https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:49:14 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extreme-cheapskates#post-388436 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 08:54:18 +0000 prettylizy 388436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually think that's incredibly clever!!! We make a lot of lint here, maybe we could finally put it to good use. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extreme-cheapskates#post-388429 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 08:50:24 +0000 mrs. wagon 388429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: that's awesome!! you should totally submit a guest blog post about it :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extreme-cheapskates#post-388426 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 08:49:55 +0000 heffalump 388426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: I should! I just got back from a trip with 25 people, half of them kids, camping at Disney. I don't know if Disney camping really counts either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extreme-cheapskates#post-388423 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 08:48:31 +0000 mrs. wagon 388423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: heh perfect!!</p> <p>If I were a different kind of person I'd totally write a blog post about fun creative things to do with kids on camping trips! But my idea of camping is... uhh... maybe taking a hike then checking into a 4 star hotel nearby for the night. :) Guest blog post?!?!? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extreme-cheapskates#post-388422 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 08:47:24 +0000 heffalump 388422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: I packaged them in a ziplock and stapled card stock on top and wrote Fire Starters on the card stock..... so hopefully they won't open it!</p> <p>That's a great idea for a kid craft on a camping trip! We do a camping trip annually with lots of kiddos and we're always looking for projects for them. Plus I'm hoping when LO grows up a little I can become a girl scout leader again :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extreme-cheapskates#post-388414 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 08:43:23 +0000 mrs. wagon 388414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hehe. as cheap as it is, this is a great idea!! but if I were you, I'd put a "do not open" note on it (maybe with a cute tag or nice calligraphy writing?) because people (I'm thinking kids and grandparents) might open it thinking there's a treat inside. </p> <p>This would also be a great craft for kids to do... maybe not with laundry lint, but shredded newspaper or something?... hmmm crafts on a camping trip... or while at summer camp... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extreme-cheapskates#post-388409 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 08:39:18 +0000 heffalump 388409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anybody watch it? </p> <p>I was watching an episode where a guy was making a gift for somebody out of his trash. He made a purse out of an old milk jug. Meanwhile.... I was making part of my holiday gifts. I am doing a camping themed gift which includes homemade fire starters, so I collected our lint from the dryer and stuffed that into toilet paper rolls and wrapped it in brown paper. And that's when I realized I'm an extreme cheapskate :(</p> <p>Don't worry, that's not the whole gift! </p> [attach=1561/12/md839j.600x494.100_0927.JPG]