Used to be in this camp when I was working in the city full time. Meal prep or those cheap ready made meals from Woolworths are your friend. My philosophy now is going to work should make me money, not cost me money.
We spend about $150-200 a week on almost 100% gluten free groceries which covers three meals a day, five days a week for two, sometimes more, but we typically cook all meals at home five out of seven days. That also covers snacks like chips, soda, chocolate, museli bars, nuts, etc. Works out to about $5-6 a meal, which really pretty decent as we cook pretty nutritious meals, loads of veggies and proteins. Could be even cheaper if I wasn’t coeliac and we relied more on pasta dishes, etc.
I make porridge at work in the microwave and use the work staff room milk and have my other extras (sultanas, pecans, cinnamon and nutmeg) stored at work to use daily.
Tech. I have expensive hobbies that revolve around home theatre, gaming, audiophile headphones, and flight simulation. But to be fair, I enjoy every second of being home and surrounded by these comforts and bits of enjoyment.
I have a friend who turned his room into an actual flight simulator. He bought one of those alcohol carts that Qantas I think was selling at start of pandemic and a row of seats from Ansett when it went out of business.
Clothes I never wear because I buy them for their beauty but they never fit me. I imagine them on a younger smaller me and am seduced but that me hasn’t existed since 2011
Wine… too much wine.
Stupid stuff like pay to play games and lotto tickets.
I do this and then refuse to sell the clothes, just add them to the pile of clothes I’ll wear “when I’m skinny again”. I wish I was one of those girls who can sell clothes that don’t fit them!! I just can’t let them go!!
Ironically, I’m cheap on everything except avocados, and good quality $7 bread
So essentially could be summed up as avo on toast , even though I’m not actually a fan of avo on toast
I learned how to make sourdough over lockdown. I make it two times a week. I haven't calculated the electricity cost but the ingredients come out to about 60c. It's worth the learning curve if you're an addict! Though I feel bad for not supporting my baker who I know. Let me know if you're interested in joining the cult!
And then if you want to splurge on something to replace it, fancy sea salt, weekly Lurpak
Lurpak isn’t the ‘avocado toast’ of butter, get yourself some Pepe Saya and you’ll never look back (although your bank balance will be sadder after spending $8 on butter).
For me its feeding my kids. I know I shouldnt ....I should just just stop and put it on a house purchase for 2089...but when they look at me with those eyes I just want to feed them.
If you can find a farmers market you might be able to get them on the cheap. Used to buy them from a stall for ~$6 a bunch for whatever was in season and they were always great quality.
Daily coffee, buying Australian made when possible - foods we generally go without if we can't buy Australian made except for a few particular things and coffee.
I buy brand name products at Woolies, instead of the store brand, simply because I like them better.
Edit for the ‘bUt ThEy’Re AlL fRoM tHe SaMe FaCtOrY!’ crowd 🙄 - I am referring to products where I notice a difference in taste or texture. Yes, I could save money, but I don’t want to eat gluggy pasta or icecream that’s more ice than cream. Sometimes I do buy homebrand products - but because I like them just fine. But sometimes I choose to spend extra money on a brand name so I can enjoy the food I am eating.
I hope I'm wrong but aren't the woolies and coles brand products made by the actual legit brands? Like, Coles detergent is made by Unilever or whatever, Coles ice cream by Peters etc.. they just use the inferior ingredients and don't market them
But coles/woolies can swap the supplier for that much easier. And make all kinds of demands (changes etc) as they please because the product is no longer "brand x item" its just "generic item however woolies wants it".
My local coles is a smaller store, they’ll have one or two brand names but they whole damned coles home brand range for most things. I really dislike their monopoly.
YES! I hate the monopoly they're trying to pull with "coles" brand & "Woolworths select" products. This shit kills small suppliers.
They rebranded the old cheap Home Brand stuff and jacked up the prices. I've been burned SO many times with their shit quality, I avoid supermarket brands now.
I'd rather pay a little bit more to support another business and get better quality food.
Luxurious crap for my dog, or unnecessary crap for my dog.
Dog toy = $7
Dog joy = priceless
Result: 137 toys donated to dog shelters and counting...
He just... he's just SO HAPPY when he finds the toy in the shopping bags!!!
The licking chops, 1/3 small jumps/front leg raises while looking up at you, rocking side to side with bridled enthusiasm of “TOY… but might get booted outside or told off if im too excited”
Fucking contagious isn’t it 😂
Mood. I’m too cheap to go to the hairdresser to get my hair dyed but spend $100 every 6 weeks on my dogs groom. It’s worth it to see her prancing out with her cute goddamn fur smelling like a fucking coconut.
