Stop Doing THIS: Frugal Myths That COST You Money
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- Опубліковано 24 тра 2024
- Ever feel like you're doing everything right to save money, but it's just not adding up? You're not alone! In today's video, we're diving into the world of frugality to debunk some popular myths that might actually be costing you more than you think. We're talking about those well-meaning tips that sound great in theory but fall flat in practice.
Join me as we chat about what to avoid on your frugal journey. We’ll sift through the noise and focus on what truly works to help you save smartly and live better.
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Gardening is not cheap! Most gardeners who I know make (sarcastic) comments like "each ear of corn costs about $10," "that's a $4 tomato," etc. BUT the taste of freshly-picked vegetables is unbeatable.
Gardening requires investment of both time and money if you want to do more than a windowsill garden. This is my year to get as much infrastructure in place as I can in hope of less labor in future years.
My 1st garden was cardboard with dirt on top & covered over winter. Added $5 in dollar store seed (start some come spring in plastic container with holes).
This year I decided I am not buying annuals at the garden nursery. We had a problem with a drought last year Alll of the money I spent on water and time wasn't worth it... I will spread a few seeds next week in Minnesota and if flowers come up they won't probably come up until August or September oh well.
A $4 tomato! I've been growning tomatoes for 10 years, I've never gotten the price to below $8! 😂😂 And that is with me working for free!
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I think they were talking about a cherry 🍅 tomato! 😸
Gardening 👨🏽🌾 for me is worth every penny because I love ❤️ being home and enjoying nature within my own backyard ❤
Gardening is a definite must for me. I think I save so much money. I don't can, but I do freeze. We eat a lot out of it and what we can't goes into the freezer. If there's too much for the freezer, then I share with my elderly neighbors. There is no chemicals in/on my produce. We make our own compost. And the extra bonus is gardening is so good for mental health.
Amen 🙏
Not only mental health but it's exercise too and vitamin D via sun exposure and fresh air and the thrill of seeing seeds sprout and playing potato lottery!
@@andersonomo597 YES!!!
100% correct! I absolutely love sharing garden extras...It's a wonderful feeling!
Gardening gets cheaper as you go along. You harvest your own seeds for the next year and trade with others. I get a lot of gardening paraphernalia from Freecycle. I love to garden. It’s great exercise, and I love the way the vegetables taste. I preserve what I can and give the rest to friends and the food pantry.
My local food pantry will not accept my garden extras so I make up “meal” bags and am allowed to give them out in the Dining area… as the people are walking out. Most really enjoy them as there is never any peanut butter and jelly sandwich in any of my meal bags.
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coupons are usually processed foods that are more expensive and bad for you.
Gardening is a self care activity for me, the taste of homegrown produce is amazing. So long as you used your discretion when purchasing, anything of these things can work
I have been gardening for a long time. I do not use raised beds. Originally they were supposed to be an alternative for people who could not bend over or get on the ground. Now they have become the newest trend. They are useful for some people but you will pay for that alternative. We make our own compost from kitchen scraps and so do not have to buy expensive fertilizers. We watch for lower prices on seeds and make sure we are growing only what we will consume. I save seeds from year to year. You have to think long term when preserving your harvest too. My canner was an investment that I will use for many years. I have found canning jars at thrift stores, yard sales and been given many by people who aren’t using them. When you consider how much food you get from one packet of seeds, the investment of your time is worth it. After gardening for many years I cringe when I see the prices at the grocery store because I know how little it costs me to produce it in my garden.
You can also increase the roi when you plant perennials, like asparagus, apples, strawberries. Cost per year approaches zero as yields increase.
Farmer's markets are super expensive here and grocery stores have tasteless fruit and veggies. I grow and preserve my own
My husband LOVES gardening, and I love the fruits of his labor -- mostly vegetables, but you get it. My hobby, quilting, is also expensive. However, the joy our hobbies bring us offsets the price. Not to mention, when we need a tomato, we don't have to go to the store! I do agree with most everything else you said.
A lot of your tips come down to: are you shopping as a habit/hobby/want or are you buying because it's a need.
