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What "frugal" tricks have you found to just not be worth it, either in time or money? (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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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Growing your own food. The only way to make that shit pay is to groom a cult to do it for you, large-scale.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The only way to make that shit pay is to groom a cult to do it for you, large-scale.

They're called grand parents

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Oh, I see somebody cracked the code.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Growing your own greens and herbs is super easy with a hydroponic setup, but obviously you have to invest the time into getting it set up. There are a lot of pre-made options available these days, though, so it's not as much work as it used to be even just a few years back. Saves me a lot of trips to the grocery store.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

The only thing I've successfully grown is tomatoes. And they tasted weird.