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user-inactivated  ·  3277 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How have you decorated your house, hubski.

    next step is to fight the need-vs-want battles. those are fun.

That's one I'm still working on. It's hard as hell. Sometimes I win, sometimes I lose.





user-inactivated  ·  3277 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    That's one I'm still working on. It's hard as hell. Sometimes I win, sometimes I lose.

Reduce your exposure to Advertising. Netflix your shows, use adblocking etc. Advertising exists to blur that line and convince you that you are a terrible person who smells bad and everyone hates you... but if you buy our regurgitated bean lard for three low payments of 49.95 then you will be a rockstar!

Once I stopped watching TV my expenses dropped by about 1/4.

user-inactivated  ·  3276 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Once I stopped watching TV my expenses dropped by about 1/4.

Same happened to me once I cut my internet use down to half, especially avoiding speciality blogs that focus on comics and movies and cutting my Reddit use down significantly. The wife and I also changed our shopping habits a bit too, where we no longer go out to stores just because we're "bored and looking for something to do." In my opinion, we still have a ways to go, but we've made some good strides.