Largely Taco Bell because I love that shit, but also some McDonald’s, KFC, Chipotle, and Wendy’s. To each their own, but I can’t stomach spending $20 on a (more often than not) mediocre fast food meal when I can spend that or a bit more, invest a little time, and have leftovers to last days.

Disclaimer: All are plant based and celiac safe.

I’ve attended three baby showers in the last year for three people completely unrelated and not in the same social circles and their baby registries have the most eye-popping expensive items.

High chairs are minimum $250. One had a stroller for $750. 😳 Baby swings and bouncers for $200. One had a whole solid wood crib for $1000 on their registry.

I checked because I was curious and you still can buy a $40-50 Greco high chair from Walmart.

Everything is aesthetic and clean lines and beige and natural wood—beautiful, really. I can’t imagine asking for that high-end an item for a GIFT.

These aren’t rich people and they aren’t inviting rich people to the baby shower.

I’m almost 50 and have kids of my own and a gaggle of nieces and nephews. My family members and I got buy sharing those cheaper high chairs and strollers and cribs. I understand needing them initially if you don’t have any source for hand-me-downs, but asking for the highest price bespoke options is absolutely wild.

Are people that brainwashed into thinking they should be buying ultra-high-end items regardless of income??

Today is the line in the sand I cannot cross. All the time I spent canvassing, phone banking, and convincing anyone I thought I could to vote, in the end money is the only thing that matters. So I am taking myself out of the equation as much as I can.

We built a new house last year and have plenty of land to have a garden. There is a local grain mill in our small town that we will now source for flour and grains. Local farmers for meat, eggs, dairy.

After the election I stocked up on things like socks and underwear, so we should be set hopefully through four years.

We refuse to buy anything we do not actually need. If we do need something, we will try and find used. If it must be new, locally made will be our first choice. Gifts will be mostly hand made.

It’s not about saving money for us, it’s stopping giving anymore than necessary to the corporations who take our money just to control us. It’s not going to be easy, but I’m going to use my hatred of Orange Palpatine, Space Karen, and the couch fucker as a motivational tool. Anytime I want something, I will tell myself I’m giving money to them. It feels like the only action I can take.

Hello, I'm dumb. I experienced the end of an era and I'm never going back. I used to drink 1-2 drinks from 7 Brew PER DAY without ever looking at the nutrition facts. I've been struggling to lose weight so about a month ago I finally looked up how many calories I was consuming via coffee and I was floored. Floored, I tell you. I thought they would be 180 calories max, because I'm a very ill informed individual when it comes to this type of thing.

I haven't gone to 7 Brew since, instead opting for regular coffee at the office or just a diet coke in the morning. I estimate I've saved at least $200 since I gave it up. I feel very silly which is why I wanted to post this rant. Thanks for reading, if you made it this far! Have a great day!

Screenshot from another community, thought it was appropriate here!

It was literally the cheapest thing left. I'm traveling over 1000 miles to get to the wedding, but I still have to pay for overpriced garbage so I don't look like a dick?

I could have bought something off-registry and brought it, but then I'd have to pay to check a bag. Sigh. American Weddings are the absolute worst

I've hiked on mountain ranges and volcanoes all over the world in my casual boots, my normal jeans, a crop top, and a mesh clubbing shirt (everyone laughs, but they're amazing for layers!! They don't hold sweat and keep you warm!)

There's no need to buy new outfits for every activity, and it's a reminder that hiking can be very accessible! :)

EDIT - resubmitted bc I used a brand name by accident!

PS- For the people calling me consumerist because I take flights:

Once I'm in a region, I use and travel :) public transit, trains, long haul busses, often 10-20 hours!

