Cheap Friends

[cdnsir]

I always finish my pop/coffee then take a full refill to go.

Especially bad with McD's $1 coffees, the 2 XL equals to 6 cups a day.

[rx7boi]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

you do this for takeout or eating in? I could see it working takeout where you can separate it at home, but eating in how the hell do you make this work? Do you ask for an extra empty bowl?

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Basically ask for an extra bowl lol

I basically disappeared from friends from Aug to Feb this last year and I saved a lot but it was boring af so I don't think I can do this cheap frugal hibernating thing. Happiness is doing whatever you want, whenever you want, with whoever you want so in the end, money buys happiness lol

Yeah, and normally if we order a single large the waitress brings us a bowl anyway.

We started doing this because we used to both order a small pho + spring rolls and she'd only have like half of her noodles before she was full.

It might sound weird and I thought it was weird at first too, like I was being cheap or something but it worked out better for portion-wise. The cost saving is just an added benefit.

From time to time, we still order our own food if I have a bun vermicelli craving and she wants noodle soup.

[KPHMPH]

I’m also getting to the point where at my age I just can’t eat that much food anymore. So my husband and I usually just share a appy and one full meal. When we go out to The Keg we usually do garlic shrimp and the Keg Classic Petit fillet. Even THAT is to much food. A small 6oz steak, salad, potato and asparagus with the appy and we barely finish it every time.

[killramos]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

So my husband and I usually just share a appy and one full meal..

Hold on a minute. This has changed the entire way I pictured you

[ZenOps]

I will say that millennials do have different values on food though.

Sharing a pizza is still done? Not too sure on that one. Or does everyone just buy their own slice. The way old people used to throw out coffee would be like opening up a Red Bull, and if you didn't finish it on the hour - pour it out and get another one with dinner, lol.

Some habits die hard, and the sharing coffee on is definitely ingrained, even when it comes to a single big cup and not that round pot that everyone is used to. I'm positive there are still breakfast places where you can just ask for the entire pot be put at the table.

[TomcoPDR]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Hold on a minute. This has changed the entire way I pictured you

That he could be Asian?

[dirtsniffer]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Hold on a minute. This has changed the entire way I pictured you

Not that there is anything wrong with that.

[killramos]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Not that there is anything wrong with that.

Well obviously

[LilDrunkenSmurf]

I usually get large bowl of pho, wife gets a small, and I still end up with half her noodles.
#stillfat

I also make myself half a pot of coffee, and finish it.

[A790]

Won't pay full rate for games. Only buy them on steam sale.

Have 300+ games, 150 that have never been installed...

[jwslam]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Won't pay full rate for games. Only buy them on steam sale.

Have 300+ games, 150 that have never been installed...

Doesn't that drive up your cost/game played?

Been going ham on meal prep lately for breakfast/lunches to bring to work... doesn't really seem to be helping the wallet though, or not noticeably in the past few months anyways...

I heard that someone I know uses tin foil on their windows to insulate the heat in

[BokCh0y]

I have this one friend that's so cheap, when we go out to eat and say his meal with tax and tip is $20, he'll put down $15 and expect that everyone else's tip will cover his and the rest, that drives me insane. He gets called out all the time.

My old filipino boss used to do that all the time too, but he flat out told us to cover the tip and tax, he's a real winner.

[killramos]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

I have this one friend that's so cheap, when we go out to eat and say his meal with tax and tip is $20, he'll put down $15 and expect that everyone else's tip will cover his and the rest, that drives me insane. He gets called out all the time.

My old filipino boss used to do that all the time too, but he flat out told us to cover the tip and tax, he's a real winner.

That’s when you start asking for your own bill.

[G-ZUS]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

That’s when you start asking for your own bill.

I wouldn't even go out to eat with them.

[RX_EVOLV]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

I have this one friend that's so cheap, when we go out to eat and say his meal with tax and tip is $20, he'll put down $15 and expect that everyone else's tip will cover his and the rest, that drives me insane. He gets called out all the time.

My old filipino boss used to do that all the time too, but he flat out told us to cover the tip and tax, he's a real winner.

It drives me insane when people do that... they would order a $15.99 dish and just put down $15 cause that's their portion. We try hard to cut those people out of our lives lol. The only people left in our circle of eating friends are the ones that would add tax + tips, then round it up to the nearest $10s lol.... so whoever put in their money last usually end up not having to pay at all because there would already be so much money on the table .

[JordanEG6]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

I went to Save-On Foods the other day for some bacon. They were charging $7.50 ON SALE for a 375 gram package. WTF is a 375 gram package of bacon? Not a chance I'm paying that, just on principle.

No one actually saves anything at Save-On. Alot of the times, their More Rewards Card prices are higher than Superstore's.

[G-ZUS]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

It drives me insane when people do that... they would order a $15.99 dish and just put down $15 cause that's their portion. We try hard to cut those people out of our lives lol. The only people left in our circle of eating friends are the ones that would add tax + tips, then round it up to the nearest $10s lol.... so whoever put in their money last usually end up not having to pay at all because there would already be so much money on the table .

That's how we usually we do it, it evens out as its the same group of people always going

[NissanFanBoy]

I get mad at my wife for using the fireplace that costs dimes per hour to run but I'm sitting here contemplating buying $1400 coilovers for my car because I hate the excessive wheel gap even though it's mainly my winter vehicle lol

[bjstare]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

I get mad at my wife for using the fireplace that costs dimes per hour to run but I'm sitting here contemplating buying $1400 coilovers for my car because I hate the excessive wheel gap even though it's mainly my winter vehicle lol

Haha hope you're enjoying these last few months before she leaves you.

I spend far more money than my wife does, so if she wants to get something/do something, I always encourage it haha.

[killramos]

I do the same thing to my wife with lights.

Told her I’m going to start taking the bulbs out of half the fixtures.

I mostly get annoyed in the summer when all the incandescent s are on heating up the bedroom.