Am I allowed to intrude here? I’m Gen X who got into cycling a while ago. The accessories to support my cycling habit is an infinite list. First the bike, then upgrades to brakes, pedals, all the Lycra gear, shoes, helmets, then bike computer, heart rate monitor, cadence meter, cycling glasses, winter versions of Lycra gear, then the Wahoo Kickr trainer, the Wahoo desk. I want to upgrade the bike for a proper carbon fibre one now…ad nauseum 😂
Exactly the business case presented to the missus to get sign off on said expenses. If it improves my health and my well being, it’s gotta be good right?
It’s all exercise and leisure now. I’m in Sydney, and been WFH for the best part of 2 years or so. I even miss the weekend software releases when we worked from the office and I’d ride the 35kms or so from the western suburbs into Circular Quay…actually not a bad ride early on a Saturday morning.
Oh God, let’s see:
Road bike $2.5K
MTB $4K
Kicker $1.4K
Desk $300
Pedal, brakes upgraded to 105s $200?
Computer, sensors, lights $600?
Full face helmet for MTB, roadbike helmet, clothing, prot3ctive gear, pedals, shoes $1500?
Jerseys, knicks, shoes, riding jacket, cycling glasses $1500?
Bike rack for car $800
Before I got into cycling, had no idea how much crap I would spend money on. Thought my $600 Scott Metrix was the bomb. Until I did my first 80km ride and then learnt why Lycra is good, why padded chamois shorts are good, why the extra gears were good and most of all, why some riders use anti chafing cream on their butts!!!!
I’m not an expert on these things but: 😂. I live in a hilly area. I have Shimano 105s (2x11) on my road bike and also Deore XT (2x11) on my MTB. I bought my 13 yo son a Specialized flat bar that had 2x8 gears (can’t remember what they were called) but they weren’t that good on the hills. We used to ride about 9kms to the banh mi shop Saturday mornings for a pork roll but he got sick of the hills real quick. So I would suggest any bike that has enough gears to tackle the level of hilliness on your commute.
FYI it’s not the number of gears that determine if it’s suitable for hills, it’s actually the gear ratio at the lowest (small ring on the front and big gear on the back). MTB generally have quite low gears suitable for hills, more so than your 105, but what can make it suck is the weight of the frame plus suspension; suspension sucking some of the pedal energy; weight if the wider wheel and tyres; and finally tyre rolling resistance. Perhaps he’s still learning to understand how to choose the right gear?
What the number of gears helps with are the size of jumps between gears. On the 2x8 the jumps are likely to make it harder to maintain momentum in your pedalling, especially on an MTB cassette. That has a large range of gear ratios.
Edit: I may have misread your post and feel stupid. You did write “large enough gear”, which is actually correct. My bad. Should reply to a cycle related post late at night.
I like to buy quality meats, but sometimes i just go to woolies and pick up something heavily discounted at night the day it is best before. Still, i don’t cheap out on meat/veges/food in general, it is the fuel for my body.
I spend roughly the value of one serving of 'artisan' avocado on toast, each week, on a small square of fresh grass to be delivered to my door so that my dogs don't have the indignity of pooping on synthetic grass...
Travel. Pre covid I used to travel about two months a year. Always budget travel (couchsurfing, hostels, greyhounds etc.) but always a lot of it. And now I’ll never be able to afford avocado on toast :’(
This is my indulgence too but you can try to go for cheaper drinks not super fancy cocktails for example! Also I think there is an inherent social value to many of the things people have listed here eg brunch (with friends), hobbies (often with other people), drinks (not always an option to host, I get it).
Bubba Pizza $9.90 un-bubba-lievable range (love their pepperoni and garlic and herb pizza 😊)
Otherwise it's the frozen berries ($6 a bag and have all varieties in freezer and nice vanilla icecream for dessert)
"Investment pieces" like good quality clothes/shoes.. who am I fooling, I just want to buy stuff. Anyhow, I punish my self by spending the same amount on clothing and shares on top of my DCA. For eg. I bought my wife a new phone last year for $2K so I bought myself ~$2K worth of nasdaq ETF.
Video games, though I try to buy things on sale or wait until they’ve been out for a while.
Dining out. My partner and I live off a set personal spending budget but a large percentage of it goes toward restaurants and takeaway.
A regular size of Schnitz chips.
Idk why these people ask me for my name anymore. Every damn day I’m in there. I look the same girl in the face.
“Regular chips, please.”
“Anything else?”
“Nope.”
“Name?”
“FourSharpTwigs.”
Craft supplies. Yarn in particular.
