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What "frugal" tricks have you found to just not be worth it, either in time or money? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by IonAddis@lemmy.world to c/frugal@lemmy.world

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I've noticed sometimes that there's some half-baked videos or blogs or whatever that purport this or that frugal trick, but if you look at the time or math, it's not actually frugal for you.

What are some examples of that you've come across? The things that "aren't worth it"?

For me it's couponing. (Although I haven't heard people talk about it recently--has it fallen out of "style", or have businesses caught up to the loopholes folks used to exploit?)

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[–] Sertou@lemmy.world 40 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Depends on what kind of food you’re talking about. Whole foods like potatoes, lentils and beans are filling, nutritious and inexpensive. Cheap processed foods frozen pizza are basically edible polyester.

[–] clearleaf@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm not talking about frozen pizza. I bought the cheapest bagels a few times, and they skimp on them so hard they're like Sonic rings, and I had to eat two or three at a time. But they're not half the price. So despite being cheaper, the daily bagel expense is higher than if I buy real ones.

[–] Sertou@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

So you’re saying that the cheapest example of a given food is not necessarily a good value? Makes sense.