The hot deals forum and sites like SlickDeals might have something to do with this....eh VirtualLarry?
Went from frugal to cheapest bastard alive.
I realized a while back that the stuff I want, I don't even really want. I do all the research, buy the piece of shit, feel good for a bit, then almost never use it again. Biggest wastes in the past few years:
1. Playstation 3 for $500
2. Gameboy Advance for $200 w/accessories
3. Blackberry Playbook for $600
4. Nice clothes from J.Crew and Banana Republic for >$1000
A big spender I know is just like this but hasn't made the realization about useless shit. She buys a lot, uses things once, never again. There's even stuff she buys and never opens -- she's probably a hoarder though.
Ramen bowls are $0.78 ea at Walmart. Makes a meal.
Ramen bowls? Bowls? You can get the packets for as low as $0.10 each if you catch them on sale. Can eat for a week plus on $0.78! D:
I'm lazy, and the bowls are far more convenient to fix. Just open bowl, remove dried veg packet and spice packet, fill with cold water, open dried veg packet, put on top, pop in microwave for 5 min, take out, let sit for water to absorb into noodles, open spice packet and stir in, and enjoy!
If I got the plain ramen packets, I wouldn't get the dried vegetables, and I would have to boil water myself, and then clean the pot afterwards.
Ramen bowls are $0.78 ea at Walmart. Makes a meal.
And with all that ramen you guys eat you'll die ten years earlier. That means you'll need even less money to retire on. Double savings!
And with all that ramen you guys eat you'll die ten years earlier. That means you'll need even less money to retire on. Double savings!
If I die 10 years earlier because of the all the ramen I've eaten, it was a good trade off. I don't eat ramen because I'm saving money. I eat it because I like it. But I don't eat the nasty 10 cents ramen or the nasty bowl ramen. Bowl ramen can't taste good because the noodles can't be thick. Good instant ramen needs good noodle and every bowl ramen has subpar noodles because of the bowl cooking restriction.
memories of vacations > money
i know
i really really want to go to england, but i honestly think i'll need to get a million dollars before i feel like i can afford it
Put in bowl...add water...microwave.....PROFIT!!!
Haven't eaten ramen in quite some time (over a year). Now I don't have a problem dropping $0.78 (on sale) for Chef-Boy-R-Dee stuff! Yummy....and so very bad for me!!! (cheap too).
As soon as you get to one million....you'll feel that it needs to be two million....and the cycle will start over and continue...
I think that you can live fairly comfortably on a post-tax income of $10,000 per month.
I think that you can live fairly comfortably on a post-tax income of $10,000 per month. This is inclusive of all mortgages, loan payments, bills, food, entertainment, etc. Once you've established a lifestyle that is comfortably within your means, any overage is cake. If you received a 10% raise, you're suddenly bringing home $1,000 more per month. As long as you don't spend this money on frivolous shit, you should be able to squirrel it away.
The problem is, if you're only bringing home $2,000 per month, driving unreliable vehicles, renting Section 8 housing, and living paycheck to paycheck, any additional income will undoubtedly be spent on existing debt, upgrading your vehicle, increasing your standard of living, etc.
On the opposite extreme, if you own a small business and you're bringing in $100,000 per month, it would take a decent amount of effort to spend all of the money on a monthly basis. Sure, you could easily max out by purchasing a 14,000 square foot home or starting a small Ferrari collection, but there is really no need for multiple expensive cars or a 10-bedroom, 15-bath home. Even if you spend half of the post-tax income, you're sitting on a $50,000 surplus per month. Amassing a million dollars would be easy.