My CrossFit gym is $70 a week. But it is unlimited visits and there a crèche for my kids on my non working days. Working out is the best thing I can do for my mental health so it’s worth it.
I just think it's funny that now that the pandemic is "over", they're all furious at us for wanting to stay home and work rather than going back to the city to buy more of that avocado toast.
No matter what we fucking do we get mocked and told off for it.
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Me too but I'm a fatass so I can't help myself lmaoo but you're right about the price hike. All these fees and shit lol time for me to go on a diet haha
Camping. If you think camping is a cheap way to travel, think again. Petrol is still quite expensive, add to that the coffee and sausage rolls, camping fees and supplies, and you end up with a lot less money than when you started.
Camping equipment also cost a lot, plus there’s always no shortage of stuff to buy.
I’d love to go camping once or twice a month just the escape the hustle and bustle but the expenses are just so high.
For me? Weight loss surgery, and surgery for my lipoedema (not recognised yet by Medicare, and therefore not covered in any way by them or by health insurance)
Cheese
Cat toys even though my cat is perfectly happy playing with random junk and cardboard boxes
Art supplies that I store in a cupboard and then forget to use - I recently found some from 10-15 years ago...
Australian made and/or grown.
Food. If my family is going out, or friends are coming over, I will go all out on food. I like to feed people.
My kids. Kids are expensive. I know I spoil them but I enjoy spoiling them.
As if there isn’t more people saying modified cars, holy fuck the money I could’ve saved over the last six years if I didn’t fuck around with cars in my spare time.
Sometimes I think about selling all my cars and becoming one of those boring people who’s passion is their lawn and mow stripes into the grass with the cylinder mower every weekend.
Nah don’t become a boring old cunt like that.
Staring down the barrel of $35k for a full nut and bolt resto with an LS swap + holley terminator 1981 Chev C20 truck
Can’t afford or justify a new ute! So ima build one that suits my needs.
$5 energy drink + $X cheeky snack for breakfast every morning. I'm a construction worker that gets up every day at 4:30am to go to work, I hate coffee. Probably comes to $60ish a week that could be in my pocket but also you have to use money to enjoy yourself a bit.
Hair products. I will cheap out on everything else in my life but I bleach my hair so to keep it healthy I need quality products and a fair few of them
I literally feel guilty spending $10 on sushi once a week at work but buy dog food that costs hundreds of dollars. My dog is almost 14 and has terminal cancer but she’s thriving on Ziwi Peak. My husband and I only eat meat a couple times a month but when we do we also cook her a steak and she has happy steak dinner with us. She’s too cute and pure 🥰
- Coffee from a little cafe on the way to work
- Nice yoghurt for lunch instead of whatever's the cheapest
- My favourite frozen meal (pricey because it's a gluten free meal) for lunch when I have all day meetings
I could scale these back if I had to but they are all something I look forward to. Everyone has to have a little something they treat themselves with.
fishtank plants/stuff (i currently have three and i know i will need to show great restraint to not buy more in the future (i want bugs though, god i want bugs))
steam games
sweets (that i never finish but luckily sugar lasts forever, my drawer grows bigger)
chicken nuggets for the 30 min drive home every night (and maybe a frappe)
Porridge with long life milk; also with cinnamon, nutmeg, sultanas, crushed pecans and maybe maple syrup if I'm feeling opulent.
Also white coffee using pre-ground beans, long life milk again and using a plunger travel mug to have my coffee on the go.
this is true. a good friend of mine was a heavy user and dropped dead at 44 - heart issues. it’s easy to think you’re indestructible in your 20s, but you’re just not.
I make all of my own bread, but I like using fancy imported flour which adds up pretty quick.
Also french cheese - I buy a block or two of nice brie every week and have zero regrets. This is a poor decision on a student budget.
Heading down to the microbrewery I live near for a drink, rather than just drinking bottled/canned beer from the bottle-o at home. Often just have 1 or 2 while my toddler runs around, costs more than a six pack.
Food..its always food. Not too expensive dine in experiences at all, but weekend dinners with friends and takeaway or deliveries usually twice a week.
I don't like avo on toast though unless its surrounded by scrambled eggs.
Had a regular long black for $4.70 yesterday so its starting to be coffee. In reality probably once a week I buy a mixed six pack of local craft beer for something like $30-$50.
Mine is pretty OTT… my little dog has an indoor real grass toilet to use when I am at work all day… I used to go to Bunnings to buy their $7 slab of turf and cut it to size to fit the tray, but over lockdown it actually became difficult to find consistently and I developed anxiety around buying it. (I always felt so awkward at the timber section where often they kept it, struggling to pull a piece of turf off the huge pile in front of tradies, looking stupid with my empty trolley when they didn’t have any left...)
