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- May 24, 2021
What are some things you do or conscious choices and strategies you use to save your money and spend less? Here's a few random examples of things I do:
1. To save money on razors for shaving my face, I bought a Merkur Model 180 safety razor on Amazon in 2013. I can't tell you what it cost since Amazon doesn't have the price of it in my order history, but I am confident it cost $30 or less and I use Astra brand safety razor blades which I buy in packs of 100. I've bought only 400 blades in my life which has lasted me over 7 years now. I order a new box of blades every 2 years or so. They are pretty cheap too. I'm confident that I have spent less than $100 on a razor and blades since 2013. Not a bad price point. I use the same bar soap that I wash my body with to put on my face as lubricant to shave as well. I used to lather it up with a brush, but then the brush broke and I realize I didn't really need it anyway. The safety razor is just as easy as a Gillette brand or whatever as long as you don't use it like a retard. If you buy those razors where you have to buy a new head every time it gets dull, just think about how much money you have spent in the last 7 years on buying new blades.
2. Buying food on sale is another easy way to save money. I don't buy everything I eat on sale but it helps to seek it out. Any grocery store has coupons and sales and stuff so you can easily find out what's going to be cheap coming soon and plan your meals around that. Cooking for yourself is also a great way to spend less. It's also easy to do, and the quality of the food is better than food you can buy pre-made, especially once you get good at it. Imagine what money you spend at a restaurant for dinner. Just remember that you can ALWAYS cook an equivalent meal for cheaper and after you practice it a few times, you can do it better than the restaurant can.
3. Pirate entertainment media. Entertainment can very easily be free. Streaming services are turning so gay and shitty nowadays that you're better off just pirating shit anyway. Also realizing that 99% of television shows, movies, and cartoons are trash anyway and not worth watching makes this even easier. Youtube has tons of free entertainment too. You already have an internet connection, you may as well use it to the fullest. A VPN subscription (which does cost money) makes pirating even easier for those anxious about receiving copyright troubles. b-ok dot cc and libgen are great websites where you can download ebooks for free as well, if you like reading. When it comes to entertainment, always assume that there is a free way to watch it, and if there isn't, realize that it's not worth the price anyway. Most public libraries will have DVDs and other crap too if you REALLY need to get a DVD.
Early Retirement Extreme by Fisker is a book I've shilled here a few times, I highly recommend it to anyway looking to live a more frugal life. It's a fairly abstract textbook so don't expect an autobiography style self-help feel-good book. I heard about it from a youtube podcast that the author was interviewed on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0CG8PP30pw
I don't do everything in the book but it's helped me to learn to evaluate price vs. value and come to a better understanding of how I engage with the economy. Don't buy the book though, just get it on libgen or b-ok dot cc.
1. To save money on razors for shaving my face, I bought a Merkur Model 180 safety razor on Amazon in 2013. I can't tell you what it cost since Amazon doesn't have the price of it in my order history, but I am confident it cost $30 or less and I use Astra brand safety razor blades which I buy in packs of 100. I've bought only 400 blades in my life which has lasted me over 7 years now. I order a new box of blades every 2 years or so. They are pretty cheap too. I'm confident that I have spent less than $100 on a razor and blades since 2013. Not a bad price point. I use the same bar soap that I wash my body with to put on my face as lubricant to shave as well. I used to lather it up with a brush, but then the brush broke and I realize I didn't really need it anyway. The safety razor is just as easy as a Gillette brand or whatever as long as you don't use it like a retard. If you buy those razors where you have to buy a new head every time it gets dull, just think about how much money you have spent in the last 7 years on buying new blades.
2. Buying food on sale is another easy way to save money. I don't buy everything I eat on sale but it helps to seek it out. Any grocery store has coupons and sales and stuff so you can easily find out what's going to be cheap coming soon and plan your meals around that. Cooking for yourself is also a great way to spend less. It's also easy to do, and the quality of the food is better than food you can buy pre-made, especially once you get good at it. Imagine what money you spend at a restaurant for dinner. Just remember that you can ALWAYS cook an equivalent meal for cheaper and after you practice it a few times, you can do it better than the restaurant can.
3. Pirate entertainment media. Entertainment can very easily be free. Streaming services are turning so gay and shitty nowadays that you're better off just pirating shit anyway. Also realizing that 99% of television shows, movies, and cartoons are trash anyway and not worth watching makes this even easier. Youtube has tons of free entertainment too. You already have an internet connection, you may as well use it to the fullest. A VPN subscription (which does cost money) makes pirating even easier for those anxious about receiving copyright troubles. b-ok dot cc and libgen are great websites where you can download ebooks for free as well, if you like reading. When it comes to entertainment, always assume that there is a free way to watch it, and if there isn't, realize that it's not worth the price anyway. Most public libraries will have DVDs and other crap too if you REALLY need to get a DVD.
Early Retirement Extreme by Fisker is a book I've shilled here a few times, I highly recommend it to anyway looking to live a more frugal life. It's a fairly abstract textbook so don't expect an autobiography style self-help feel-good book. I heard about it from a youtube podcast that the author was interviewed on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0CG8PP30pw
I don't do everything in the book but it's helped me to learn to evaluate price vs. value and come to a better understanding of how I engage with the economy. Don't buy the book though, just get it on libgen or b-ok dot cc.
