How to minimize your cost of living

[Deleted member 17791]

Grow your own food. If you have a plot off land or even some pots, you should use them to grow potatoes or some other food that can be cultivated easily.

Keep chickens, these bastards lay eggs all the time, high protein shit. They just need some seeds to survive, that shit is cheap. It's like 1 dollar per kg. Keep like 12-24 chickens and you'll be having several new eggs a day, maybe you could sell the surplus too.

The reason why you should do this is because buying food is highly expensive, you're spending ten, twenty dollars per meal. It costs a shit ton.

 

[Unhuman]

The reason why you should do this is because buying food is highly expensive, you're spending ten, twenty dollars per meal. It costs a shit ton.

I can feed myself and my family on £100 a/mo. You just have to cook your own food.

 

[Deleted member 17791]

I can feed myself and my family on £100 a/mo. You just have to cook your own food.

yeah, cooking your own food is a very good cost saver. You can further lower it by growing the materials yourself or at least substituting a good portion off your diet with home grown stuff.

 

[Jigen]

Grow your own food. If you have a plot off land or even some pots, you should use them to grow potatoes or some other food that can be cultivated easily.

Keep chickens, these bastards lay eggs all the time, high protein shit. They just need some seeds to survive, that shit is cheap. It's like 1 dollar per kg. Keep like 12-24 chickens and you'll be having several new eggs a day, maybe you could sell the surplus too.

ovER for Apartmentcels

 

[Deleted member 17791]

ovER for Apartmentcels

Get some pots.

 

[kranerman23123]

dont use toilet paper

 

[Deleted member 17791]

dont use toilet paper

Wash your bum with water like a Japanese

 

[Jigen]

Get some pots.

Mirin

 

[Deleted member 17791]

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Yes. You'd want some bigger pots, like 20-30 cm deep and wide. You'd want a good number off them.

Growing in a city is hard, you may never be able to do this trick tbh.

Tbh, just but basic food stuff and cook from scratch.

 

[Unhuman]

yeah, cooking your own food is a very good cost saver. You can further lower it by growing the materials yourself or at least substituting a good portion off your diet with home grown stuff.

It takes quite a lot of land to reliably grow your own food - around 4,000sqm to feed one person for a year.

 

[Deleted member 18522]

When my parents didn't send me money, I would literally just fill up a shopping cart with food that would last me for likely 3-5 weeks and then walk out of the store.

Never got caught doing it and I did it like 20 times

Nowadays you can just go to food banks to get food for basically free in the USA, and if you want specific stuff thats expensive like meat you can get them on sale if you buy in large bulk, as for other items they're not really necessary.

I eat like 5-6 items at home

 

[Deleted member 17791]

It takes quite a lot of land to reliably grow your own food - around 4,000sqm to feed one person for a year.

Yeah, it's hard to do in a city

 

[Deleted member 17791]

When my parents didn't send me money, I would literally just fill up a shopping cart with food that would last me for likely 3-5 weeks and then walk out of the store.

Never got caught doing it and I did it like 20 times

jfl. well yeah, waggies aint gonna stop you. Good shit.

 

[Deleted member 18522]

jfl. well yeah, waggies aint gonna stop you. Good shit.

I have probably stolen like 10k worth of food doing it.

Like 500 dollars each time, and one time I stole a barrel of liquor and sold them to college kids and made like 300 bucks

 

[Deleted member 17791]

I have probably stolen like 10k worth of food doing it.

Like 500 dollars each time, and one time I stole a barrel of liquor and sold them to college kids and made like 300 bucks

So based, oh my god. hehe.

I took some legos last time I was at the shops.

 

[Fxdzcki]

Not to mention it is not worth buying food in 'normal' grocery stores because even usually accepted healthy foods like vegetables and meat have been down-processed or taken a lot of the much-needed nutrients taken out of or in some cases literally have micro-poisons in them. It is better to grow your own food in your own backyard in the natural soil.

 

[Deleted member 17791]

Not to mention it is not worth buying food in 'normal' grocery stores because even usually accepted healthy foods like vegetables and meat have been down-processed or taken a lot of the much-needed nutrients taken out of or in some cases literally have micro-poisons in them. It is better to grow your own food in your own backyard in the natural soil.

yep, that's literally why sperm count halfed over the past couple decades

 

[DarkTetrad]

Live in an SUV
Eat at Homeless Shelters
Shower at Gyms
Collect food at food banks

Pretty much just reduced your cost of living to $100 a month.

Combine this with working 2 high paying career jobs. 1 has to be remotely on a computer so 1 has to be a programmercel. The other can be a mechanic, truck driver, plumber, welder, or medical worker of some sort.

