TightwadsThere's saving money, and there's being tight: saving money at the expense of other people, or simply for the miserly hell of it.
Tell us about measures that go beyond simple belt tightening into the realms of Mr Scrooge.
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chthonic, Thu 23 Oct 2008, 13:58)
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Top Tips...Reading my nan's "Take a Break" magazine I found the section where readers send in money-saving ideas...
"When out shopping I often pay for various items using gift vouchers I've bought for myself, that way I get a lovely blank card and envelope which are ideal for Birthdays."
Seriously, why bother?
(, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 0:40, 4 replies)
Are you sureThis idea wasn't in the top tips section in The Viz?
To be fair though, those Take a Break sections are as good as Top Tips. Some fucking ludricous ideas in there as you've pointed out.
(, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 5:39, closed)
Quite disappointingIf you recognise the card and think the tight old bint's finally coughed up a present...
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The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 7:29,
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I could quite easily spend a whole day readingTake A Break's tips section.
"Why spend money on a new pair of curtains? Look at this set of curtain my friend Doris made using last week's Sun newspaper"
(, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 8:34, closed)
YESI too love those honking 'top tips'...my all time fave had to be...
"Dont throw out those padded shoulder pads from worn items, save them all up and make a lovely 'patchwork' duvet"
...erm, how many items with shoulder pads in them does a person have, seriously...
(, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 15:20, closed)
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