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There's saving money, and there's being tight: saving money at the expense of other people, or simply for the miserly hell of it.

Tell us about measures that go beyond simple belt tightening into the realms of Mr Scrooge.

(I helped save b3ta! chthonic, Thu 23 Oct 2008, 13:58)
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clocks
A fella I know takes the batteries out of his clocks when he goes on holiday.
(I helped save b3ta! no longer a user, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 12:00, 3 replies)
Sounds like
A good idea to me.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 13:59, closed)
i do this
not with clocks, but the batteries in my cordless mouse at home. When the computer is not on, or I'm not using it for a while, out comes a battery. At work it's not necessary, cause it has an off-switch
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 15:04, closed)
Winner!
Have a click. Has to be the most ridiculous thing I've heard of.

It fits perfectly with the spirit of the question: going out of one's way to be miserly, even when the financial benefits are so tiny as to be unnoticable.
(EuroSong I love horse meat: best of all the animals, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 17:46, closed)

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