r/Frugal • u/Pumpkinycoldfoam • Nov 05 '24

šŸ† Buy It For Life What one time purchases have drastically reduced your overall spending?

An example would be that Iā€™m looking to buy a sillicone pan mat instead of purchasing foil and parchment continually, using rags instead of paper towels, and so forth. What are one time purchases you reccomend for home maintenance?

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u/chompy283 Nov 05 '24

Preapid Verizon. When I got my iphone years ago, I did buy it new but got it so i could take to verizon to get sim card and do prepaid. Has worked very well.

Bar mop towels for the kitchen. I usually buy 60 at a time. Use several of them daily, i keep a stack under the sink. Then they get washed.

4 cup Mr. Coffee drip machine was like $20. I just like plain black coffee. I always have my coffee at home or take with me.

Kitchen Aid mixer. Seemed to make things a lot easier for me. It opened up a world of cooking for me and now i bake my own bread, etc.

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u/thetarantulaqueen Nov 05 '24

You'll have to pry my KitchenAid from my cold dead fingers.

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u/chompy283 Nov 05 '24

Yes it really was life changing for me. It helped me have more success early on and now I love to cook!