There’s actually quite a few. Can’t think of them all, but the idea of things like making your own shampoo concoction is overkill to me. You can get a 39oz bottle of shampoo for like $7.50 US. Bought a bottle in January of this year and still have more than half the bottle left.
Just seems like the effort and cost savings aren’t worth it to me for something like this. Plus it’s questionable if it even works as good.
Basically though, I think people confuse cheap with frugal. Frugal is being about getting the bang for the buck, not depriving ones self for the sake of saving a few dollars. Mobile phones are a good example. Is there really a need to get a $1000 flagship phone when I can get a $200 lesser name phone that can do all the same things as the top tier one can? Sure, the photos might not be as high quality, but they’re way good enough for every day use.
There’s a great book that speaks to this in regards to food called “make the bread, buy the butter”, but the same mentality can be applied to many aspects beyond food.
I will say on the phone side though I was always a mid-tier phone buyer. Always owned my phone outright. Last upgrade my carrier (T-Mobile) hooked me with a deal. Flagship phone for $100. Rate didn’t increase, and it was cheaper than a mid tier.
my personal peeve with Xiaomi phones: their software support isn’t as good or consistent as Google or Samsung (3-4 years of Android updates + 5 years of monthly security updates).
There’s actually quite a few. Can’t think of them all, but the idea of things like making your own shampoo concoction is overkill to me. You can get a 39oz bottle of shampoo for like $7.50 US. Bought a bottle in January of this year and still have more than half the bottle left.
Just seems like the effort and cost savings aren’t worth it to me for something like this. Plus it’s questionable if it even works as good.
Basically though, I think people confuse cheap with frugal. Frugal is being about getting the bang for the buck, not depriving ones self for the sake of saving a few dollars. Mobile phones are a good example. Is there really a need to get a $1000 flagship phone when I can get a $200 lesser name phone that can do all the same things as the top tier one can? Sure, the photos might not be as high quality, but they’re way good enough for every day use.
There’s a great book that speaks to this in regards to food called “make the bread, buy the butter”, but the same mentality can be applied to many aspects beyond food.
I will say on the phone side though I was always a mid-tier phone buyer. Always owned my phone outright. Last upgrade my carrier (T-Mobile) hooked me with a deal. Flagship phone for $100. Rate didn’t increase, and it was cheaper than a mid tier.
Motorola phones are still really good for what you get.
Even got a headphone jack~
I like to get xaoimi phones. High tier specs for mid tier prices.
my personal peeve with Xiaomi phones: their software support isn’t as good or consistent as Google or Samsung (3-4 years of Android updates + 5 years of monthly security updates).