Dear Cheapskate,
You don't have to pay for plants! You just take a cutting from another plant, stick it in the dirt, give it plenty of water, and voilà! New plant. I have done this succesfully now with lots of plants. Some of the cuttings died, but some of them are growing like gangbusters! (Whatever gangbusters are?)
I have done this with potato vines, tomatoes, aloe vera, and some other succulents I don't know the name of. If you're not sure it'll work, just try it anyway. What have you got to lose?
Tip: Keep the cuttings wet for at least a few weeks until they take root. Once they start to grow, you've succeeded!
Tip: If you covet your neighbor's plant, just go over and ask if you can take a cutting!! Not only will you have the plant, you'll be kissing up to your neighbor - she'll be flattered that you admire her plants and will like you more!
Then do what I do: Laugh as you stroll through the plants section at Home Depot.
"Hahahaha! Nice try plants! Nice try looking all enticing with your pretty green leaves and oxygen but I don't need to buy you - I grow my own! Hahahaha!"
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If you want to have more success with cuttings, here's something you can try. Instead of just putting them in dirt, dip them in a rooting hormone and try rooting them in perlite.
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