What things do you never pay for?

[yellowpen]

What are some of the things that you never pay for / get for free? I started shopping at CVS a couple of years ago, and I now never have to pay for toothpaste, soap, shampoo and many other toiletries because of their cash back bucks.

[wjcalderon]

I've never had a professional manicure or pedicure. I don't like my fingernails painted and I can easily do my toenails myself.

I cut and color my own hair. Cutting the first time was a "leap of faith", but it wasn't hard and I get lots of compliments on my haircut, so I must be doing something right.

I do my own cleaning. No strangers in my house and I probably wouldn't think they did it right.

[jIM_Ohio]

I was going to say sex, but most of us pay for that indirectly one way or another.

[hamchan]

Gas, car payments, car insurance, parking (Except when my parents are in town. Sometimes I help with their parking expenses), auto mechanic bills, etc. I have been walking, and/or taking public transit since 2003. And three of those years were spent in Alaska.

[doingitallwrong]

I haven't paid for movies (except for a few special IMAX screenings) in well over a decade. I use my credit card rewards to get movie gift cards. I don't pay for postage too often because it's a perk at my job, same with copies and printing. And office supplies.

[disneysteve]

I don't pay for haircuts. I've been cutting my own for about 8 years now.

[LittleMissSplendid]

Office supplies, television, and house cleaning are all things I don't pay for.

[GREENBACK]

I don't pay for haircuts. I've been cutting my own for about 8 years now.

Agreed. been cutting mine for 30 yrs.. I'll add water to the list.

[disneysteve]

I'll add water to the list.

Me too. Bottled water is the biggest marketing scam ever perpetrated on the American public.

[learnedcounsel]

Firewood. People can't seem to give it away fast enough on Craigslist.

[hamchan]

Me too. Bottled water is the biggest marketing scam ever perpetrated on the American public.

So what do you do if you are away from home and thirsty? I don't carry water with me all the time, and sometimes if it's hot or I've been out a while I need it.

[disneysteve]

So what do you do if you are away from home and thirsty? I don't carry water with me all the time, and sometimes if it's hot or I've been out a while I need it.

We have a refillable water bottle with an insulated carrier and shoulder strap. We store it in the freezer about 1/3 filled so that it is always frozen and ready to go. When we're going out for the day, we fill it up and bring it along. We also keep it with us when we travel, filling it with ice and water as we go.

Otherwise, there are always water fountains and sinks. And we can always get free water when we go out to eat anywhere.

I don't think we've ever found ourselves anywhere where the only available option was to purchase bottled water.

[ladonnarosso]

I don't ever pay for starbucks. I do online surveys/ swagbucks and get gift cards, and I usually make my own coffee at home so it's a rare treat when I do get my (free) starbucks.

[Leo]

House/Apartment cleaning
Carwash (I do at self coin car wash)
Oil change (I do it myself)
Any pc/tech problems (I am a tech guy)

[hamchan]

We have a refillable water bottle with an insulated carrier and shoulder strap. We store it in the freezer about 1/3 filled so that it is always frozen and ready to go. When we're going out for the day, we fill it up and bring it along. We also keep it with us when we travel, filling it with ice and water as we go.

Otherwise, there are always water fountains and sinks. And we can always get free water when we go out to eat anywhere.

I don't think we've ever found ourselves anywhere where the only available option was to purchase bottled water.

Things must be very different where you live. I rarely see water fountains here. Even public restrooms (where I assume one might find a sink) are a rarity.

There is probably also a big difference just in the time it takes me to get to places with no car. I can easily be away from home for five or six hours on a day off running a few errands. And if I buy anything to eat while out it usually at a drug store or grocery store, not a restaurant.