No Wonder He Couldn't Afford the Rent!

Hi Alasanray, That's not just wasteful...it's downright stupid. Are you sure that he didn't take your BTUs with him and replace them with the incandescents? Like you, I've had to be very frugal so I take the extra time and I used to get after my girls when they were growing up about the lights and saving on the electric bill. I'd reward them if our light bill went down. Now that they are on their own they are very grateful for all the little tips on saving with lights, food etc. A lot of young people these days were brought up being given everything and never learned the art of saving, budgeting or being frugal at all. I see it a lot. Luckily, I was not able to do that to my kids because honestly, I DID want to give them the world and I always felt so bad saying "no" all the time. I can now look around at the end result and well, I guess there is some good that can come from being poor. My kids also have good work ethics. They don't call out unless it is an emergency and they are quick to fill in for someone who does and are always willing to do overtime.

I am young as well, but I was shown not to waste, if I didn't need to. If I don't need to leave the light on, I don't. I simply leave it off. If I'm not watching television, then I won't leave it on. It's as simple as that. I'm not entirely sure I understand how some people can just be wasteful like that, but that's just me.

I had to quit a job recently and I am back at home. Can we say that I am on the war path? I follow around my husband turning things off. He leaves so many lights on all the time. I think we could save a lot of money. If no one is in the room there is no reason to have a light on. I do not turn on the heat upstairs, unless it is very very cold. have not run it this winter.

oh, i so know what you mean. i am always ragging on my daughters to turn lights off and asking them if they are going to be paying our electric bill. i am frugal to a fault but i don't care. we can't afford to be energy wasters!

Before I got married I had roommmates that were lazy when it came to turning off lights and cleaning. The power bill was in my name and they would not pay their portion which left me holding the bag. What I had done was that when they were not at home I would turn off the thermastat and only have heat in my room (they asked me why the apartment was not heated and I said that the only thermastat that was working was the one in my room, they bought it). I figured if they could not pay the electric bill (we had elecric heat) then they could not have heat. Sadly, I had to keep the fridge plugged in otherwise I would go hungry. I hate it when people are wasteful and they try to take advantage of others. Once my lease was up I called the power company and told them to shut the power off because I had moved out. The others were mad because they forgot to call and have the bill switched to their names (I left them the information they needed the rest was up to them). I have always been frugal.

Well, my experience is a bit on the other side of the fence. And it is not really about being frugal or thrifty but rather about people renting a place. Both our landlords (we have 2) live with us, and one couldn't stick to the rule. While they should be the ones who should first and foremost promote cleanliness in the house and abide by the house rules, he's the first one to violate them. I think his business partner is having a hard time reminding him as it has been said repeatedly. Notes were even on display, but to be honest, I wonder if he ever read them. He just keeps playing music loudly and speaks on the phone inside the room where others are resting. It's quite disappointing as the unit we're renting would've been really nice if the rules were enforced and followed. When one of the tenants warned the other landlord that people might move out because of this behavior, he simply replied, "If anyone leaves, they can easily be replaced." That was just disappointing to hear. We've been renting since November last year, and we've really been adherent to the house rules. We were even the ones cleaning up, and it's just disheartening to hear how disposable we are. What I can say is, even if he can replace us very quickly, I do hope they stay for a long time.

Yes I know what you mean, I have noticed friends who just waste as they think the little things you do don't mount up, even the small things you do to save make a big difference in the end.. I hate paying big companies any more than I have to.

I am young but raised by frugality. If it wasn't necessary, we didn't run it. If we didn't need it, we didn't turn it on. That's how I do now, and how I always will do. It pays to be frugal, especially in this ecnomy. Why waste money you could save for the future?