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1. 🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 (freemo@qoto.org)'s status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 04:28:40 JST 🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱

   • Thorwegian ❄️

   @thor you certainly arent wrong that spending on things that make you mentally healthy and happy are neccesary too.. Im not claiming you shouldnt be spending on anything... My only point is, cutting back on those small every day expenses absolutely is a mentality and practice needed to get out of poverty.

   • Thorwegian ❄️ (thor@berserker.town)'s status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 23:51:19 JST Thorwegian ❄️

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     • Moffintosh

     @freemo @moffintosh these people who offer self-help advice never offer evidence except for their own story, which is what worked for them.

   • 🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 (freemo@qoto.org)'s status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 23:51:20 JST 🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱

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     • Thorwegian ❄️
     • Moffintosh

     @thor

     By itself it will only get you so far...

     But thats the problem.. usually the people who dont take advice from people who got out of poverty because "they dont believe it" are the people who stay in poverty. But iu wont judge you for choosing what you feel is right for you.

     @moffintosh

   • Thorwegian ❄️ (thor@berserker.town)'s status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 23:51:21 JST Thorwegian ❄️

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     • Moffintosh

     @freemo @moffintosh i have absolutely no faith that penny pinching gets you out of poverty

   • 🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 (freemo@qoto.org)'s status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 23:51:22 JST 🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱

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     • Thorwegian ❄️
     • Moffintosh

     @moffintosh

     While your right, the whole buying in bulk could be a potential trap of poverty.. its not really a good excuse... I dont know too many who got out of poverty by buying in bulk.. i mean yea sure once your able it might be an ok move to save a few pennies... but its not nearly as important as just penny pinching.

     @thor

   • Moffintosh (moffintosh@berserker.town)'s status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 23:51:23 JST Moffintosh

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     • Thorwegian ❄️

     @freemo @thor

     small every day expenses

     There's the issue that often buying in bulk (or larger sizes in general) can be cheaper in the longer term.

     It's one of the traps of poverty, with the stupid example being that one could buy a 500g box of cookies that last him a week for 10€, or a 1Kg box for 17€ that lasts him twice that.

     Optimizing for the short term is suboptimal

   • Thorwegian ❄️ (thor@berserker.town)'s status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 23:51:56 JST Thorwegian ❄️

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     • Moffintosh

     @freemo @moffintosh i will take an opportunity if offered, but i'm seeing advice, which is mostly useless. i have heard most of it before, and i have attempted to apply it. it did not work for me.