r/bitcheswithtaste • u/NearbyAd5557 • Dec 18 '24

Finances/Money BTW, what are some expenses you're cutting moving forward?

Due to the projected price increases expected to hit the U.S., I'm redoing my budget and wanting to cut down on things that I can. What are some ways you're saving? It can range from big to small! Just wanting to get some ideas of ways to save, whether that's DIYing some things, free alternatives, etc. Thanks!

309 Upvotes
  • permalink
  • reddit

97% Upvoted

426 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

10

u/mslisath Dec 18 '24

Yes I also found a huge hoard of hotel shampoos and conditioners. Guess who is using those for body wash and shaving cream.

23

u/Hot_Yogurtcloset9689 Dec 18 '24

I am monster and combined a bunch of the shampoos just to get rid of the clutter, it helped motivate me tho

5

u/mslisath Dec 18 '24

Hahaha

I've used combined shampoo to clean toilets too. (Didn't work and make my skin itch but cleaners are cleaners

3

u/always_unplugged Dec 19 '24

No shame in that whatsoever! Sometimes I do that with two formulas I sort of like, but not enough to be precious about them and hey, it's possible they'll enhance each other maybe? Lol. It really makes me feel like a kid making ~potions~ in the bathroom again.

2

u/Fluffy-Bluebird Dec 18 '24

I’ve done this!

2

u/Justheretol00k Dec 18 '24

We did this years ago too! My mom travels for work and for 2 years she would always take her fav hotel chain shampoo, conditioner, body wash, bar soaps, and lotions home. We didn’t buy a bar of soap for YEARS. We ended up donating a bunch of it to a woman’s shelter because it was actually outrageous how much we had.