Money Saving
By kay lar
@jaylar (679)
Kingston, Jamaica
October 23, 2024 10:08am CST
When I was at UWI in Barbados it was far from 'civilisation'. It wasn't a matter of not having money, it was that we couldn't get to the supermarket easily.
If there wasn't a fellow student to drive us, we had to the take a bus and then lug the stuff from the stop to the dorm.
This meant we had to conserve.
We used to use the toothpaste, rolling it up, then, unroll. We'd cut off the bottom, and dip our brushes in, moving from the top down. This gave us an extra week.
We would cut our bar soap in half and put up half. When the one we used was small we'd leave it in the soap dish, use the other half, then when that was small, put them in some water and then squeeze them together.
These are just two of the ways we made things and last and saved money.
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@aureategloom (9500)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
23 Oct
never did the soap thing, but i still do the toothpaste rolling.
i cut bottoms of my makeup products or try my best to get stuff out of glass bottles
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@aureategloom (9500)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
24 Oct
@jaylar can't really do that with makeup
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@jaylar (679)
• Kingston, Jamaica
24 Oct
@aureategloom guess not... I once use a liquid makeup and I mixed it with coconut oil...
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@marguicha (222989)
• Chile
23 Oct
A few years ago I made a sort of pocket with the end of an old piece of a PJ. I place all the rest of soap (always the same soap as I have to use a special one) and crush the wet fabric. It turns to a big enough soap after a while. Not elegant but I save a lot. And I don´t use an inch of toothpaste as King Charles does, but just 1/3 of an inch. It does the same job.
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@marguicha (222989)
• Chile
23 Oct
@jaylar I´d be very unhappy with so much foam if I cleaned my teeth like King Charles. Also, I woul not like another person to mess up with my tooth brush as he does.
Also, I woul not like another person to mess up with my tooth brush as he does.1 person likes this
@jaylar (679)
• Kingston, Jamaica
23 Oct
@marguicha I usually rinse my mouth strongly before brushing. That amount of toothpaste is waaay too much and not useful
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@snowy22315 (180674)
• United States
23 Oct
Well,I guess you do what you have to do.
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@luisadannointed (6189)
• Philippines
23 Oct
We usually cut our soap in half to save also. If we dont it will quickly melt.
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@RebeccasFarm (89882)
• Arvada, Colorado
23 Oct
That is how to do it..be thrifty ..I agree good call.
