Iβm working a job at a low salary to force myself to develop frugal habits.
Last time I made a lot of money my life went to shit AND I didnβt save any of it.
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my self esteem is so low I dont spend money on myself, tomorrow I will be a rich man
Eating healthy
For some reason the general consensus is that eating healthy is expensive - probably because when people think about eating healthy, they're often thinking about Whole Foods type shit.
My wife and I have been losing weight over these last few months (40lbs down!) and one of the biggest things I noticed besides the number on the scale was how much less we were spending on food.
For one, you'll generally eat out less, because most of the really tempting restaurant options aren't that healthy
For another veggies, legumes, etc are cheap af, and those make up a huge part of a healthy diet. We buy our veggies in bulk from costco each week save a ton compared to when we'd be loading our carts with butter/cheese, fatty/sugary snack foods, and other r junk
We also just plain eat less, what we used to eat in a night now stretches to two nights, which means fewer trips to the grocery store.
We do eat more lean proteins (mainly chicken and fish) to bump our protein ratios up, and we buy protein powders and whatnot, but even accounting for all that, we're still saving a lot of money compared to our old habits
I only eat once a day usually. Twice if Iβm feeling really peckish but the second meal is usually a snack bar or a handful of trail mix. You save a ton of money when you donβt cook, buy food or eat out as often.
I live in a third world country where book might cost half day of salary (or more than two days of wage if the book is imported, as most English books are), so I also pirate books and buy those that I really like.
Libary is a option but again, they are far away and rarely stock English books.
I buy microfiber cloths, instead of paper towels because 1) you can launder and re-use microfiber clothes and 2) paper products are stupid-expensive.
most of my games are emulated
I live within my means. And actively manage my life.
I stopped buying plastic bottles and packaged foods, except ramens.
Since I bought a thermo, I don't buy soda anymore and I've managed to save good money every week, especially good because I'm a student lol
And we only pay for cheap streaming services, I don't care if something isn't there, I can easily find it π΄ββ οΈ