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General Discussion => Share Your Badassity => Topic started by: toodleoo on March 06, 2017, 05:42:28 PM
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A few examples to start the discussion. I'm sure you all will have much more badass ones :)
1) Wristwatch. The batteries died on mine a couple of months ago and I never bothered to get them replaced. I just look at my phone now.
2) Hair conditioner. My hair seems to be the same whether or not I use it, plus I was wasting a ton of water trying to get it all rinsed out (I have long, THICK hair).
3) Dryer sheets. My clothes seem just fine without them.
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fabric softener
jewelry
kraft macaroni and cheese-turns out my kids like the cheapest that kroger sells better.
books-i have a kindle and borrow from the library now
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A toaster - We toast bread in a pan on the stove now.
A 2nd car for the household - We walk to work and usually go skiing or mountain biking together on weekends, so a 2nd car was rarely (if ever) necessary.
A microwave - We didn't need a microwave taking up 1/3 of the counter space in our kitchen just to reheat food occasionally. We do it on the stove and it's almost as fast.
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I realized I didn't need a watch when I finally went through stuff inherited when my dad passed away. Included some medium nice watches and a bunch of junk watches. I haven't worn a watch in 10 years. Ebayed all but 1 watch which is a Longines automatic with inscription from when dad was Jaycees national vice president. My youngest son now has that and wears it for formal dances.
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Oven. Mine died again about 6 months ago. It's the original one from the 60's when the house was built, so it's a pain to have fixed. I don't replace it b/c my whole kitchen has the original appliances which are beautiful throwbacks - chrome and stainless steel. I have been doing fine, cooking for one, with a toaster oven and a crockpot.
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At least 80% of the stuff we received as gifts at the shower for our first child.
By kid number three, all we needed was a blanket and a bottle.
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Oven. Mine died again about 6 months ago. It's the original one from the 60's when the house was built, so it's a pain to have fixed. I don't replace it b/c my whole kitchen has the original appliances which are beautiful throwbacks - chrome and stainless steel. I have been doing fine, cooking for one, with a toaster oven and a crockpot.
My oven is from the 60s and died about 4-5 months ago too! I get by using our grill whenever I want to bake something. I wish I had a toaster oven...always enjoy using those when I get the chance. My broken oven and stove are one unit and a couple burners on the stove don't work and one only works on HI, so cooking has been interesting the last couple years, but it's not that hard to adjust to. However, I think we will be remodeling the kitchen and likely replace the stove and oven. The cabinets are literally falling off the ceiling and so it's time to get some work done on this old kitchen!
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Oven. Mine died again about 6 months ago. It's the original one from the 60's when the house was built, so it's a pain to have fixed. I don't replace it b/c my whole kitchen has the original appliances which are beautiful throwbacks - chrome and stainless steel. I have been doing fine, cooking for one, with a toaster oven and a crockpot.
Yeah, ovens are pretty optional I've found. I lived in Japan for 3 years and most Japanese houses don't have ovens. They'll have some stovetop burners, but not the oven part itself.
I got by easy with stovetop burners, a microwave, and a rice cooker.
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A second car. An MBA.
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a PhD. In the private sector of my field, exceptionally smart folks with either a B.S or M.S can go just as far as a PhD in job responsibility, compensation, and yes, even title. Its not the rule, rather the exception. But as I said, EXCEPTIONAL MS/BS folks can rise just as high in the org as a PhD. In the megacorp I work at, there are certainly examples of this.
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Suits for work. In my field a good dressy sweater or a button down and occasional blazer (lives on a hook in in the office) will do it all.
An "up to date" bike. I'm a bike fanatic but right now am having a great time riding a 1986 6-speed mountain bike (price $100) in snow. A beautifully made Japanese work of bike art/craft. In summer I'll ride an '80s steel bike 100k or 200k a week. It was state of the art once--what made it crappy 30 years later? Works perfect, and fits. Plus I understand how to fix everything on it. Also realized I don't need click-in pedals, or clicky gears. Not in the Tour de France: just riding a bike.
New sound equipment. Using stuff from 80s. Started to research newer stuff, realized this stuff sounds great. Just play music.
Prescription glasses. Had some until I realized my "prescription" is simply magnification, i.e. "readers." Buy 'em online for cheap.
The perfect "man bag." Got interested in this idea for a while because: stuff to carry! Realized my bike-to-work knapsack is better than anything else. Also: just carry less stuff.
More "optimization" of every damn thing. At a certain point stuff (spending, saving, retirement planning etc.) is "adequately optimized." Just accept good-enough, and enjoy life.
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Shampoo. I just use soap.
Paper towels. I use napkins for me and microfiber towels for all cleaning.
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Second car (household of two). A single car and occasional rentals (with public transportation available as a fallback for me to get to work) are a perfect fit for us. The second car (before its unfortunate end) sat most of the time anyway.
College degree. Nope.
Wristwatch. Old one finally quit and I put off getting a new one long enough to get used to not having it anymore.
Kleenex. Toilet paper works in a pinch, and we don't really get sick anymore anyway.
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A dryer - been over two years and I love line drying
A watch, an alarm clock, and wall clocks: I use my phone and save on batteries/electricity.
Paper books (excluding reference, coffee table and childhood favourites) I LOVE reading, I do not love paper books.
Massive amounts of clothing - losing weight has taught me how few clothes I truly need
Fancy toiletries - I stick to the basics now and am much better off for it.
Extensive kitchen appliances, tools, utensils.
I could go on forever, I have insanely simplified my life in the last few years and I am much happier.
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dryer sheets and fabric softener: haven't used either in 4+ years
makeup
paper books (ebooks from the library on my kindle)
cable tv. 5-10 years ago I kept up with at least 8-10 shows every season. Now? Our tv hasn't even been turned on since mid-February.
coffee maker, have been using a cone and pour-over at home for at least a year now.
I'm sure there are others...
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soap
shampoo
tv
paper books
hotel rooms
the approval of my inner critic
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A toaster.
Cable.
Flat screen tv
Driving to work when the bus will take you there.
I think a watch is important though and wear one all the time. I used to think I'll use my phone but it's nice to have a watch.
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soap
shampoo
tv
paper books
hotel rooms
the approval of my inner critic
Wait a minute. How do you not need soap?
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Jewelry, new clothes, make-up, a nice purse, heels.
Wall art. Handmade decorative pillows for my couch. A couch.
A TV. Paper books. Podcasts during my walks. A music subscription.
Meat in most meals.
A college degree.
Excellent job evaluations and the praise of my managers.
A job.
(Less than one year away from proving that last one.)
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Excellent job evaluations and the praise of my managers.
same as this above plus
home ownership (we rent)
makeup
more professional qualifications
cable tv
expensive phone package
new clothing
drier sheets
expensive acne treatments for DS
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A job.
(Less than one year away from proving that last one.)
Nice!
I've definitely gotta agree with the "meat with every meal" one. We cut our meat conception in half (or less, really) and I don't miss it.
Old school notes - I keep them for a year or two before realizing I'll never look at those notebooks or textbooks again
Most books
Souvenirs (why did I feel like I had to buy all those obnoxious keychains?)
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Paper towels
Dishwasher (stopped using one in old house and never bought another one in new house)
Air con (broke 3 years ago , not fixing it!)
Make up
Different handbags , now I have only one
Toiletries apart from toothpaste and shampoo
Block out curtains
Paper books
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Makeup
Hairdresser (spouses can cut each other's hair)
Hotel rooms
Racing bike
Fancy shoes
Ironing board (oh no, we need it when sewing clothes)
Solarium (I bought one many years ago before getting married, not used after that)
Stationary computer
Heart rate monitor
Snow shovel machine (we have one now together with the neighbours, but survived for 15 years without one in our previous house)
Electric grass clipper (we never had one, but almost everybody else does)
Paper books
Norwegian books (English books on Amazon are much cheaper)
In the summer I don't use the tumble dry, but hang it outside. But I will test hanging up clothes inside the bathroom and see if that works out.
