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—Impressive_Chart_153

“My father used to make us leave a nickel in a jar when we left a light on. I learned that habit very quickly. Leave the lights on twice, and you just gave away a candy bar, the most precious of things to a small child.”

—VegetableRound2819

“The concept of a $0.10 candy bar is about to send me into shock.”

—sentienthammer

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—Taylor29902

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—SeatingOnACouch

“I didn’t realize how much product I was wasting until I saw people on Project Pan do this! So much has been wasted by me over the years.”

—xoxtoothfaeryxox

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—dragons5

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—ColumbiaWahoo

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—pigeontossed

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—ajrpcv

“The vast majority of generic brands are the exact same product as name brands, produced by the same machines in the same factories.”

—cptcatz

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—sloowshooter

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—whaddyagot

“I park for free and then walk. I’m not playing that game.

The only exception is hospital visits.”

—gretzky9999

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—Sneakertr33

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—Sea_Plantain_3029

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—MaleficentBird1717

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—bigfanoffood

“I like to do something similar in winter to avoid impulse buys. We have a pickup service, meaning I just collect the goods I ordered online and pay. If the order is under €50, I pay an extra €2, but this saves me half an hour, which is worth it in itself, and I avoid impulse purchases that would cost me significantly more, and I’m also less likely to forget things.”

—Moseleidechse

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—Abi1i

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—MarmosetUniverse

“People who don’t eat leftovers are straight up insane to me. I’m not perfect, and I’ve forgotten something in the back of my fridge on many occasions, but if you actively choose to throw away perfectly good food because you ‘don’t eat leftovers,’ I actually lose respect for you.”

—Dry_Complaint6528

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—cappotto-marrone

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—Inevitable_Owl3170

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—ExquisitePreamble

“I look at delivery as ‘in case of emergency,’ which typically means I’m so sick I can’t get out of bed. Or when I’ve thrown my back out (happened a few times) and I can’t function. At that point, I’ll order something, but I keep it at $25.”

—justauryon

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—Wrong_Map5396

“Reusing all kinds of plastic bags.”

—Sad_Individual_738

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—No_Pianist4386

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—237q

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—justauryon

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—Slash3040

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—Puzzleheaded-Bank850

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—Andventurous-Sealion

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—MarmotteMasquee

“I would take lunch to work four days a week and buy it on Friday. My co-workers were amused but then muttered about how it must be nice to have money when I went overseas for vacations. Um. Well, I make my own hot drinks at home and work, and bring my own lunch and snacks. It adds up fast.”

—Knitsanity

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—InternationalRule138

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—Rare_Mistake_6617

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