moneysaver or tightfisted git?

[legrandefromage]

Ok - you know my history and where I get most of life's 'stuff' from, either the tip or carboot sales.

Now, I get rather upset about buying anything new and spending vast amounts of money on say, a big TV or PC or other electricals, bikes etc when I know if I wait, they'll turn up.

I've repaired a plasma that came into the tip, my hifi came from the tip, my bikes are mostly tip sourced. the 3 computers in the house are tip sourced, as with the laptops. I patiently repair everything or just change a fuse where required.

I repair rather than replace. Heck, even the coffee table, a nice bookshelf and a set of drawers came from you-know-where.

the only thing I still buy 'new' are clothes...

does that make me a moneysaver (not that I ever seem to have any) or a tight fisted git or a danger to the economy?

 

[stevet1]

moneysaver and recycler - the less that gets tipped and the more that gets reused the better IMO. We've been sold this idea of constantly buying new stuff and it sucks .

 

[mtbfix]

Fair play to you. I mean OK, your stuff all has that funny smell to it and your TVs all have cracks in the glass. The Hi-Fi will only rewind stuff and the coffee table has books under one leg. But you are living the money saving dream!

 

[legrandefromage]

Fair play to you. I mean OK, your stuff all has that funny smell to it and your TVs all have cracks in the glass. The Hi-Fi will only rewind stuff and the coffee table has books under one leg. But you are living the money saving dream!

try this: http://www.cynicalbastards.com/ikaka/

 

[pigman]

have to admit I'm like you. Its nothing to do with money. Its the satisfaction of rejuvinating something, effecting a repair, the reward of putting personal time and work into it, the education of learning new skills.
Same with car maint, bricklaying, plastering - I wanna do it and take pride in my work and gain experience.
Need I go on?

My eldest is into it. Last week he brought home a washing up bowl from a skip down the road. Its in good nick, but colour dont match. Nevertheless I'm using it cos he put some thought and effort into it.

The make and menders will survive hard times, the payers will fall when theres no dosh.

 

[lewis1641]

i see no wrong in what you do mate

 

[mtbfix]

Ikaka - brilliant!

 

[tintin40]

i see no wrong in what you do mate

agree. I do the same if i could

 

[computerbitz]

i voted money saving god but i think we need to blame you for single handedly causing the global financial crisis we are in if you spent that pound you saved we wouldnt be in this mess

 

[Jamiedyer]

Moneysaver

In this day of throw away everything, you and many of us are recyclers,reusers and show that things dont need to be disposable.
You are the king of the skip monkeys and probably dont realise how envious people are of your finds, in a good way I might ad.
I love that you find the campy stuff, especially those deltas. I would love to be in the position to afford to buy that type of stuff let alone dream of finding it. A lot of this stuff and the complete bikes should never have been in a tip anyway. I think you are a lucky guy and hope you keep finding and reusing all you can.
Dont lose sleep over what others think.

Jamie