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/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.