“From Savings to Snafus: 69 Cost-Cutting Decisions That Went Horribly Wrong!”
I would say any time I’ve bought the “cheap” product thinking I was getting a good deal. Then it breaks, and you have to replace it. Buying slightly more expensive quality products that last is frugal.
Not a huge backfire but I was down bad on Valentine’s Day trying to find a place to take my gf for dinner. Spent probably 2 hours sifting through menus til I found something I could afford. When we got the check I learned that they hadn’t updated their online menu in years and dinner ended up being more expensive than over half the places I looked at.
Tried to replace iPhone battery, ended up ruining it and had to get a new phone.
When I rocked up to a family gathering with bandages to the balls of my feet.
“Eet,” they said as they sat me down, “it’s time we held an intervention. You do realise hospital bills, time off work etc. will end up costing you more than a pair of runners?”
So I bought a new pair. I still have to be forced to buy new trainers every once in a while. Old habits are hard to break I guess?
I’ll never drive from NJ to FL and back again to save money vs flying. I’ve done it a number of times, but at this point I’d rather just fly and be there in a few hours.
Gardening. Nothing grew and we spent more on supplies and seeds than the produce would have cost. We lost a lot of time that we would have gotten back if we just didn’t garden. My mom got a spider bite from gardening that not only cost money to treat but caused an infection and a lot of pain and suffering because the wound had to be dressed at least twice daily by another person because it was a large wound that was infected and it took weeks to fully heal.
Not to mention gardening usually involves getting way more of one crop than you will ever use.
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