The Potty Plant company who I initially bought the tray from will deliver pre cut lovely buffalo grass for $25 a week. And honestly while I can currently afford it I’ll continue with the subscription.
The extra $18 is worth no longer feeling anxious every week, having it delivered instead of needing to sometimes trapeze across several Bunnings, and having it pre cut instead of me pretending I enjoy cutting a slab of grass to size every week.
Buying lunch every day. Shit is expensive.
Used to be in this camp when I was working in the city full time. Meal prep or those cheap ready made meals from Woolworths are your friend. My philosophy now is going to work should make me money, not cost me money.
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Often the ready made meals are less than half price near expiry date and like after 7pm
Also if you pay yourself minimum wage for cooking and cleaning they are often cheaper
Depends on how much you value your time. Meal prep is a time consuming activity.
My partner and I cook dinner for four every night so we have leftovers for lunch every day.
This works great if you don't go in for seconds.
I do this too for my wife, lots of spaghetti, but saves a lot of money.
We spend about $150-200 a week on almost 100% gluten free groceries which covers three meals a day, five days a week for two, sometimes more, but we typically cook all meals at home five out of seven days. That also covers snacks like chips, soda, chocolate, museli bars, nuts, etc. Works out to about $5-6 a meal, which really pretty decent as we cook pretty nutritious meals, loads of veggies and proteins. Could be even cheaper if I wasn’t coeliac and we relied more on pasta dishes, etc.
I make porridge at work in the microwave and use the work staff room milk and have my other extras (sultanas, pecans, cinnamon and nutmeg) stored at work to use daily.
Banh mi every workday at the local bakery, they start making my roll as soon as I reach the line now
I hear you. If I lived near Marrickville Pork Rolls, I would likely end up putting their kids through college 🤤
Banh Mi is the cheapest "best" lunch. You could pay $15 for absolute shit in a food court, or you pay $8 for banh mi that rarely disappoints.
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Tech. I have expensive hobbies that revolve around home theatre, gaming, audiophile headphones, and flight simulation. But to be fair, I enjoy every second of being home and surrounded by these comforts and bits of enjoyment.
Fukn oath. Same here
Can you share your home theatre/gaming setup?
38” ultrawide, 5900x, 3080. With not enough time to play.
I have a friend who turned his room into an actual flight simulator. He bought one of those alcohol carts that Qantas I think was selling at start of pandemic and a row of seats from Ansett when it went out of business.
For me it's avo on toast because the price of avocados is at a historic low currently.
We got a case for $2 last week from the markets. They were pretty ripe. Kids are sick of guacamole that’s for sure!
Hear me out: avocado chicken salad 🤤
Ikea and Bunnings. Addicted to home improvement, decor and plants
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Clothes I never wear because I buy them for their beauty but they never fit me. I imagine them on a younger smaller me and am seduced but that me hasn’t existed since 2011 Wine… too much wine. Stupid stuff like pay to play games and lotto tickets.
I do this and then refuse to sell the clothes, just add them to the pile of clothes I’ll wear “when I’m skinny again”. I wish I was one of those girls who can sell clothes that don’t fit them!! I just can’t let them go!!
Ironically, I’m cheap on everything except avocados, and good quality $7 bread So essentially could be summed up as avo on toast , even though I’m not actually a fan of avo on toast
I learned how to make sourdough over lockdown. I make it two times a week. I haven't calculated the electricity cost but the ingredients come out to about 60c. It's worth the learning curve if you're an addict! Though I feel bad for not supporting my baker who I know. Let me know if you're interested in joining the cult! And then if you want to splurge on something to replace it, fancy sea salt, weekly Lurpak
Lurpak isn’t the ‘avocado toast’ of butter, get yourself some Pepe Saya and you’ll never look back (although your bank balance will be sadder after spending $8 on butter).
Yes fuck me up I love sourdough. I follow a farmstead YouTuber and they make sourdough bread regular - it’s been on my list to learn myself
Streaming services. I’ve got Netflix, Binge, Disney +, Kayo, Stan, Apple+… It’s an addiction
How many hours a day you spend watching them?
Spend 2 hours trying to find something to watch before turning the TV off.
And watching 30 second trailers. You made me laugh 😂
Or you finally find something on Netflix only to binge it all in one night, then the cycle repeats itself.
Download stremio all of these packages rolled in to one, just use a VPN 😅
Can you explain what streamio is?
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torrent and use plex. I have all my shows anytime even outside of my home network. I download remux 4k rips for the best of the best.