It doesn't matter to me if I have coupons, if I can grow from seed, it's a dollar at the Dollar store...whatever.... I'm trying to ask myself "did I need this before I found out I could get it cheap?" If the answer is no, I rarely buy it.♥️🇨🇦
That's why I don't bother with coupons. The extreme couponing seems like so much extra work. I mostly buy off brand instead of collecting coupons for the name brand products anyways.
Most coupons are for things I never, ever buy.
This video ultimately comes down to understanding yourself and knowing the difference between being cheap and not thinking things through vs being frugal. Thanks!
If you enjoy something then the time you invest doing it is nothing… Love gardening and the taste of fresh food is wonderful also enjoy canning/preserving.
So,so true
there is nothing better than food from your own garden. i grew a variety of 6 radishes and they were amazing!!
It’s good for the soul to garden! Whether vegetables, herbs, or flowers, or houseplants! I just made and enjoyed a Caprese salad made with freshly picked Basil leaves! Yum!
My apartment building changed all the cooktops to induction. I had to get rid of all my old pots and pans. I am on a fixed income. I found out that “going green” is for the privileged. Changing over was expensive. Cookware is not cheap.
Apartment new stove should have come with the new pots!
Gardening is my heaven on earth. There is many benefits, not just fresh and healty vegetables and fruits. If the people live more with the nature they do not need go to the shrink as if I understand correctly is common in USA. So yes, it's worth.
There are still a lot of us here in the US that don’t go to a shrink, Lydia. I don’t know where you are but, I suspect, that you are listening to and reading our mainstream media. But, I have to admit, there are a good many people who are “fragile,” “offended by everything,” etc. The slow, steady breakdown of the family and people moving away from faith in God are just a couple of issues, imho. “Social” media is a terrible influence too and studies show that, especially young people, are far better off when their time on Fakebook, etc. is limited or completely abandoned. I agree with you! Gardening, sewing, reading aka hobbies, are wonderful therapy!
Gardening is not cheap. I garden because I love it. I garden and donate my produce to local food shelves and kitchens. They don’t have easy access to fresh produce.
Gardening: Somewhat agree. I don't garden much anymore because of arthritis, but when I did, it wasn't the expensive way. There are cheap ways to garden and then there are those who want to sell you expensive tools, etc. Buying in Bulk: Somewhat dis-agree. We buy in bulk a lot, but almost never anything other than generic. I'm very familiar with the prices at Sam's, Walmart, Aldi, Winco and somewhat at Trader Joe's and I compare them. Energy Efficient Appliances: Completely agree and I take it a step further. I'm not doing solar, low flow shower heads or LED light bulbs. I save money in a lot of other ways and I don't need or want a nanny government telling me how to live. Our home is less than 1000 square feet so we're already using less electricity than most other homes. ...Carla Hoag
I would hang onto my older appliances. The new versions usually are manufactured with ‘engineered obsolescence’ - purposely designed to not last! I have a deep freezer made in the 1950’s STILL going strong. That doesn’t happen anymore!😡
You are right! I have a blender from the early 70s handed down to me from my Mom..
We inherited a huge deep freeze from my in-laws. They wanted a smaller one.
I was thinking the same thing; keep the old freezer because everything on it can be repaired. The new ones are a different story! Planned obsolescence for sure.
The older appliances are definitely made better but I found a considerable savings in electricity when my 18+ year old Maytag Frig finally died and replaced with a newer frig.
@@marjies.2332 There is that.
I agree with the Extreme Couponing. I did that a few years ago but then realized that it took so much time to hunt down the coupons, print them out and then drive around town looking for the items that I was usually only buying b/c they were on sale and we didn’t normally eat / use them… 😵💫
Hello. I watch on tv, so I don't always comment, but Gardening.... there are health benefits to gardening. Fresh air, getting your hands in the dirt, getting out in the sun, exercise. We save our scraps, make compost (put less in the trash), save seeds, save money by not paying grocery store prices, I got cases of canning jars $1each at a house auction, a canner was gifted. I know that is in my food. That is PRICELESS. It's so rewarding to have a pantry like my grandparents once did.
