Until It Breaks It's Still Good

My small town just opened up an expensive Walmart with a huge grocery section that will probably be the end of the local Walmart, Kroger and Costco.<br><br>One of the local tv stations had a reporter who did a comparison chart between Walmart and Costco.<br><br>The result that they were nearly the same on price especially when including the Costco membership in the equation.<br><br>I was at Costco this last weekend and I noticed that they were downsizing some of their items to increase the price. <br><br>I did a price comparison between Costco and the dollar store and found that some of the items were the same price and in some cases the dollar store was cheaper.<br><br>This led me to checking how many times I can reuse certain items. <br><br>1. Ziplok bags - I reuse mine as long as it is clean. I've even washed them and hung them up to dry to reuse them.<br><br>2. Bread bags. I reuse bread bags to cleanup after our dog. We can reuse them 6 or 7 times before they tear. <br><br>3. Paper towels. I use rags instead of paper towels. Paper towels are ok if you want to spend more money than you really need to.<br><br>4. Tupperware and plastic containers. I wash and reuse mine until they crack. I've only replaced 1 over the years. <br><br>5. Razors - I clean mine with WD 40. <br><br>6. Used tissues. I use my old tissues to wipe up spills around the house. I've been doing this for years and I really can't tell a difference between a used tissue and a new tissue. <br><br>7. Old clothes. I only throw away clothes that are beyond repair. Goodwill will take clothes in any condition so I donate all of my old clothes. They will either resell them or use the material to make new clothes.<br><br>8. Buttons - I save all of my buttons and sew a new button hole if the old one has frayed. <br><br>9. Jar lids - I save all my lids and use them as coasters. <br><br>10. Coffee grounds. I collect and save my coffee grounds. I use them to kill ants in my yard. I put the coffee in a jar of water and mix it up and then put the coffee mixture in a spray bottle. I kill the ants by spraying the coffee mixture directly on the ants. <br><br>11. Clorox wipes - I wash mine and save them in a jar. <br><br>12. Old socks. I cut the feet off my old socks and use them as cleaning rags.<br><br>13. Dryer sheets - I've been reusing mine for 3 years now. I save my dryer sheets in a plastic container and then toss it in the dryer with a new dryer sheet. <br><br>14. Old toothbrushes. I use my old toothbrushes to clean between my windows. I also use them to clean hard to reach areas of my refrigerator, range and furniture. <br><br>I'm frugal because I want to be not because I have to. I've worked hard to get to where I am and I save money because I don't want to waste my money. <br><br>I'm not cheap. I'm frugal and it's not a bad thing.<br><br>Anybody else have ways that they reuse things.