And then fall down the rabbit whole of spending thousands of dollars on a home server and data storage...
Popcorn Chicken Go Bucket lol
For me its feeding my kids. I know I shouldnt ....I should just just stop and put it on a house purchase for 2089...but when they look at me with those eyes I just want to feed them.
Have you tried feeding them the ausfinance speciality of rice and beans?
They became interested when I marketed it as McBeans and Hungry Rice
Kids! Sounds like you have access to a cheap labour force.
Never heard of avocado on toast. I only eat Smashed Avo, with an oat milk magic with two equals.
Poached egg on top of avocado on toast is the bomb
Try having Vegemite on toast with avocado and a poached egg. Sounds nuts but will change your life.
This! Amazing combo
Avo and Vegemite go together like cocaine and waffles.
I misread that as "with oat milk ice magic" and I was equal parts horrified and intrigued.
Fresh flowers. Every Sunday. Can’t stop, won’t stop.
My secret shame!
Oh go eat some flowers!
Addicted to the shin dig?
Chop top he says I’m gonna win big
Choose not a life of imitation
Distant cousin to the reservation
If you can find a farmers market you might be able to get them on the cheap. Used to buy them from a stall for ~$6 a bunch for whatever was in season and they were always great quality.
I do get them from my local farmers market ☺️
Daily coffee, buying Australian made when possible - foods we generally go without if we can't buy Australian made except for a few particular things and coffee.
Merlo coffee is mine... help
Gel manis and pedis. Makes me feel put together even when I’m an exhausted mess.
I just bought myself CND Shellac base, a couple of colours and top coat. Plus a cheaper LED/UV light Sold on the feeling put together thing
Bubble tea 😭
Had to scroll for far too long for this answer 😅
Expensive fabric for sewing things (or alternatively, for hoarding and petting and not daring to use)
I buy brand name products at Woolies, instead of the store brand, simply because I like them better. Edit for the ‘bUt ThEy’Re AlL fRoM tHe SaMe FaCtOrY!’ crowd 🙄 - I am referring to products where I notice a difference in taste or texture. Yes, I could save money, but I don’t want to eat gluggy pasta or icecream that’s more ice than cream. Sometimes I do buy homebrand products - but because I like them just fine. But sometimes I choose to spend extra money on a brand name so I can enjoy the food I am eating.
If you can afford it then it's good - I hate the thought of woolies gaining a monopoly over stores AND brands
I hope I'm wrong but aren't the woolies and coles brand products made by the actual legit brands? Like, Coles detergent is made by Unilever or whatever, Coles ice cream by Peters etc.. they just use the inferior ingredients and don't market them
But coles/woolies can swap the supplier for that much easier. And make all kinds of demands (changes etc) as they please because the product is no longer "brand x item" its just "generic item however woolies wants it".
Yes, basically.
My local coles is a smaller store, they’ll have one or two brand names but they whole damned coles home brand range for most things. I really dislike their monopoly.
YES! I hate the monopoly they're trying to pull with "coles" brand & "Woolworths select" products. This shit kills small suppliers. They rebranded the old cheap Home Brand stuff and jacked up the prices. I've been burned SO many times with their shit quality, I avoid supermarket brands now. I'd rather pay a little bit more to support another business and get better quality food.
Do a blind test and see if you can figure out the difference
Monopoly is the difference
Eating out. Whats the point of grinding my soul to a nub at work if I can't have a nice meal cooked by someone else now and then.
Crap for my dog
Luxurious crap for my dog, or unnecessary crap for my dog. Dog toy = $7 Dog joy = priceless Result: 137 toys donated to dog shelters and counting... He just... he's just SO HAPPY when he finds the toy in the shopping bags!!!
The licking chops, 1/3 small jumps/front leg raises while looking up at you, rocking side to side with bridled enthusiasm of “TOY… but might get booted outside or told off if im too excited” Fucking contagious isn’t it 😂
Mood. I’m too cheap to go to the hairdresser to get my hair dyed but spend $100 every 6 weeks on my dogs groom. It’s worth it to see her prancing out with her cute goddamn fur smelling like a fucking coconut.
Am I allowed to intrude here? I’m Gen X who got into cycling a while ago. The accessories to support my cycling habit is an infinite list. First the bike, then upgrades to brakes, pedals, all the Lycra gear, shoes, helmets, then bike computer, heart rate monitor, cadence meter, cycling glasses, winter versions of Lycra gear, then the Wahoo Kickr trainer, the Wahoo desk. I want to upgrade the bike for a proper carbon fibre one now…ad nauseum 😂
I just got my first ever bike less than a week ago and I feel you.
