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What are some creative ways that you save money? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by GreyTechnician@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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For me I generally pirate most books I read, although if there is a book I really enjoyed I will buy the physical copy.

I also generally tend to avoid having takeaways because they are just so expensive in this day and age with inflation and tend to opt for cheap meals like pasta or rice etc.

Also I don't pay for any streaming services, but borrow a VPN service from a friend to pirate the movies I watch.

Curious to hear of some ways that you people here save money.

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[–] win95@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

pirate media: shows, books
bulk buying toiletries / cleaning supplies when there's a good deal somewhere
use contraption for toothpaste and other toiletries
skip lunch often
take care of appliances by fully cleaning them often
do dishes and laundry at night
YouTube the hell out of things that break to figure out a way to fix it myself
use a heated blanket during the day to keep the heater on 16 C°
cut my own hair with the help of YouTube

[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just a money tip for others: you can use a side of your benchtop (or any other hard right-angle) to squeeze your toothpaste, no contraption required.

[–] win95@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 year ago

That's a smart one!

My hands don't work the way I want them too (read: I'm disabled) so I'm always on the lookout for handy dandy contraptions, ghehe

[–] Waker@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I'm wondering, what does the heated blanked have to do with the heater?