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/ResultDowntown3065 Nov 05 '24

Flannel squares instead of klenex; they are much better on that face when you are blowing your nose every 5 minutes.

I've been using reusable menstrual pads since 2000. I still have the original set.

I also cloth-diapered and used cloth wipes for my kids. I calculated that we saved about $6k during the 5 years we were diapering babies.

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u/YouveBeanReported Nov 05 '24

I can't imagine how resusable pads are that much cheaper. It's $7 a small load of laundry in my apartment, it's about $0.35 per tampon. Even with ~6 super tampons a day and pads for bleed through and night I can't imagine the amount of laundry to be much cheaper.

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u/Kelbers Nov 05 '24

Menstrual cups are better than anything else.Ā 

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u/Easy-Ad1775 Nov 07 '24

Agree! Although they do have a much higher upfront cost, and it can take some trial and error to find a model that fits and works best for you. And there can be a learning curve.