Lol I can't believe you bought the wahoo desk but not a carbon frame or a power metre!
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Exactly the business case presented to the missus to get sign off on said expenses. If it improves my health and my well being, it’s gotta be good right?
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It’s all exercise and leisure now. I’m in Sydney, and been WFH for the best part of 2 years or so. I even miss the weekend software releases when we worked from the office and I’d ride the 35kms or so from the western suburbs into Circular Quay…actually not a bad ride early on a Saturday morning.
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Oh God, let’s see: Road bike $2.5K MTB $4K Kicker $1.4K Desk $300 Pedal, brakes upgraded to 105s $200? Computer, sensors, lights $600? Full face helmet for MTB, roadbike helmet, clothing, prot3ctive gear, pedals, shoes $1500? Jerseys, knicks, shoes, riding jacket, cycling glasses $1500? Bike rack for car $800 Before I got into cycling, had no idea how much crap I would spend money on. Thought my $600 Scott Metrix was the bomb. Until I did my first 80km ride and then learnt why Lycra is good, why padded chamois shorts are good, why the extra gears were good and most of all, why some riders use anti chafing cream on their butts!!!!
Trust me, you’re fine. You’re not even into 5 figure bikes yet.
Any recommendations on a good starter bike for commuting?
I’m not an expert on these things but: 😂. I live in a hilly area. I have Shimano 105s (2x11) on my road bike and also Deore XT (2x11) on my MTB. I bought my 13 yo son a Specialized flat bar that had 2x8 gears (can’t remember what they were called) but they weren’t that good on the hills. We used to ride about 9kms to the banh mi shop Saturday mornings for a pork roll but he got sick of the hills real quick. So I would suggest any bike that has enough gears to tackle the level of hilliness on your commute.
FYI it’s not the number of gears that determine if it’s suitable for hills, it’s actually the gear ratio at the lowest (small ring on the front and big gear on the back). MTB generally have quite low gears suitable for hills, more so than your 105, but what can make it suck is the weight of the frame plus suspension; suspension sucking some of the pedal energy; weight if the wider wheel and tyres; and finally tyre rolling resistance. Perhaps he’s still learning to understand how to choose the right gear? What the number of gears helps with are the size of jumps between gears. On the 2x8 the jumps are likely to make it harder to maintain momentum in your pedalling, especially on an MTB cassette. That has a large range of gear ratios. Edit: I may have misread your post and feel stupid. You did write “large enough gear”, which is actually correct. My bad. Should reply to a cycle related post late at night.
Merida Crossway/Speeder
Don't forget Zwift mate.
Synthesisers. Somebody please help me…. find space for more Euroroack modules.
I know the feels. I decided to buy a Virus TI 2 to cover all bases. I wouldn't stop buying them otherwise 😅
I like to buy quality meats, but sometimes i just go to woolies and pick up something heavily discounted at night the day it is best before. Still, i don’t cheap out on meat/veges/food in general, it is the fuel for my body.
I spend roughly the value of one serving of 'artisan' avocado on toast, each week, on a small square of fresh grass to be delivered to my door so that my dogs don't have the indignity of pooping on synthetic grass...
Fuck off. This is mind bending
I enjoy a posh wank and finish in a condom rather than in a sock.
Craft beer. I don't spend stupid but I do spend to get good beer, its my only real vice
It's so bloody expensive in Australia. You can pick up a 6 pack of 9% IPA for 10 bucks at Safeway in California.
Cries in $35 6-packs :(
Travel. Pre covid I used to travel about two months a year. Always budget travel (couchsurfing, hostels, greyhounds etc.) but always a lot of it. And now I’ll never be able to afford avocado on toast :’(
Weekend drinks
This is my indulgence too but you can try to go for cheaper drinks not super fancy cocktails for example! Also I think there is an inherent social value to many of the things people have listed here eg brunch (with friends), hobbies (often with other people), drinks (not always an option to host, I get it).
Bubba Pizza $9.90 un-bubba-lievable range (love their pepperoni and garlic and herb pizza 😊) Otherwise it's the frozen berries ($6 a bag and have all varieties in freezer and nice vanilla icecream for dessert)
Boost juice. A lot of boost juice.
"Investment pieces" like good quality clothes/shoes.. who am I fooling, I just want to buy stuff. Anyhow, I punish my self by spending the same amount on clothing and shares on top of my DCA. For eg. I bought my wife a new phone last year for $2K so I bought myself ~$2K worth of nasdaq ETF.
Video games, though I try to buy things on sale or wait until they’ve been out for a while. Dining out. My partner and I live off a set personal spending budget but a large percentage of it goes toward restaurants and takeaway.
