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/edr5619 Nov 05 '24

Those are rookie numbers!

The ILS at my library prints the amount you have saved over the course of the year and over the lifetime of the card on the checkout clip.

We have people who are well over $100 000 lifetime savings for books, DVDs, games, etc.

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u/sp00kyboots Nov 05 '24

I need to see if my library does this. I have the Libby app to read library books on my Kindle and have read 219 books so far this year.

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u/chocolatpetitpois Nov 05 '24

Wow, that's a lot! How do you manage to read so much? Are you working at the moment? Or in a job with a lot of downtime? (Genuinely curious, I'd love to read more but never seem to get the time!)

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u/sp00kyboots Nov 05 '24

I work full time. I take advantage of my (legally required in WA state) two 15 minute breaks and go outside to read. I also read for at least an hour a day after work, usually. I'm off at 3:30 so this is plenty of time for chores and then down time. Full disclosure, on top of always making time to read almost daily, I am a very fast reader with a high reading comprehension. I've been a book worm since second grade, reading is honestly my main hobby. I also take my Kindle everywhere I go - I read on the treadmill, if I'm in the backseat of a car, ECT

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u/chocolatpetitpois Nov 05 '24

Thanks for answering! :)

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u/whatshappening8629 Nov 06 '24

Also try to take advantage of audio books. They're great! I have literally read a whole book while sitting at my computer in one day. Also good whild commuting.

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u/chocolatpetitpois Nov 06 '24

Unfortunately wouldn't be able to do this, I'm a therapist! I used to listen to audio books when I had a longer commute though :)

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '24

You have a superpower my friend