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What's your favorite frugal find this week? (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 days ago by IonAddis@lemmy.world to c/frugal@lemmy.world

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Mine--don't laugh--is random fruit from fruit trees hanging over walls and over the sidewalk.

Although, I once tried to take a plum from a wasp who was sitting on the fruit, and she turned and looked at me, and I quickly let go and let her have it.

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[–] irish_link@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (7 children)

Umm… that’s actually theft. If it’s not yours don’t take it is a basic idea. Not accusing you of trespassing but even if it’s over a wall but not yours that’s still theft.

Frugal is being smart and finding good deals not taking something that’s not yours.

[–] IonAddis@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

I turn myself inside out in so many ways and places to "be a good person" that when I'm McSuburb land and someone's letting their nasty rotten fruit fall onto the ground from a branch hanging over onto the public sidewalk to rot on the ground with wasps and flies, I'm going to take some.

I value myself, a real living human being, AT LEAST as much as the vermin feasting on people's fallen fruit.

Am I going to denude the whole tree? No, I'm not an asshole. But if you're letting rats and flies and maggots eat it and it's getting all over my shoes as I walk past...I'm going to rate myself at least as worthy as a maggot.

If the homeowner was truly bothered they'd trim the tree to keep it out of public spaces.

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