March 20, 2009

Boston Globe:Yankee thrift, personified

How do you go about being frugal? I guess examples-wise, if you use something like Freecycle and you get it for free, no matter what it is, you’re getting a little value for that. If you have to purchase something for retail, you want to get the lowest price possible. You do that by asking them to lower the price, asking if there’s a sale coming up. We’re always doing that. We always say, “Is this going to go on sale?” “Yes, come back next week.” Promotions, that’s another one. Like the TVs that we got for free. Sales, promotions, negotiations. The worst they can do is say “no.”

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