How I increased my MyLot earnings by 25% today!
By The Horse
@TheHorse (238338)
Walnut Creek, California
September 3, 2018 7:36pm CST
Occasionally, I buy things I don't need, like My Larrivee LS-05 mahogany acoustic guitar, which I acquired at Guitar Center many years ago (2001 or so) for $1000 (including case) and rarely use.
But other times, I am quite frugal. I can't help it: I like saving money. Today, I am going to have a good day on MyLot. I will make about 80 cents. But I was not satisfied with that.
When I took my "dry" garbage out to the dumpster just now, I realized that the bags (from Trader Joe's) were in no way sullied. Each of them is worth a dime. So I held onto them as I dumped the garbage into the dumpster. Cha-ching! I had saved 20 cents.
If you add that to the 80 cents I will make on MyLot today, that yields a 25% increase in my earnings for sitting on my ass and doing nothing.
Are you similarly frugal? Do you make good decisions that lead to wealth? I have my eyes on an Eichler home here in the Bay Area. They sell for only about $800,000 and are quite spacious.
What are some of the ways you are frugal? I will attach a picture of my Larrivee LS-05 acoustic guitar, which is actually one of my favorite guitars for recording music.
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19 responses
@caopaopao (12395)
• China
4 Sep 18
@TheHorse In any case, saving is always a good thing. I try to eat out as little as possible.
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@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
4 Sep 18
@caopaopao Sometimes I just want to be lazy, though.
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@irishidid (8687)
• United States
4 Sep 18
I work in a hotel and people are always leaving stuff behind. I bring home shampoo, shower gel, conditioner and even the occasional cologne. The items that go into the lost and found we get after a certain amount of time if it isn't claimed by the owner. I got a chair from it yesterday, but I let someone else have it.
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@irishidid (8687)
• United States
4 Sep 18
@TheHorse LOL No, I'll be keeping that. I did find a $100.00 bill in the hallway once. Spent it!
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
4 Sep 18
I´m working on frugality, but I haven´t reached to point where it works.
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@lovebuglena (52199)
• Staten Island, New York
4 Sep 18
Do you have to pay for bags when you shop at Trader Joe's? We don't have that here in NYC but I know in some cities, like in Washington DC for example, you are charged for bags.
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@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Sep 18
@lovebuglena I've actually remembered to bring old paper bags the last two times I went shopping. Usually I don't. It won't change my standard of living, but it feels like I'm being "green."
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@lovebuglena (52199)
• Staten Island, New York
5 Sep 18
@TheHorse In DC it was 5 cents a bag.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
4 Sep 18
Did you miss my coffee post? I saved almost $29.00, Back a few years ago I was called "coupon queen" I cook at home, I make my own stuff at home, I grow my own food. I save many ways but if I need something I buy it.
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@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
4 Sep 18
@andriaperry I found it. I'm not a Coupon King, but I do look out for sales. Even when I buy big things like guitars.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
4 Sep 18
I am thrifty most of the time. But there has been a few occassional times when I bought something without much thought and later regretted. But that is very rare.
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@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
4 Sep 18
Well sometimes if a product is of 70 INR and a similar one of 90 INR, I would opt for 70 one. But many a times, I am not that frugal.
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@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
5 Sep 18
@TheHorse currently Rupees has slid from around 67 to 1 Dollar in recent months to 71.
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@porwest (112864)
• United States
17 Sep 18
I am INCESSANTLY and HABITUALLY frugal. For crying out loud, you don't even want to know how much time I spend in the toilet paper aisle calculating price and square footage on toilet paper. My wife usually goes to the women's section and spoils all of my savings while I calculate a 10th of a cent per square foot.
