14 Powerful Frugal Living Tips That Frugal People Use All The Time

A Dime Saved
5 min readJul 12, 2024

Want to live frugally? Need to save some money. Here are some great ways to live frugally that we learned from one of our favorite online communities.

Someone wanted to know the life-changing frugal tips other members of the community used, and the response was overwhelming.
Here are some of the best frugal living tips in this thread.

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  1. Being Extremely Picky

“Being extremely picky and scrutinizing potential purchases before buying,” one said, “I used to buy things that were not quite what I wanted, either because I thought “oh well, it’s the closest thing I can find,” or just because it was on sale and therefore a “good deal.”

2. Get Rid of Quick Online Payment Methods

Quick payment methods can make you spend unnecessarily; according to one user, “I’ve removed all the quick payment methods from the sites I used to impulse purchase from. Having to physically pull out my card to type in the info is usually enough to talk me out of it.”

3. The 48-Hour Rule

“I have a 48-hour rule. Anything I see and think, “I want that,” I wait at least 2 days. If I’m still thinking about it and want it, then I wait for another 24 hrs. If I STILL want it, then I get it,” added…

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