frugal

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…I know the title sounds like some clickbait crap, but I’m honestly looking for some ideas that I might not have thought about myself.

Do you have any genuine tricks for keeping/maintaining a car that are frugal?...

I own a Vitamix, a Zojirushi rice cooker, and a Zojirushi Home Bakery Supreme. I also own the instant pot max, and an air fryer by Sur la table. Between these appliances they help me make 90% of my food at home. The food is relatively easy, especially once you get the hang of the recipes, and they taste incredible!...

How do you manage to stick it out long term with budgeting? I use YNAB in periods for my economy. And every such period, they usually last 3 months to 1,5 year or so, my economy is in amazing condition....

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’s your top BIFL purchase, that might not in itself has been all to frugal, but long term, will be?...

Walmart (Canada) has started offering subscriptions for “free” shipping for under $10 a month. The cost of gas to go there a few times a month would be more than the subscription fee....

What’s a frugal trick you’ve chanced upon recently?...

It’s gone up too much and am looking for general tips to bring it down a bit.

Tried this once before in my life, and since then always kept a can of cheap old hair spray around to spray at yellow jackets and their kin. No one uses it in my family. I bought it for a buck several years back just for surprise stinging-flying-insect attacks. Nontoxic. Won’t hurt you or the kids or the pets. The yellow...

I want online stores to buy tech and other items (not clothing, I already have a few stores for that. Although if a specific store has clothing in addition to the things I’m asking for is fine). Kind of like aliexpress, but I don’t like aliexpress as I can’t get off the feeling that I will be scammed if I shop there,...

Many people put some all-purpose cleaner on a sponge, clean and rinse. Instead, get a spray bottle and premix cleaner with the right amount of water. When cleaning, just spray and clean. You can do a long time with a spray bottle. It’s a small tip, but it will save a lot of cleaner....

I like adding things to my icecream, usually peanut butter and frozen fruit. Got to thinking that if I added oats I could actually increase the volume without impacting the flavour all that much (I like oats). I could probably use floured starches or something like that....

When I think about bills, I annualize them. $30 a month? That’s $360 a year. $5/mo? $60 a year....

Can we get a community icon for /c/frugal?

Hello everyone,...

Even though prices have shot up for things like almond, soy, and oat milk, the size of refrigerated versions have always been 1.89L....

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/2701613...

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/2642502...

Interesting take on buying “refurbished” electronics these days. Is it still worth it in general, versus buying new and just keeping it forever?

18M, entering uni soon and looking to replace the Osprey kids’ pack that I’ve been using for the past 9 years....

With continually rising prices I’ve squeezed about everywhere that could be. Am looking to the community for help. Things like groceries, car service, haircuts, cleaning supplies . Thanks