Of course we like your tips, owl! Walmart is the #1 place to save money - and I don't care if some people think it's evil, maybe they can afford to spend more! We have a pretty lame mall, but we do have Kohl's - I keep a Kohl's credit card just so I can take advantage of the really good sales.

I've been cutting and coloring my own hair for years - mostly because I can't stand to have strangers touch me. And I avoid thrift shops and garage sales particularly for clothes because I freak at the thought of where the clothes have been (other stuff, too like dishes, but mostly clothes). I start getting all kinds of creepy thoughts, so I just quit trying.

So, yeah - great ideas!!

There are a lot of things I do that I never really thought about because I learned from my grandmother and my mother. When my grandmother passed away, I got everyday things (like 100% cotton pillowcases) that were anywhere from 40 to 60 years old; she had taken really good care of them and so they rarely needed to be replaced.

Anyway, proud of you for being thrifty! And you're right - even people who have money to throw around should consider the impact being wasteful has on the environment...and maybe they should think more about the people in the world who literally have nothing - not even fresh water.