Skills that Save Money

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MVNO/pre-paid cell phone plans (Mint, Visible, Xfinity Mobile, etc.) if you just need the basics, are in a populated area, and don't need to consoom data all the time. Nowadays the cheapest unlimited plans are like $25-30/month.

Sailing the high seas for entertainment (music, movies, TV) and maintaining a library on your computer/device. Ad-free, DRM-free, censor-free, not reliant on a constant Internet/data connection.

If your company's health insurance offers it or if you don't have access to a free gym, taking advantage of discounted gym membership programs.

Using a car or phone until it dies, not just always upgrading to latest shiny new thing.

Not having any desire to have cats or dogs or kids or any combination thereof.
 
Non-breath oblige said:
MVNO/pre-paid cell phone plans (Mint, Visible, Xfinity Mobile, etc.) if you just need the basics, are in a populated area, and don't need to consoom data all the time. Nowadays the cheapest unlimited plans are like $25-30/month.

Sailing the high seas for entertainment (music, movies, TV) and maintaining a library on your computer/device. Ad-free, DRM-free, censor-free, not reliant on a constant Internet/data connection.

If your company's health insurance offers it or if you don't have access to a free gym, taking advantage of discounted gym membership programs.

Using a car or phone until it dies, not just always upgrading to latest shiny new thing.

Not having any desire to have cats or dogs or kids or any combination thereof.
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For real about the phone plans. US Mobile has an $8/month 2GB plan if you pay for the whole year. Can't believe people pay a hundred dollars a month for a phone plan.
 
Haggling. This will get you better at negotiating discounts/deals at various places and will help if you ever need to negotiate your salary.
 
If you are not skilled in anything, being in a general good mood can get you far in life.

There are often people who try to befriend people or atleast pretend to just to get a service from them done for free or for them to go the extra mile.

Its almost disgustingly shallow unless you have a real gullible person but even they'll know eventually.

It might sound very liberal but there is always a feller like you behind the occupation they have and getting along with them will give you unexpected benefits.

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Lately i'm saving a lot of money getting good quality furniture for free and doing a cheap makeover.

For eg. I needed more dining chairs for Xmas. Picked up a matching set for free. I couldve kept them as is but gave them a light sand and couple of coats of paint. Saved myself $200 per chair.

Having an eye for quality is invaluable - that goes for a lot of household stuff.
 
Being patient. If you can accept that and you still got the luck, stay with your parents. It may be frustrating at times, but it's insanely good for your bank account.

Since I started my first job (in May 2025), I put 6000€ on the side and already got a benefit of 1000€ since I purchased a second hand car for 5000€.
 
The phrase " Penny-wise, pound-foolish" has always stuck with me since I first heard it. The idea being that short term savings may cost you more in the long run than you saved by cutting costs or getting the cheaper version of something. A great example would be to do something like buy a house without getting an inspection. Sure you saved 500$ on that inspection but now you are stuck with a mortgage on a home with a cracked foundation.

So knowing when to spend and when to save I guess is the skill im talking about
 
Public libraries are the ultimate life saver I have ripped a large amount of my media collection from their walls of movies and music, they also offer other services like study rooms or helpful technology and they benefit from you using their services!
Buying vehicles or tech from local government auctions is really moneywise too as long as you know what to look for.
 
Is someone who is a Carpenter. Basic handyman stuff like being able to unclog a drain. Basic electrical. Basic drywall repair will save you thousands of dollars.
You can get most basic plumbing tools for like, I don't know, 400 bucks. It's a good investment.
 
Neodanthril said:
So knowing when to spend and when to save I guess is the skill im talking about
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Agreed completely, and its important to also know when to go in the other direction. Lots of broke people out there spending money they don't got to save time they've plenty of. If you're working part time minimum wage, yea it really is a good idea to actually cook your food from scratch, doesn't matter that it'll take 30m instead of 3m to feed yourself when you work 20hr/week. Too often do I see people complain they're too busy and broke when they're bankrupting themselves on convenience so they can spend an extra hour a day watching youtube slop that they don't even end up enjoying very much.
 
SalmaoneSlaamper said:
Public libraries are the ultimate life saver I have ripped a large amount of my media collection from their walls of movies and music, they also offer other services like study rooms or helpful technology and they benefit from you using their services!
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My printer was shitting itself so I went in to use theirs

Already having a library card made the whole process easy
 
It's not as hard as you think to learn electrical and do the wiring for your own house. As long as you aren't completely retarded and don't create a time bomb in your walls, electricity either works or it doesn't. As opposed to plumbing that seem like it worked but secretly created a leak in your walls and gives you secret mold poisoning and fucks up your whole life.
 
I just keep a shit ton of quaters in somewhere separate from the other united state's coin's, that's how my gramps saved a shit ton of money
 
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