt
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Yeah, and unless the staff is on server wages it likely just goes to the company
I'm fine with this if it's a local shop I like tbh. also I think my midwestern guilt overrides midwestern cheap and tipping wins. they're right there looking at you!
midwestern cheap is no match for midwestern guilt
can confirm
this is a really good thread
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Phil bought an extra empty cup at QT for me to have at his house over Christmas. Mrs. Titola was mad at the waste of $0.32.
I got a million of those stories.
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If for some reason I paid cash for something and got 32 cents back I would throw it in the tip jar or trashcan, whichever is closer
I sit it on the closest flat surface, usually closer.
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I realize this isn’t the thread to talk about efficiency and being logical at all and also understand that a lot of you are already acknowledging what you are doing is illogical in your own posts but FOLKS you need to value your time more. It’s your most valuable asset!
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Phil bought an extra empty cup at QT for me to have at his house over Christmas. Mrs. Titola was mad at the waste of $0.32.
Does QT charge for cups? I haven't bought a pop (midwestern) in years.
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Mine is a issue of doing everything myself. The last two years have been a slow attempt at transforming to someone who pays others to perform labor. Still, when I get a bid for a concrete slab, new kitchen lights, etc, I immediately slam myself into the thought that I could do it easily and have to wrench myself back away from that commitment of time. Then I feel guilty about it for a long time.
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Paying other people to do stuff for you rules. It’s great for the economy!
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Phil bought an extra empty cup at QT for me to have at his house over Christmas. Mrs. Titola was mad at the waste of $0.32.
Does QT charge for cups? I haven't bought a pop (midwestern) in years.
I honestly don't know if they charged me. I didn't want to steal so I sat that empty cup right up there next to my plastic XL unsweetened tea. As I don't know how much those costs despite my 1000s of purchases I can't tell you what the empty cup charge is.
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Big Rob (from texags thread fame) was recently big mad at qt raising drink prices ABOVE $2
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Paying other people to do stuff for you rules. It’s great for the economy!
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Also, It keeps me from dreading and hating weekends!
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Mine is a issue of doing everything myself. The last two years have been a slow attempt at transforming to someone who pays others to perform labor. Still, when I get a bid for a concrete slab, new kitchen lights, etc, I immediately slam myself into the thought that I could do it easily and have to wrench myself back away from that commitment of time. Then I feel guilty about it for a long time.
This is also a rare glimpse of Midwestern pride. I CAN STILL DO MANUAL LABOR DAMMIT
We've all been there
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Speaking of doing crap our damn selves, how many items do you have at the store before you wait to have a cashier check you out instead of using self check out? I'd say either 20+ items or 5+ produce items. I have no interest in finding the produce item on the screen then waiting for the thing to weigh it then having the machine tell me to wait to put things in the bags even though I assure you, I waited plenty, then having to wait for a cashier to come over and confirm that there's no tomfoolery afoot and then having the aforementioned cashier be across the rough ridin' store so it takes like 20 minutes for them to come swipe their employee card for no goddamn reason.
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If I can hold everything in mine own two hands self checkout every time. Cart or basket, someone else is dealing with that crap
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I'm self checkout about 75% of the time now. If I have a cart full or am getting some barley pops I'll use the cashier just because it can take forever to get someone over to the self checkout lane to check my ID even tho I'm an old.
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Paying other people to do stuff for you rules. It’s great for the economy!
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The first time I hired movers was a watershed moment. It rules so hard. After that I just started making a list of “crap I don’t feel like doing” just to see if I could justify hiring someone else to deal with it. I realize ethos is basically the complete opposite of being a cheap midwesterner
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Speaking of doing crap our damn selves, how many items do you have at the store before you wait to have a cashier check you out instead of using self check out? I'd say either 20+ items or 5+ produce items. I have no interest in finding the produce item on the screen then waiting for the thing to weigh it then having the machine tell me to wait to put things in the bags even though I assure you, I waited plenty, then having to wait for a cashier to come over and confirm that there's no tomfoolery afoot and then having the aforementioned cashier be across the rough ridin' store so it takes like 20 minutes for them to come swipe their employee card for no goddamn reason.