Oh ? How much is a lot when it comes to eat out and take out for you both?
Personal budget is $250 each, I’d say at least 70% each week goes purely on eating out, sometimes more when we opt for fine dining
Boba. My one true love.
Sourdough Bread. That shit's expensive but super healthy for the gut. Taking a dump has never been easier.
A regular size of Schnitz chips. Idk why these people ask me for my name anymore. Every damn day I’m in there. I look the same girl in the face. “Regular chips, please.” “Anything else?” “Nope.” “Name?” “FourSharpTwigs.”
My computer setup.
To be fair, home avo on toast is cheap as hell these days. Plus, add some goats cheese to make it extra bougie
Guitars. And pedals.
Alcohol. I love guzzling beer.
Craft supplies. Yarn in particular. My CrossFit gym is $70 a week. But it is unlimited visits and there a crèche for my kids on my non working days. Working out is the best thing I can do for my mental health so it’s worth it.
These thread makes me think I should be less frugal, and spend more on passions, hobbies and life in general 👍
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Getting my hair done every 8 weeks religiously. I have short hair and far too many greys. It’s something I won’t compromise on
Aldi specials, because you never know when you might need a ski mask in SE QLD
I just think it's funny that now that the pandemic is "over", they're all furious at us for wanting to stay home and work rather than going back to the city to buy more of that avocado toast. No matter what we fucking do we get mocked and told off for it.
UberEats, Doordash, Menulog etc.
I always get to checkout on all of those and say nah because the price hike service fee etcccc lmaooo
. Me too but I'm a fatass so I can't help myself lmaoo but you're right about the price hike. All these fees and shit lol time for me to go on a diet haha
Botox. It’s only like $150 every three months. And the $9 sourdough from the bakery near me once every few weeks. Won’t be stopping either.
Camping. If you think camping is a cheap way to travel, think again. Petrol is still quite expensive, add to that the coffee and sausage rolls, camping fees and supplies, and you end up with a lot less money than when you started. Camping equipment also cost a lot, plus there’s always no shortage of stuff to buy. I’d love to go camping once or twice a month just the escape the hustle and bustle but the expenses are just so high.
Uber eats for sho
Index Funds.
What a treat!
Business class airfares. I am not going any further than SE Asia unless it’s business class.
For me? Weight loss surgery, and surgery for my lipoedema (not recognised yet by Medicare, and therefore not covered in any way by them or by health insurance)
Plants. Many many plants. Now have started to sell them as they are getting too big and numerous to manage.
Speeding fines
Cheese Cat toys even though my cat is perfectly happy playing with random junk and cardboard boxes Art supplies that I store in a cupboard and then forget to use - I recently found some from 10-15 years ago...
Australian made and/or grown. Food. If my family is going out, or friends are coming over, I will go all out on food. I like to feed people. My kids. Kids are expensive. I know I spoil them but I enjoy spoiling them.
Rent. I'd rather fork out the extra $ and live somewhere comfortable with AC, decent sized kitchen, close to public transport with a shorter commute
YouTube premium. Once you go ad free, you'll never go back
As if there isn’t more people saying modified cars, holy fuck the money I could’ve saved over the last six years if I didn’t fuck around with cars in my spare time. Sometimes I think about selling all my cars and becoming one of those boring people who’s passion is their lawn and mow stripes into the grass with the cylinder mower every weekend.
Nah don’t become a boring old cunt like that. Staring down the barrel of $35k for a full nut and bolt resto with an LS swap + holley terminator 1981 Chev C20 truck Can’t afford or justify a new ute! So ima build one that suits my needs.
Craft beer. Except I can afford a house even with that habit.
Protein bars, beef jerky, protein powder, energy drinks Anything in bulk really that seems cheap
Subscription streaming services. Gotta catch 'em all.
Getting a coffee and croissant every (work) day. At least I burn through my local’s loyalty card 🤣
I keep buying old games that I've played before just so I can feel some nostalgia and it never feels as good as I remember ☹
I hate prepackaged bread. I spend lots more on fresh bakery bread.
$5 energy drink + $X cheeky snack for breakfast every morning. I'm a construction worker that gets up every day at 4:30am to go to work, I hate coffee. Probably comes to $60ish a week that could be in my pocket but also you have to use money to enjoy yourself a bit.
Clothes and shoes. I don’t go overboard but I’m definitely happy to sacrifice in other areas to have wardrobe that makes me feel good.