Hello Kelly.....! How are you feeling tonight 💞
I appreciate your channel. Gardening is more than just an activity to be frugal. It’s a healing and joyful building of relationship with land and plant. IMO and experience, weeding is very therapeutic. Also, planting a vegetable garden and especially planting a pollinator garden is a form of reciprocity to our struggling pollinators. I highly recommend planting a garden of any kind - whether it may mean potted plants on a balcony or planting in the yard - it’s an incredible experience. (Similar to forest bathing). ❤❤❤ Why deny the positive effects it has on pollinators’ survival and the positive effects on our mental health - gardening is PRICELESS.
I agree with a lot of the things you said.... however gardening , in my case atleast is less expensive. I practice vertical gardening and high intensity gardening techniques. I start my own seeds, mostly hydroponicly, and grow organic heirloom vegtables, herbs and plants for medicine. Most of the seed packages I purchase (if I haven't saved seeds from the plants ) are $2 a pack. In a $2 pack of lettuce, for instance, there are over 500 seeds. I spend total about 67 cents per square foot. I know I get well over 67 cents worth of produce from that square foot. I do preserve my extras through dehydrating, freezing and canning. I already have supplies for all of that that I reuse every year (except new lids I purchase). We also have special dietary needs that would make some of these products more expensive in grocery stores. I grow plants for teas (many are perennials or seeds can be saved for following years). A box of herbal tea can cost $4-$6. A package of seeds, if I have to buy them, costs me $2 and I get the equivalent of many boxes of tea. We normally have enough to put away for a whole year, sometimes more. Gardening CAN be expensive, but it doesn't have to be.
For me I’d agree with most of these. I think I still do pretty well at the dollar store, but you DO have to sort through what’s a good price and what’s cheaper elsewhere. For that I’d say it totally depends on what you’re buying.
Most grocery stores have digital coupons these days and there are very few coupons that come in the mail/newspaper. You have to watch the digital coupons - stores can be "tricky."
When I plan a trip to Kroger, I call all the planning “playing the Kroger game”.
It takes a good deal of TIME to save $ (don’t go by the ‘you saved’ amt on the receipt but how much less than a normal price; the posted prices swing wildly every week).
Time vs Money … I don’t have excess of either. I don’t buy “just because on sale”, but do put a good deal of time into deciding what to buy.
Have been wanting to move my plant starting area from extra bedroom to junction of kitchen-dining. Doing so requires shelving unit that fits. Made decision to order this morning when found the needed features at 20% less than have seen over last week.
This may not seem an important thing to some, but plant area is on a folding table, takes a lot of room, and I really want to get the soil and water out of that room. The change will give me back 10 sq ft of floor space, which in my small home is a BIG win.
You really HIT THE NAIL on the head of a row of nails!!! I agree on SOOOOO many of your points. Thank you
You HAD to put out this video right when I was trying to convince myself to get the latest flagship phone.... ;)
I planted lettuce in the greenhouse I made. Coming along nicely . In Canada. Produce is crazy expensive.
Most of the foods that they seem to be issuing coupons for anymore in my area aren't very healthy to begin with, so I stopped clipping coupons. And I shop at Aldi most of the time anyhow, so it didn't help there at all! The medical care thing is something that drives me nuts. Sometimes there are things you really do need to see a doctor for.
Thank you. You're absolutely right! Take care
I garden , knit , sew and preserve food , yes it cost me money and time but it is the enjoyment I get out of these hobbies that is worth it for me .
Gardening can go either way. Can't beat the taste or longevity of homegrown. Produce I get from the store sometimes does not last very long at all. Gardening is also an enjoyable activity for me. As for couponing, I gave that up long ago. It was not worth my time and I usually bought generic but coupons were mostly for brand name, or buy 2 when I only needed 1. Then by the time I could get to the store, they would be all out of the product more often than not. I don't replace appliances until they kick the bucket; my husband is very good about knowing what can and can't be fixed, and fixing things. We always compare prices. Even when we shop at Sam's Club we look to see how their prices compare to Walmart, although sometimes that's influenced by quality. For example, I have found the produce we get from Sam's Club is pretty good. I sometimes shop at Dollar Tree, depending on what I need. For some things, I only need a cheap version. Again, you have to know your prices though. Sometimes people forget to factor the price of gas into the cost of traveling to get something, especially in small rural areas where there are not a lot of nearby options.
