Frugal Thread

[Anonymous No.24994204]

How frugal are you?

What have you done recently to save more money?

I'll start.

Recently I dropped my telecom company and switched to a new service provider.

I own my phone and started with a new provider that lets me buy monthly plans in bundles to save money. My old phone bill was upwards of $80 for unlimited talk and text and 5GB of monthly data.

Now with my new carrier, I pay about $100 every three months and have unlimited talk, text, and 8GB of monthly data.

Feels good because I hate telecomms.

[Anonymous No.24994577]

i steal toilet paper from train stations and mcdonalds (i just go in there straight to the toilet, i dont eat there of course)

[Anonymous No.24994631]

>>24994204
Including my mortgage payment I probably spend $17,000 per year and I gross $57,000 which ends up being closer to $38,000 after taxes.
I’ve been working more overtime to get some more efficient appliances for my house. For example, I replaced a natural gas 80 gal water heater with an electric tankless model for about $1200 (electrician wanted like $400 of it). It’s the only appliance that was still running on gas.
>hurrr natural gas is cheaper than electric
Yes, but it also burns 24/7. Just in 4 months I have removed gas bill completely and electric bill only went up $10.

I’m cutting Xmas gift costs and reducing it down to $10 per couple instead of the usual $15 per person, thus saving me a couple hundred bucks.

I got a new smart thermostat for $150 and electrician wanted $340 to install it so I did it myself in 2-3 hours and saved $340

I have back problems so I didn’t do the entire attic insulation, but I cut costs by hiring just the main contractor and asked him to not use his people as I would be the sole helper. I have found that he was flexible enough to allow me to sign for liability and then help him. It was only $400 to blow 8 inches of insulation in my attic.

To me, frugality is being proactive instead of penny pinching and couponing.

[Anonymous No.24994705]

I cancelled all my monthly subscription services except my $20 cell service, sold most of my belongings, and moved from a high cost of living area to my mom's house in the South.
Once employed, I should be able to hit a 75% savings rate here and build a lot of capital very quickly.

[Anonymous No.24994745]

>>24994204
i use one lightbulb only. when i need to go into the next room i take the lightbulb with me

[Anonymous No.24994793]

>>24994745
Based and jew pilled

[Anonymous No.24994812]

Got a new job in August and have been spending money like crazy.

Probably spent about 6k on new clothes and 2k on christmas gifts.

Going into 2021 Im only paying for my internet and phone which combined is about $200/month

No debts. Probably going to start save at least 3-4k/ month and investing about a 3rd of that

[Anonymous No.24994859]

>>24994204
What carrier lets you pay $33/month for that much? I want in

[Anonymous No.24994916]

>>24994204
I regularly eat rice, beans and noodles with whatever meat is on sale and frozen vegetables

Cancelled cable and all my subscription services. Also found out I was paying $5 per month for a landline I didn't own (fucking cable companies)

I don't buy new clothes hardly ever, maybe get an outfit once a year.

Now I just need to quit smoking and my living expenses in total would drop to around $1000/month for everything including rent and utilities

[Anonymous No.24995123]

I drink a lot and smoke cigarettes. I use premium fuel even though my car asks for regular.

[Anonymous No.24995559]

>>24994859

Mint Mobile....

I was a T-Mobile customer until I realized Mint uses their towers for the same service.

[Anonymous No.24995694]

>>24994204
bump

[Anonymous No.24995769]

check out MINT MOBILE its $15/month

[Anonymous No.24995833]

switch to ROOT CAR INSURANCE too. it was half the price of gieco

[Anonymous No.24995857]

My phone service costs $30 a year.

[Anonymous No.24995865]

I piss on my toes to ward off the fungus

[Anonymous No.24995917]

>>24994577
based and hep C pilled

[Anonymous No.24995956]

> only buys strore brand food from Aldi
> only drinks filtered tap water
> never eats out
> steals toliet paper from public restrooms
> shops 2nd hand craiglist and goodwill items

mfw the federal reserve hates me cus i dont help cause inflation

[Anonymous No.24995997]

I collect yard waste from all the neighbors and I turn it into compost. Soon I'll have all of the carbon. Precious carbon

[Anonymous No.24996123]

>>24994204
Holy shit here in Italy I pay 6 euros for 60gb data wtf is wrong with America

[Anonymous No.24996232]

I haven't bought new clothes and shoes in 3 years. I only have 3 pairs of pants and shirts that I alternate in between.

[Anonymous No.24996377]

I wasn't running heat for a while...then it got way too fucking cold and I had to turn it on. I keep it 60f / 15.5 c during the winter though.

[Anonymous No.24996545]

I declared bankruptcy during a divorce and am starting over. No debt, three streams of income for now, and got backpaid by PUA. put it all into bullion and stocks. cancelled all streaming services. Only pay rent, phone bill, car insurance. Eat out maybe once a week, and that's a fast food meal. Stacked 4k last month doing this. Can do it for quite some time.

[Anonymous No.24996681]

>>24996545

another MGTOW sent his own way

[Anonymous No.24996691]

>>24995857
what service is this?

[Anonymous No.24996695]

>>24994204
I live at home
I don't go out
I have no friends
I like to rough it on holiday and camp

[Anonymous No.24996729]

>>24996691
Tracfone

[Anonymous No.24996944]

>>24996545
How old are you?
Holy shit you're basically starting from scratch
That's what pussy does to a mf I guess

[Anonymous No.24997045]

>>24996944
I am 34 years old. In a graduate program currently. No debt left besides a little bit of college loans I took out during all the shenanigans. Only value to it is hindsight, and pocketing nearly every dollar that comes my way with the foresight of where to spend it.

[Anonymous No.24997264]

How frugal am I? My total monthly expenses add up to less than 700 bucks a month in one of the world's most expensive countries.

[Anonymous No.24997433]

>>24997264
congrats on being able to live with mommy

[Anonymous No.24997577]

>>24997433
That would bring my expenses to 0. Would be nice.