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submitted 1 year ago by IonAddis@lemmy.world to c/frugal@lemmy.world

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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[-] DahGangalang@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago

The way I've come to phrase this principle:

You don't always get what you pay for, but you definitely don't get what you don't pay for.

[-] whaleross@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It is a good permutation, with less opening for hypothetical hang ups and what is.

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