Thank you from Canada! All the best!
Gardening: I do not have a green thumb! Not an option for me!
Quality: you get what you pay for-unless you’re buying generic/store brand food, which is often as good as or better than name brands.
Coupons: sometimes they prompt you to buy something you wouldn’t otherwise buy, just to use the cents-off coupon.
Girl, we need to be friends! 😄
Your channel aligns with my soul; every video is better than the next! Lets meet for coffee….with the senior discount! 😂(I’m 54, and seriously if I ever stop for coffee, Tim Hortons gives me the senior discount if I just ask 😄)
And gardening…..I’m not interested. Never have been. Thats what the corner produce stand is for. I don’t need to sweat for no reason and get spiders on me from weeding 😂
Your idea is worth considering. Thank you ❤ good content ❤
This is a super helpful video! Thank you for all your research and great tips. I love your channel! I have spent so much money on gardening in the past and never had success with veggies. There is a lovely farmer’s market just down the street from my place and many, many produce stands along the roads around here. Much better value for me!
i believe this. If I had a dime for every time I went with a cheaper version of something, and ended up needing the better one, anyway.
We live near a Winco and, hands down, it has the best over all general prices. I never really got into the couponing because they’re only for name brands, and the store brand is aways cheaper than the name brand- even with the coupon!
Such good points as always, Sarah! I think like many aspects of frugality it depends on the person. My husband and I are a small family, so I wouldn’t buy 20lbs of anything, lol! But I am fortunate to live near a WinCo and you can buy very small amount of things for pennies on the dollar-a game changer. I do make homemade freezer jam and I do some canning (some for us, some for gifting) and that is economical if you shop sales and take free veg when neighbors offer it❤
People enjoy gardening as I do. Yes, it costs money but it's great exercise and therapeutic.
Watching uour produce mature and eating it is a great experience for nature lovers.
If you really enjoy your past time it's worth it.
When it comes to my gardening and canning, I saved no money year one but I had fun. Now eight years later, a year's worth of tomatoes as I cook for two will only cost us the price of a pack of seeds and it is a great shared hobby for my husband and me. This year we are also going to try bell peppers for freezing. I have $20 in transplants (good stock, local grower, 3 colors for winter chili). I will have to add the cost of my quart freezer bags, but if I get 5 quarts I will have saved from my local supermarket. And we will have added a skill to our shared gardening hobby. We amortized the tools long ago! But we are generous in sharing tools we no longer need as senior adult hobby gardeners with younger friends just getting started.
My goodness! You probably stirred up a hornet's nest with this video 😷 I will say about gardening that it is cheaper than a therapist and very satisfying to the nurturer in me. My goal is not to be self sufficient; just make a dent in the food budget and contribute to the family table. We are blessed with a really good farm stand nearby and it supplies what I cannot. As far as cost, there was some initial outlay but I grow heirloom and seed save, compost and have a ready supply of rabbit poo for fertilizer. My tools were inherited for the most part. Gardening does not have to be expensive. Enjoy your channel and look forward to the posts.
I think everyone should do what ever they can to be more energy efficient. This is important for our future and the future of our families.
Great video Sara 🤩 I partially agree with the gardening…. The last few years my husband had a huge return on planting carrots, potatoes and tomatoes. I don’t do canning so we left the carrots in the ground until we were ready to use them (even during winter and snow); we picked the potatoes and left them unwashed in the garage and the tomatoes I made into pasta sauce and froze it. I think if someone does a small garden with 1 or 2 plants of each, then it ends up being a big expense for the dirt, your time, etc…. 🤷🏻♀️
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Gardening is very therapeutic and rewarding and good exercise.
Gardening is a beautiful thing to do, although we have scaled it back. We love our chickens too. But the eggs are not cheaper.
If you are comparing them to regular eggs, likely not. But I assume you chickens run free. Compared to those in the store likely cheaper.
Pandemic taught us a lot. Where the US gas pipelines run, how supply chain on time works, truckers and rail very unappreciated..i now...Buy one to two in advance w most used items. Lets remember not that long ago..We had problems getting parts, car oil, tissues, napkins, aloe vera, otc meds, bleach, laundry detergent just to name a few..