depends on the produce but usually 5 max w/ 1 max produce. but depends on the line situation, really. Sometimes I'd just rather wait and have someone else do it. (old fashioned midwesterner at play, self-checkout is very new-fangled)
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Not me but my parents clean up on woohoo deals at Dillons. Also they wait til gift cards are quadruple fuel points, buy everything they think they'll eat at/ use next few months, and enjoy $1 off per gallon of gas in perpetuity. I don't they they've paid anywhere near full price for gas in 15+ years
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i like doing stuff myself rather than paying someone. last week i was up on an extension ladder cleaning my gutters for the second time this fall. by hand.
i’ve got four 60-70 foot oak trees in my yard and try to stay on top of the leaves but they always win. this year, despite my best efforts, I still spent over a rack having the pros help. next year I intend on having my own mulcher
my cheapness is i’ve stopped ordering pizza delivery to avoid fees/tips and i’ve never paid for uber eats or postmates. feels great though walking out of pizza hut with two 1-topping pizzas for $7/each and feeding a bunch of people for under $16. i won’t get papa johns for many reasons but mainly because they offer a large 1-topping carry out but it’s $8.99 ($2 more than the hut).
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You guys think gutter guards are worth it?
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I've inherited my father's fanaticism about getting every last bit of ketchup out of the old bottle before discarding/recycling it. Drove my mom nuts, now it has become my toxic trait.
Ketchup, mayo, shampoo. Narrow silicone jar spatula to get every condiment bottle spotless.
Salad dressing a short of hot water and good shaking. Blend with dressing from new bottle.
My wife said we were out of shampoo a week ago because it wasn't pumping anything. Turned it upside down and balanced it on the shower shelf. I've washed my hair 4 times since then.
Tom
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You guys think gutter guards are worth it?
Only if you put them on yourself
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I've inherited my father's fanaticism about getting every last bit of ketchup out of the old bottle before discarding/recycling it. Drove my mom nuts, now it has become my toxic trait.
Ketchup, mayo, shampoo. Narrow silicone jar spatula to get every condiment bottle spotless.
Salad dressing a short of hot water and good shaking. Blend with dressing from new bottle.
My wife said we were out of shampoo a week ago because it wasn't pumping anything. Turned it upside down and balanced it on the shower shelf. I've washed my hair 4 times since then.
Tom
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2 in 1? More like 4 in 1.
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I used to buy gallon jugs of Milo Ice Tea at the grocery store for like $4 but then i realized I could make own at home for like 40cents.
Boil some water, put a tea bag in, then pour it in an old Milos gallon jug.
I reckon I will save maybe $150 this year!
(I understand time vs money but sometimes you have to take a stand)
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nobody lays on their deathbed and wishes they had spent more of their life boiling water, putting a tea bag in, and pouring it in an old Milos gallon jug.
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You guys think gutter guards are worth it?
Best 2k I ever spent. Better than cleaning them out 8 times a years
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Paying other people to do stuff for you rules. It’s great for the economy!
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This is probably the least midwesterny idea ever posted, but SD certainly will have a much better aging process than the rest of us.
[source: my aging, cheap, & obnoxiously stubborn midwestern parents]
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i pay $450/month to get the house cleaned twice and every month i think of all the better things i could be spending that on/investing it in. but then i think of the pain in the ass and time i'd have to spend to do the cleaning myself, all the saturdays spent cleaning the house, and that thought quickly passes.
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Paying other people to do stuff for you rules. It’s great for the economy!
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This is probably the least midwesterny idea ever posted, but SD certainly will have a much better aging process than the rest of us.
[source: my aging, cheap, & obnoxiously stubborn midwestern parents]
Agreed. I grew up in a house where my dad and grandpa wouldn't have ever spent time together if it wasn't for helping each other on home repair projects or deer hunting(once a year). Said projects were considered a failure if they didn't have some super unsafe condition, that nearly killed/mamed/injured one of them, occur during the work. They used this as LOL remembrances and it seems to be all they had to talk about. They loved the crap out of that. Canco that both aged much worse due to these injuries.
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Cleaning out your own gutters is definitely a Midwest Cheap/stubborn/pride thing. Plus you get those magic moments when your neighbor is also cleaning out his gutters at the same time and you make eye contact and nod to each other.
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i pay $450/month to get the house cleaned twice and every month i think of all the better things i could be spending that on/investing it in. but then i think of the pain in the ass and time i'd have to spend to do the cleaning myself, all the saturdays spent cleaning the house, and that thought quickly passes.
