I’ve noticed sometimes that there’s some half-baked videos or blogs or whatever that purport this or that frugal trick, but if you look at the time or math, it’s not actually frugal for you.

What are some examples of that you’ve come across? The things that “aren’t worth it”?

For me it’s couponing. (Although I haven’t heard people talk about it recently–has it fallen out of “style”, or have businesses caught up to the loopholes folks used to exploit?)

  • whaleross@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The cheapest option is always cheapest for a reason. Incrementally so the amount cheaper it is than the average.

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      1 year ago

      The cheapest option is always cheapest for a reason.

      Yes. Though, there is a lot of shit that costs more for no reason.

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      1 year ago

      The way I’ve come to phrase this principle:

      You don’t always get what you pay for, but you definitely don’t get what you don’t pay for.

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      1 year ago

      Sometimes items may be a loss leader and sold as a motivator…getting cheap shit in Vegas but not gambling, for example. Sometimes Black Friday products are inferior models…sure…but sometimes they lose money to make money elsewhere and you can be smart to use it 😊