I put on my MBA hat to manage our finances and recognize that I would much rather have cash in reserves than have had a bunch of BS experiences and things. NP. Love that statement......'BS experiences and things'. |
Clothes and cars. I dress like I did in grad school and drive beaters.
I spend money on my kids and bikes. |
Travel upgrades (flight, rental car, and hotel). If I'm not bumped up for free, I'm almost never willing to pay. |
Buying clothes I never buy clothes and wet my stuff till it literally has holes in it. |
Same. I do try to buy 2nd hand - because it is the best thing you can do for the environment. I don't have time to thrift in stores, but do buy online. It is harder, though, because I am skeptical of fakes on 2nd hand sites. I tried ThredUp for jeans but sent them back due to quality concerns, despite them supposedly being a premium brand. (Sent back less for the refund, I just definitely did not want them.) Kids is the easiest, can usually get those on buy nothing or a local 2nd hand site that does online orders. If I don't have the patience for trying to buy 2nd hand, I buy more expensive quality clothes from brands that represent themselves as sustainable. I'm also skeptical there, but it is exhausting to try to shop sustainably these days. |
Try to opt out of as much consumerism as possible. One car family. I don't really do the whole beauty products / make up / mani/pedi routine that many women do. This is maybe more out of ADHD and the immense amount of time all that takes than $$$$, but it helps in both places. Designer bags/shoes are not interesting to me.
I spend on quality housewares, food, vacation/travel (not super high end, just do more of it), kid activities, time savers for things I hate, etc. |
Right? I love how they think 2-3 days out of 7 isn’t a lot and say “even then.” |
Luxury cars and first class tickets.
I used to basically only buy cheap household goods but have experimented upgrading in several areas and have been happy with the results in some areas where I feel like I really do get what I pay for. I now order Philz coffee beans, which have been a big upgrade, Soapply hand soap, which made a big difference with my dry hands this winter, and better Charmin toilet paper, which really holds up and feels better. I've also tried a few that were not worth it like an expensive deodorant and floor cleaner. I recommend trying a few things and seeing what small increases might make a comparatively large difference! |
Not sure why you continue to perseverate about this, but people responded to what she said. We get it. You think it was an attempt at a “gotcha.” Noted. Luckily, no one elected you board monitor. |
Take own beverages to the movies; stop and get candy at Dollar tree first; if and when we rarely go to the movies.
Don't pay for streaming service for TV-use friends subscriptions and old Netflix--barely watch TV;I do have a frame TV and pay for the art subscription monthly. Try to only buy clothing and things discount or on sale; I return what I don't need/love. I also like to vacation; not cheap ones....... |
I'd be suspicious of this particular all-in-one product no matter what it cost. |
I think we save most by not updating/redecorating our house and keeping cars for long unless necessary to change. We did buy nice house and efficient cars. We don't buy high end clothing, bags, jewelry.
We do spend extravagantly on parents, travel and children's colleges. |
*extravagant travel meaning nice destinations not fancy hotel, first class or lux style |
Not overstretching yourself for housing is a big save. |