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What "frugal" tricks have you found to just not be worth it, either in time or money? (self.frugal)

submitted 9 months ago by IonAddis to c/frugal

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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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[–] yamanii 25 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Never ever follow a cutting your own hair advice.

[–] negativeyoda 9 points 9 months ago

My mom was a stylist. She showed me all the tricks, so I can do skin fades and the like. The back gets tricky sometimes, so I'm glad mullets are currently trendy.

Yeah, this response is pedantic as fuck but y'all can't make blanket statements like that!

[–] Teodomo 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Unless you're bald, then it's the greatest one

[–] jumpinjesus 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

im a baldo - it's the only benefit. I've spent ~$100 on clippers over the last 20 years. Being bald will enable me to retire like one day early, so it's been worth it overall.

[–] Juujian 2 points 9 months ago

Now I wish I was bald.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

Me and my wife cut each others hair, it works well and we both get compliments on it ... but yeah, I can imagine there's a lot of people out there who couldn't pull it off

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Why not? If you're fine with a simple haircut, it's really quite practical. I'm a guy and do a simple taper fade from 1" on top to 1/4" on bottom (similar to this).

My brother did it for years and he got to a VP level role at a large insurance company. If he did a bad job, there's no way he would've gotten that kind of role because it's as much about personal presentation as it is about competency.

I have my wife check it each time, but I don't have her do it because I think I do a better job.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I’m a guy and do a simple taper fade from 1" on top to 1/4" on bottom

Same here, but a bit shorter than in the picture. I haven't been to a hairdresser for at least 35 years.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Yup, mine is shorter on top and a little longer on bottom. I've never been a hairdresser, but my mom always did my hair and taught me, and I've had hairdresser friends.

The only time I'll get mine done is if it's a friend, otherwise it's a waste of time and money for me. Yeah, a hairdresser is faster than me, but not with transportation to their shop, and the quality difference isn't high enough to matter for me (I don't care about my hairstyle, as long as it's presentable).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Speak for yourself. I have long curly hair and if it's all irregular, no one can tell. Every time I wash my hair it curls differently anyway.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

No, wait. Let's see where this goes.