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

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

Honestly, to me, that would be incredibly fast prep or your meals are pretty simple. Even easy meals I've made a million times take me half an hour. Most take one hour to cook and I still feel like I'm rushing around.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Or just used to cooking. My wife makes mostly Indian inspired dishes, which are surprisingly fast to throw together. We do a lot of Asian cooking also. When I regularly make it, I can do pad-thai in 15-20 mins. And some meals are simple but still taste better than take out.