Pickles by Brian Crane for August 17, 2011

When you’re on Social Security you have to makeyour dollar stretch Earl.

The Frugal Gourmet was never so cheap – in fact I think he was far from cheap.

Taking your glasses off when not using them reduces the mileage on the lenses.

Buy some real plates!

You do get more frugal as you get older…but reusing paper napkins???

I take my glasses off when I’m not looking at anything, then spend an hour trying to find them.

Without her glasses, she probably can’t see how filthy they are.

It gets worse…she recycles the TP.

When I can’t find my glasses, they’re almost always on my head…

Oh dear, sure sign that old people are not coping on their own anymore. Hope this doesn’t develop into a case of food poisoning!

Glasses don’t make your dreams any clearer; take them off before sleeping.

Haha!

xxx

I had a relative that would rinse/reuse coffee filters.

Opal just reminded me of a boss I had thatwould re-use the aluminum foil that he wrapped hissandwich in…He would fold it in two,crease it, and fold itagain..I never asked him about it,and, he never got sickfrom food poisoning as far as I know..I went to his houseonce..His wife had clear plastic covers on the couch and lamps.Hitchcock would have had fun writing about my boss and his wife..

Ths from a guy driving a 50s era Studebaker?

Fixed income. Say no more.

Nothing wrong with being cheap.