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What are your tips for saving money and reducing waste? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 1 year ago by Addition to c/[email protected]

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Here's a couple examples from my life:

Safety Razor. I get a better shave and it's like $15 for 100 razor blades, which lasts me a couple years. Way way way better than the disposable multi-blade Gillette things, which sell 5 heads for $20.
Handkerchiefs. I am prone to allergies, so instead of constantly buying disposable tissues, we now have a stack of handkerchiefs that can just be used a few times and then thrown in the wash. This has also saved me loads.

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[–] Sabre363 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I know how to fix almost anything mechanical and I usually try to buy really high quality things when I can. It means spending more money up front, but things tend to last a lifetime and I don't have to buy it again.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I can't even fathom the amount of money I've saved from buying older used vehicles and doing all my own automotive work on them, or fixing all my appliances. I couldn't fathom a $400 vehicle payment. My prius I've had for three years I installed a new oem hybrid battery in and have a grand total of about $7,000 into (three years of tires and replacement parts and buying the car itself). Never had a vehicle loan in my 25 years of driving.

[–] Tar_alcaran 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wouldnt dream of swapping out a gas tank, or a combustion engine, but I did a diy battery swap on my gen 1 Leaf, and it was surprisingly easy (well, physically it was hell, but engineering-wise it was a piece of cake).

My attitude to fixing anything is "well, it doesn't work now, it's not like I could break it more". Swapped out a 3 euro rubber ring on a 400 euro coffee machine last week, and feeling pretty good about it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The leaf is quite doable, because it has a small battery and a small range. Most evs though, and the ranges that are needed to be a full on vehicle replacement without the need of a 2nd ice vehicle for trips out of town are far beyond the 85 mile range of a subcompact car like the leaf. The batteries are over 1,000 pounds and run the length of the vehicles underside.

I can swap out a 4 cylinder ice at my house (sure, that is beyond your average do it yourselfer). In no way could I swap out a 1,060 pound battery in a tesla model 3.

For the record, swapping out a gas tank is not very hard.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What time are you from where a $400 vehicle payment is a lot?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I mean yes, people have payments over 700 a month but to me, paying 400 would be a lot.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Many people have payments over $700 a month.

60 months at $700 a month is $42 000 and that’s not much when you include financing cost.