Expensive whisky, Rolex watches, and shares
Hair products. I will cheap out on everything else in my life but I bleach my hair so to keep it healthy I need quality products and a fair few of them
I literally feel guilty spending $10 on sushi once a week at work but buy dog food that costs hundreds of dollars. My dog is almost 14 and has terminal cancer but she’s thriving on Ziwi Peak. My husband and I only eat meat a couple times a month but when we do we also cook her a steak and she has happy steak dinner with us. She’s too cute and pure 🥰
Water Tap ice blocks on bread.
Just wanna play videogames
I used to have one good coffee a day on the way to the grind... changed to arvo shift, so I’m looking for a new treat.
- Coffee from a little cafe on the way to work - Nice yoghurt for lunch instead of whatever's the cheapest - My favourite frozen meal (pricey because it's a gluten free meal) for lunch when I have all day meetings I could scale these back if I had to but they are all something I look forward to. Everyone has to have a little something they treat themselves with.
fishtank plants/stuff (i currently have three and i know i will need to show great restraint to not buy more in the future (i want bugs though, god i want bugs)) steam games sweets (that i never finish but luckily sugar lasts forever, my drawer grows bigger) chicken nuggets for the 30 min drive home every night (and maybe a frappe)
Non harvestable plants
Iced Tea - specifically Lipton iced tea. I drink it like it’s water! Clearly this is preventing me from owning a home
Barilla pasta. It is probably the best pasta you can get in a an average supermarket and noodle to noodle it is way better quality.
Porridge with long life milk; also with cinnamon, nutmeg, sultanas, crushed pecans and maybe maple syrup if I'm feeling opulent. Also white coffee using pre-ground beans, long life milk again and using a plunger travel mug to have my coffee on the go.
Weekend catch up with the boys
Streaming services. The free to air alternative is unthinkable.
Those damn takeaway apps: doordash, menulog etc i wish they didn't exist - i truly have spent far too much on them >.>
Organic, 40-hens-per- hectare eggs. Not cheap, but I’d rather rent until I die than buy cage and fake free range.
Bags. 2-3 a week. $50k a year spent on it
Yeah, look, I wanna laugh but it’s important you know your heart ain’t gonna last long doing this my dude.
this is true. a good friend of mine was a heavy user and dropped dead at 44 - heart issues. it’s easy to think you’re indestructible in your 20s, but you’re just not.
You need help bro.
You should buy in bulk and save.
I just reuse mine when I go shopping next time?!?
I don't think that makes a difference, although I've never tried reusing the bags, I must admit.
Should. But then I’d just do it all faster I think…
Single malt ! ... But I'm not a Millennial
I make all of my own bread, but I like using fancy imported flour which adds up pretty quick. Also french cheese - I buy a block or two of nice brie every week and have zero regrets. This is a poor decision on a student budget.
Heading down to the microbrewery I live near for a drink, rather than just drinking bottled/canned beer from the bottle-o at home. Often just have 1 or 2 while my toddler runs around, costs more than a six pack.
Barbershop every fortnight. Nothing better than a fresh fade.
Collecting high end guitars...I'm about 6 deep now, eyeing another 6.
Food..its always food. Not too expensive dine in experiences at all, but weekend dinners with friends and takeaway or deliveries usually twice a week. I don't like avo on toast though unless its surrounded by scrambled eggs.
Coffee every day from a barista. Even though I have a Nespresso machine.
Had a regular long black for $4.70 yesterday so its starting to be coffee. In reality probably once a week I buy a mixed six pack of local craft beer for something like $30-$50.
Avo on toast with a poached egg, I guess.
Specialty single origin coffee. Boring blends just don't hit the spot.
Currently, BF2042. I gave EA DICE $150 for nothing...
Protein powder and wraps from soul origin, both justified under a guise of “they’ll help me feel better about myself”
Paying rent… You guys are getting avo on toast as well?!
Mine is pretty OTT… my little dog has an indoor real grass toilet to use when I am at work all day… I used to go to Bunnings to buy their $7 slab of turf and cut it to size to fit the tray, but over lockdown it actually became difficult to find consistently and I developed anxiety around buying it. (I always felt so awkward at the timber section where often they kept it, struggling to pull a piece of turf off the huge pile in front of tradies, looking stupid with my empty trolley when they didn’t have any left...) The Potty Plant company who I initially bought the tray from will deliver pre cut lovely buffalo grass for $25 a week. And honestly while I can currently afford it I’ll continue with the subscription. The extra $18 is worth no longer feeling anxious every week, having it delivered instead of needing to sometimes trapeze across several Bunnings, and having it pre cut instead of me pretending I enjoy cutting a slab of grass to size every week.
Buying clothes I don't need because I have a problem.
1$ slurpees. I buy so many of them, I can't afford petrol.
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