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What "frugal" tricks have you found to just not be worth it, either in time or money? (lemmy.world)

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I've noticed sometimes that there's some half-baked videos or blogs or whatever that purport this or that frugal trick, but if you look at the time or math, it's not actually frugal for you.

What are some examples of that you've come across? The things that "aren't worth it"?

For me it's couponing. (Although I haven't heard people talk about it recently--has it fallen out of "style", or have businesses caught up to the loopholes folks used to exploit?)

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You need to de-shit them (it can be quite runny).

You don't want to wash them with anything else. But you need enough to justify the run.

You need to store them till they can be washed (smelling the whole time).

Babies need a lot of nappies.

All of this is at the most exhausting time in the parents lives!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

And there's a chance that no matter how hard you work, your newborn winds up with diaper rash.