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Just about everything.
Hiking the AT last summer I found that I didn't miss much. Having my entire material burden consist of less than 10 pounds, outside of food and water, was incredibly freeing.
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Wanted to add
Smart phone
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Wait a minute. How do you not need soap?
I'm not totally soap-free... I use it on my hands when I transition between Dirty Stuff and Clean Stuff.
But for the rest of me, I use water and a brush or washcloth. Read about it online, gave it a try, works for me, been doing it for about five years. My previous greasiness and stink was apparently due to my body freaking out at the chemicals or alkaline nature of the soaps I was using.
Now I'm actually less stinky than before, and my skin lives in that happy zone -- not dry, not oily.
Which reminds me, I also no longer need skin lotion.
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Things I thought I needed but don't:
1. Approval and inclusion from people who I don't actually need in my life
2. Lots of (cheap) clothes which disintegrate after a couple of washes
3. Alcohol. Don't need alcohol to have a good time
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Just set up an apartment (second home...yeah, I know, I know...no face punches please...I can justify it if need be)--and I have no small kitchen appliances whatsoever except for the coffeemaker. No microwave, no toaster, no blender, no crockpot, no mixer, no Instapot. Just using the four stove burners and the oven, I am fine. Amazing.
No piano. I thought I couldn't live without a piano, but I can. I play my harp a lot more.
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Cable TV - Nuff said.
Sports packages on TV - No more watching spoiled millionaires participate in playground games when I can just do it myself.
Microwave dinners - So much cheaper and healthier to cook real food instead.
Cigarettes - Much happier without this weight around my neck.
Expensive shoes - I thought people would be impressed, but no one really cares.
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Cable, going out every weekend, going shopping, having tons of kids activities. Don't miss any of these.
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Craft Supplies -- Pre-Moustache days, I kept letting myself buy clearance craft supplies with no real project in mind. Then, when I did decide to make something, I would end up going out to buy the supplies I actually needed for the project because it turns out that I didn't actually want anything that was in the stockpile.
Faux-DIY projects in general -- In face-punch worthy levels of shame, a lot of the decorative "DIY" craft projects I did while patting myself on the back for "saving money" turned out to mean that I spent more money on the supplies than it probably would have cost to just outright buy a functional version of any item I was DIY-ing.
Actually, thinking about it, that was probably what started me on the path towards minimalism in the first place! Wow!
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A bath tube. I could live without. My DH likes it though and uses it once every 2 weeks or so, in the winter.
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fabric softener
jewelry
kraft macaroni and cheese-turns out my kids like the cheapest that kroger sells better.
books-i have a kindle and borrow from the library now
awesome!
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Pedicures
More clothes!
Frequent haircuts
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I used to believe that you needed to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner plus snacks in between. Now I regularly fast 24 or 36 hours a few times a week. I am fasting now and don't plan on eating until Monday which will be a minimum of 60 hours of pausing my eating.
I am not doing it to save money but it has a lot of health benefits and gives you back a lot of time. My house is getting very clean today because I will keep busy so I don't think about food. :)
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Candles and Scentsy products.
Nice plates- matching stuff
microwave
flea stuff for cats in winter
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Social media! Some time ago I deleted Facebook, Twitter, Instagram... the works. Immediately I felt a sense of liberation. So much mental clutter just instantly disappeared.
-- Now, when something interesting happens, I enjoy the moment rather than taking a picture and crafting a "like"-able caption.
-- When people want to communicate with me, they email or even arrange to chat in person, and we have better interactions.
-- When a funny meme or important article is circulating, my husband sends me a link. So I see a limited selection of good stuff from the internet, and the rest just never reaches me.
It's great!
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Social media! Some time ago I deleted Facebook, Twitter, Instagram... the works. Immediately I felt a sense of liberation. So much mental clutter just instantly disappeared.
-- Now, when something interesting happens, I enjoy the moment rather than taking a picture and crafting a "like"-able caption.
-- When people want to communicate with me, they email or even arrange to chat in person, and we have better interactions.
-- When a funny meme or important article is circulating, my husband sends me a link. So I see a limited selection of good stuff from the internet, and the rest just never reaches me.
It's great!
I don't go on twitter or instagram a lot but I am considering closing my Facebook account. I haven't pulled the trigger yet but am getting close. I end up up sad or depressed most days. It is a no fail that someone will either post an abused animal or abused person story and just political stuff from both sides. And I am pretty sure I don't care where you ate last night.
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steamer for clothing (I had one and donated it to Amvets) -nope don't miss it
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Social media! Some time ago I deleted Facebook, Twitter, Instagram... the works. Immediately I felt a sense of liberation. So much mental clutter just instantly disappeared.
-- Now, when something interesting happens, I enjoy the moment rather than taking a picture and crafting a "like"-able caption.
-- When people want to communicate with me, they email or even arrange to chat in person, and we have better interactions.
-- When a funny meme or important article is circulating, my husband sends me a link. So I see a limited selection of good stuff from the internet, and the rest just never reaches me.
It's great!
I don't go on twitter or instagram a lot but I am considering closing my Facebook account. I haven't pulled the trigger yet but am getting close. I end up up sad or depressed most days. It is a no fail that someone will either post an abused animal or abused person story and just political stuff from both sides. And I am pretty sure I don't care where you ate last night.
don't have twitter, instagram, or FB, and I'm happy :) I plan to continue this way...maybe if I get FB then I 'll put lots of restrictions and I'll allow only DH, and DS 1,2,3 as contacts and don't care about the rest of the world
***see MMM's post "the low information diet"
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I don't go on twitter or instagram a lot but I am considering closing my Facebook account. I haven't pulled the trigger yet but am getting close. I end up up sad or depressed most days. It is a no fail that someone will either post an abused animal or abused person story and just political stuff from both sides. And I am pretty sure I don't care where you ate last night.
Yes, this is how I felt. The feed became upsetting on many levels, and I realized that I was losing respect for some of my friends based on what they posted. It was better to opt-out!
I was also prompted to cut social media by the web site Study Hacks (http://calnewport.com/blog/). The blog is all about reducing distractions so that you can dedicate time and energy to the most important goals in your life. It's like Mustachianism for the brain!
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I wasn't on FB for years and now I am on it.. though not that active . I'd say you can limit what you see and it's only great if you have friends all over the world and want to stay in touch. Other than that, meh.
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Caring what other people think.
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deodorant - wear it when i go to work, but have been experimenting with not wearing at weekends and maybe I'm just getting old, but I don't seem to sweat and if I've showered and am wearing a clean top I don't really need it.
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* Worried about what other people thought
* May be covered with the first one. Work title
* Newer car for reliability. Over 20 years of multiple car ownership and the only car broke down in the middle of the night was one year old.
* Three car garage house. Boy, was I wrong on that one.
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deodorant - wear it when i go to work, but have been experimenting with not wearing at weekends and maybe I'm just getting old, but I don't seem to sweat and if I've showered and am wearing a clean top I don't really need it.
Good for you. My DH also didn't use deo for many years and didn't smell. Unfortunately I need it.
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Social media
Dinner at fancy restaurants
Big house
New clothes
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Gym membership
Starbucks
Dining out
Driving to work (I live a mile away)
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Jetski. Should have never bought it.
Rent
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Daily showers
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Jetski. Should have never bought it.
Rent
Funny, DH came complete with two jet skis and a trailer. They've been stored at his brother's house the four years we've been married. He brought them home yesterday so he can clean them up and sell them. Turns out he inherited them from a relative. Shoulda known.
Once he had them uncovered, they looked like they might be fun. Maybe we'll have to do a couple of test runs to make sure they're good to go before we sell them...Um, nope.
