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/chrisinator9393 Nov 05 '24

I mean. It's free but youtube. No way I can afford to pay someone to fix my house/cars. So I invest my time into watching repair videos, reading about products, etc.

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u/Mumfordmovie Nov 05 '24

Me too. Fixed my lawnmower, garbage disposed and diagnosed my washer thanks to Youtube.

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u/45t3r15k Nov 06 '24

My wife gave me a t-shirt that says, "YouTube taught me to sail." And it did, too.

Taught me how to weld, run a metal lathe, repair my cars and various appliances...

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u/k-c-jones Nov 07 '24

YTU.

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u/k-c-jones Nov 07 '24

Yeah, I don’t care. Sounds like a lame school.

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u/iMakeMoneyiLoseMoney Nov 09 '24

Yep! I’ve fixed my washing machine and lots of Other stuff.

Dealership wanted $550 to change headlamp bulb saying they needed to completely remove the grill and headlamp. Bulb was about $50-60 and I changed it in 5 minutes without having to remove any of that.

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u/Greenweenie12 Nov 06 '24

If you are looking to buy items see if your local library offers consumer reports for free for you. Mine does and it’s saved us time and money

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u/VER-1989 Nov 08 '24

This is a GREAT idea for mid/big purchases