The Unofficial Kiwi Poorfag Resource Thread - share recipes and resources for your area (both government and personal) here

[TooManyKittens]

I've done this, too. Being able to transport is a big plus. Often by the time you've messaged with your "hi, I'm getting a U-haul can I pick up the table tomorrow" the seller will be disgusted with the whole furniture selling affair and cut you a deal.

The in-town, small U-hauls are worth it for a day. Even better than annoying a friend with a truck; for that low rental price you get a vehicle that's much easier to load, and don't potentially burn a bridge.

Slight PL.....

The rules of borrowing an old truck without pissing the shit out of the owner.

1. If its not an old and kinda beat-up truck don't ask. New trucks are absurdly expensive and owners give a fuck about scratches and wear.
2. Bring it back with as at least as much gas as was in it when you got it. Most truck owners I know know the damn things have huge tanks and don't expect people to refill an empty tank for a 5 mile borrow. But we don't like subsidizing you running all over town in gas and wear on the truck.
3. Do not borrow a truck of a size or turning radius you cannot handle. If you can't drive the fucker safely dont borrow it.
4. It may be old and it may be beat up but like oh noes I gave it another tiny scratch among millions is no fucks given. Oh noes I put a huge dent or giant down to the metal scratch down the side is gonna get you in the shit book.
5. Do not assume that the owner is also free to help load or haul or whatever the fuck it is.
6. The bed is probably dirty. Sweep or hose it out yourself if thats not ok. Don't make the owner do unexpected work to do you a favor.
7. Make it clear when you need the truck and when it comes back. If you can give some heads up notice on when that's a bonus.
8. I dont care how dirty the truck is. Pick up after yourself. If they have some obvious trash in the cab its a nice thing to do to pickup after them. But dont make it worse than it was.
9. Accept any no gracefully. There is no faster way to infuriate most truck owners who will loan theirs out than to act entitled to it. You arent. No matter how badly you need it.

10. Pay your own fucking road tolls. If its pay by mail try to pick the cash lane or tell the owner and give them what you expect the toll to be. Do not just let them get a bill in the mail for your route.

11. Optional but a good rule in general, if they're saving your grass today - remember that when they need something. You don't owe them the world it was a favor but doing them a solid every once in a while if you've borrowed their vehicle a few times will go a long way to keeping the relationship good and getting to borrow their truck again.

I feel like I just wrote out the rules of borrowing from your neighbors for autistic idiots and was like "is this too silly?" Then remembered im on the farms and live in clown world.

 

[NoReturn]

Amazon Music

Was this recent?

 

[GenociderSyo]

Not sure if peopel realize but if your obtaining SNAP benefits you can get amazon prime for like 25 dollars a year.

 

[Yandex Captcha Solver]

Check your area for "Scratch and Dent" grocery stores. Been to a few, one of them was amazing before the pandemic, but the deals aren't as great anymore as more people started going to it.

Still find random deals. Got about 200 keto energy drinks for $36 (bought them out). Have bought a gallon of quality mustard for $3 (great for bbq binder). Bought prosciutto for about $1/lb. Import brie from france that goes for $25/lb for $1.50/lb. Gallon of green olives for $7. I try to swing by when I'm in the area, it's well worth just to stroll through. Gotta be careful as sometimes a deal is too good to be true, as the products are usually overstocks, damaged packaging, or about to expire.

 

[Diet Coke 4 Life]

Check your area for "Scratch and Dent" grocery stores. Been to a few, one of them was amazing before the pandemic, but the deals aren't as great anymore as more people started going to it.

Still find random deals. Got about 200 keto energy drinks for $36 (bought them out). Have bought a gallon of quality mustard for $3 (great for bbq binder). Bought prosciutto for about $1/lb. Import brie from france that goes for $25/lb for $1.50/lb. Gallon of green olives for $7. I try to swing by when I'm in the area, it's well worth just to stroll through. Gotta be careful as sometimes a deal is too good to be true, as the products are usually overstocks, damaged packaging, or about to expire.

To piggy-back on this, some grocery stores have racks of damaged goods for a decent discount. They're typically by the doors to the back, where the excess stock is maintained. The store I frequent has it in a random cubby by the meat counter, well out of view and noticed only by those curious enough to ponder what the hell a wire rack is doing by the doors to the back.

 

[glass_houses]

Was this recent?

Yes. I have Prime and Kindle Unlimited, so they had my data on file. When I tried to cancel my 'bonus' membership, I couldn't find it noted anywhere. I finally had to run a search on how to cancel Amazon Music membership, because it was hidden behind a ton of random menus and not on my main membership login. Very suspect.

 

[std::string]

If you're a student, odds are you can get an official windows office license with every program by applying/registering for it with your school's email. You can find it by simply googling "student microsoft office".

Even if you're not a student, you can apply to a local community college and get a student email that way.

Keep in mind that these licenses are technically for degree-seeking students but most vendors don't give a shit.

 

[Banana Cat]

Just made this for lunch and thought of this thread.

Mi Goreng noodles, small handful of frozen stir fry veg with a fried egg on top. Shit is so easy to make and so tasty!