Hello Lynn, good evening and also how are you doing today 🌹 ? Bless you sweet Jesus ❤️🤍🙏🍀
Extreme coupon was a thing 10 years ago. Although it was all pre packaged junk . Gardening seems very expensive and time consuming. Along with raising chickens
I do know someone who found she saved $50 a month in electric when she replaced her 20 year old fridge.
Buying the cheapest things in the past meant sometimes I paid twice! Example: Bought a cheap iron. It never got hot enough to do linens well and it quit in 2 years. 🤦
Homesteaders that I know--5 years into it and the garden cost is zero other than the time, labor, and electricity (for canning) involved to plant, maintain, harvest, put up. They create their own compost, and collect the seeds diligently each year. They have cows so also have cow dirt and manure to fortify it all, as needed.
Somebody I used to know made a snide-ish comment about why I didn't have a matching set in the laundry room. I replied that the washer and dryer WERE matching: both are white, rectangular, and work as they should. She didn't get it. LOL
No couponing here ever. We shop the perimeter of the store almost exclusively. Rare to find a coupon for a whole chicken, or a bunch of bananas, or a pound of butter. We try really hard not to buy or eat frankenfood found in the freezer aisles, etc.
00:00 intro
1:41 gardening
2:37 buying cheap quality
3:20 extreme couponing
4:17 spending to be more energy efficient
5:05 upgrading / matching appliances
6:14 bundles
7:30 dollar stores
8:23 bulk
9:06 sales
10:13 DIY home health care remedies
My mom is a gifted gardener and I had to learn the hard way that for me, a new not gifted gardener, gardening was going to be a very expensive hobby with little return. I’m giving up on the veggie patch and will instead save up for flowers and patio
Not everyone has a vegetable/fruit garden to ONLY save money. Some of us do it so we can eat better (less pesticides and other carcinogens). Like duh? And we can our home grown harvest so we can continue to eat healthy throughout the winter months. yeah. And many of us aren't fat either.
My dad always says "Buy cheap, buy twice!"
Ok, let’s talk Sarah. Gardening is worth everything and more, AND it’s cheaper than therapy!! And, it’s not necessarily expensive.
I have now that I am retired both the money and the time, however I love gardening and have doing it for 71 years since I was 8. There is absolutely nothing as good as a fresh hot tomato pulled off the vine with a salt shaker in hand. Vegetables are so much better harvested and immediately cooked or eaten raw. The spinach and lettuce immediately go into a salad. Cucumbers are abundant and I have frozen them to use in smoothies. I love the Giant Marconi sweet peppers that are so good on the grill. The Sungold cherry tomatoes come right off the vine and into my mouth while I am working. There is nothing sweeter or better tasting. It is all organic. Growing everything from seed keeps the cost minimal. My freezer is 25 years old and keeps on going. The new ones may be more efficient, but they don't last. I also have been using the same canner and jars for 40 years.
Sometimes learning to fix and repair things yourself can save bundles of money. UA-cam is a great source for DIY help. Just yesterday I had a clogged kitchen sink drain and a slow draining 48" shower channel drain. I called a plumber. The kid they sent out did not know much and he was telling me things that did not make sense. I knew that the main line was not clogged. The sink drain pipe was old and I "fixed" a leak 4 years ago with flex tape. He would not run the machine ( over $300) to unclog it because he might break the pipe. For the channel drain he had no idea how to get the grate up and did not have a tool to do it. He said it was grouted in and that I should call a tile man. Instead I called another plumber. In the meantime I used my drill run drain snake, plus a drain bladder that is attached to a garden hose to unclog the kitchen drain. I still had the other plumber come for the shower drain. There was no grout holding it but it was stuck. Again this plumber had never dealt with a channel drain and did not have a tool to pull it. I used a box knife to loosen the crud and he pried with a screw driver. It would not move, so I got a coat hanger and he opened it up and slid it through the holes to use to pull the grid off. My idea worked and we got the drain cleaned out. I also sprayed it with silicone lubricant, so the next time I can remove it myself. The $93 he charged was much more reasonable and he told me that I had taught him something. I also just ordered 2 channel drain pullers on Amazon for $9.
