Add a free tank of fuel and $300 to your bottom line per month.

These simple tips are aimed at the S (survival) scrapper who is trying to put food on the table or pay the mortgage. I came up with these several years ago when I started with 0 $ and 0 prospects.

I am a coke drinker I drink a 6 pack a day while working. Today a 6 pack of coke will cost around 5$, A 2 lt can be bought for .99. a 2lt = one five pack, a 2 ltr gets warm or loses its kick before the day is over.

A plastic 16 or 20 oz coke is around $1.50 sooooo 1.50 x 5 = $7.50
safe 5/6 12 oz plastic Coke bottles buy a 2 lt and fill the empty 12 ozers you now have a 5 pack for .99 it will keep its kick and won't get warm before you drink it.
$ 6.50 savings x 5 days $32.50 + a free tank of fuel.

If you are a smoker. I am (unfortunately). A pack of C,s $5 + x 2 +10$+.
A Topomatic rolling machine $35 a 1 lb bag of good pipe tobacco $25 (enough to roll 2 1/2 cartons,or an electric rolling machine $100 +. role your own professional looking C,s. Im not talking Prince Albert here but tobacco sold under the guise of "pipe "tobacco to avoid the dread cigarette lable which draws unwanted attention from TFE and the tax man if the word cigrette were on the same packa get, that lb would cost you $80 also the pkg tobacco is all natural and does not contain formaldehyde and the other 188 additives that pkged cigarets have.

60 pks of Cs 300$ + 2 bags of tobacco and tubes $50 a savings of enough to feed a family of 4 for one month.

Do you pull an empty trailer around all day. Park it at Walmart with a hitch lock untill you need it that day. the cost of pulling that empty trailer is at least $1 per hr, another tank of fuel per week.

p.S. I INTENDED TO
ADD A COUPLE OF OTHER TIPS BUT THE YARD CALLS.

A trip to micky ds, these days can cost upwards of $5 a nice left over meat loaf sandwich and your re bottled cost less then $1 another tank of fuel per week.

Now is not the time for flaunting that pack of Marlboros. Now is the time for the smart move to "custom made" roll your owns.



There are many other tips out there that would be welcome on this thread like inflating your tires, trailer and truck, according to the load. 2/3 miles a gallon adds up quicker then you think. Times are tough and going to get tougher.

NO 76 I have no sub for chew. Maybe some one else has.

Originally Posted by Patriot76

Words of wisdom from a survivor. Your insights and knowledge are greatly appreciated. My addictions are chewing tobacco and beer. Any advice other than my wifes, quit?

Turn an old refrigerator into a kegerator. This will save you money if you drink as much as you normally would with cans or bottles. If this ends up with you drinking more beer because of the easy access, it will not save you money and get you in constant trouble with your wife.

For soda, if anyone runs across an old soda fountain set-up, the syrup bags cost around $40 for name brands which makes about 25 gallons of soda. This is 47 2 liters. If you're getting 2 liters for 99 cents, then this breaks even considering the CO2 you have to use. But, you don't have to keep going to get more soda for awhile.

Buying in bulk and planning ahead saves money over time. I shop a lot at restaurant supply stores. They are cheaper than Sam's Club and Costco almost all the time. If you go in with a couple other households, you can split all of the bulk items up every week so you're not stuck with, say, a 20 pound bag of onions.

Originally Posted by ryanw

For soda, if anyone runs across an old soda fountain set-up, the syrup bags cost around $40 for name brands which makes about 25 gallons of soda. This is 47 2 liters. If you're getting 2 liters for 99 cents, then this breaks even considering the CO2 you have to use. But, you don't have to keep going to get more soda for awhile.

I have worked various places, and know that in general, the cup costs the business more than the soda to fill it.

Originally Posted by Patriot76

Words of wisdom from a survivor. Your insights and knowledge are greatly appreciated. My addictions are chewing tobacco and beer. Any advice other than my wifes, quit?

Depends on whether the amount of beer available affects the amount consumed. I have noticed that a lot of times a 12 pack is like $3 more than a 6 pack. An 18 pack negligibly more than a 12. and a 24 not much more than an 18. so if you switch from 6 packs to 24 or 36 packs, your cost per unit could drop by 1/3 or more.

I doubt you buy 6 packs unles its to sample a new flavor, and even 12 packs are questionable.

Originally Posted by Patriot76

Your insight is invaluable. The amount available directly impacts the amount consumed. 30 packs of Busch is a normal purchase. Thinking about working a deal with the distributor to have it delivered directly to the ranch. Looking at buying a refrigerator trailer to buy in bigger quantities. For the moment I have to depend on the wife and her 1/2 ton Chevy. One week at a time. Sorry Old Dude, did not mean to derail the thread from coke a cola to beer.


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It's not hard to grow tobacco

grew up dirt poor
second nature to be cheap, fix or make my own or do without, make it work.... that kinda thing

not spending at all is the best saving, so if things get tight the money stays at home unless it's a planned purchase.
it's amazing to me to watch someone buy a $3-$5 coffee everyday
in one and 1/2 weeks you paid for:
a coffee machine
a cup
a lb of coffee and the filters
and the electricity to make a months worth of coffee.

I don't drink soda but I love seltzer water , buy whatever brand that is on sale 5 12 packs for 10 bucks . that's around 16.5 cents a can . I keep them in a cooler which I get the ice for free from my buds at the lions club or the legion hall, I almost always pack a lunch which saves big bucks!

Salvation Army will feed you lunch for free. Take a few bucks and make a donation afterwards. They throw leftovers away if they don't have enough for the homeless shelter. Many senior citizens activity centers make lunches daily for about $3. Ours makes it to go if you want!

Take your batteries to Autozone (5 a day) and buy your vehicle upkeep that way. Saves gas to the yard for about the same amount of money!

All good tips. lets continue them. Yours may sound silly bu a $here and there can add up to $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ before you know it.

my truck full of tools and junk in the cab is 400- 500 lbs heavier than cleaned out and only having the basic 5 gallon bucket of tools.
That adds up over the miles.

I cannot push enough for people to plant their own food, it's one of the highest bills in any household. any time you can chip away at that one, is worth a little work in my mind.