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The absolute worst waste of money, what is your list?
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1) Starbucks, (and others) make your coffee at home save five bucks a day.
2 McDonalds (or others) for breakfast, get up 15 minutes earlier make your own healthy breakfast for $1.50.
3) Data on your cell phone. It is expensive, use WIFI and stop using apps that use data. Buy a Garmin for 100 bucks for getting directions and save the data package costs. Cell phones can be used until they die then get a new one 3-4 models old and save big bucks.
4) New cars and trucks. Buy one three years old with 30-40,000 miles and let the previous guy eat the huge depreciation. Then drive it until the wheels fall off or, if in the rust belt, until the frame rots in half.
5) Pre-packaged frozen foods, ready to microwave. Have you ever seen the cost per pound of Tyson frozen chicken nuggets, mostly bread? The cost for a whole chicken you cut up yourself is less than half per pound.
6) Movie and sports channels on cable. The cost of an antenna is 25 bucks, the airwaves are FREE, listen to the radio for your sports, watch free streaming for movies.
6) Going out to movies or sports events. Seven dollar beer, 8 dollar hot dogs, 10 buck parking, loud and rude drunk crowds, for what? To support elite scum that despise you, why do it???
7) Clothing. I wear T-shirts I have had for 25-30 years. why spend the national average on clothes? The name brand stuff simply feeds people that despise you.
8) Storage units. Get rid of "stuff", save the storage money you spend for crap you seldom/never use or even forgot you have.
Take all the cash you save and invest in guns, your retirement, ammo and your home. Enjoy life more by not keeping up with the (D) voting masses. They are the fools that buy into FB and Twitter ads for junk they don't really need.
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However:
2. A sausage muffing thingy with egg, hash browns and a milk is a great breakfast for cheap.
3. WIFI is not everywhere. Spending a little for data can literally save your *.
7. Nothing wrong with a reasonable amount of spending to look one's best. A $ 5,000.00 suit is probably more than necessary for most applications, but dressing for events and for people does show respect for them.
9. Private Airplanes. You did not mention private airplanes. Looked into it once, but after $ 5,000.00 - $ 10,000.00 for certification, I would have been positioned to spend $ 30,000.00+ for something that had the performance of a 1988 Yugo GV.
Brad Steele
don't own a cell phone, so I am saving that money...
tipping a waiter/waitress even for bad service, if its bad I refuse, even though wife will throw few dollars on table...
paying to have a deer processed, most people if shown once could do it for free, and save $50 +
hiring a lawn care service for a small yard you could push in 10-15 minutes, then go and pay a gym to walk on a treadmill????
to many others but I am a cheapskate by heart...
Brad Steele
Exactly
war on drugs if looking at country wide . In personal life starbuck Wins the prize
Buying factory ammo instead of reloading.
#2 - women, the boat anchor type. I speak with knowledge on this subject. Two marriages, one a boat anchor, one a sail. Since there are so many more anchors than sails many of you have had multiple anchors in your life. Only by much prayer after the anchor and the Grace of God did I get so blessed to receive the blessing of a sail.
2. going with hot women
3. buying a drag car and then selling it.
4. buying a boat then selling it.
5. Buying a new auto then selling it.
Cost more than a small used airplane, but a lot cheaper to own and operate.
Brad Steele
Had a lot of fun and adventures. Burned a ton of money on them. doing it
Every home I bought I looked how many garage doors first.
And they can carry BEER!!!
OK, maybe not cheaper to operate.
Brad Steele
Extended warranties
Dessert at restaurants