I just thought of the perfect dry January activity for you
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nobody lays on their deathbed and wishes they had spent more of their life boiling water, putting a tea bag in, and pouring it in an old Milos gallon jug.
true, but counterpoint: they might lay on their death bed wishing they had saved an extra $150/yr so they could go to the Lake of the Ozarks and rent a jet-ski for the day. so,
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boiling water and putting it in a jug with a tea bag is less effort than buying a gallon of iced tea
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nobody lays on their deathbed and wishes they had spent more of their life boiling water, putting a tea bag in, and pouring it in an old Milos gallon jug.
that's like 45 seconds of actually doing things, easier than going to the store!
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nobody lays on their deathbed and wishes they had spent more of their life boiling water, putting a tea bag in, and pouring it in an old Milos gallon jug.
that's like 45 seconds of actually doing things, easier than going to the store!
you're going to the store either way. (Midwest cheap people don't waste gas going to the store for a single item, it can wait until its time to go grocery shopping). The comparo would be the time it takes to walk down the tea aisle (which they might be doing anyway if they were going to get coffee or some shelf stable juices!)
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nobody lays on their deathbed and wishes they had spent more of their life boiling water, putting a tea bag in, and pouring it in an old Milos gallon jug.
that's like 45 seconds of actually doing things, easier than going to the store!
you can boil water, put a tea bag in, and pour it in an old Milos gallon jug in 45 seconds!? now this I'd like to see. I'd really love to see you do that michigancat.
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I bet I could teabag both of you in 45 seconds or less
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you can buy like a million bags of tea in one trip to the store, what are doing here
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you can buy like a million bags of tea in one trip to the store, what are doing here
I bought 200 bags of green tea at costco just two days ago!
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nobody lays on their deathbed and wishes they had spent more of their life boiling water, putting a tea bag in, and pouring it in an old Milos gallon jug.
that's like 45 seconds of actually doing things, easier than going to the store!
you can boil water, put a tea bag in, and pour it in an old Milos gallon jug in 45 seconds!? now this I'd like to see. I'd really love to see you do that michigancat.
Boiling water is the stove's time, not mine. Just turn it on and go be productive! 5 seconds tops. Longest time is waiting for the water to come out of the faucet.
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Yeah, the whole process involves like 3 minutes of actual work.
Fill up a pot and put it on the stove then walk away
Come back 10 minutes later and notice it's boiling then drop in the giant tea bag and turn off the stove.
Come back like 30 minutes later and pour the tea into a gallon jug using a funnel.
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And I bet I could fire off a GE post while the water is running
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The time in between keystrokes while pounding out an email is actually leisure time
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I know we've moved on to tea-bagging here but I just wanted to add that I am self-checkout 100% of the time all the time unless there's a sign saying 20 item max or something and I have too many items and am shamed into going to the regular checkout aisle. (high-compliance personality)
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was in target before christmas for the first time in a long time, i was in awe that there were like 24 checkout aisles and only 2 were open.
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is the self checkout thing a midwesterner needing to do work thing? because I don't think for more than 10+ items it's quicker in most cases.
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Yeah around 10 is my limit for self checkout, after that I let the professionals take over.
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Yup, 10-15 is about the absolute max to do self checkout (if you're buying a lot of the same thing/they aren't hard to scan you can bump that # up)
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Where I shop, the lines are way shorter at self checkout. I feel like I can self checkout with 50 items faster than a lot of people (who are slow af) can with 10. This is how I rationalize breaking the item limit rules.
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The total incompetency people show when bagging my groceries drives me (and my eco-friendly bags) to self checkout every time.
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WTF is Milo's?
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WTF is Milo's?
Say what?
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WTF is Milo's?
agreed. I think it’s some crop that the farmers grow.
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Is that where the mutt got their name?
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Yup, 10-15 is about the absolute max to do self checkout (if you're buying a lot of the same thing/they aren't hard to scan you can bump that # up)
If I can fit all of my items/bags on that counter thing then it's always self-checkout for me which is 98% of the time.
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I buy those big logs of hamburger meat and go home and vac seal into individual 1 lb bags. Everything sucks about it and the savings isn't enough to be impactful but I have to admit being to quickly thaw out a thin sheet of meat is also not that rewarding.
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You guys are trying hard so I'll give you a +6 on the cheap scale, but SD gets a +2 with only credit card hoarding.
My folks were both raised in the Depression era. They reused everything and didn't use a trash service as they burned it. Had me milk a cow because mom didn't want to buy unnecessary items. We butchered a steer and/or a pig once a year. Mom bought our clothes from Woolworths 5 & 10. Some of the crap was to embarrassing to wear. We didn't get new shoes until they were coming apart. As far as my mom was concerned, we were still in the Depression.
