This is a copy of the old Discussion Rooms thread copy pasted directly from it. Feel free to add.
#Money saving lifehacks
plain pond
So some things I have learned since the last discussion on this topic
1 shop around and do some critical thinking cause it might not be the exact same product but think about how much your getting per dollar
Example. I eat slim Jim’s a lot when I’m working. Individually wrapped stays sanitary yada yada gotta stay awaken on night shift. Anyway. I was getting the not full sized ones from the gas station at 99 cents a piece. Meanwhile I could get a box of the mini slim Jim’s at dollar general which has 14 in there for about 3.50.
You can literally measure length vs money here. It’s much more cost effective to go to dollar general than the gas station.
2 Drive around the night of or the night before garbage day in rich people neighborhoods. You’d be surprised what they throw away.
Hell the things I pulled out of the truck at work still surprise me. ( a whole bag of shoes in my size that’s just lucky)
Ask businesses what they do with Their waste. And I’m talking any business. I have a wood machining company near me and they used to deliver pallets of birch plywood to my house because I was a young woodworker. Remember the worst they can say to you is an “ expletive of dismissal “
foggy nexus
Buy non-disposable versions of things that have recently become disposable.
Like the mentioned napkins instead of paper towels (napkins are fabric, not paper). Wash em and re-use.
Dont buy cloths for your garage/shop/etc, get a bedsheet or 5 at the thrift shop and cut them into rectangles.
Learn how to sew and repair your cheapo clothing when it rips. Seriously, since starting leatherworking I have fixed so many garments it's crazy. No more broken belt loops with 1mm waxed thread holding it on XD
edgy kite
Rice is so underrated in the west. I have 5 pounds of it in a ziploc bag in my pantry rn. I just take a scoop to put in my rice cooker, add 2 scoops of water, and get perfectly cooked rice. A can of chili added to that makes a super filling meal for 2 bucks
plain pond
Rice is so underrated in the west. I have 5 pounds of it in a ziploc bag in my p...
Rice is nasty to me.
jovial orchid
I mean depending on what the business does, like cabinetry, you can call and ask for their scrap wood. If your ok with dumpster diving. Going to the warehouse district and looking for scrap motors/computers/machinery may be a good way to get scrap materials for metallurgy. Alot of wire is thrown out. Alot of machinery casings are aluminum, etc.
open moth