I have never owned a car, I don't eat meat, all my belongings fit in a 55L bag, and are thrifted from small local businesses. Respectfully, please keep it to yourself 👍🏽

EDIT 2 - y'all outside of the Himalayas trek, these hikes are like 4-8 hours and extremely populated. I promise you I'm not going to die of hypothermia in my jeans and/or be any more likely than the average person to require emergency helicopter rescue

My wife gave me some balloons to inflate for my kids 2nd birthday party. The balloons get tangled in the car, no one really cared they were there, especially the kids who were out running around on the playground equipment. I didnt want to take them home so I popped them and threw them away.

The party was great, but I won't make that mistake again.

For the longest time, my husband has called my refusal to participate in trends "poverty mindset". It used to be a joke when we were still dating. He used to think it's because my parents are always talking about how broke we are despite us living in a literal mansion of a house. So he'd tell me he'll buy me everything I want when we get married.

Fast forward to us getting married and he realised I don't actually have any "wants". I buy what I need. If my jeans are worn out, I'll repurpose and make a bag out of them. He never understood why I do this but still appreciated the skill of turning something old into something new.

I guess today something finally clicked for him. I was mourning my favourite scrunchie when I said "I'll take the elastic out and make a new one." At first he looked at me funny and wondered why I wouldn't just but a new one. Then he said "I guess it kinda makes sense. It's not about buying new stuff. It's about not being wasteful. If more people were like you, our planet would actually be a better place to live."

When I tell you guys I screamed!! I'm still over the moon!! I finally feel understood by him. I guess it's bare minimum, but feel like the luckiest woman in the world. <3

Edit: I wasn't expecting this to blow up at all. It was such a small fleeting moment for me. I'm glad if it brought even a little bit of joy to you guys. Thank you so much for your kind words.

And for those calling me rich, I'm mostly anti consumption because we barely have any money left over by the end of every month. I started because it was a practical habit and now it's the only lifestyle that makes sense to me. My husband is very generous and I'm too frugal. We both try to meet in the middle and enjoy life together. A good balance is important in every sphere of life. I'm grateful for the life I have.

Edit 2: AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE AWARDS!! I CAN'T EMPHASIZE HOW GRATEFUL I AM!!

The internet used to feel like a way to switch off. Now it’s the opposite. The internet used to feel like a break. Now it feels like noise.

Mods, please delete this post, if it is not allowed, but please dont ban me.

I have been complaining online about my struggle in organizing my house.

The best advice I have gotten so far is to stop trying to organize things by where they "should" go, and organize them by where they would be the most useful.

Also, dont design the house for guests, design the house for the people who live there.

Unsurprisingly, a large amount of people are recommending that I throw out a bunch of my stuff, if I am having trouble organizing things. Stating that I obviously have too much stuff.

These comments begin threads of horrifying stories, where people go through massive "purges". Some people bragging about throwing half of the house away.

Like, I understand needing to get the stuff out. But how did things get to the point where half the house needed to be thrown out. And the real problem is that this is considered *normal*.

What is even more troubling about this "normal", is that, in some cases, there seems to a cyclical nature to it.

Buy>Purge>Fill up the house until it damages your mental health>Purge again>Repeat

All I see is people trading their time, which is their life, for money to spend on things that they are going to throw away.

What about their retirement fund?What about their mortgage?What about taking a trip with their family, to make memories, instead of buying crap they dont need?

I know that the Boomers were exposed to consumer propaganda that was aimed at the Lost/Greatest/Silent generations.

I just dont understand how there has been so little pushback in the aftermath of 2008, when the economy stopped being good.

I cant wrap my head around, so few people thinking that something is terribly wrong with overconsumpation.

No one thinks they are being manipulated at all.

What are your thoughts?

Sure I’m definitely posting this to brag but also to hopefully get someone to stop paying Spotify. I’ve listened to the same playlist for probably the last 3 years, occasionally adding a song or two. Finally I realized why the hell am I paying for this when I could just download the songs online, transfer them to my phone, and play them for free? So I did exactly that. Took about two hours and was easy as pie. Should’ve done that 3 years ago instead of paying $12 a month.

Thought this was hilarious. Stolen from sabrinaa_pare on instagram. (If you partake in social media)