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TV
New clothes
Jewelry
Home decor items
Toothpaste
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Buying lunch at the cafeteria at work.
Selling your car after 100.000 kms.
Cook books.
Privacy and being extremely against customer discount cards.
Being accessible on the phone all the time.
Tumble dry. Found out yesterday that laundry dries just fine on a rack.
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An iron -- just toss in the dryer for 5 minutes or hang in the bathroom during a hot shower
deodorant -- when i started cleaning up my diet and my products, I also stopped stinking so much...huh
conditioner -- just an oil based natural shampoo bar for hair and body
face cleanser -- castor oil and the oil cleansing method
so much clothes -- minimalism all the way
most decor stuff -- only the favorites need to be seen, empty spaces are fine
netflix -- use amazon video occasionally or don't watch anything at all
a meal plan -- I would buy too much and waste it because plans changed...now I just have a running stash that is standard and can be used to make dozens of meals.
a gym membership -- too much of an introvert, I hate going to the gym!
fancy dog toys -- they just use the antlers and the pull ropes anyway....
dryer sheets -- don't even notice the difference
full strength dish soap -- yup, mines watered down!
microwave -- I have a cute coffee bar now in the microwave shelf, which is much more to our liking
jewelry -- I only have a few pieces that I actually love and wear...sold the rest for scrap
craft supplies -- have gotten rid of most of them
makeup powders or concealers...
cds
air fresheners or sprays
home phone
cell phone contracts
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This forum :)
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Selling your car after 100.000 kms.
Just to let you know, you should be able to get more than 100km out of a car.
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This forum :)
Burn the heretic!
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Selling your car after 100.000 kms.
Just to let you know, you should be able to get more than 100km out of a car.
I think that's what she's saying... she used to think you needed to sell your car, now she knows better.
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This forum :)
Because you achieved FIRE or because you gave up? 😉
I'm FIRE, but I still need this forum. I value the opportunity to share what I've learned in hopes of making someone else's journey easier.
To MJ: You bring the tinder, I'll bring the matches. Oh, wait! Don't you live in a rainy place? You bring the waterproof matches, I'll bring the dry tinder.
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High heels
Restaurants - my hubby is an excellent cook AND does the dishes lol
Video's (now we watch Netflix, though we do have some of our 2 yr old ... mostly Diego/Dora/Barney)
Makeup everyday - now it is special occasions and then only minimal
More than one good camera - I only ever use the one now ... the other will be going up for sale.
TV - gave it up over a decade ago and don't miss General Hospital or any of the other shows I wasted my time on.
Tim Hortons coffee (now at almost $2 per large cup) - I bring instant to work and make my own.
Sugar in my coffee - over 2 years now!
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To MJ: You bring the tinder, I'll bring the matches. Oh, wait! Don't you live in a rainy place? You bring the waterproof matches, I'll bring the dry tinder.
Oh I've got Tinder, don't worry. Thinking of adding that to my list of "stuff I don't need anymore."
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Microwave
Comprehensive car insurance
Facebook
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Jewelry, new clothes, make-up, a nice purse, heels.
Wall art. Handmade decorative pillows for my couch. A couch.
A TV. Paper books. Podcasts during my walks. A music subscription.
Meat in most meals.
A college degree.
Excellent job evaluations and the praise of my managers.
A job.
(Less than one year away from proving that last one.)
How do you not need this stuff? Especially a purse, couch or heeled shoes?
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- Netflix (I literally google movies/shows and find HD streams for free from sites)
- TV (I just use my computer with monitor)
- Dryer (air dry)
- Furniture (as in buying furniture. People chuck nice stuff all the time. 85% of my apartment is free furniture other 15% I bought used)
- New devices
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Cable TV
More clothes
Cheap disposable junk for kids
Plastic grocery bags
Bottled water (installed RO system)
Restaurant food
Soda pop
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Jewelry, new clothes, make-up, a nice purse, heels.
Wall art. Handmade decorative pillows for my couch. A couch.
A TV. Paper books. Podcasts during my walks. A music subscription.
Meat in most meals.
A college degree.
Excellent job evaluations and the praise of my managers.
A job.
(Less than one year away from proving that last one.)
How do you not need this stuff? Especially a purse, couch or heeled shoes?
I use a backpack.
I sleep in the living room, so no room for a couch.
I wear sneakers or flats.
Easy peasy.
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Starbucks Tall Mocha Frappuccino Light. My stepdaughters always gave me Starbucks gift cards for Xmas and my birthday because they knew I loved them and was too cheap to buy them. Now I ask them to donate to charities instead, and I put vanilla extract in my homemade regular or iced coffee for a flavor kick.
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To MJ: You bring the tinder, I'll bring the matches. Oh, wait! Don't you live in a rainy place? You bring the waterproof matches, I'll bring the dry tinder.
Oh I've got Tinder, don't worry. Thinking of adding that to my list of "stuff I don't need anymore."
I don't have "Tinder" either, or FB or Twitter etc. Early on, when friends were giving it up for Lent, I just decided not to start. Recently, it seems I accidentally opened a FB account. I was trying to comment on a thread I'd found via a goog search. OMG, there's crap in my inbox every day with "friends" I've never heard of. Need to figure out how to escape!
Definitely stuff I don't need. Since I (mostly) never had it, I can't really say "any more"
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Jewelry, new clothes, make-up, a nice purse, heels.
Wall art. Handmade decorative pillows for my couch. A couch.
A TV. Paper books. Podcasts during my walks. A music subscription.
Meat in most meals.
A college degree.
Excellent job evaluations and the praise of my managers.
A job.
(Less than one year away from proving that last one.)
MJ, I love your list.
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Thanks 5S!
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I used to believe that you needed to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner plus snacks in between. Now I regularly fast 24 or 36 hours a few times a week. I am fasting now and don't plan on eating until Monday which will be a minimum of 60 hours of pausing my eating.
I am not doing it to save money but it has a lot of health benefits and gives you back a lot of time. My house is getting very clean today because I will keep busy so I don't think about food. :)
I'm considering adding fasting to my lifestyle. I used to try and fail miserably because I just felt so AWFUL. Then my brother told me he occasionally does a day where he does just liquids - whenever he starts feeling bad he'll drink a bit of clear juice to bring his blood sugar up. A couple weeks ago I had to go into work and because my intestines weren't tolerating any food, I just drank juice a few times in the day, and I actually got through a work day without eating! My intestines were able to recover with no lost time at work! So now I'm thinking of doing this once a fortnight.
Any tips for a fasting newbie?
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Jewelry, new clothes, make-up, a nice purse, heels.
Wall art. Handmade decorative pillows for my couch. A couch.
A TV. Paper books. Podcasts during my walks. A music subscription.
Meat in most meals.
A college degree.
Excellent job evaluations and the praise of my managers.
A job.
(Less than one year away from proving that last one.)
MJ, I love your list.
I was getting a hard time for my crt tv. I finally caved and got a good deal on 48" sony flat. You can also retire in a cardboard box RIGHT NOW. No reason to wait.
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Did I mention a big house already? I am thinking more and more about moving to a very small house in some years time, when my DH is ready to sell the current too big house. In the meantime I spend quite some time cleaning it.
I'm even looking at tiny houses, as you can move them on a truck. But tiny houses are probably just a bit too tiny to be practical. For me alone it could probably be enough.
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Jewelry, new clothes, make-up, a nice purse, heels.
Wall art. Handmade decorative pillows for my couch. A couch.
A TV. Paper books. Podcasts during my walks. A music subscription.
Meat in most meals.
A college degree.
Excellent job evaluations and the praise of my managers.
A job.
(Less than one year away from proving that last one.)
MJ, I love your list.
