What stupid things did you used to spend money on?

[disneysteve]

stealing this

You can even skip the sprayer if you'd like as the bottles come with hand pump sprayers attached. If you have a big area to cover, you're hand can get kind of tired, though, which is where the sprayer is nice.

[FLA]

thanks

I'm not even sure why we have a bug man, we've never had bug issues and I never had a guy at my house two miles from here. I think my dad is just so used to having one, he continued the practice here.

[StormRichards]

We used to have an exterminator come out and spray monthly. I don't even remember how much that used to cost.

I went to Home Depot one time and bought a sprayer ($20) and a couple of gallons of bug spray ($10 each) and started doing it myself. That was years ago and we have never noticed any change in the frequency of seeing bugs around compared to when we were paying the professional to do it.

This post makes me think of something we do that perhaps we should consider hiring someone for. Lawn care! Not cutting grass, but creating and maintaining a healthy lawn. We fail miserably at it despite supposedly buying the right products and applying them according to the instructions.

If we had a smaller lawn, I probably would call a professional. We just have way too much lawn to treat to seriously consider it. So we will probably have a crappy lawn forever.

[tripods68]

I used to spend about $1330 a year in Starbucks before i go to work about 9 years ago. I then decided to start making my own coffee at home before I go to work (Folger's instant coffee). I saved about $800-$900 annually after switching. Works for me!

[LivingAlmostLarge]

I used to spend about $1330 a year in Starbucks before i go to work about 9 years ago. I then decided to start making my own coffee at home before I go to work (Folger's instant coffee). I saved about $800-$900 annually after switching. Works for me!

How do you know you spent that much at starbucks?

[disneysteve]

How do you know you spent that much at starbucks?

That's about $5/day M-F which is very easy to do at Starbucks if you are a daily visitor.

[FLA]

I spent too much on delivered pizza when the kids were young and I was working full time. It was so nice to just throw together a salad and open the door for dinner. I could've easily heated up frozen pizzas, they're equally unhealthy but a heck of a lot cheaper.

[StormRichards]

I spent too much on delivered pizza when the kids were young and I was working full time. It was so nice to just throw together a salad and open the door for dinner. I could've easily heated up frozen pizzas, they're equally unhealthy but a heck of a lot cheaper.

I refuse to ever categorize a decision to buy pizza as stupid

But sadly I know what you mean

[LivingAlmostLarge]

I do frozen pizza mostly but occasionally that pizza from those ovens are good.

[StormRichards]

I do frozen pizza mostly but occasionally that pizza from those ovens are good.

We had chicken for dinner last night but still ended up making a frozen pizza, which we devoured during Survivor.

[bjl584]

I've been buying more and more store brand products recently. Aldi has become my main grocery store.

[StormRichards]

I've been buying more and more store brand products recently. Aldi has become my main grocery store.

I like shopping there as well but their frozen pizza is disgusting.

[Fishindude77]

• Interest on loans for homes and autos
• Automobile lease, twice
• Cheap tools to save a buck, rather than buying good stuff first time
• Top shelf beer - It's almost all pretty good ice cold
• Top brand tires

[StormRichards]

[LIST]
[*]Top shelf beer - It's almost all pretty good ice cold

I am not much of a beer drinker and would never personally buy top shelf beer, but there are some beers that are even disgusting ice cold on a hot 90+ degrees day.

[Fishindude77]

but there are some beers that are even disgusting ice cold on a hot 90+ degrees day

Yep .... I can't hardly choke down some of those thick, chewy craft beers.
Much more prefer good old fashioned American brands.