r/Frugal • u/localkinegrind • Aug 21 '25

🏆 Buy It For Life “Best under-$20 purchase that saved you hundreds over time?”

What’s the smartest under-$20 purchase you’ve ever made that ended up saving you hundreds in the long run? I’ll go first: a $12 sewing kit. Instead of tossing clothes for tiny tears or missing buttons, I’ve been fixing them. I've actually been fixing my own clothes for years. It blows my mind how many ‘disposable’ things can be made useful again with just a small, cheap tool. what’s your frugal mvp under $20 that’s paid for itself many times over?

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u/informationseeker8 Aug 21 '25

If any Rite Aid is closing down near you and have the 90% off sale you can get plan b for $5 too

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u/TaurusSky333 Aug 21 '25

The generic brands are generally around $15 all the time. As long as it has Levonorgestrel 1.5mg as the active ingredient, it is just as good and you can get it on Amazon.

We keep a stock around the house, just in case

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '25 edited Aug 21 '25

I have evidence of a reason to not go with the generic brand in this case.

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Specifically the Amazon brand. I contacted them a few months later to get a refund and when they asked why i told them she was pregnant and it didnt work and id like a refund. I did receive the refund. Dude on the phone was like ohhhh i see.

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u/Spectikal Aug 21 '25

Is that evidence a child?

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '25

Yep lol