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Let's get a list going. Like with a Target debit card you can get $40 cash back and it takes 1 to 2 days to be withdraw from your checking.

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[–] TurboDiesel@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Food banks. Look at your local church, synagogue, or mosque. A lot of them do community outreach and have some kind of food bank.

If you're skipping meals or you have $5 'til next Friday, the food bank is for you. Don't feel like you're taking something away from someone "more needy." It's you. You're needy. Take the help. That was a hard lesson to learn in my 20s.

[–] Sagar@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

I'm not poor but this always helps everyone. Wait for a while before you buy the thing off your shopping list. Wait for a week and reconsider whether you indeed need it.

If the answer is still yes, buy it. It is a must do for expensive things. Never break this rule for any massive purchase like a car or something!

[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Get a chest freezer. It's much more efficient for long-term storage than an upright fridge with a freezer because the cold air doesn't spill out when you open it.

Toss your incandescent and fluorescent lights. Get LED bulbs (not smart lights, just white LEDs). Where applicable, install timer switches.

Fuck cars, get a bike. A simple, sturdy one, like an onafiets. They run on toast and determination.

Understand the difference between having enough money to buy something and being able to afford something.

Unsubscribe from music/video streaming services. Return to the seven seas.

Maybe engage in some light tax evasion.

[–] poszod@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

Maybe engage in some light tax evasion.

haha made me lol

[–] magnolia_mayhem@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] poszod@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

I had to stop drinking 5 years ago and holy shit the savings.

[–] poszod@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Buy the whole damn chicken, it's always cheaper, protein for 4 meals.

[–] Sheeple@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Where do you live where you can afford chicken to begin with? I'm semi vegetarian just because of absurd meat prices.

[–] poszod@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In Portugal a whole raw chicken is around 3.5€, about 0.45% of a minimum wage.

[–] NewNewAccount@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Minimum wage per what? Month?

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Apparently so. €760 per month is the minimum monthly wage in Portugal. Works out at less than €5 per hour if you assume 160 hours per month which seems very low. For reference, Ireland is €11.30. While cost of living is higher here you can still pick up a full uncooked chicken for around €5 depending on the shop.

Local supermarket here does 4 chicken legs for €2.55.

[–] poszod@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

This is correct.

The kg of raw chicken here is currently at 2.34€ at the two biggest supermarket chains, a whole chicken is usually 1.5kg.