We grow much of our food, Fert is produced on site, compost and hen manure. Many seeds are saved. We spend next to nothing for seeds and other supplies.. we spend about $100 a month at the store for fats, cheese, coffee, that sort of thing. We do hit bulk meat sales as needed. Less than.5 acre. To be fair our soil is excellent. Electric no more than $55 when not heating or cooling.... Some of the other ideas are helpful but we already do.
I buy what meat or seafood onsale that week and I prepare and cook accordingly. I used to buy meat on sale and freeze them. Then I forget and end up thrown out.
Makes sense to me.
For some of these, I believe I need to factor in enjoyment/skill to the equation. For DIY - no matter how much time I have I will not choose to do anything electrical as I have no skills or confidence and other simple repairs might be beyond my skill and I could end up making the situation worse. But I would rather DIY repair/sew clothing than buy something new. Gardening is in the same category. My late husband LOVED to garden and having been raised on a farm was very good at it. So gardening had not only the production value but also entertainment/enjoyment. I do not have the level of skill/enjoyment, so I do not do it any longer. Bulk is obviously a relative term based on household size and storage space. But if something is a rock bottom price, non-perishable and I have the room, I will "bulk" buy for my household size of one. I'm with you n extreme couponing, buying "bundles, and dollar store.
Gardening is cheaper than groceries. I garden inground. I was gifted dozens of canning jars by the man who was emptying out his late parents’ house. I don’t need to buy seeds annually. A pack of hybrid tomato seeds is enough for a decade. I could go on and on about minimizing cost but it’s not worth my time
I don’t see the link for the essential oils, can you please help?
I prefer quality works out cheaper in long run
The only coupons that I really use nowadays are the store coupons. They'll have them for meat and produce whereas the ones in the paper, etc, are for prepackaged foods that I rarely eat.
Along with the coupons is bulk stores. Used to have a membership to one, but it cost me more! I was buying things I didn't normally buy because it was such a great deal.
My husband did the raised beds years ago. It wasn't worth it. I've found that I get good results from a cross between a traditional garden, square foot gardening, container gardening and companion planting.
The bulk barn is 2 1/2 hour drive from our house, so we only get their when I need to go that way for another reason. I love it when I can get a percentage off coupon that lines up. Especially as I buy a lot of the things I use.
My son gets a subscription meals (Cook Unity) . He figured it out that he is paying $12. 50 a meal. He was paying at minimum $25. to $50.00 a day on food. Its cheaper, easy and its really good food.
That might work for some people, but it seems wasteful, excessive, and still requires preparation time. A little bit of grocery store planning could be much more efficient.
That is like saying, "I was paying $1million per month for a guy to mow my lawn, but now I got a coupon for 15% off so now it's a deal!"
@@zac1375 He is single and works 6 days a week 12 hrs over night. It works for him.
I get tomatoes from my son and wife. I planted flowers that re seed.
Extreme couponing is nuts to me. I buy meat or veggies or fruit on sale then food saver.
No Dollar store for me unless I need notebooks or stuff like that.
Upgraded phone when old one finally bit the dust.
I grew up with parents and grandparents that lived through the depression. Use what you have, cook from scratch, yard sales and thrift stores for something you need, making a chicken go 1000 ways😂 older furniture lasts longer than ikea junk, learn to do stuff yourself. I sew and cook from scratch. I agree with all points. Oh and the bundles get you in the long run. If something sounds too good then run the other way😂😂
You are brilliant. I am 76. Med
In my garden, i buy nothing ! no seeds (keep it from my own plants), no fertilizer at all, i make my own compost and water from the well. But it is true that you must buy some tools and seeds the first year.
Link to oils? Am I just missing it somewhere?
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Bundle meal plans, are very costly, but when I commented on this, when another YTber was praising that system, they became annoyed and would not heard of it. When I go 'grocery' shopping, I also shop for non-perishables as well, and the amount spent each week comes out to the bundle that they were paying for only getting 'perishables."
For many people it is great hobby, so OK, its for them, and my hat is off to them, but gardening is hard, back breaking work. I don't have the space and/or capability to preserve the extra produce. Also, you have to figure in the water cost, it takes to keep the garden watered during times of no rain, which can put more pressure on your water bill each.