I was getting a hard time for my crt tv. I finally caved and got a good deal on 48" sony flat. You can also retire in a cardboard box RIGHT NOW. No reason to wait.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A FLAT-SCREEN TV, WHAT'S EVEN THE POINT OF LIVING?
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Jewelry, new clothes, make-up, a nice purse, heels.
Wall art. Handmade decorative pillows for my couch. A couch.
A TV. Paper books. Podcasts during my walks. A music subscription.
Meat in most meals.
A college degree.
Excellent job evaluations and the praise of my managers.
A job.
(Less than one year away from proving that last one.)
MJ, I love your list.
I was getting a hard time for my crt tv. I finally caved and got a good deal on 48" sony flat. You can also retire in a cardboard box RIGHT NOW. No reason to wait.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A FLAT-SCREEN TV, WHAT'S EVEN THE POINT OF LIVING?
Agreed it is not needed but I could not believe how many were giving me a hard time here for my crt.. But it does make the living room look nice and give it some modernism in a place looks pretty old school otherwise. And speaking of living rooms -- if you're on a fold out sofa except no sofa in someone's living room that means you are pretty much homeless. Not sure if you care or what your deal is but no jewelry; make up; real shoes and backpack like some highschooler is not exactly something I would find a plus in the dating world.
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Religion (the golden rule is all I need)
Fancy clothes and shoes (I've grown to love simplicity)
Cable (I hardly watch tv these days)
Social media (I still have Facebook to keep in touch with family)
The newest gadgets (Held off on buying any new toys for the last 3 years, which to me is an eternity)
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Thanks for breaking my fucking heart, chin stubble. Guess I'll put away this promise ring I was saving for you.
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Thanks for breaking my fucking heart, chin stubble. Guess I'll put away this promise ring I was saving for you.
Ehem that is MR Chin Stubble. And if you're ever in Queens I've got a 48 incher that I want to show you. (My new Sony TV that is).
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Thanks for breaking my fucking heart, chin stubble. Guess I'll put away this promise ring I was saving for you.
Ehem that is MR Chin Stubble. And if you're ever in Queens I've got a 48 incher that I want to show you. (My new Sony TV that is).
Get out. I live in Queens.
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Thanks for breaking my fucking heart, chin stubble. Guess I'll put away this promise ring I was saving for you.
Ehem that is MR Chin Stubble. And if you're ever in Queens I've got a 48 incher that I want to show you. (My new Sony TV that is).
Get out. I live in Queens.
Oo cool cheap mustache date
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-Cable
-Second car, and a car at all for distances less than five miles
-Ziplock bags, cling wrap, kleenex, paper napkins
-Pre-mixed cleaning supplies in single-use plastic bottles
-(Come to think of it, most things in single-use plastic packaging)
-Most electric kitchen appliances
-Recipes with specific measurements
-Face scrub, cleanser, most makeup and skincare products.
-Salad dressing in a bottle, pasta sauce in a jar, frozen pizza (and pretty much any kind of boxed or pre-prepared food.)
-Dry cleaning
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The approval of others.
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Thanks for breaking my fucking heart, chin stubble. Guess I'll put away this promise ring I was saving for you.
Ehem that is MR Chin Stubble. And if you're ever in Queens I've got a 48 incher that I want to show you. (My new Sony TV that is).
Get out. I live in Queens.
Oo cool cheap mustache date
Too bad I'm hopelessly plain.
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Thanks for breaking my fucking heart, chin stubble. Guess I'll put away this promise ring I was saving for you.
Ehem that is MR Chin Stubble. And if you're ever in Queens I've got a 48 incher that I want to show you. (My new Sony TV that is).
Get out. I live in Queens.
Oo cool cheap mustache date
Too bad I'm hopelessly plain.
And you carry a practical, economical, ergonomically-designed bag instead of a purse. The kiss of death to any romance!
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Thanks for breaking my fucking heart, chin stubble. Guess I'll put away this promise ring I was saving for you.
Ehem that is MR Chin Stubble. And if you're ever in Queens I've got a 48 incher that I want to show you. (My new Sony TV that is).
Get out. I live in Queens.
Oo cool cheap mustache date
Too bad I'm hopelessly plain.
Well you're going to hang out with me and change all of that; Meet at guitar center and watch me rock out; it's going to be nice this weekend so a motorcycle ride isin order. Anything beats being homeless and pretending you're going to change the world by going up against billion dollar well oiled political machine with some stupid picket sign. And yeah maybe watch a movie on my big screen tv. (I think I had a 50% savings rate or close to it if you count my 2016 bonus in 2016 instead of now.)
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Thanks for breaking my fucking heart, chin stubble. Guess I'll put away this promise ring I was saving for you.
Ehem that is MR Chin Stubble. And if you're ever in Queens I've got a 48 incher that I want to show you. (My new Sony TV that is).
Get out. I live in Queens.
Oo cool cheap mustache date
Too bad I'm hopelessly plain.
And you carry a practical, economical, ergonomically-designed bag instead of a purse. The kiss of death to any romance!
It's an immature look. face the facts. You wouldn't date some guy who was in his late 30s to 50s that still wore a Hollister logo emblazned across the front of his shirt (or whatever trendy highschool thing is en vogue now).
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Until you learn the difference between "you're" and "your", MJ will be a lost cause.
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Until you learn the difference between "you're" and "your", MJ will be a lost cause.
No comprende I said you're and am using it correctly as the contraction between you and are. I edited at time stamp 7:21 and your post at 7:23 and never bothered to read it
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Personally, I need all the things you guys say you do not need. You skip yours and I will keep my soap, showers, toaster, dryer, and second car.
What I do not need is the latest I phone - my 5s works fine.
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chin stubble, you're just being rude. Forum rule #1, dude.
In the interests of being on topic, I will add to my previous list:
Alcohol
Coffee
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Personally, I need all the things you guys say you do not need. You skip yours and I will keep my soap, showers, toaster, dryer, and second car.
What I do not need is the latest I phone - my 5s works fine.
I kinda agree.
soap .... Yes (it costs < $1 and I always liked Irish Spring so why not. even before this whole "organic bullsh*t and paying 10 dollars for some hipster to make soap)
shower ... Need 'em
toaster ... that might have been mine and do not need
dryer ... do not need and I have to have a gas one in my building so f that. Laundromat is close. Otherwise hand-washing a few items and line drying in my attic is pretty easy and doesn't shrink clothes that are the perfect fit. I also do wash and fold for work shirts since whenever I do it they are wrinkled even before I get to work sometimes.
second car... what the ....
Iphone... I have a 6 which I guess I don't "need" but since my 4 was pretty much hammered why not?
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And you carry a practical, economical, ergonomically-designed bag instead of a purse. The kiss of death to any romance!
It's an immature look. face the facts. You wouldn't date some guy who was in his late 30s to 50s that still wore a Hollister logo emblazned across the front of his shirt (or whatever trendy highschool thing is en vogue now).
Immature? I think you've got it backwards. When I was in high school I carried a cute little purse because that's what you're supposed to do. Then when I was an adult I started carrying a small, compact backpack, because I'm a grown person who realized that purses are impractical and not ergonomic, and are mainly used as a way to show off how much money you have by wearing some idiotic designer's overpriced product. Backpacks are not "a trendy highschool thing." They're a comfortable way to carry things. High school and college kids use them because they have to carry a lot of books, not because they're trendy.
I could not care any less about what another human wears as long as they are happy with it and it is clean and not overtly offensive in some way.
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And you carry a practical, economical, ergonomically-designed bag instead of a purse. The kiss of death to any romance!
It's an immature look. face the facts. You wouldn't date some guy who was in his late 30s to 50s that still wore a Hollister logo emblazned across the front of his shirt (or whatever trendy highschool thing is en vogue now).