 

[Deleted member 17791]

Live in an SUV
Eat at Homeless Shelters
Shower at Gyms
Collect food at food banks

Pretty much just reduced your cost of living to $100 a month.

Combine this with working 2 high paying career jobs. 1 has to be remotely on a computer so 1 has to be a programmercel. The other can be a mechanic, truck driver, plumber, welder, or medical worker of some sort.

bro, keeping chickens is cheap, also you can make it an income source.

 

[DarkTetrad]

bro, keeping chickens is cheap, also you can make it an income source.

Whatever revenue you earn from those chickens isn’t going to be worth the trouble of maintaining them or the land and materials you have to buy for them.

Besides with my plan you don’t have to pay rent anymore for your house so that reduced cost mogs the chicken revenue.

The only way your plan would be better is if the house is already paid off, you have all the materials necessary to upkeep chickens, and you have experience in these kind of activities. Otherwise live in an SUV and eat free working two jobs.

 

[Deleted member 17791]

Whatever revenue you earn from those chickens isn’t going to be worth the trouble of maintaining them or the land and materials you have to buy for them.

Besides with my plan you don’t have to pay rent anymore for your house so that reduced cost mogs the chicken revenue.

The only way your plan would be better is if the house is already paid off, you have all the materials necessary to upkeep chickens, and you have experience in these kind of activities. Otherwise live in an SUV and eat free working two jobs.

I'd rather not live a super high stress life, working two jobs.

 

[DarkTetrad]

I'd rather not live a super high stress life, working two jobs.

Time to Dark Tetrad Max, most notably psychopathy.

Reduce that neuroticism to zero

 

[Deleted member 17791]

Time to Dark Tetrad Max, most notably psychopathy.

Reduce that neuroticism to zero

what is exactly the point off this lifestyle? What do you hope to achieve?

 

[Deleted member 22924]

just start your own farm in your garden theory

 

[DarkTetrad]

what is exactly the point off this lifestyle? What do you hope to achieve?

This plan just generates a lot of revenue with very high success rate. But it takes time to get the education and then save up and it’s uncomfortable and requires incredible sacrifice.

It would require inside knowledge in certain fields to capitalize on the money you save up, which should be anywhere between 120-200k a year depending on how well you play your cards. With education and networking and research you should be able to make something happen.

 

[Deleted member 17791]

just start your own farm in your garden theory

exactly!

Also Imagine bringing a girl to your house and she sees your whole gig going on, farmer halo

 

[Deleted member 17791]

This plan just generates a lot of revenue with very high success rate. But it takes time to get the education and then save up and it’s uncomfortable and requires incredible sacrifice.

It would require inside knowledge in certain fields to capitalize on the money you save up, which should be anywhere between 120-200k a year depending on how well you play your cards. With education and networking and research you should be able to make something happen.

120k is the starting income for the job I'm studying for.

Why even work two jobs? You'd destroy your youth, working so much and living so frugally. That's my main problem.

 

[DarkTetrad]

exactly!

Also Imagine bringing a girl to your house and she sees your whole gig going on, farmer halo

You’d have to invite her first to see the garden. So if those chickens don’t net you an expensive car it’ll be hard to do that.

 

[DarkTetrad]

120k is the starting income for the job I'm studying for.

Why even work two jobs? You'd destroy your youth, working so much and living so frugally. That's my main problem.

Idk I gave up on everything in life except working and bodybuilding

 

[Deleted member 20179]

tbh. Boiled eggs, boiled chicken, rice, beans, corn, maybe potatoes

 

[Deleted member 20179]

Live with parents. Moneymax with some part time work and or hustles. Eat cheap like I said above. Don’t take drugs.

 

[Deleted member 17791]

Idk I gave up on everything in life except working and bodybuilding

over. I wouldn't like that at all

 

[Deleted member 17791]

tbh. Boiled eggs, boiled chicken, rice, beans, corn, maybe potatoes

Live with parents. Moneymax with some part time work and or hustles. Eat cheap like I said above. Don’t take drugs.

Based. Build a farm in your parent's back yard.

 

[DarkTetrad]

over. I wouldn't like that at all

This is temporary.

 

[Deleted member 17791]

This is temporary.

What do you plan on long term? Like what kind of lifestyle are you wanting to achieve?

 

[kyrre]

Eat yourself theory

 

[DarkTetrad]

What do you plan on long term? Like what kind of lifestyle are you wanting to achieve?

Hopefully better than what I currently got going on, or ever had for that matter. I’ve just been pursuing shit my whole but never felt victory in its purest sense.

 

[GuyFromSingapore]

So based, oh my god. hehe.

