People who squeezed every last drop out of life

Nobody likes to waste food or products or objects. We really shouldn’t be throwing out bottles of shampoo that are still half-full or perfectly good boxes that can be repurposed. Some people take this saving thing to a whole ‘nother level, though.

Keep reading to see people who squeezed every last drop out of life. You might even get some ideas about how to save some money in your own home. It’s time to reuse, reduce, and recycle!

A Backpack Vacuum Cleaner

Reddit user kingcobraninja posted this photo online along with the caption, “I really wanted a backpack vacuum cleaner, but the prices were very high. Fortunately, I already had this fella and a skein of rope.”

A Quick Fix

This toilet paper roll holder broke, so someone decided that it was a good idea to fix it with the metal end of a pencil. Well, it works now. That’s all that matters.

Functional Wrapping Paper

This guy got his dad a set of tools for Christmas, but he didn’t have enough wrapping paper to wrap it, so he used a tarp and some bungee cord instead.

A Toothpaste Squeezer

This Reddit user got a toothpaste squeezer for her birthday from her very frugal aunt. We all could use a device like this. Nobody likes wasting toothpaste. This is genius.

Regrow Your Vegetables

You can get way more out of your vegetables and herbs if you regrow them after you’re done with them. You can basically get a whole new bunch of green onions for free.

Creative Wrapping Paper

This person found a way to repurpose old sheet music as wrapping paper. This is such a good idea. Plus, the wrapping paper sort of acts as a second gift for anyone who’s musically gifted.

Bring Your Own

Okay, so technically, you’re not supposed to bring your own snacks to the movie theater, but if you’re sneaky about it, it’s easy to get away with. Movie theater popcorn is so expensive!

Don’t Touch The Thermostat

The thing is, heat costs money. You can’t just be turning on the heat whenever you feel like it. We have to have rules about these things. This guy seems to have a lot of rules.

Getting Tired

Reddit user adam0524 posted this photo online along with the caption, “Since the shipping cost of tires seemed too high for my parents, they decided to carry it like carry-on baggage and saved $110.”

The Last Bit

This person decided to get every last bit of their protein powder while saving themselves from washing another cup. This is actually a brilliant idea. Washing cups is the worst.

How To Store Your Wrapping Paper

This person taped two diaper boxes together so that she would have a place to store her tall tubes of wrapping paper. One diaper box just wasn’t big enough. She had to improvise.

So Much Tissue Paper

Reddit user backswimmer47 posted this photo online along with the caption, “My husband thinks that I’m crazy because every time we celebrate a birthday, the first thing I do is take off all the paper from the presents to later use it to give a present to somebody else.”

Freeze Your Assets

This person didn’t want to risk reckless spending, so she decided to put her credit card in the freezer. Now she has to wait for it to thaw out every time she wants to buy something. It’s not a bad strategy.

Cutoff Shorts

Any time your favorite pair of jeans gets a hole in them, you can just turn them into shorts. It looks like this person had a lot of ripped jeans.

Time To Get The Scissors Out

This person is getting ready to cut her toothpaste tube to get every last drop of toothpaste out of it. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Sometimes, scissors are necessary.

Keeping The Bottles

This person saves all of her essential oil bottles for some reason. Maybe she’s planning on reusing them for something else? We’re not sure what these little bottles could possibly hold besides essential oils, though.

Bring Your Own Cup

This person brought his own cup to the movie theater so he wouldn’t have to pay for a whole double gulp cup’s worth of soda. Try this trick out for yourself the next time you go to the movies.

Not Much Left

It looks like this tube of toothpaste is about done. There can’t possibly be any toothpaste left in that thin sheet of plastic, right? It might be time to get some more Colgate.

The Best Kind Of Shipping Box

This company uses recycled boxes to ship out their products, which is such a brilliant and environmentally responsible idea! Let’s do away with foam packing peanuts once and for all.

A Shampoo Solution

This person collected a whole bunch of mini shampoo bottles over his travels, and now he’s putting them all in one big shampoo bottle. It’s basically like he got a whole big bottle for free.

A Hockey Stick Rake

This guy had a broken rake and a broken hockey stick, so he decided to put them together so that he could have a functional rake. This is why you should save all of your trash…

Map Wrapping Paper

This woman works at a travel agency. The agency she works at was throwing away all of their old maps, so she decided to take them home and use them as wrapping paper.

Lots Of Free Wood

This person searches the internet for people giving away free firewood, then he goes and picks it up and stores it in his shed. It looks like he definitely has enough to last the winter.

Instead Of An Air Purifier

Reddit user smolqueerpunk posted this photo online along with the caption, “I have allergies and I wanted to buy an air purifier, but I saw something on the internet that said you can use a filter and a fan instead. Well, I cross my fingers it’ll work.”

Cut Your Sponges In Half

You don’t really need to be cleaning with a full-size sponge, plus sponges get kind of gross after you’ve used them. Cut your sponges in half to make them last longer.

A DIY Shelf

This person made a bookshelf out of a few planks of wood and a whole bunch of old speakers. We’re not sure why they had so many old speakers, but it looks like they came in handy.

Time To Recycle

Who needs to pay for a gym membership when you can get paid to exercise every time you go scavenging for aluminum cans around your community? Hard work really does pay off.

Every Last Drop

I feel like this picture should have the music from Interstellar playing over it. This person is not about to buy a new bottle of detergent when there’s still a little bit left in these three bottles.

A Genius Solution

Reddit user sandmyth posted this photo online along with the caption, “The car dealer wanted $600 to replace the climate control panel, but here’s my solution for $10.” We think it’s a great solution.

One Battery To Rule Them All

This person figured out that her mouse would still work with one battery if she put it in on an angle. This is what we call creative thinking. She probably should get some more batteries soon, though.