Seeing how a lot of things get pricer and my pockets getting lighter. I've had to resort to being a bit more "creative" in what I buy.

For example: My web cam. I bought it for 5 bucks and tried to use it without a stand; didn't work as well as I thought. Then I got some PVC pipes, cut them down, and used some rubber cement. Then I realized that it was too tall and then I cut it down some more. Now my my only problem with it is that It cant go up or down because of the rubber cement.