borrow.

True narrative on how to save money-
Curly Sue(name has been changed for anonymity): "Hey I got a new flat iron for Christmas"
Me: "O yeah? Nice! I need a new flat iron, mine is busted"
Sue: "Oh?"
Me: "Hey your hair always curly and it looks beautiful like that.. why do you need a flat iron?"
Sue: "Oh because..." blah blah blah
Me: "Well hey since I need one, how about we share"
Sue: "Um, ok..."
Me: "Yeah like when you need it I can give it back to you since you use it so little and I would use it everyday"
Sue: "Sounds great!"

Ok so maybe "Curly Sue" wasn't as excited about this proposition as I was but hey it worked. And she is completely fine with this deal. (Right, Nina?!... i mean, ahem, Sue)
The key to borrowing is asking. And having a great reputation of taking good care of other peoples stuff.
And you can ask to borrow just about ANYTHING.
So don't be shy! Think about something that you need/want, grab a good friend and ask to borrow it!

Tomorrow's post: barter.