This is McFrugal's "savings drawer." It looks like a wastebasket and when everything is taken out of the drawer, the stack of "savings" is about half as tall as the 23.7 ounce bottle of Ethos water that I bought for $1.90 this morning at Starbucks. I know this because not only does McFrugal not approve of Starbucks, but also he definitely does not approve of a $1.90 bottle of water and I cleared out the drawer and placed the savings next to my bottle of water for measuring purposes.
McFrugal is on his way to the grocery in order to "stick it to the man," a favorite hobby. To be honest, the only hobby really. Sadly, he just came back in after leaving because he forgot his tortilla coupon. He was very upset. How much do tortillas cost, anyway? I mean, if we multiply McFrugal's time to go through Mount Savingsmost by the minimum wage in this country, do we not think that, in terms of efficiency, he has actually LOST money by returning for the tortilla coupon?
My math is not the best, but you can bet your sweet tortilla that I'll just shell out the extra forty-seven cents as opposed to coming home and going through that mess once I'm of the mindset of leaving. Don't tell him I told you any of this though.
McFrugal needs a coupon organizer, and I simply cannot find one manly enough to buy for him. I don't even know where to look.
He estimates that for the fifteen or so items on the list today, it will take him an hour and a half to complete the grocery shopping, man sticking, comparison savings, etc. His hobby is not for the faint of heart. It is not for those, like yours truly, who would rather take a beating than stay in the grocery store for ten minutes, much less 90.
Bless his frugal heart.
