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I'm fortunate enough that I have no issue covering essential expenses, so I've setup an automatic transfer after payday to move some of my wages to a savings account. In other words, I don't have to inconvenience myself at all to save
It kinda depends on the domain. Some tools I could buy to make my life easier would be nice, but I can't justify the cost vs how much time they would save me. On the other hand, certain things that are hard on my back, knees, etc. are bought quickly especially in my mid 40s now.
For travel, anything domestic I will make some sacrifices, but maybe not all of them (night busses are still iffy). International where my but is in a seat for 15 hours (to fly to visit my parents every few years), I go with a decent one.
Bed-related things get priority for money since I'm spending 1/4 to 1/3 of my day in the thing and my body isn't what it used to be. Office chair is about to be on that list as well, though I've been putting it off for ages (and increasingly feeling it for a bad height match to my desk).
I only buy new devices when it really becomes an issue for core usability (from phones to PCs to vehicles to farm equipment). I would rather repair or limp along with it until it dies or I can't stand it anymore. At that point, I will usually by the newest (PC or phone) or very recent used (vehicle/equipment).
my body isn't what it used to be. Office chair is about to be on that list as well, though I've been putting it off for ages
I found a (used) standing desk was roughly the same cost as a good office chair, and I'm very happy with my choice for the desk. I stand up about 6 hours out of the day, and it's been great for my back and feet.
My desk raises and lowers but I actually don't work as well standing for some reason and there's pain. When I work outside (I'm a farmer as a second job), I don't typically have pain but I'm also not standing still
i have been looking high and low for months in my local charity shops for a specific cd, that i very well could have bought online for a fairly reasonable price
Time is money. You deserve that CD. Just give in & buy it online already 😛
i thought itd be more special to find it in person 😅
either way, theres a suspiciously CD case shaped object wrapped under the Christmas tree, so we shall see :3
More dependent on how much money. $100 is a lot for me in general, so I'll definitely go out of my way. $20... Maybe, depending how much inconvenience and how much the remaining price is. I'll never under any circumstance inconvenience myself over less than $5, because I can't fathom a situation where $5 saves my life. Maybe if my entire family died.
I don't think that the question aligns that much with how I usually think, I usually think of spending as the inconvenience itself.
Honestly not much generally, life is for living, I'm privileged enough to be in a decent paid job that affords me that luxury. Though if I'm on a run of not saving for a few months, it's time to find something to dial something back a bit, because that's a sign I'm potentially living unsustainably
I learned the hard way when I was younger that living financially sustainably should be priority one, every month you live unsustainably is at least a couple of months it'll take to climb out of the hole. And once you're pretty deep things take their toll on your happiness
If I can save money I probably will. Rarely I consider it an inconvenience though.
I'm a musician, and not a particularly successful one. So I inconvenience myself a lot, all the time, to save money.
I will pay to avoid inconvenience. I work a stressful job, I won't sacrifice what little free time I have to do things like decorating.
I'm currently renovating the toilet, I'm not going to pay someone else € 3500 for six days of work (six for me).
The amount that is necessary and no more.
I generally don't.
Very little