32 Habits That Folks Will Never Give Up Even If They Are Supposed To Be For “Poor People”

Our local curry house, serves fabulous tasty food, and lots of it. They have no problem in us having the leftovers put into containers. Very often we have had a full meal on another evening from the remaining food.

Wasting food is something that gives me murder vibes. You can cook something really nice with the leftovers.

My fave is the 2-for-1 meal. Eat until I’m full, and the rest comes home with me for lunch the next day.

My mom grew up in the depression, so wasting food was a cardinal sin. I still abide by that rule.

Same with my car !

This is me now with my phone, trying to make it go as long as possible

Yup! iPhone 8 still running fine.

I had an HTC phone for over 8 years, before it became unuseable.

I poach my spouse’s old phones. Have never bought one. Aside from the personal monetary cost, the environmental cost of constantly upgrading tech is huge.

I did that when I was young and struggling too (we’re talking eighties and early nineties here, I started doing better financially in my thirties). They’re the perfect size for small bedroom and bathroom trash cans. Hell, you might as well do something useful with them. I got to bring my groceries home (back then that is, I now have reusable bags so no longer use plastic) AND throw my bathroom and bedroom trash away in the same two bags, instead of throwing them both away and spending my meager salary (at the time) on yet more plastic bags, ffs.

There are still places that use these? Wow.

I always bring reusable bags for grocery-shopping. Also, plastic grocery bags cost 10-15 Cent a piece, trash bags cost way less

I've always done this.

I didn't even realize that not all people do this. 😬

Don't forget to label it clearly :-)

The best thing I've done is get a vacuum sealer and a sub-zero freezer. Stuff goes on sale seasonally ie: corned beef briskets around St Patrick's Day, Turkeys around Thanksgiving etc. Right into the sub-z. Steaks, chicken etc... portion it out, wrap it, vacuum seal it and in the sub-z, stuff can last up to 2 to 3 years! BUT! Be sure to label and date it. Rotate your stock and you'll have very little waste. (I abhor wasting food!)

Trader Joe's had boxes of peaches at a fantastic price, so I bought a few. I chopped them into bite-sized pieces and froze them in various size baggies to use in my breakfast smoothie.

Buy good quality and take good care of them, and certain pieces of clothing can last you absolute decades before wearing out.

I have Woolrich flannel shirts that are starting to wear out - 30 years later.

Most of my clothes are 'vintage' and some of my t-shirts are more than 30 years old. Anything that does wear out gets cut up for cleaning rags.

Still have t-shirt from 2007. Half of a graphic on it is worn out and shirt is used only in home, but is in use ;)

Even with a hole here and there.

Sometimes the people still inside complain, but "it sucks to be them" :-)

Husband leaves lights on to "remind" him of something. Drives me crazy!

If you're still using incandescent light bulbs, which are essentially heat lamps with light as a side effect, then they should be turned off when not in use. Not so with LED bulbs. However, it is a visual reminder that the room is unoccupied if turned off.

I can’t get over people who object to the concept of doggy bags if they don’t clean their plates at a restaurant. Why not take it and warm it up for lunch or dinner the next day? You paid for it, and probably paid too much anyway, so it’s yours. Why waste it, especially if it was really yummy?

Certain things like stews and soups get better on the second cook. A little creativity and some things can seem like a completely different meal. Those pierogies in the photo would be julienned, browned, and scrambled with eggs and would be awesome.

A family friend (boomer) refuses to eat leftovers AND food that was cooked the day before. He doesn't cook at all, lets his wife do it, and if she has to prepare something ahead of time and save it for another day, he won't eat it. It's infuriating. And there are dishes that taste even better as leftovers the next day than when it was first eaten.

Mil used to cook way too much food and never thought to keep leftovers or even offer them to the dinner guests. Just straight into the trash. I was in shock. She grew up in famine times during the war, just like my parents. But for some reason, famine experience makes some people very careful with food, and other people extremely lavish.

I was eating my leftovers. My son doesn't really care for them so I eat leftovers for my lunch.

Adding a little water and shaking the container or kneading the tube to mix it in can make lotion, shampoo, conditioner, etc go a hell of a lot farther. Cutting open the bottle or tube can be messy, and risks making it dry out or spill—-and heaven forbid you have pets who can get on or up to the counter—-before you’ve used it up.

I always slice the tube/bottle to scoop out the product clinging to the sides. But then, I always scrape out the lip balm below the rim and put it into a tiny jar I keep on my desk. You'd be surprised at the amount you throw away once it goes to the rim.

Lotion - remove the pump, replace with the twist off cap from a wine bottle, store upside down.

I am forever reusing glass containers, and asking my husband if he has a use for any that I’ve already cleaned out (yeah, I clean them out first and make them look good before offering them to him). Guess you can tell I don’t buy a lot of small containers.

I think poor people's forced frugality is the best thing for our planet. I have no interest buying those matching glass storage jars, when I can reuse mayo and pickle jars. Oh, too ugly to leave on the counter? Well, chances are the contents should be kept in a dark cabinet anyway freeing up valuable counter space.

With these new canning jar vacuum sealers, you can reuse jars to hold rice, sugar, chocolate morsels and even fruit. (I bought an "EverJar" unit, so far it works like a charm!) If you need something, pop the jar lid, pour a bit out and re-vacuum the jar. Extends the life of your goods.

The big, plastic containers for nuts and such: Perfect for pastas and other stuff.

Did those biscuit tins ever had biscuits in them, or was it always sewing supplies?

Just, don't write comments in the margins. Save this for books you get at Charity shops

What I'm loving is the increase of Public Libraries renting household and work items. Don't own an iron/ironing board? See if your local library has one in the back.

I miss a big library. The local one is small, doesn't even put books on the top shelves. No classics, no reference section. There's probably room for another set of shelves while still having roomy aisles if they put the study tables long ways instead of sideways. There's been a fad for bright, airy libraries at the cost of books.

Make that "....to everyone you meet"

We give much conversation to all the -isms, but classism, an equally abhorrent form of discrimination, is rarely discussed. Being condescended to by someone who thinks they are better because their bank account is larger is something I have never tolerated. You may be a doctor or lawyer, but until you learn how to maintain your property and all that entails, we service people are the crutch you rich a-holes rely upon.

Cars are tools, not jewels

im driving my car till it falls apart. granted its a very old car.....