conventional wisdom is that spending a lot on a mattress is fine and I used to believe this but I've learned too much see link (old Slate) its all Scam i currently sleep on a custom futon mattress on tatami linen sheets are actually worth it though https://www.google.com/amp/s/slate.com/human-interest/2000/11/going-to-the-mattresses.amp …
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you can get a lovely hardwood platform bed on Amazon for a few hundred bucks, they are extremely sturdy and disassemble for moving https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B000KV3B14/
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here is my favorite pair of shoes (need to be polished) they would have cost several hundred of dollars new i picked them up for $15 at Value Village in 2012 and once paid $50 to have them resoled im still on my first tin of polish Amortize Thatpic.twitter.com/hMP5PZbsfB
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favorite sport coat, like new condition $25 at thrift store in 2014(?), $70 for tailoring full canvas fits like a dream would have been at least many hundreds buying directly from brookspic.twitter.com/3ASbCG3iWN
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eigenrobot Retweeted Ummon Karpe | 𑀅𑀫𑀦 𑀓𑀭𑀧𑁂
dont put anything on your phone you wouldnt want shown in courthttps://twitter.com/The_Equationist/status/1386951775941365764?s=19 …
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Ummon Karpe | 𑀅𑀫𑀦 𑀓𑀭𑀧𑁂 @The_EquationistPlease don't do this. Security updates are important, and budget Androids are only supported with security updates for like a year. Want to save money on smartphones? Buy the iPhone SE and hold on to it for several years. https://twitter.com/eigenrobot/status/1338579473306771457 …2 replies 1 retweet 70 likesShow this thread -
eigenrobot Retweeted I,Hypocrite
dont buy absurdly expensive clothing unless you (i) are going to a party where everyone is and (ii) you can pay for an expensive ensemble. if this describes you you do not need to read this threadhttps://twitter.com/lporiginalg/status/1412875783522054145 …
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under nearly all circumstances no one is impressed by a branded handbag and if its the only obviously expensive thing you have on you people are going to assume its a knockoff anyway
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eigenrobot Retweeted eigenrobot
if you make six figure you have no excuse for not maxing out your yearly allocation of tax advantaged retirement accounts $56000 annual cap FILL IT UP your not gonna be able to grind foreverhttps://twitter.com/eigenrobot/status/1419851479469285381?s=19 …
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eigenrobot @eigenrobotthe real problem with this dude is that hes taking home 6.5k/m after taxes which suggests to me hes not putting away for retirement ladies get you a man of modest means or if he isnt hes maxxing out his tax advantaged retirement accounts every year https://twitter.com/redditships/status/1415413251324715013 …Show this thread10 replies 3 retweets 70 likesShow this thread -
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What about saving for a down payment on a place though?
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yeah that's a real tradeoff
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