I think we should distinguish between "things I've already minmaxed" and "things that wouldn't help me if I did them" and "things I don't do in the first place."
I very very rarely drink Starbucks, for instance, so "don't get coffee at Starbucks" is not much help to me. I already make it at home as much as I can.
I wear my clothes until they wear out. I thrift semi-frequently.
"Turn down the thermostat" doesn't work for me because I have family members who would cut my head off if I turned it much below like, 68 in the winter.
I limit myself to very very few subscription services. Basically Amazon Prime, Netflix, Max (bundled with my Internet bill) and that's it. No Spotify, no Paramount+, no Disney+, no whatever the hell else they got lately. Enough is enough. Will probably dial back some of those anyway, but they aren't adding up to a serious amount of money here.
I also don't really have the space to do the kind of bulk shopping that makes a Costco or a Sam's Club or a BJ's actually worthwhile.
At the end of the day, all tips aren't for everyone. Just gotta use the ones that do work for you.
I very very rarely drink Starbucks, for instance, so "don't get coffee at Starbucks" is not much help to me. I already make it at home as much as I can.
I wear my clothes until they wear out. I thrift semi-frequently.
"Turn down the thermostat" doesn't work for me because I have family members who would cut my head off if I turned it much below like, 68 in the winter.
I limit myself to very very few subscription services. Basically Amazon Prime, Netflix, Max (bundled with my Internet bill) and that's it. No Spotify, no Paramount+, no Disney+, no whatever the hell else they got lately. Enough is enough. Will probably dial back some of those anyway, but they aren't adding up to a serious amount of money here.
I also don't really have the space to do the kind of bulk shopping that makes a Costco or a Sam's Club or a BJ's actually worthwhile.
At the end of the day, all tips aren't for everyone. Just gotta use the ones that do work for you.
the horrors persist, but so do we
(aka large mozz)
(aka large mozz)