Tag: Money Saving Hints

Do-It-Yourself Digital Barbershop

Sure, that’s a cheap way to save $8/month, but the investment will cost you a few clams. [Found here.]

Budget Amplifier

No idea what he’s listening to in the park shelter, but that’s not the weird part. He’s got boxes of Cheez-It Scrabble.

[Found in here.]

Don’t Forget IWYLD

That’s right, TR Fans.

Today is International Weigh Your Lemur Day, so get out your graph paper and tally sheets, line ‘em up and set ‘em down. If you use a digital scale be sure to cover it properly so that the inevitable little lemur leaks don’t damage the expensive electronics.

I can’t remember how many (supposedly) waterproof scales I’ve had to return over the years. It always ends in an argument with the salesperson, right up until I drop the bombshell:

“Look. This scale can’t even sustain a bladder full of lemur piss. I’ll show you. Wait here for a minute.”

Now, I don’t own a lemur, nor do I have a bladder of lemur piss to produce at a moment’s notice, but you’d be surprised at how fast you can get a damaged waterproof scale replaced with that simple browbeating argument.

Remember this but use it only when circumstances absolutely demand it, and you’re welcome.

[Image found here; crossposted here.]

Chillin’ at Bathtime

Hefty Bathing with solar heated water is the latest trend in the hood, especially when the water’s been turned off for non-payment and you gotta drag a hose from the neighbor’s crib bibb. For a bubble bath, provide your own effervescence…  and you can think that one through for yourselves.

[Found here. Crossposted here.]

Bunk’s Money Saving Tips: Toothpaste!

Some frugal folks simply amaze me with their ingenuity.  What a money saver this is!

In order to make sure that no toothpaste is wasted, just freeze it, cut away the tube, dice it into individual servings.  Put the single-serving cubes in a plastic bag and store them in the freezer until needed.  When you’re ready to brush, just take one out, thaw it, and brush away!  No wasted toothpaste EVER.

Finished product looks like this:

Colors may vary depending on what brand of toothpaste you freeze.  For more efficiency you can number them.  The ones below are scheduled for use during the month of June.

Send us photos of your toothpaste cubes and let us know how much money YOU saved by being frugal with toothpaste, and we’ll include them in a future post.

[Top image from here, others from here and here.]

Bunk’s Money Saving Tips: How to Save Gas

Oil prices are up.  Propane prices are up.  Methane prices are going up, too, so save it for a rainy day.  Don’t keep ’em bottled up inside, collect ’em all and cash ’em in!  Register a brand name like I did (Jumpin’ Jack Flashizza™) and wait for the FartMart to open a retail outlet near you.  Then you can barter your best SBD BarnBurners in bulk and get paid for your flatulence daily, weekly, or monthly as required.

Just another Money Saving Tip for loyal readers of Tacky Raccoons.

[Image from here.  Nice find, Planetross.]

Humor-Blogs.com (and if I don’t start getting some hits from Diesel’s website I’m gonna drop the widgets.)

[UPDATE-  I think I got the link to Humor-Blogs fixed.  Try it out and get Tacky Raccoons back into the top 10%  – Bunk]

[UPDATE 2 – The link still doesn’t recobanize the post source.  (The guttural non-fricative “grrrrg” comes to mind.)]