| There was a list of funny ways to save money on a | | | | To save money on an umbrella, one man suggests |
| "frugal living" website. They weren't necessarily | | | | going to the lost and found department of any large |
| meant to be funny, but were gleaned from real | | | | public library. Tell them you lost a black umbrella. They |
| suggestions sent in. Some cheapskates don't seem to | | | | will have several, from which you can pick the best |
| notice that an extra hour at work might put them | | | | one and claim it as your own. |
| further ahead than many hours of penny-pinching. | | | | Call people long-distance when you know they won't |
| The following are real suggestions, and then there | | | | be home. Leave a message for them to call. That |
| are some funny ways to save money that you really | | | | way, they pay for the long-distance call. |
| shouldn't try. | | | | Funny Ways To Save Money - Don't Try This At |
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| One person suggested ways to save money on | | | | Don't pay baby sitters! Get young couples who are |
| weddings that included picking up the leftover | | | | thinking about having kids to "rent" yours for the |
| flowers at a cemetery. I'm not sue how you can tell | | | | evening. They get to see what it will be like, and you |
| which are "leftovers." | | | | can get paid instead of paying for sitters. |
| Another creative penny pincher found a way to save | | | | Turn off the TV and all the lights to save electricity. |
| money on a car wash. He washed his entire car using | | | | Tell the kids it's a game of hide-and-seek. |
| the squeegee at the gas station. | | | | Train your dog to beg for food from strangers, so |
| A woman confessed that she has the kids stuff their | | | | you won't have to buy dog food. |
| pockets with the free ketchup, salt and other | | | | Rub pine needles under your arms instead of buying |
| condiment packets every time they were in a fast | | | | deodorant. |
| food restaurant. That's not all, though. She actually | | | | Take extra napkins from fast food restaurants to |
| had the kids squeeze ketchup and mustard from the | | | | save on toilet paper. |
| packets into regular jars of ketchup and mustard, | | | | Borrow your neighbors toothbrush instead of buying |
| and claims she hasn't bought these condiments in | | | | your own. |
| years. | | | | |