Extreme couponing, can't be bothered.
Hope your doung well i found an I dian grocery store their fresh produce is bit expensive but yummy ferl better food lasta longer
Dollar Tree is a good place to buy stuff for gardening.
I dont upgrade anything unless its y fixable and completely dies
I went to visit my sister and used her washer which looked quite new. Less than 2 months later she told me she had to replace it. Not quite 5 years old. New appliances are garbage. And unrepairable.
My daughter has a very old washer and dryer that came with their house.
Well past 30 years old. Her inlaws put her in touch with an appliance repair man when their washer died just after buying their house. 150 to fix it. Working great ever since. That was 10 years ago.
Just recently had the dryer fixed. About 250. But he guesses another 15 to 20 years now.
Our retirement house came with a Kenmore washer and dryer. Both quite old. The dryer is starting to go. It will be repaired, not replaced. Not a rush as it is summer.
Thank you. My time is worth money. Having me time - IS important to ME. I have to many times think .... is this worth MY time???
If the tasks is something you enjoy then it will always be worth everything you put into it. Peace of mind/ body and soal are priceless. The best return is tranquility.
It is important to remember that many items at Costco, Sam’s Club, etc are not the same product (especially electronics as internal components may be cheaper, etc) as one sold in other places. Please remember that supplements, “natural remedies”, etc are never certified, controlled or truly peer reviewed tested. Claims of “internally tested” indicates the manufacturer “tests” their own products….definitely NOT the same as scientific double blind peer reviewed testing.
Fix the washer😮
Bundles...total waste of cash!! Including insurance, phone, cable bundles buying them separately is still much more cost effective as you can get the best price on each thing! In UK the bundles are a real rip off!
Same here in the US! I never bundle.
counterintuitive
Regarding shoes, there is the "knock-off" factor wherein you THINK you are buying a good pair of shoes off of a "popular" website, but the quality is unquestionably inferior.
What do you mean when you say that you are a "certified financial coach"?
Gardening is as expensive as you make it. A person has to possess the money to buy quality prior to the purchase...the example of shoes is multifaceted with number one being exactly how many pairs of these quality shoes does one need? If you bundle items and don't use ALL then you've lost. Personally, i don't bundle BUT I do pay a little more for unlimited everything on my phone plan...and it saves me because i can tether for computer use so, no internet/wifi cost. I have no television so no cable. My my unlimited data replaces some much more pricey expenditures. Dollar stores...even at $1.25 i find most Dollar Tree items are same size, same quality and better price but yes, use some math to determine that. General Dollar is and always has been the most deceiving store ive ever shopped in...i won't walk into one. Bulk buying requires common sense. Use math and pay attention! If all product is not used and ends up in the trash then you paid more for it than you think. 100% at home preventive care is the way to go! I diy alot..IF I safely am able to do so and have in my possession what I need to perform the task...there are way too many people that won't even try to help themselves but on the flip side of that it does put money in the pockets of those who can. If I have to hire out a job, I observe how its done...I ask questions of the person doing it if it's not distracting and they are willing to share info...then it's a possibility that I can do the job should it be necessary at a future time.
Holistic remedies are most of the time the best option. Doctors need repeat customers...they will normally never CURE you.
I can say it depends on the person. People that love plants
enjoy what they do. Me I'm the only one in my plant loving family that I even managed to kill a cactus!! 😮
I haven’t been able to keep a garden alive long enough to actually benefit from it. Texas is entirely too hot and my plants fry.
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Gardening helps mitigate climate change even if it is by a little. It helps lowering emmissions/waste / contamination from transportation, refrigeration, packaging, irrigation, industrial fertilization, use of pesticides, herbicides, and other wonders of the green revolution. But hey, your children and grand children will suffer most of the consecquences, so why would I bother
I love couponing. We save so much money. I reverse meal plan. We spend $150 a month for groceries. I’d say I’m doing it right. By the couponing is more than just using a coupon.
you're obviously not a gardener ... it's not just about the money!
Gardening does have start up cost. Depending on what kind gardening you are doing. I have a lot of canning jars I was given. It’s my hobby.