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Offline 93spada

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I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« on: December 01, 2017, 08:57:21 AM »
https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frugal

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Offline Gliderjohn

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Re: I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2017, 09:01:20 AM »
...that my idea of fun anymore is garage and estate sales. Also I refuse to buy fuel when I fly. :grin:
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Re: I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2017, 09:11:15 AM »
I don't b bb bbbuy something I can make.  :evil:




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Re: I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2017, 09:18:44 AM »
I'm so cheap that I've had a running 42 year battle with the most beautiful and understanding woman in the world over where to set the thermostat in the summer and winter.   It's come at a terrible emotional cost but my electric bill for an all-electric 3200 sq ft house is $170 a month so there's that to console me.

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Re: I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2017, 09:18:44 AM »

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Re: I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2017, 09:22:42 AM »
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Re: I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2017, 09:29:11 AM »
I learned how to read the per unit pricing at the grocery store.

We need a ....."Cheap".....emoji.
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Re: I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« Reply #6 on: December 01, 2017, 09:39:45 AM »
A "cheap" emoji for a Guzzi site? Wouldn't that be redundant?
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Re: I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« Reply #7 on: December 01, 2017, 09:45:38 AM »
I often hurt my thumbs from squeezing the last miligram of tooth paste from the tube
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Re: I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« Reply #8 on: December 01, 2017, 10:03:39 AM »
I'm so cheap I found a (somewhat) matching shade of red fingernail polish out of the  :thewife: stash for touch-up use on Norge boo-boos...
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Re: I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« Reply #9 on: December 01, 2017, 10:06:51 AM »
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Re: I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« Reply #10 on: December 01, 2017, 10:38:14 AM »
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Re: I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« Reply #11 on: December 01, 2017, 10:46:44 AM »
I am not really cheap, I just suffer from a rare ailment, fundsalow. But , I will gladly buy a lightly used item rather than new, anytime. I've almost gotten used to my new partial. LOL
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Re: I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« Reply #12 on: December 01, 2017, 12:19:28 PM »
Does "motorcycle poor" count?
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Re: I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« Reply #13 on: December 01, 2017, 12:27:54 PM »
From Pop:
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I've almost gotten used to my new partial. LOL

New or slightly used? :grin:
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Re: I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« Reply #14 on: December 01, 2017, 12:33:51 PM »
Like when my wife says its 50% off and I say if we don't buy it we save 100% :thewife: :boozing:
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Re: I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« Reply #15 on: December 01, 2017, 12:47:51 PM »
New to me, glider.
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Re: I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« Reply #16 on: December 01, 2017, 05:59:00 PM »
I get my fuses and relays from the junkyard.

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Re: I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« Reply #17 on: December 01, 2017, 06:02:25 PM »
 You guys are simply to loose with your money , a true Guzzista carries a toothpick to dig the last little bit out of a generic chap stick .

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Re: I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« Reply #18 on: December 01, 2017, 06:09:07 PM »
You guys are simply to loose with your money , a true Guzzista carries a toothpick to dig the last little bit out of a generic chap stick .

 Dusty

A TRUE Guzzista wouldn't invest in a toothpick.  He'd recycle the plastic nozzle tube from the WD40 can after puncturing the bottom to get at the last of the oil.

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Re: I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« Reply #19 on: December 01, 2017, 06:30:51 PM »
A TRUE Guzzista wouldn't invest in a toothpick.  He'd recycle the plastic nozzle tube from the WD40 can after puncturing the bottom to get at the last of the oil.

 A true Guzzista would make his own WD 40 from fish he or she caught using a tree limb and a cork bobber made from an old wine bottle found in a dumpster , a hook made from an old safety pin , and a piece of old bread as bait .

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Re: I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« Reply #20 on: December 01, 2017, 06:56:01 PM »
A TRUE Guzzista would marginally enhance a hole in the beach and wait for the tide to cycle.  All that corking and tree limb stuff cuts into one's loitering time.   :rolleyes:

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Re: I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« Reply #21 on: December 01, 2017, 06:59:59 PM »
A TRUE Guzzista would marginally enhance a hole in the beach and wait for the tide to cycle.  All that corking and tree limb stuff cuts into one's loitering time.   :rolleyes:

We're cheap , not lazy  :laugh:

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« Reply #22 on: December 01, 2017, 08:01:02 PM »
A TRUE Guzzista would have a dog-eared, grease-stained copy of Guzziology, a six-pack, and no candy-ass computer or internet access... :boozing:

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Re: I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« Reply #23 on: December 01, 2017, 09:03:09 PM »
A TRUE Guzzista

frugal...economy minded...parsimonio us

at a football game when everybody gives 3 cheers...Guzzista gives two

when the brakes go out on the Guzzista's car he/she drives all over the road trying to hit something inexpensive...

when the Guzzista's kids aren't looking at anything he makes them take their glasses off !!  ROFLMAO
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Re: I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« Reply #24 on: December 01, 2017, 09:25:03 PM »
I get my fuses and relays from the junkyard.
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Re: I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« Reply #25 on: December 01, 2017, 09:49:10 PM »

We're cheap , not lazy  :laugh:

 Dusty

A TRUE Guzzisti knows that loitering and lazy are not the same thing.  Loitering is the revered, red-suspendered tao of energy conservation whilst awaiting opportunity, enlightenment, and free beer.  We train for that trifecta.  We commit to it.  Lazy is sleeping in when there's riding to be done, or looking for a hotel after only 6 hours of sleet and twisties.  That doesn't take any training or commitment. 

But even with apostolic dedication, proper loitering takes years to perfect.  That's why you see so many successful loiterers starting as teenagers.  They achieve one or maybe two of the trifecta, but gains are slow and imperfect, with many hidden speedbumps along the way.  But if they apply themselves diligently, decades of dedication later they will be every bit as proficient at the tao as any one of us.



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Re: I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« Reply #26 on: December 01, 2017, 09:55:11 PM »
 ^^^

 I'm guessing your high school philosophy teacher didn't buy that either David  :evil:

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Re: I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« Reply #27 on: December 02, 2017, 08:55:49 PM »
I'm so cheap I'd consider getting another basket case with a title to get my other basket case on the road that doesn't have a title.

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Re: I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« Reply #28 on: December 02, 2017, 09:36:17 PM »
I'm so cheap I rent the vowel.

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Re: I'm so Frugal(CHEAP)............. (lots of Guzzi content!!)
« Reply #29 on: December 02, 2017, 10:02:48 PM »
There is cheap, and then there is stupid cheap. I'm so cheap I've been known to blow 100 bucks while trying 6 different ways to save 50. I hate overpriced stuff.
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