 

[Diet Coke 4 Life]

Gonna go make myself a snack, thinking of this thread.

Grits with a slab of butter and a fried egg on top, light salt and pepper and a dash of hot sauce. Very, very cheap, considering how many bowls of grits can be pulled out of a small container of 'em. Most expensive part is the freaking egg.

 

[NoReturn]

Gonna go make myself a snack, thinking of this thread.

Grits with a slab of butter and a fried egg on top, light salt and pepper and a dash of hot sauce. Very, very cheap, considering how many bowls of grits can be pulled out of a small container of 'em. Most expensive part is the freaking egg.

Redneck congee

 

[Quack_Quack]

If you have kids check the buy nothing sell nothing pages for cheap/free clothes and toys. Slightly used but better than naked or bored. Shoes ill buy new because feet.

 

[Banana Cat]

If you have kids check the buy nothing sell nothing pages for cheap/free clothes and toys. Slightly used but better than naked or bored. Shoes ill buy new because feet.

Hell even secondhand groups or sites for everything, when I moved out I got absolutely everything washing machine, fridge, washer, dryer and most furniture for under $2k all in excellent condition, the only thing I bought new was my bed and mattress! Always have people tell me how great my house looks to.

 

[Quack_Quack]

Hell even secondhand groups or sites for everything, when I moved out I got absolutely everything washing machine, fridge, washer, dryer and most furniture for under $2k all in excellent condition, the only thing I bought new was my bed and mattress! Always have people tell me how great my house looks to.

Hell yes! Think I paid £50 for a full travel system for when they needed it. Only things I'll buy new are mattresses, shoes, underwear and car seats.

 

[Banana Cat]

Hell yes! Think I paid £50 for a full travel system for when they needed it. Only things I'll buy new are mattresses, shoes, underwear and car seats.

Couldn't agree more, I am no longer a "poorfag" but those habits have stayed with me. I've stayed debt free, kept my house looking like a show home and can whip up a great meal without breaking the bank. I'm too glad to have had those hard lessons especially watching my peers struggle with huge amounts of debt.

 

[CrossedTubes]

If you have leather shoes, boots and bags and want to keep them supple and expensive-looking:

Skip the expensive, tiny tins of leather conditioner from the shoe shop. Get a big tub of the equestrian stuff. It's better, cheaper, lasts longer. The kind I use has lanolin and it always makes my hands feel moisturised after use.

 

[toilet_rainbow]

Buy one or two garment or lingerie bags. Lingerie bags help reduce the chances of you losing socks, underwear, and other small items in the washer or dryer, meaning you don't have to buy them as often.

For spot stain treatment, I recommend Fels-Naptha or Zote. Both are gigantic ass bars for around $2 or less and last for months to a year even with regular use. Just wet your stain area and then scrub it with the bar before tossing it in the wash. Fels-Naptha is particularly amazing with removing blood stains, but is also fantastic for food and grease as well.

Unless you absolutely have to run hot water in your washer, run cold. Not only does it prevent stains from setting but it also keeps your colors brighter for longer.

Some frugal sites suggest cutting dryer sheets in half or reusing them once before throwing away. I'll go a step further and suggest dryer balls. You can buy a pack of four for around $5 pretty much everywhere laundry products are sold and they last forever. Bonus is that if you're super sensitive to the fragrance and other shit in dryer sheets that they won't give you rashes. (Line drying is also useful and cheaper but I personally hate the feel of line dried bath towels. I just gotta use the dryer and balls for that when I can, sorry. *shrugs*)

 

[Aunt Carol]

Buy one or two garment or lingerie bags. Lingerie bags help reduce the chances of you losing socks, underwear, and other small items in the washer or dryer, meaning you don't have to buy them as often.

They're also great for their intended purpose: containing your bras so they neither wrap around the agitator in the center of the washer nor tear your other clothing to shreds with their hooks.

When I get a tear in a work uniform, I don't want to mend it until after it's washed because my work is gross. I close the tear with a safety pin (or two) so it doesn't unravel more in the wash, and also so I can find which of my identical tops is the one with an armpit hole.

 

[CharcoalChkn]

If you eat a lot of bland food (rice, potato, steamed meat) get your hands on some soy sauce and a jar of Laugonma.

A little goes a long way, it's cheap and it really makes eating much less depressing.

 

[Xolanite]

Has anyone used this Brave browser extension? Capital One Shopping. https://archive.ph/TuF5E

 

[Diet Coke 4 Life]

For those either with finicky septic systems or RVing or camping or doing any of that shit in general, getting the specialty toilet paper that is sold at Camping World and other such joints is a waste of money.

Charmin Ultra-Soft. This crap disintegrates if you sneeze on it. It's reliably cheap for a name-brand toilet paper, too. Bonus is that it's double-ply so your goblin doesn't get shit-fingers when wiping and doesn't bitch about single-ply nonsense.

Single-ply shit /can/ work from most brand, but beware - unless it advertises that it's septic safe, it could have Herculean strength and survive just about anything, making it unsuitable for said septic systems or RV holding tanks (trust me when I say that the shit we have onboard ships in the USN is too stable for this purpose).