Immature? I think you've got it backwards. When I was in high school I carried a cute little purse because that's what you're supposed to do. Then when I was an adult I started carrying a small, compact backpack, because I'm a grown person who realized that purses are impractical and not ergonomic, and are mainly used as a way to show off how much money you have by wearing some idiotic designer's overpriced product. Backpacks are not "a trendy highschool thing." They're a comfortable way to carry things. High school and college kids use them because they have to carry a lot of books, not because they're trendy.
I could not care any less about what another human wears as long as they are happy with it and it is clean and not overtly offensive in some way.
To attract practically-minded Mustachians of the opposite sex, I always make sure to leave the house with matching packback, cargo shorts, and fanny pack.
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Thanks for breaking my fucking heart, chin stubble. Guess I'll put away this promise ring I was saving for you.
Ehem that is MR Chin Stubble. And if you're ever in Queens I've got a 48 incher that I want to show you. (My new Sony TV that is).
Get out. I live in Queens.
Oo cool cheap mustache date
Too bad I'm hopelessly plain.
And you carry a practical, economical, ergonomically-designed bag instead of a purse. The kiss of death to any romance!
It's an immature look. face the facts. You wouldn't date some guy who was in his late 30s to 50s that still wore a Hollister logo emblazned across the front of his shirt (or whatever trendy highschool thing is en vogue now).
Well, I married a guy who routinely carries his stuff in a backpack in his 30s. Neither of us realized that a fancy leather wallet was a requirement for adulthood, so he strikes out on that one too.
I don't wear makeup, at his preference as well as my own, rarely wear high heels, and am normally lugging my stuff around in a bike pannier rather than a purse. So, there goes your theory that not having those things = not being attractive to men. I mean, if I'm not attractive then he's been doing a really good job of fooling me these past ten years!
It's like...it's like not all men are as shallow as this disdain is making you seem! Crazy, right?
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You're right, MJ. Definitely not humor.
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It's not exactly sexy.
Well there's the crux of the issue right there. You want a mate that dresses and presents herself in a certain way (sexy), and you dress and present yourself in such a way as to attract those sexy girls.
Maybe, just maybe, other people don't share those values with you. Hard to grok, I know. But there it is.
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MOD NOTE: Thanks to everyone who reported and for looking out for each other. Mr. Chin Stubble has been banned for violating a couple of our forum rules.
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Nothing wrong with using a backpack.
What, are you going to pay for a plastic bag to carry groceries?!
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MOD NOTE: Thanks to everyone who reported and for looking out for each other. Mr. Chin Stubble has been banned for violating a couple of our forum rules.
I'm sort of going to miss him, he was a perfect example of the "accepted way of doing things" that we strive to examine and question here.
(And I almost hate to admit it here, but I use a purse, not a backpack. $40 worth of purse which suits me perfectly.)
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milk in the coffee
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I used to believe that you needed to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner plus snacks in between. Now I regularly fast 24 or 36 hours a few times a week. I am fasting now and don't plan on eating until Monday which will be a minimum of 60 hours of pausing my eating.
I am not doing it to save money but it has a lot of health benefits and gives you back a lot of time. My house is getting very clean today because I will keep busy so I don't think about food. :)
I'm considering adding fasting to my lifestyle. I used to try and fail miserably because I just felt so AWFUL. Then my brother told me he occasionally does a day where he does just liquids - whenever he starts feeling bad he'll drink a bit of clear juice to bring his blood sugar up. A couple weeks ago I had to go into work and because my intestines weren't tolerating any food, I just drank juice a few times in the day, and I actually got through a work day without eating! My intestines were able to recover with no lost time at work! So now I'm thinking of doing this once a fortnight.
Any tips for a fasting newbie?
Hi Fasting Newbie. I would pickup the book The Complete Guide to Fasting by Dr. Fung for more in-depth details. And/or listen to the Fasting Talk podcast. Then make sure you are clear on why you want to fast because it will be very hard without clear motivation.
In a nutshell you will want to fast intermittently and start small with your fasting training wheels. An intermittent fast is usually 16/8 or 18/6 (16 hours or fasting with an 8 hour eating window). Example: Finish eating eating dinner at 8pm and don't eat until 12pm the next day. Coffee and tea are fine. Get used to that and then try 18/6 by extending the fast until 2pm.
This may be hard at first just like going to the gym at first is hard but it will get easier as you build your fasting muscle. Then do a 24 hour-ish fast. Finish dinner at 8pm and don't eat until 7pm the next day. This is quite easy for me now but was difficult at first.
There are lots of other tips like don't eat high-carb, high-sugar meals before your fasts. This will make it difficult for sure. Also, the hunger comes and goes in waves so just let it pass and the hunger is the same whether you haven't eaten in 4 hours or 20 or 36.
Hope that helps. Good luck.
Note: Do not fast if...
- You are pregnant or want to get pregnant
- Breastfeeding
- Are under weight or BMI is 20 or less
- Taking blood sugar lowering drugs - talk to your doctor
- Have eating disorders
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A college degree.
Excellent job evaluations and the praise of my managers.
A job.
(Less than one year away from proving that last one.)
This is fantastic!
DH doesn't have a degree and I think he could make more than me and I have a masters. He will stay in current low-ish paying job that he loves while focusing on starting a fulfilling side job also doing what he loves. Win win no degree necessary.
I'm learning to discount the validation of my boss. Better to focus of self fulfillment.
Woohoo on the last one.
We've given up:
Cable
Fabric softener
Expensive lotions for a simplified skin care process
Uncomfortable shoes
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Erm, an i-anything??? Android all the way, baby!
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Hotels. Pull into a rural Wal-Mart or BLM/USFS land and sleep in the car.
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(For women) - Sanitary pads/tampons. Just started using a menstrual cup and it is awesome (though it took several tries to get it right).
(Like others on this thread) - Physical books. I love reading, but I have mostly stopped buying books. I rely mainly on library books - mostly e-books, in fact (my Kindle is lighter than a physical book when I am reading on my commute). I admit I do miss being able to lend books to people though (whenever I read something great, I want to foist it on someone!).
GPS watch - My strap broke recently, and I decided to just run without it. I don't know what the point is of recording my exact distance and pace anyway, since I'm not training for anything right now.
Yoga classes - I do enjoy yoga classes, but I love the freedom of being able to do yoga in the privacy of my own apartment, anytime I feel like it. I use yogadownload - my (super-cheap Groupon) subscription has run out, but I have an archive of downloaded videos from there. I will look to other free yoga classes online when I get bored of my 100+ videos...
Pedicures - My nails are now much healthier!
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Yoga classes - I do enjoy yoga classes, but I love the freedom of being able to do yoga in the privacy of my own apartment, anytime I feel like it. I use yogadownload - my (super-cheap Groupon) subscription has run out, but I have an archive of downloaded videos from there. I will look to other free yoga classes online when I get bored of my 100+ videos...
They have great yoga classes on YouTube for free...we can watch YouTube via TV so I do yoga in lounge...'DoYogawithMe.com' and David Procyshyn I find particularly good.
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In a nutshell you will want to fast intermittently and start small with your fasting training wheels. An intermittent fast is usually 16/8 or 18/6 (16 hours or fasting with an 8 hour eating window). Example: Finish eating eating dinner at 8pm and don't eat until 12pm the next day. Coffee and tea are fine. Get used to that and then try 18/6 by extending the fast until 2pm.
Interesting. When I was a SAHM, I gravitated to eating two larger meals a day - one at around 10am, and one at 4pm and that was pretty much it. It follows my natural eating patterns, and I think I just felt better that way. I enjoyed food more because I was eating when I was actually hungriest. When I returned to work I started eating breakfast again but a lot of time I am not even super hungry. I have been entertaining the notion of returning to the two a day eating pattern in some form or another.
A lot what made MMM great was learning new habits that not only improved my life, but were cheaper.
I stopped buying books and get ebooks from the library.
I wash my clothes less often and they are lasting a lot longer.
