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Yeah, that all looks a lot easier than walking across the street to buy something that is on sale.
Do you realize how many people are in the Frugal Forum who can't even find a first job that pays even minimum wage, or are grossly under-employed and have been looking for a better job for years?
Obviously if it's easily available at the current time across the street for cheaper, that's an obvious action to take.
They won't work if your boss turns down your request for a raise, and the clients won't pay the higher rate, or the extra hour of work is non-remunerative, or the revenue stream is full of dry rocks, or there aren't any new jobs, or you have been frugal and haven't bought any things that you won't need anymore.
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Originally Posted by Cinebar
And why would anyone want to work an extra hour or get a second job when they can walk into GW (or some other similar store) and buy a like-new pair of jeans for 1/4 the price of buying them new?
Work is not the end-all in life. Why work more just so you can say you always buy "new," when you can cut a few corners by re-using something (and possibly saving it from the landfill for awhile) and spending that time instead with your kids, or gardening, or with your pets, or doing something else that actually brings you joy?
It's all about keeping your options open. Working an extra hour or even a second job is the worst options on the list for sure. Heck, I hate the fact that I have to work 30 hours/week (over 3 days) as it is.
But the other options require minimal effort and provide continuous benefits.
My DH says "how long will i have to work" or "this costs 4 hrs!" When you dont think in terms of money but in terms of time a lot of things seem over priced and not nearly as important.
My DH says "how long will i have to work" or "this costs 4 hrs!" When you dont think in terms of money but in terms of time a lot of things seem over priced and not nearly as important.
Both great mottos that are open-ended. Makes you think whether you should forgo a purchase or just increase ratio of $/time.
P.S. I shop at Goodwill and Sally Ann a lot, and when I need clothes, I go on Wednesday--1/2 price day. All my $ for new clothes goes to my kid in college. But even she shops at Thrift stores sometimes.
I have no problem at all with buying any items of clothing secondhand because I know how to push the buttons on those two appliances.
Seriously, just because it is obviously not something you would choose to do, isn't it a little rude to come here and be critical of someone who is realistic and not so narrow-minded and judgmental?
To the OP: You did good!
I don't think it is rude at all and your comment actually is an obvious insult assuming the poster does not know what a washer and dryer is and is not intelligent enough to know how to use them. The critical, narrow minded, judgemental pot has possibly just met the kettle.
I personally would never buy a swimsuit, socks, shoes or ANY undergarments from a thrift shop but that is my preference and there is nothing wrong with it. I even know what a washer and dryer is and I know how to use them. Gosh, I even know what a dishwasher is, the dishwasher are those two things at the end of my arms called HANDS that I use to wash dishes, type, wash myself, clean my home. They come in pretty handy to use for lots of tasks.
"I love food, hence I don't waste".
"I love money, thus I don't spend".... tis a "collection" as some will put it.
-me
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