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200 Things I Would Never Spend Over $1 On...


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Dec 11, 2001


A Few Preceding Words...This list does not at all completly touch upon all the things that may be bought for a dollar or less, hence the beauty of the great lands we live in. However, because I hail from America, I am using the value of the North American currency. In other words, it should be said that each of us that reside from a different area have our own bargains and expenses. There are many factors to consider when looking at this list. Some of these things include climate, economy, manufacturing stations, selection and abundance. In other words...what makes my "would not"/"could not" list, might not make yours. **Please also take a look at the symbol code that I have put at the bottom, as well as a "How Do I Do It", section that I hope will give greater explanation to some of these items.

Ooh! One last thing, the number function I gather does not count up to 200, so although I made certain there is 200, if in doubt, feel free to count!

  • (most) spices***
  • "tator-tots" (frozen)**
  • 1# margarine
  • Alcohol (rubbing)*
  • Ammonia
  • Antacids
  • Aspirin*
  • Baby oil**
  • Baby Powder**
  • Baby Wipes**
  • Baggies
  • Baking Powder**
  • Baking Soda***
  • Bar Soap*
  • Bathroom cleaner **
  • Batteries$
  • BBQ sauce** (if I buy at all)
  • Blank CD's (Per CD)*
  • Bleach
  • Books for kids
  • bread*
  • Bread sticks
  • Brown Sugar
  • Brownie Mix
  • Bubble bath
  • Bubbles* **
  • Butter
  • Buttons* **
  • Cake Mix* **
  • Candles* **
  • Canned beans* **
  • Canned cat food/dog food*
  • Canned frosting$**
  • Canned fruits$**
  • Canned meals**
  • Canned soup**
  • Canned vegetables*
  • Cards (greeting)*
  • Carrots **
  • Cat treats/dog treats**
  • Cheese
  • Children's Acetaminophen/ pain reliever
  • Chocolate Chips
  • Chocolate syrup**
  • Cinnamon rolls**
  • Cling Wrap
  • Coconut
  • Coloring books* **
  • Conditioner* **
  • Construction Paper
  • Cookie cutters
  • Cooking oil
  • Corn Meal
  • Corn Starch*
  • Corn syrup**
  • Cotton balls
  • Cotton swabs
  • Cough Drops
  • Crayons
  • Creamed Cheese
  • Dental Floss
  • Deodorant
  • Diaper rash cream (zinc oxide)
  • Dish Soap
  • Disposable Razors
  • Doll Clothes (Barbie too)**
  • Dried beans*
  • Earrings (costume)**
  • Eggs*
  • Envelopes
  • Erasers
  • Eye liner*
  • Eye shadow
  • Fabric dye**
  • Fabric softener liquid**
  • Fabric softener sheets**
  • Face cream/moisturizer
  • Face wash
  • Fels Naptha soap
  • Flour
  • Flower pots
  • French fries (frozen)**
  • Gardening/flower seeds**
  • Garlic powder
  • Glue**
  • Gum
  • Hair accessories**
  • Hair Gel**
  • Hairbrushes/combs
  • Hairspray
  • Hamburger (per pound)$
  • Hand Soap
  • Hash browns (frozen)
  • Hot Dogs
  • Hot pads/oven mits
  • Ice Cream Cones
  • Jelly/jam/preserves**
  • Juice
  • Ketchup ** ***
  • Kids socks
  • Knick-knacks
  • Lace (for crafting)* Lemon Juice**
  • Lip gloss
  • Lip moisturizer
  • Lipstick
  • Lotion*
  • Markers*
  • Medicine spoons/syringe
  • Most kitchen utensils
  • Movie rentals$
  • Mustard**
  • Nail polish
  • Nail polish remover
  • Napkins (cloth or paper)
  • Needles (sewing)
  • Noodle mix (boxed)* **
  • Notebooks*
  • Oatmeal (regular and instant)
  • Olives***
  • Other flavored syrup **
  • Packaged cookies **
  • Pain rub
  • Paint Brushes
  • Pancake syrup ** ***
  • Pantyhose/tights$
  • Paper*
  • Paper clips
  • Paper plates
  • Paper Towel
  • Parking (I try to walk)$
  • Pasta* **
  • Peanut butter$
  • Pencils*
  • Pens*
  • Pepper*
  • Peroxide*
  • Petroleum Jelly
  • Pickles**
  • Picture frames
  • Picture mattes**
  • Pizza cutter
  • Plants* **
  • Pot Pies* **
  • Potatoes (#10)**
  • Potpourri oil**
  • Potting soil
  • Powdered Sugar
  • Pressed powder/foundation
  • Push pins*
  • Puzzles$
  • Refrigerated biscuits/bread*
  • Ribbon*
  • Rice*
  • Rice mix (boxed)
  • Rolls/buns* **
  • Saline spray**
  • Salt*
  • Sanding paper
  • Screws/nails/hardware
  • Scrubbies/sponges
  • Shampoo* **
  • Shaving cream* **
  • Shoe laces* **
  • Shoe polish
  • Shortening
  • Small toy cars*
  • Snack chips**
  • Soy Sauce
  • Spatulas
  • Spray starch**
  • Staples
  • Stickers (for kids)
  • Storage containers ** ***
  • Sugar
  • Super glue
  • Taco sauce **
  • Taco shells
  • Tape*
  • Thread
  • Tin Foil*
  • Toaster Pastries**
  • Toilet paper* ***
  • Tomato sauce* ** ***
  • Toothbrushes*
  • Toothpaste**
  • Tortillas* **
  • Tuna*
  • TV dinners**
  • Vacuum Cleaner Bags$
  • Vanilla **
  • Vinegar
  • Vitamins$
  • Waffles (frozen) **
  • Waxed Paper
  • Correction tape/fluid*
  • Wooden spoons
  • Yeast$
  • Yogurt* **

KEY: * These are items that I can easily (in my area of residence), spend under a dollar on. Most likely these items can easily be obtained for close to $.50 or less.

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