💥 Contest 💥 The Money Saving Thread

[notsmokeymcpot42088]

Oh yea we bought our house and car in cash so we are not saddled with payments to the bank ---

HOWEVER instead we have the county circling and land barons ( I know thats an 1800s thing but it still happens rurally ) trying to suck the property up evertime we a week or two overdue on bills.

Idk if that worked out net positive or negative but its a good plan on paper....

 

[notsmokeymcpot42088]

You're extremely resourceful and I enjoyed your post, but that just isn't as feasible in Britain and Ireland.

EDIT: I bought pristine, out of storage Hawkins walking boots, made in England.

Put a coat of dubbin on them and they look beautiful.

Nice Hawkins walking boots are solid AF. I got a pair of armani winter boots and gucci hi tops sneakers (made in Italy not the offshoot shite) --- and bruno magli italian oxfords and swiss balle loafers. (the last two were used though and more for 'nostalgia') OJ wore bruno magli's when he did or did not kill his wife and it left a distinct print "Who was the guy with the expensive italian shoes" --- and John Gotti wore bally loafers when he got made.

The balles were straight from goodwill, I got no pride lol

"Say hello to the bad guy" lol

 

[Featherfall]

I shop on ebay largely I will admit. 1k boots 295 new (still alot) --- I literally aim for 10-25% retail.

Play a modded ps2 and am pretty convinced im having all the fun possible with vidja games for an adult. (Just beat "Destroy all humans" to start the second one or maybe a tomb raider or something idk)

I did get a 1:1 pair of prada knockoffs and can tell absolutely zero difference after inspecting a real pair about a year later. (no place here is carrying prada). I am pretty sure they came from the same factory and am positive all the materials are the same as is the UV protection. (This works well for designer accessories but not so much the main stuff they make; wouldnt try it with a suit for example)

Cut cable bundle completely as youtube and if streaming is allowed where you are have literally the same and more content anyways -- that one saved alot.

No cell phone and a jenky ass 10$ a month modem based landline that worked about 75% of the time. (That is more an I failed activate 3 cheap cell phones in a row and got stubborn problem though)

Stopped vaping, 20 bucks a week aint nothing.

Live half off the grid and use propane so one less utility; although they just jacked the price up for economic reasons that are no mystery to me.... Have a well so no water bill either.

umm a pocket knife can lock any door (see youtube) without leaving damage unless someone really shoulers into it...

If you still running a CRTV for whatever reason (PS2) always unplug that shit when you aren't using it or it will constantly pull electricity -- was 100 bucks a month roughly assuming it off for 12 hours back in 04' (at whatever our local rate was at the time YMMV)

weed is absolutely cheaper and better than it ever has been, same with hash....MIdwest -- spend less than half of what I did when it was blackmarket.

Go magnet fishing and copper stripping if it is legal? Invest your money somewhere better than the bank and never trust any of those fucks.... Im out of advice and no im not magnet fishing or stripping copper, pretty sure both are illegal and positive they are not worth my time. (YMMV, beats collecting cans probably) -- Think I have maximized frugality pretty well though haha

Haha anyone knows how to dryclean at home tell me im about ready to play with toxic chemicals rather than to keep paying the local drycleaner who charges so much I literally only see uniforms there. (write offs) Only game it town type deal and I wear suits so fuck me....

sounds pretty sweet, though i have to admit, they made some really really good video games in the last 20 years since the ps2

 

[notsmokeymcpot42088]

^Absolutely true and I am missing out on those. (Kind of an ignorance is bliss situation though) Just running the CRTV is gunna be the cost of a new console at some point.

When/If they get the newer shite into a working trusted retrobox I may grab it.... If I ever feel limited by the ps2 (which I could see happening after one day at a friends or w/e lol)

I am interested to see if gta6 will be as great as they have all but bet the farm on...

 

[PtahTek]

cutting back or stopping some substances completely has saved our little village a ton of cash. i dont know how or why this happened but i am agog grateful for it.

also: if ya disabled, retired or old enough in the USA ya can get internet for 15usd a month from xfinity/comcast. as opposed to 200+usd they rake in from the unknowing easy victims.
with internet ya need nothing else but a little tech savviness.

maybe i make a list of shit we saved money on and come back. cool thread, imo.

and also buying online instead of payin 3x as much in a brick and mortar.

peace fam
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[notsmokeymcpot42088]

cutting back or stopping some substances completely has saved our little village a ton of cash. i dont know how or why this happened but i am agog grateful for it.

also: if ya disabled, retired or old enough in the USA ya can get internet for 15usd a month from xfinity/comcast. as opposed to 200+usd they rake in from the unknowing easy victims.
with internet ya need nothing else but a little tech savviness.

Hello!! I do not have any tech saviness whatsoever but I am cheap as fuck and qualify can ya put me on some game here?

Im payin 110 for internet and the jenkyest landline I have ever seen --- like i said about 75% success, 0 % to some places that dont matter too much like my doctor and the pharmacy.....only works through a modem in my room, bad weather no phone, hence most emergencies....no phone

maybe i make a list of shit we saved money on and come back. cool thread, imo.

and also buying online instead of payin 3x as much in a brick and mortar.

Hell yes that was the first thing I switched to --- anything over like 20 bucks (Other than consumables I suppose) im going online

peace fam
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ANYONE know how to get that 15 buck a month landlind lmk!! -- actually i think im payin 99 for internet and 10 for phone, id pay the extra 5 if it plugged into the phone jacks in the house and wasnt reliant on internet. (Which it probably is, hell i prolly already got the deal lol) --- Still for everyones purposes let us know---- and tell us if there is any catch as often comes with ANY GOV BENEFIT. (Hence Omerta when possible -- meaning avoid gov assistance of any kind; not im some kind of gangster to be clear)