Also? Hang up your laundry to dry! Learn to turn beans into delicious meals! Do without a dishwasher! Buy a house in central Illinois or other LCOL area!
See? Now you can afford to subscribe to both of us :)
I hope you are doing great and that your writing is going well!
I've had a bit of a slower month in May than April, but still going decent.
I want to second your motion on buying a refurbished phone. I haven't bought a new phone in 15 years. My current phone is an unlocked iPhone 7 that I bought 4 years ago for $250. It's now an 8 year old phone that still works just fine - no issues.
The other major money saver for our family is that we never buy a new car. The last new car I bought was back in 2004 - over 20 years ago. We generally pay around about $10000 cash for a model and brand that has a very reliable history and is fuel efficient, and that we can get about 5 years out of. This is easy to research on the internet. During this time, we have had 3 great cars and 1 that was a bit of a lemon. Even with the lemon, it was still worth it - we calculated that over the years, we have saved obscene amounts of money relative to the cost of buying a new car, paying for all the "warranty" service, depreciation, etc.
We can afford to buy new phones and cars, but it just doesn't make fiscal sense.
I 100% agree with the used car sentiment. We don't buy new cars either. I have an article about how to buy a used car that I need to dust off and repost. I spent $3,000 on the Subaru Forester I'm driving now. I have had it since 2019! I'll run it until it dies. You also need to find a reliable mechanic. Dealer mechanics just want to pressure you to get an upgrade.
I'd much rather not be scrambling to pay the bills! Thanks for the comment!
Also learn to cook, learn to have a full pantry of basic foods, grains, beans dried and canned, veggies and maybe grow a small kitchen garden … cooking and eating plant based has helped me a lot, I make soymilk and various foods from the soymilk, such as yogurt, tofu and cheese sauces …. And grains! I cook everything from brown rice to sorghum. And make a nice sourdough bread, cakes, cookies, bar cookies, pies. Also plant based meat analogues from wheat gluten. It is a bit of work but our health benefits and we enjoy the food very much.
Also? Hang up your laundry to dry! Learn to turn beans into delicious meals! Do without a dishwasher! Buy a house in central Illinois or other LCOL area!
See? Now you can afford to subscribe to both of us :)
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Hi Walter,
I hope you are doing great and that your writing is going well!
I've had a bit of a slower month in May than April, but still going decent.
I want to second your motion on buying a refurbished phone. I haven't bought a new phone in 15 years. My current phone is an unlocked iPhone 7 that I bought 4 years ago for $250. It's now an 8 year old phone that still works just fine - no issues.
The other major money saver for our family is that we never buy a new car. The last new car I bought was back in 2004 - over 20 years ago. We generally pay around about $10000 cash for a model and brand that has a very reliable history and is fuel efficient, and that we can get about 5 years out of. This is easy to research on the internet. During this time, we have had 3 great cars and 1 that was a bit of a lemon. Even with the lemon, it was still worth it - we calculated that over the years, we have saved obscene amounts of money relative to the cost of buying a new car, paying for all the "warranty" service, depreciation, etc.
We can afford to buy new phones and cars, but it just doesn't make fiscal sense.
My .02.
I 100% agree with the used car sentiment. We don't buy new cars either. I have an article about how to buy a used car that I need to dust off and repost. I spent $3,000 on the Subaru Forester I'm driving now. I have had it since 2019! I'll run it until it dies. You also need to find a reliable mechanic. Dealer mechanics just want to pressure you to get an upgrade.
I'd much rather not be scrambling to pay the bills! Thanks for the comment!
I have a Subaru Forester too and I love it. Very reliable and inexpensive to drive.
They’re good for high mileage too. Mine’s at 224,000. I don’t drive very far, so I’ll use it until it dies.
Also learn to cook, learn to have a full pantry of basic foods, grains, beans dried and canned, veggies and maybe grow a small kitchen garden … cooking and eating plant based has helped me a lot, I make soymilk and various foods from the soymilk, such as yogurt, tofu and cheese sauces …. And grains! I cook everything from brown rice to sorghum. And make a nice sourdough bread, cakes, cookies, bar cookies, pies. Also plant based meat analogues from wheat gluten. It is a bit of work but our health benefits and we enjoy the food very much.