I don't use Fabric softener.
Things I never did:
Buy jewelry
Go to a gym
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Hotels. Pull into a rural Wal-Mart or BLM/USFS land and sleep in the car.
Walmart?? Ewwwwwwwwww !!
After seeing the life-forms that shop at Walmart, I would be very nervous about sleeping in a WM parking lot in my car.
The WM zombies come out at night and walk the earth in search of protein !!!!
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I do need soap, toothpaste and showers (every day, live in the tropics in Australia, try not showering every day and see how bad you smell, also live on acreage and so get dirty every day)
I don't need:
To wash my clothes after one wear unless visually dirty or smell
Commercial Free to Air Tv - Netflix and You tube which means we get to choose what we watch and can watch more docos and not get your head filled with mindless crap
Drier - rarely used except in the wet season for towels and sheets and we could get always with it if we just put off washing till a non wet day
Brand new clothes - Been op shopping for years but before that spent a long time not even knowing these existed
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Buying books (the library is such an amazing thing...I am not sure why it took me so long to realize it!)
Washing my clothes every time I wore them (the exception being underwear)
Needing the newest iPhone (I felt when I significantly cut social media usage, my desire for the newest things also decreased--although the reason I decreased my social media usage was because of a mind shift change and I'm guessing that was also the reason for the lack of desire to have the most recent items as well).
The new phone is today's new car imo to keep up with the Jones's. you really do not need it until it is obsolete to get upgrades for anything you use.
I have gotten rid of most everything and my shirts are now $8 each, just found what I liked on Amazon and bought several different colors; most people couldn't tell you what you wore yesterday; why are you spending more than the minimum to impress no one.
I will never get rid of my books though, the sense of accomplishment they give is worth the price.
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A huge filing cabinet.
Notes from college (I did keep the papers I wrote, though).
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FIL is thinking about dropping his stationary phone. He has a cell phone.
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Yoga classes - I do enjoy yoga classes, but I love the freedom of being able to do yoga in the privacy of my own apartment, anytime I feel like it. I use yogadownload - my (super-cheap Groupon) subscription has run out, but I have an archive of downloaded videos from there. I will look to other free yoga classes online when I get bored of my 100+ videos...
They have great yoga classes on YouTube for free...we can watch YouTube via TV so I do yoga in lounge...'DoYogawithMe.com' and David Procyshyn I find particularly good.
Thank you for the recommendations, Vicster!
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Fancy cable TV channels like Golf Channel, BigTen Network (for college football), and all the political channels like Fox, CNN, MSNBC, etc. I was paying $108 per month and it was just too much. So I chopped it down one tier to basic cable, and all those fancy channels are gone, and my new monthly bill is only $34. I don't miss it. I actually don't even want to turn on the TV because there's just nothing I want to see, unless I luck into some interesting news, plus whenever there is something interesting, it's chock full of depressing irritating commercials. (Unless it's PBS). I'm actually thinking of canceling the cable completely! Scary thought, eh? I'd still have antenna TV for local news and some PBS. Plus DVD watching would still be doable.
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I am thinking about a watch...I forgot it))))) Hmmm...What else? Knife sharpener is. It`s like an old uninteresting souvenir...
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Heat in my car in the South. I just feel like it doesn't get cold enough here so I never got it fixed. I actually start sweating when driving other people's cars with heat in the winter, even with the fan off and with only a t-shirt. Maybe I'll actually bother with it next year...
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High-heeled shoes. Slips and half-slips, and girdles! Blue eye-shadow! More than two pairs of (ugh) pantyhose!
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- Caffeine (full disclosure: I drink, on average, 4 cups of decaf black tea a week and have a couple of cups of decaf coffee a year. Don't drink green or white tea, or sodas. I do have dark chocolate on occasion, but usually a small amount. So I'm not totally caffeine-free, but consume very little). I've been doing this for 20+ years. I know those of you who use caffeine can't believe it, but I feel so much better now that I don't take caffeine.
-Dairy products. I quit six months ago. My skin has cleared up and I feel a LOT better.
-Coloring my hair
-Wearing makeup
-A microwave (four years ago we moved and left our built-in behind... haven't gotten around to getting another yet because we don't really miss it).
-New cars, new clothes, expensive jewelry, new cellphones or electronics, TV, expensive yearly vacations, gym memberships, high-stress jobs, processed foods, physical birthday presents or big parties (family dinner and a fun experience work waaay better for me), pedicures, etc.
- coffeemaker (DH drinks coffee daily and uses a pour-over cone and a thermos. I love that we don't have a coffeemaker taking up counter space in the kitchen.
While I have lived without a dishwasher and without hot water before, I can say that both those things make my life a LOT better and so we're keeping them.
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Coffee
Alcohol
Cable TV
Facebook
A new phone (still rockin' out with my 100% subsidized iPhone 3GS)
Showers on the weekend
Eating out
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cake mixes, pasta and pizza sauces, seasoning/shake and bake packets, cooking sauces, etc.
Manufacturer recommended doses of laundry liquid. Half as much is more than enough with our machine.
Fabric softener, fragrance pearls and dryer sheets.
Antibacterial anything, outside the first aid kit.
Kitchen paper and cleaning wipes. Disposable cleaning cloths and pot scrubbers
Plastic grocery/shopping bags
Tv channels -have Internet and Netflix, but no stations.
Land line phone
iPhones
Fancy handbags
Magazine subscriptions
Cinema membership
Gym membership
I'm also pregnant, and we are skipping buying travel systems, baby cctv, mobiles, wipe warmers, changing tables, and most stuff fear-marketed to first time parents. There's so much of it!
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I'm also pregnant, and we are skipping buying travel systems, baby cctv, mobiles, wipe warmers, changing tables, and most stuff fear-marketed to first time parents. There's so much of it!
Congratulations! Agreed, I was sucked into the idea that I needed all kinds of baby stuff to be a good parent. I felt responsible and bought new good quality gear. My two boys are a year apart so all that beautiful baby stuff had a lifespan of only about 2-3 years. Just a flash in time and then sold for a tiny fraction of what it costs. Babies don't really need much and they certainly don't need new. Good for you for recognizing this early.
For me, I loved collecting books but have since stopped and rely on the library.
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Others approval
Eating out in restaurants (only do on rare occasions)
Boss' praise (I am a hard worker and everyone knows it)
Soft drinks
Expensive outdoor security light from power company (had it turned off, and installed my own)
Spendoholic spouse (put up with it too many years, now ex-)
Fancy work clothes (now shop around and catch nice dress clothes on sale)
High heels
Expensive hairspray and make-up
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- Hairdresser haircuts. I'm a mid-20s female but haven't been to a hairdresser in 5 years.
- New sneakers. I've been buying store seconds or lightly used second hand sneakers for about $100 cheaper than instore. Love it.
- Books. I read about 2 books a week, so definitely don't buy these anymore (free library all the way!)
- Car. Although to be honest I've never owned one so not really a real one.
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New clothes (fortunately I much prefer op shopping)
Makeup
Hair products
Conditioner (diluted vinegar is better)
Most cleaning products
Regular alcohol
Regular eating out
Scented stuff (now avoid)
A landline
Expensive trips to the hairdresser
Mementos
A financial planner
To work until I die
"No oven" people???!!! How do you make apple crumble???
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How do you make apple crumble???
You hit it with a hammer until it crumbles.
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You hit it with a hammer until it crumbles.
So you're a dad then? Or just a really bad cook?
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http://www.food.com/recipe/ednas-apple-crumble-aka-apple-crisp-82925
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1. Coffee Maker - I use a kettle and pour over carafe. Makes a better cup and doesn't take up space on my counter.
2. Makeup, shampoo, face soap, lotions, and other extraneous "health and beauty" products
3. A hundred pairs of shoes
4. Toaster
5. Cable tv
6. Purses - Why do I need to carry around a bunch of crap? Phone case with built-in wallet is all I "need"
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A large house with lots of storage space.