I took some legos last time I was at the shops.

Don't they like have a detector?

 

[GuyFromSingapore]

Otherwise live in an SUV and eat free working two jobs.

Fan? Computer? Books?

Nice idea, I might try that when I tour America though.

 

[Bojack]

Unless you own a farm/ranch this is utterly ridiculous. My mom has a couple fruit trees outside, but nothing that could sustain you for any long period of time. We barely have the space to put in any cows, chickens and other animals. Where do you even get that shit? The only way I can think of to deal with this is to make a lot of money, which is why i'm here. Someone correct me on all this shit of course.

 

[Hero of the Imperium]

This plan just generates a lot of revenue with very high success rate. But it takes time to get the education and then save up and it’s uncomfortable and requires incredible sacrifice.

It would require inside knowledge in certain fields to capitalize on the money you save up, which should be anywhere between 120-200k a year depending on how well you play your cards. With education and networking and research you should be able to make something happen.

early retirement extreme, bb

 

[DarkTetrad]

Fan? Computer? Books?

Nice idea, I might try that when I tour America though.

Get a good SmartPhone and a service that gets you at least 25 Gigs HotSpot and get a good Laptop. Purchase 1 or 2 large sized portable chargers and charge them in Libraries.

Your only costs are:
Phone service (70-150 a month depending if you loaned out a SmartPhone or bought it, and how high End, along with plan, but for this lifestyle you need a very high end one).
Laptop (30-60 a month or nothing if bought up front)
Car Insurance (80-200) depending on plan
Car Payment (varies)
Gas (30-60 if working remotely solely, up to 200 if need to travel for work)
Food (0-200) Shelters and food banks pay enough but sometimes you might want to eat out.
Muh health care (get the cheapest one you can get).

 

[Deleted member 17791]

Don't they like have a detector?

It doesn't work. They can only detect those metal tags you see on clothes sometimes.

Hopefully better than what I currently got going on, or ever had for that matter. I’ve just been pursuing shit my whole but never felt victory in its purest sense.

Alright then

 

[Nims]

Keep like 12-24 chickens

You realise a chicken lays a new egg everyday, wtf you going to do with 2 dozen eggs a day.
This will be you in a week.

But in all seriousness living off the land seems like a very good idea, Ive always wanted to get chickens myself and perhaps pigs, I just dont have the room currently. I was contemplating growing some micro greens tho as they dont take up alot of room and alot of time. I could also grow them inside which would be good as then I could grow them year round all my crops outside are dead from the winter .
I might also grow some mushrooms as I already grow psychedelic ones so Im sure oysters or something would be very similar.

Most of what I eat is unprocessed/very lightly processed so I could probably grow/make almost everything I eat in a day by myself.

 

[looksmaxxed]

everyne sjould jusy hide your money in bitcoin and gold indefiitely and hop on welfare. if enough people do this entire economy will collapse

 

[gribsufer1]

use the land to grow weed u stupid fuck

 

[Foreverbrad]

You realise a chicken lays a new egg everyday, wtf you going to do with 2 dozen eggs a day.
This will be you in a week.
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But in all seriousness living off the land seems like a very good idea, Ive always wanted to get chickens myself and perhaps pigs, I just dont have the room currently. I was contemplating growing some micro greens tho as they dont take up alot of room and alot of time. I could also grow them inside which would be good as then I could grow them year round all my crops outside are dead from the winter .
I might also grow some mushrooms as I already grow psychedelic ones so Im sure oysters or something would be very similar.

Most of what I eat is unprocessed/very lightly processed so I could probably grow/make almost everything I eat in a day by myself.

Living off the land is nonsense. Even the setup cost to build structures on a “hobby scale” are so high that you will basically never ROI. You can’t compete with industrial farming even with your own land and labour. It’s a boomer pipe dream for those who are incapable of making a proper financial assessment.

 

[Deleted member 22253]

Living off the land is nonsense. Even the setup cost to build structures on a “hobby scale” are so high that you will basically never ROI. You can’t compete with industrial farming even with your own land and labour. It’s a boomer pipe dream for those who are incapable of making a proper financial assessment.

Growing certain vegetables and keeping chickens is basically free after a year provided you know what you are doing and have lots of fertile ground. ~5-10 hours week would be enough to grow all the potatoes, carrots etc and all the eggs you would need for a year. Problem is climate and lack of space. Obviously you need to buy everything else meat etc.

 

[Deleted member 22253]

use the land to grow weed u stupid fuck

you can't grow weed outside in most countries.. climate too shit for it here.

 

[Deleted member 18879]

i prefer living off parents and government to minimize my cost of living