For me I generally pirate most books I read, although if there is a book I really enjoyed I will buy the physical copy.

I also generally tend to avoid having takeaways because they are just so expensive in this day and age with inflation and tend to opt for cheap meals like pasta or rice etc.

Also I don’t pay for any streaming services, but borrow a VPN service from a friend to pirate the movies I watch.

Curious to hear of some ways that you people here save money.

  • Agent641@lemmy.world
    16·
    10 months ago

    I collect all sorts of crap from the side of the road and either fix it and sell it, strip it for parts and sell those, or scrap them out for scrap metal. I actually find it very therapeutic and Ive earned a lot of favors by giving friends and family free fridges, washers, dryers etc that ive fixed. More of an ‘earning’ rather than ‘saving’ but i normally get a few grand a year.

    • empireOfLove@lemmy.oneEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      You’re helping the planet too. The most environmentally friendly appliance in the world is the one that’s already built!

    • lattrommi@lemmy.ml中文
      3·
      10 months ago

      I do the same somewhat but mostly just repurpose things and rarely sell stuff. I think it’s insane to see the things that some people throw away. I found a computer in the trash once, which was better than my system at the time. Sure, much of it was broken beyond repair (the RTX 2060 GPU most notable, as I was using a GTX 960 at the time) but the case, PSU, fans and an SSD I still use to this day.

      The act of breaking down things to their core componants is one of my favorite ways to relax and helps me troubleshoot things when they inevitably break down.

    • Justfollowingorders1@lemmy.ml
      41·
      10 months ago

      I worked in a dump for years. Wife eventually told me to stop bringing crap home.

      Best yield was a Nintendo ds in a case with 8 games. STILL HAD BATTERY LIFE!