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Is that where the mutt got their name?
From the grain crop, she was originally named Shiloh when I picked her up from the pound so it was an easy switch.
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I buy those big logs of hamburger meat and go home and vac seal into individual 1 lb bags. Everything sucks about it and the savings isn't enough to be impactful but I have to admit being to quickly thaw out a thin sheet of meat is also not that rewarding.
The real midwesterners either buy a side/quarter of beef OR just grind their own. I’ve been eyeballing a kitchen-aid grinder for a while.
I don’t buy roast beef anymore. I buy my own roast, make it, and use my deli-slicer to cut it thin.
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Got my hands on some this weekend. Enjoyable.
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I buy those big logs of hamburger meat and go home and vac seal into individual 1 lb bags. Everything sucks about it and the savings isn't enough to be impactful but I have to admit being to quickly thaw out a thin sheet of meat is also not that rewarding.
The real midwesterners either buy a side/quarter of beef OR just grind their own. I’ve been eyeballing a kitchen-aid grinder for a while.
I don’t buy roast beef anymore. I buy my own roast, make it, and use my deli-slicer to cut it thin.
I was thinking I might get one of those grinder attachments for a stand mixer. I recently ground some meat myself for the first time in the food processor and it turned out great. Makes me feel better about buying a bigger piece of meat and trimming it up knowing I can put the scraps to good use.
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I buy those big logs of hamburger meat and go home and vac seal into individual 1 lb bags. Everything sucks about it and the savings isn't enough to be impactful but I have to admit being to quickly thaw out a thin sheet of meat is also not that rewarding.
The real midwesterners either buy a side/quarter of beef OR just grind their own. I’ve been eyeballing a kitchen-aid grinder for a while.
I don’t buy roast beef anymore. I buy my own roast, make it, and use my deli-slicer to cut it thin.
I was thinking I might get one of those grinder attachments for a stand mixer. I recently ground some meat myself for the first time in the food processor and it turned out great. Makes me feel better about buying a bigger piece of meat and trimming it up knowing I can put the scraps to good use.
Yeah. I spent a lot of time on butcher tiktok. daydreaming about processing big old cuts of meat into steaks and roasts and grind really felt like i was becoming a real a midwestern man.
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true but with ground beef added.
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true but with ground beef added.
That’s the fancy kind reserved for really special occasions.
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for super bowl sunday I went crazy and added chorizo to it
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true but with ground beef added.
That’s the fancy kind reserved for really special occasions.
Can confirm. My first beefy nacho dip memory is the KSU vs Wyoming Copper Bowl game. We were the only household in our clan to have ESPN access and so a bunch of aunts and uncles and cousins came over to watch the Copper Bowl and eat beefy nacho dip at our house.
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for super bowl sunday I went crazy and added chorizo to it
That honestly sounds amazing
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I love chorizo and queso but the times I've tried them together, something was off, idk
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I love chorizo and queso but the times I've tried them together, something was off, idk
It’s probably because you’re midwest cheap. You need to get to the places with the good stuff.
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Rotel is rough ridin' disgusting, there, I said it.
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I still always get CCQ as an app and a side CCQ with my sammich at Rockabelly. Pretty sure they use cream of mushroom or something like that for theirs.
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I still always get CCQ as an app and a side CCQ with my sammich at Rockabelly. Pretty sure they use cream of mushroom or something like that for theirs.
Chips and CCQ is def pro move at RAB.
I'm more the hummus app guy.
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Rotel is rough ridin' disgusting, there, I said it.
i put it in the mini food processor and chop it up until there’s no chunks left, just tiny baby tint little microscopic pieces
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Rotel is rough ridin' disgusting, there, I said it.
i put it in the mini food processor and chop it up until there’s no chunks left, just tiny baby tint little microscopic pieces
We do this
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^^couple of Batemans posting, up this way.
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I've totally been there too, you know? Scouring the aisles or browsing online for the best deals gives you this rush, like you're beating the system or something. And when you finally land that bargain, it's like a mini celebration.
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I used to buy gallon jugs of Milo Ice Tea at the grocery store for like $4 but then i realized I could make own at home for like 40cents.
Boil some water, put a tea bag in, then pour it in an old Milos gallon jug.
I reckon I will save maybe $150 this year!
(I understand time vs money but sometimes you have to take a stand)
I also make my own iced tea. My girlfriend gives me crap.