A credit card.
To be liked by everyone.
Hiking boots.
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Well this thread just got a whole lot more interesting thanks to the great backpacker debate! Pity it had to end so soon.
I posted earlier in the thread and have since discovered the joys in minimising many other things which I don't need anymore:
- Lots of make-up. Now I have a specific beauty 'look' I love, I only need a small bag of good quality, reliable make-up.
- Expensive skincare. I have sensitive skin and the best skincare is the cheap, fragrance-free pharmaceutical brands that you buy in bulk. Luxury and designer skin care is completely unnecessary. Plus, the secret to great skin is a great sunscreen, drinking lots of water and getting enough sleep.
- Lots of cheap, poorly-tailored clothes. Now I buy more expensive clothes and shoes less frequently that are more durable and age/wear well.
- A car. Living inner-city saves me money on a car and car related expenses (as I don't need one), public transport (as I walk everywhere) and time (as all travel time is minimised).
- Alcohol. I don't need alcohol to catch up with friends or have fun.
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for over a year now:
soap
shampoo
shoes+socks (I still have them, but almost universally wear sandals now, which means no more smelly socks)
eating at restaurants (I can still go there with other people, and not buy anything, done it ~50 times now and am used to it)
movies / tv shows / entertainment
last 1-3 months:
a mattress/bed and blankets/sheets (now sleep on the floor on a camping pad, in a sleeping bag)
online media / news (so much more time now!)
deodorant
shaver (let it grow, let it grow!)
animal products (and with them, the refrigerator)
food packaging (I just eat bulk food using my own containers, and veg/fruit which is either unpackaged or taken from dumpster)
paper towels (just use cloth or hands, and wash)
next to let go of:
job/income
room of my own
camera
probably after that:
laptop of my own
savings/money
...... ?
I feel more free than ever before, enjoying it and at peace about what's coming next..
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A mountain cabin. Although we still have and I am sitting in it right now. It means we have 2 households and are often transporting stuff on each trip. We need to pay property tax and a price for having electricity, some road contribution money and a sum for garbage collecting. In summer time you can you as easily go camping with a tent. The rest of the year we should ideally live somewhere with better conditions for skiing, fishing and hiking in mountains. If you have all that on short distance from home, no hut is needed. I just discussed with DH yesterday that we should sell it when we FIRE.
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A toaster, I use the oven instead. It doesn't save any money, but there is less clutter.
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I never used fabric softener or dryer sheets
Soda
Coffee
Jewelry (for the most part; never anything fancy)
A car (never owned one) so no gas and no car insurance
Sponges (use old washclosths to clean)
New bed sheets (haven't needed new sheets in ages)
Purses (haven't bought one in a year; use a free backpack)
Expensive makeup (drugstore only)
Pajamas -- "retired" comfy clothes like old tshirts instead
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Just about everything.
Hiking the AT last summer I found that I didn't miss much. Having my entire material burden consist of less than 10 pounds, outside of food and water, was incredibly freeing.
Getting your pack down to under 10 pounds is an achievement! Do you happen to have your packing list?
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Just about everything.
Hiking the AT last summer I found that I didn't miss much. Having my entire material burden consist of less than 10 pounds, outside of food and water, was incredibly freeing.
Getting your pack down to under 10 pounds is an achievement! Do you happen to have your packing list?
Just consulted my Gear Grams list. I was mistaken. I was thinking of my "big 4" weight. My total pack weight was just under 15 pounds.
https://www.geargrams.com/list?id=32700
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Lots of great items on here. +1 to Gym Memberships, Books, Cable, Wristwatches, and Yoga Classes
A game changer for me was finding a safe bike-route to do out of my garage. I'll still drive to rides on occasion for events/socializing/mountains, but getting most of the riding done from home is huge.
Related to the above - Global Cycling Network youtube videos for "spin" classes I can do on the trainer
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Lotion
Hair dryer
Straightener (though I still have one in case of an interview or something)
Hair dresser (no one's cut my hair in at least 4 years now!)
Purse
Nightstand
Dresser or chest
Queen size sheets (my old full-size sheets are super stretchy and fit fine!)
Soda/Gatorade
Sugar in tea
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1,000 babyproofing supplies. Knob covers, stove shield, expensive magnetic drawer locks, etc. The only really useful objects were high locks on our front and balcony doors when we lived in an apartment, and a set of stair gates.
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1,000 babyproofing supplies. Knob covers, stove shield, expensive magnetic drawer locks, etc. The only really useful objects were high locks on our front and balcony doors when we lived in an apartment, and a set of stair gates.
I used to think these were all useless too ("just pay attention to your child!"). Then my friend had a fearless climber, who got into EVERYTHING. She once came out of the bathroom to find her two year old on top of the fridge, pulling knives out of the block, etc...
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A toaster, I use the oven instead. It doesn't save any money, but there is less clutter.
My toaster is right next to my toaster oven. I have no idea what so ever how to make toast in the toaster oven.
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Not only new stuff, but also my old clothes, old kitchen appliances, old papers, old knick knacks. Turns out, getting rid of the old stuff is great - instead of running out of storage space and buying more cabinets, I just got rid of stuff. And eventually, I'm going to get rid of my extra storage cabinets (less empty space that I thought I needed to fill).
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Starbucks
Alarm clock
Daily stock price updates
Newspapers
My job (I still work but have F-you money and then some)
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A 2nd car
Shampoo (condition and rinse, dove soap on occasion)
A new smartphone every 2 years
Facebook
A barber
Cable
Cleaning agents besides vinegar
Breakfast
To wash denim regularly
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1,000 babyproofing supplies. Knob covers, stove shield, expensive magnetic drawer locks, etc. The only really useful objects were high locks on our front and balcony doors when we lived in an apartment, and a set of stair gates.
I used to think these were all useless too ("just pay attention to your child!"). Then my friend had a fearless climber, who got into EVERYTHING. She once came out of the bathroom to find her two year old on top of the fridge, pulling knives out of the block, etc...
You're right, but it's easier and possibly cheaper to gate off entire areas like the kitchen, bathroom, or stairs then go through securing item by item. Kids are really unpredictable; one of my toddlers (usually pretty calm) woke up at dawn, went to the bathroom, and started SHAVING his face. Poor thing had thin red lines down his chubby cheeks for a week. He probably knew he wasn't supposed to which is why he got up to do it while we were all sleeping. Must have climbed on the sink to get at the medicine cabinet.
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Cats.
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Conditioner
Most makeup
Dryer sheets
Washing clothes after wearing once (especially in the winter)
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Third kid. (Corollary: 2nd kid, 1st kid.)
Jewelry.
Fast cars.
Conditioner.
Dogs.
Home phone, television package.
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Netflix.
To be fair, I replaced it with Filmstruck! But I had been a Netflix customer for about 15 years and considered keeping both. It was a little sad to hit the kill switch on what had been my primary media access point for so long. The service has really gone downhill, though, and the few things I love on there just aren't worth it. Goodbye, Netflix.
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Netflix - had it for a while, got rid of it. Library has most movies.
Hairdresser - Whal clippers are a one time expense.
Shampoo - Soap works just as well.
Using the car - Short trips add up (gas expenses), walk more now.
Soda - No more Coke, this was a big one for me to kick.
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Netflix - had it for a while, got rid of it. Library has most movies.
Hairdresser - Whal clippers are a one time expense.
Shampoo - Soap works just as well.
Using the car - Short trips add up (gas expenses), walk more now.
Soda - No more Coke, this was a big one for me to kick.
I think libraries are the only public service that's cheaper in the US than in Europe. I did it the other way round. No more library subscription or cable TV, but Netflix. I buy books secondhand.
