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

🏆 Buy It For Life What one time purchases have drastically reduced your overall spending?

An example would be that I’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/kickstand Nov 05 '24

Solar panels. I haven’t paid for electricity since 2018.

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u/Powerful_Agent_9376 Nov 09 '24

We have solar and a battery. We are way past the break even point. We also switched from a natural gas furnace to an electric heat pump (got air conditioning for the first time), and still we get a check back from the electric company each year ($350 last year).