What's the most amount of money you've saved on something? - Page 4

JesterTR · 12-26-2012, 01:26 AM

Free Tac-One...that about covers it.

Orpackrat · 12-26-2012, 01:50 AM

By driving an old '87 Sprint, I save over $200 a month in Gas driving to and from work.

bigbthebenji · 12-26-2012, 01:58 AM

I bought my first car, a 1995 mitsutishi eclipse gs convertible from a model I met on a plain back from Israel (I still see her in commercials all the time, were friends for a bit, haha) for $1500. It had 45k miles. It needed a new winshield (cost $250), a couple of rotor mounts (not sure thats what they are called, but they were like $500 I think), and to fix the convertible top ($200) so the total cost was $2450. At the time, that clean an eclipse ran like $7000 on bluebook. It ended up getting totalled parked a long while later and insurance cut us a check for $3650!

DocsMachine · 12-26-2012, 06:17 AM

I waited about ten years after the Angel came out before buying myself one. I saved about $1,400. Does that count?

Doc.

HyperU2 · 12-26-2012, 02:45 PM

I tried to buy a pair of cleats that were reduced from $45 to $19, when the clerk scanned them they came up 99 cents.

Jaccen · 12-28-2012, 11:27 AM

Paintball:
Uh, going with Doc's idea on saving with Angels. Picked up a Dark LCD for $125 recently. Not a terrible good deal, but good enough that the teen that drooled over them in magazines is getting his jollies. Also, I recently picked up a pair of cleats for paintball. Regularly $40, snagged them for $3 on clearance at Walmart.

Other stuff:
$1 for an all metal weed puller from Walmart clearance. Regularly priced $16

Passed on:
Christmas tree from Walmart on Christmas Eve. $1, regularly priced $30. I tried to convince the wife that, yes, we did indeed need 2 trees but she wasn't buying it.

Wow, just read that over and apparently I'm Sam Walton's best friend this year.

Bloop · 12-28-2012, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaccen

Paintball:
Passed on:
Christmas tree from Walmart on Christmas Eve. $1, regularly priced $30. I tried to convince the wife that, yes, we did indeed need 2 trees but she wasn't buying it.

So you bought it?

Keebler · 12-28-2012, 01:01 PM

Just bought a 46 inch led Samsung tv that was listed for 1245 at best buy. I paid 600 for it

They were all out so I tried to finagle the display model. Dude wasn't having it. I kept saying but come on bro why display a tv you don't even have. You don't need this thing bro just knock another 100 off and ill take it. Nope apparently they arnt allowed to sell those. Of well. So they are sending me one direct from the warehouse

Vegard · 12-28-2012, 01:11 PM

I saved the most from being born and raised in a semi-socialist country.
Then I threw that out the window and bought a $4800 Matrix and a $8000 bike. oops.

danssoslow · 12-28-2012, 01:12 PM

I saved $150 switching to Geico. Than I was able to save around $600 by dropping Geico and selling my Blazer.

12-26-2012, 01:26 AM	#31 (permalink)
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12-26-2012, 01:50 AM	#32 (permalink)
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12-26-2012, 01:58 AM	#33 (permalink)
bigbthebenji Future Robocop Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Los Angeles	I bought my first car, a 1995 mitsutishi eclipse gs convertible from a model I met on a plain back from Israel (I still see her in commercials all the time, were friends for a bit, haha) for $1500. It had 45k miles. It needed a new winshield (cost $250), a couple of rotor mounts (not sure thats what they are called, but they were like $500 I think), and to fix the convertible top ($200) so the total cost was $2450. At the time, that clean an eclipse ran like $7000 on bluebook. It ended up getting totalled parked a long while later and insurance cut us a check for $3650! __________________ FEEDBACK! ELECTRONIC GUNS PUMP GUNS MECHANICAL GUNS HUGE GEARBAG SALE!

12-26-2012, 06:17 AM	#34 (permalink)
DocsMachine Mad Science of Paintball Join Date: Jul 2011	I waited about ten years after the Angel came out before buying myself one. I saved about $1,400. Does that count? Doc. __________________ Drilled 'Cocker body? Cover those holes with the Eye Patch! Doc's Machine. Fixing, fiddling and transmogrifying markers since 1998. The Whiteboard. Vaguely paintball-related absurdity every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

12-28-2012, 11:27 AM	#36 (permalink)
Jaccen MCB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: SW Ontario	Paintball: Uh, going with Doc's idea on saving with Angels. Picked up a Dark LCD for $125 recently. Not a terrible good deal, but good enough that the teen that drooled over them in magazines is getting his jollies. Also, I recently picked up a pair of cleats for paintball. Regularly $40, snagged them for $3 on clearance at Walmart. Other stuff: $1 for an all metal weed puller from Walmart clearance. Regularly priced $16 Passed on: Christmas tree from Walmart on Christmas Eve. $1, regularly priced $30. I tried to convince the wife that, yes, we did indeed need 2 trees but she wasn't buying it. Wow, just read that over and apparently I'm Sam Walton's best friend this year. __________________ MCB Feedback Please ship to me using US Postal Service when shipping to Canada. Don't ship to Canada? No worries--I can work it out with you: US Parcel Pickup

12-26-2012, 02:45 PM	#35 (permalink)
HyperU2 Oldbie Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Carlisle PA	I tried to buy a pair of cleats that were reduced from $45 to $19, when the clerk scanned them they came up 99 cents.

12-28-2012, 01:01 PM	#38 (permalink)
Keebler MCB Member Join Date: Jun 2009	Just bought a 46 inch led Samsung tv that was listed for 1245 at best buy. I paid 600 for it They were all out so I tried to finagle the display model. Dude wasn't having it. I kept saying but come on bro why display a tv you don't even have. You don't need this thing bro just knock another 100 off and ill take it. Nope apparently they arnt allowed to sell those. Of well. So they are sending me one direct from the warehouse __________________ If you want to talk email me. I won't be talking on here anymore. Wagz86@gmail.com or Facebook Matthew Wagner PS3 network: Keebler1337 Aka "wagz" on the field http://www.mcarterbrown.com/forums/f...-feedback.html

12-28-2012, 01:11 PM	#39 (permalink)
Vegard Release the kraken Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Norway	I saved the most from being born and raised in a semi-socialist country. Then I threw that out the window and bought a $4800 Matrix and a $8000 bike. oops. __________________ NORWAY PBN-MCB

12-28-2012, 01:12 PM	#40 (permalink)
danssoslow MCB Member Join Date: Sep 2011	I saved $150 switching to Geico. Than I was able to save around $600 by dropping Geico and selling my Blazer.

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