Conditioner and most other toiletries. I use shampoo every week (otherwise I just rinse my hair with water) and deo, toothpaste and handsoap. I don't wash my body with soap. I don't use any face cream and very limited makeup.
Sunscreen (only when I go outside for long periods of time in the bright sun, which isn't often because of our climate)
Different products to clean my house (vinegar and all purpose cleaner are enough)
Decorative furniture, random crap to hang on the walls, decorative objects
High heels for work
Jewellery
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A Canoe!
Wanted to buy one but the neighbours are letting us borrow theirs anytime in exchange for beers and smoked meat. (my husband is a mean smoker, yumm)
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Proximity to exciting metro area with world-class everything.
We have it but I can count on the fingers of one hand how often a year I feel like taking advantage of it. I could stroll down 5th Avenue or go to a museum every day but I don't want to.
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We have it but I can count on the fingers of one hand how often a year I feel like taking advantage of it. I could stroll down 5th Avenue or go to a museum every day but I don't want to.
I was just talking to someone this weekend (both of us live in Manhattan) about the baffling number of people here who say things like this/act like this. Why on earth are people paying $2000+ in rent to live in a tiny apartment if they're not interested in taking advantage of the location? I don't get it at all. I meet people who make the most bizarre financial/life decisions here. (E.g. a friend of mine spends ~$4k a month to live in midtown so he can reverse-commute to New Jersey.)
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Oh, the main reason I'm still here is because my husband loves his job. Next, of course, my kids would miss their friends and I would miss mine. We're here for the people, not the amenities. When I was younger and had the free time and energy, I longed for the big city. Also, as one gets to be an old fart, if the thought of going out and having fun is tiring, the thought of moving is a horror.
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- Hair dryer
- Glowing praise from my supervisor (Be competent, but carry on.)
- Restaurant meals
- Dryer sheets
- Paper books (love my library and interlibrary loan)
- My uterus (I was done with it. It was causing me trouble. No more periods. Yay!)
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-Washing my hair everyday
-Deodorant - After a few days, my body reached a natural, neutral balance. I notice a subtle scent if I stick my nose in my pit, but not a smell unless I have been sweating/working out
-Milk and ice cream - it's just not worth the stomach issues it causes
-Physical books - get most of my kindle books from the library
-Clothes - have a few work polos and a few tshirts. One pair of jeans.
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Blonde highlights every 3-4 months - turns out my natural auburn color is lovely after all
Daily Makeup - I finally realized I like my face
Weekend pizza delivery - Making our own is more fun
Organic produce - still on the fence about this but stopped buying it as frequently and am settling for fresh conventional, farmer's market, or growing our own for now
iPhone - My two year old republic wireless android is just fine
Sleeping in until 7am - Now I wake at 5am, meditate, work, and work-out. Life changing!
4 children - always wanted four, but three turned out to be perfect for us
Beautiful SFH - I never imagined living in a townhome with kids, but it was more affordable in our HCOL area and requires less yard work; kids play with neighborhood kids in common greenspace
Staying at Home with kids full time - Now I work part-time doing something I've dreamed of for several years; the balance and extra income is great
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Big Country House
Second Vehicle (truck)
Motorcycle
Pool Table
Cable TV or Paid Streaming Service
Electric Can Opener
Wristwatch
Tablet
Alcohol
Kids
I am not giving up shampoo, warm showers, soap, fabric softener, and dryer sheets (although I use half sheets).
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I am not giving up shampoo, warm showers, soap, fabric softener, and dryer sheets (although I use half sheets).
I have read about dryer sheets online, but what are they??! I don't think they exist in Europe.
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I am not giving up shampoo, warm showers, soap, fabric softener, and dryer sheets (although I use half sheets).
I have read about dryer sheets online, but what are they??! I don't think they exist in Europe.
It's a sheet which contains fabric softener that softens clothes, prevents static build-up, and adds a fresh scent.
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I am not giving up shampoo, warm showers, soap, fabric softener, and dryer sheets (although I use half sheets).
I have read about dryer sheets online, but what are they??! I don't think they exist in Europe.
It's a sheet which contains fabric softener that softens clothes, prevents static build-up, and adds a fresh scent.
I was in the shop and apparantly they are available in here too. But they were well hidden so I guess they aren't widely used. I learned something new today :)
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A college degree.
How did you get rid of yours?
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A wife.
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A college degree.
How did you get rid of yours?
Delete it from the resume and no one knows it exists?
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Cable
Shampoo/conditioner (bar soap has worked fine)
expensive razors (10 for a dollar at the dollar store ones work fantastic)
meat (still eat it a few times a week, but it's far more likely that I don't on any given day)
full coverage on car (PLPD is just fine thanks)
To work till I was 60
Phone plan directly from a major carrier
Haircuts at a hair place
To eat out many times a week (couple times a month now)
To use a car to get everywhere
To put employment on a pedestal as a virtue
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Cable
Shampoo/conditioner (bar soap has worked fine)
expensive razors (10 for a dollar at the dollar store ones work fantastic)
meat (still eat it a few times a week, but it's far more likely that I don't on any given day)
full coverage on car (PLPD is just fine thanks)
To work till I was 60
Phone plan directly from a major carrier
Haircuts at a hair place
To eat out many times a week (couple times a month now)
To use a car to get everywhere
To put employment on a pedestal as a virtue
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Gym membership. I still sign up for specific classes occasionally, but I built a spartan CrossFit-esque home gym that folds away in my living room for a one-time investment of $300. The gyms in my area are pricey, so it's been saving me at least $75/month.
Can you describe the "folds away" part of the home gym? (Or pics?) That sounds awesome!
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Cool, thanks. Sounds like a good setup
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Regular hair cuts. I've cut down from four a year to one a year, and just trim it myself as needed.
Kitchen spray. I use diluted dishwashing liquid in a spray bottle.
Nail-hardening nail polish. I went through a stretch where my nails were very soft so I was using a hardening clear coat to strengthen them. Some small improvements to my diet and they're hard as nails now.
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Kitchen spray. I use diluted dishwashing liquid in a spray bottle.
I use water/vinegar in a 70/30 ratio and it works exceptionally well in the kitchen. It's also a great general house cleaner. Smells like vinegar for a few minutes but that dissipates pretty quickly.
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Razor blades hardly
new clothes
eating out
prescription readers. buy at 1$ store
Cleaning supplies-most we make
School hot lunch
watch
alarm clock
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A college degree.
How did you get rid of yours?
A wife.
How did you get rid of yours?
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A college degree.
How did you get rid of yours?
A wife.
How did you get rid of yours?
Strangers on a Train style.
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About 75% of the stuff I own
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This reads like one of those Millennials Kill (insert random crap you don't need here) Industry. I get suckered in and realize that it's because the millennials aren't buying garbage they can't afford and don't need. I always think to myself I'm not a millennial but I also don't buy lemon zesters in bulk.
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This reads like one of those Millennials Kill (insert random crap you don't need here) Industry. I get suckered in and realize that it's because the millennials aren't buying garbage they can't afford and don't need. I always think to myself I'm not a millennial but I also don't buy lemon zesters in bulk.
Don't be one of those people who tries to define everyone by their age/generation. Plenty of people of all ages buy lemon zesters in bulk, and plenty people of all ages don't. It is not black and white.
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This reads like one of those Millennials Kill (insert random crap you don't need here) Industry. I get suckered in and realize that it's because the millennials aren't buying garbage they can't afford and don't need. I always think to myself I'm not a millennial but I also don't buy lemon zesters in bulk.
Don't be one of those people who tries to define everyone by their age/generation. Plenty of people of all ages buy lemon zesters in bulk, and plenty people of all ages don't. It is not black and white.
Lol, but I'm trying to be one of the cool kids. I think I'm pulling it off too, flannel seems to be coming back. I can tell all the youngsters about cassettes.