Things You Refuse to Spend a Lot of Money On

I've stayed away from all things mac. I think most people buy mac to look like they're 'in' or cool or something.

I do not text msg unless it's some sort of emergency.

I also stay away from the top of the line tech items like TVs and audio equipment. For example I have a Sharp HDTV, but it's not Aquos, I didn't feel the need to pay that extra price.

 

I rarely splurge on anything.

I'll never spend a lot of money for luxury items(Cars, Jewelry, Clothes).

This is a picture of one of our food cabinets my wife took yesterday:

 

I refuse to pay someone to mow my lawn! Will mow it myself as long as I can.

 

Thread is not prole. Nothing wrong with being thrifty. Cheap and prole are different.

While I do pretty much spend a lot of money on everything ima listed, I do save money in other ways:

Not eating out during the week.
"Forgetting" my wallet when I go out with "friends" on the weekend.
Not paying for sex.

 

I agree with these but I like nice shoes that last long and have a nice stitch.

 

Sunglasses = $3 - $4 a pair
Watch = it's about a $400 watch that I got as a gift years ago and it's my only watch
Shoes = $40 a pair or less
cellphone = $30 phones (we have two on our plan) and $75/month to cover both phones
car = bought a new car in 2005. previous car was bought new in 1997. Paid off both cars in 3 years or less.
haircut = $4

mow my own lawn
clean my own house
wash my own cars

no designer clothes
no dvds/cds/bluray (I bootleg)
no Wii games (I bootleg)
no software (I bootleg)
I only drink booze about once every 6 months or so

 

For those of you that aren't poor and still cheap...what the hell do you spend your money on???

(waiting for Ronny's response)

 

What is prole? Does it have to do with the proles from 1984?

 

I hoard for early retirement/security.

I also notoriously blow money when I travel.

Basically, I save money to be able to save even more money later on.

 

Food - If I can cook it at home I will.

Ball caps - If it's more than $25 it ain't worth it.

Drinks - No matter how "cool" this Club is I'll leave early and just buy a 12 pack for the price of a drink.

Car detailing - If It's more than $20 I'll just buy the cleaning stuff and do it myself.

 

I entered the job market 3 years ago out of college, and I'll admit that while I've been putting money into my 401k and IRA, I haven't been putting away much.

I'm with you on the travel spending though.

 

Not sure this is relevant but I just spent $73.00 on a lunch errand. What did I get for my money, 4 Hanes Undershirts, 6 pairs of dress socks and 3 pairs of athletic socks; I'm feeling robbed.

 

Clothes and accessories. Except for glasses and sunglasses. I only buy clothes when I run into a sale (see something on FatWallet, shopping with friends, etc). It's not that hard to accumulate a nice closet.

Most groceries. I'm fine with Frosted Fakes. Dry pasta, cans of beans, etc...is there really a big difference? I like the bread selection and organic meats at Whole Foods, not much else.

Haircuts. I am a man. I get the typical man haircut.

 

I hope those dress socks are cashmere.

 

In order of importance:
Paying off Debt
Savings (so you can live for up to 6 months with no income if you lose your job)
Retirement
Kids college fund
car (the average millionaire buy sa 2yr-old car and pays cash)
Pay cash for vacations (instead of charging everything)

 

Most millionaires in the United States make decent income, but not huge. They get rich by saving. Its still the most effective way to get that way.

 

With the amount and value of credit card points being shelled out by companies these days, that might not be the smartest idea. As long as you can pay off your credit card bill every month, use it.

 

I think one of the best things about the advent of the internet besides p*rn is the ability to find things for cheap. I don't remember the last time I had paid full price for anything.