/diy/ - Do It Yourself

You buy this (I got mine for $15 off Amazon), then you buy yourself razor packs, now you got cheap shaving for life.

>>292261
You buy this and put it into the safetly razor.

Cheap, yet close cut. Fucking nice feeling.

>>292260
>implying neckbeards cut their hair
>hahaha

>use the electric clippers on your face
>hurr durr 4chan

>mfw I used to spend $30 every month on haircut


shit nigger where were you going that it was so expensive?

I go once every 3-4 months and I get a haircut and a shave for $15 including tip, yay for viet barbers in CA

i just shave my head once a year no skill involved

Heck ya. I buzz my own hair and I get the neckpubes on the back of my neck using a couple mirrors. Haven't paid for a haircut in ages.

>>292260
shop at thrift stores
see if there is a local food bank
get on foods stamps
shorter showers
unplug everything in the house when you arn't using it, except the fridge

>>292260
All you dudes have it easy.
For the exact same amount of cut you get for 30 bucks, women are usually charged 60+... fucking stupid.

>>292260
Been doing this for about 2 years feels good and I'm good at cutting my own hair now I can fade and do all that shit. The key is to have a mirror that folds out like the ones that you can put medicine behind.

I have been using an electric razor for a year cheap as fuck maybe cheaper than safely razors.

good points.

Best way to save money that I started doing. Don't buy individual 12oz sodas. Buy 12 or 24 pack of cans on sale. Also, don't eat out, and when you do, go to mcd. cheap as hell but eat like a king

I'm planning on growing my hair out long. That way, when it comes time to cut it, I just tie it in a ponytail and chop off the end.

Trimming a neck line, by yourself, using a mirror, is a skill-and-a-fucking-half. I've tried it. Results were not always what I was hoping for. Hence I leave this particular service to the professionals. Who gets a haircut twice a month anyway? Mine is more like every 1 1/2 months.

>>292285
>not getting your hair cut by a vietnamese lady for $7 in california 2012

>>292339

fuck getting haircuts from asians. They seriously cut your hair in 2 and a half minutes and its almost always fucked up. Enjoy getting your moneys worth.

>>292341
lel i always find it funny when men complain about their bad hair days

>>292260

Stop cutting your hair and just be a BAMF despite what society may think.

I bought a hair clipper a yew years back. I always cut my hair short. My girlfriend likes my hair a little longer so I made the agreement that I'd go to the longest size guard (1 inch) but she has to do it once a month because I hate long hair and mine grows fast as balls. She actually really enjoys doing it and takes her time. Shit looks just as good as a professional. The trick to cutting your own hair is to get someone else to do it for you; girlfriend, mom, sister, friends, homeless guy on the street.

Not the cheapest way to shave but I'm fucking lazy. I use an electric razor. Got it for free from my dad when I hit fucking puberty. The battery in it isn't that great anymore (1 full shave) which I could replace for like 10$ but I choose to just use it as a corded shaver now. Blades are recommended to be changed once every 18 months. I can easily go 24 months. New blades cost about 25-30$, I scored a 12 pack a couple years ago on ebay for like 20$ (Shit was so cash). To basically I can shave for the next 24 years for 20$.
The shitty, non-close shave works just fine for me while some guys seem to need that super close shave. I also have a pack of disposable bic double blades that I use rarely for times when I need to dress up. Wash the blade well after use and dip it in alcohol to stop rust. One of those fuckers lasts me a year.

I bought some clippers for the price of one haircut a few years ago when I lost a job. I've been cutting my hair myself ever since. I've gotten quite good at it. I just changed my hairstyle to a Hitler jugend, and I'm still working out the details, but it's not bad.

>>292290
Use a knit cap as a guide for the back.

>>292532
Super awesome post; perhaps I'll look into those electric shaver with cord in the future.

>tfw right now I'm using a shitty $5 shaver for the past 1.5 years

>>292541
>Hitler jugend

Glorious.

Dumping content from my book, "Minimalist living: how to declutter your home, simplify your life, and achieve your wildest dreams"

“Simplicity is the ultimate form of sophistication” - Leonardo de Vinci, famous painter and inventor.

Imagine a life with more time, more freedom, and more money in the bank. That’s what minimalism strive to do: to make yourself happier. You do what you love, and your life is free of money problems and dramas. You have plenty of money in your bank account, and a body finely sculpt that you’re not hesistant to get naked. All of that is possible with a minimalist lifestyle.

What exactly is “practical” minimalism? (and what it isn’t)

Less is more. The less you buy, the more money you save. The less stress you have, the longer you live. The less scheduled your day is, the more time you have.


Less is more. The less you buy, the more money you save. The less stress you have, the longer you live. The less scheduled your day is, the more time you have.

>>292574

This book is about practical minimalism. I’ll give you ways to redesign your lifestyle, so you can live happy and stress free and more money in the bank.
Practical minimalism shouldn’t be confused with down sizing. A person can be a minimalist and still live in a million dollar waterfront condo while driving an luxury car. The person can still work at a “high stress” job.

Downsizing advocates working at a less stressful job, buying a smaller home and taking public transportation, while minimalism is okay with enjoying the finer things in life. A minimalist is okay with buying a million dollar waterfront condo (if the person can “afford” it) but a 5,000 square feet Mcmansion is out of the question.

Minimalism is the polar opposite of hyper consumerism: instead of maxing out our credit card, stressing to pay the bills, and thinking of robbing the bank and elementary school kids’ lunch monies to pay off our debt, we consume less. We stress less. Once a life full of consumer impulse full of stress and anxiety have been replaced with a more zen like state, full of peace and contentment. You know what?! It feels so good, so free, like a bird that soars without a care in the world. So I invite you, my friend, into the world of practical minimalism.

>>292577

What are the benefits of practical minimalism? Here are some concrete examples:

1. Save money by the boat load: By buying less stuff, you’ll save a ton of money for early retirement or countless lap dances. The choice is yours.

2. A metric ton of free time: By simply your life, you’ll have more free time to persue your dreams or indulge in your hobbies. (in the upcoming chapters, I’ll show you some “power tips” for streaming your life and freeing a metric ton of free time)

3. Less stress, more sex: when you more money and less time, you’ll experience less stress. Imagine waking up every morning feel like a million bucks! That’s how I feel like, and I’m not even a millionaire (yet)

>>292578

4. Living your dreams: with more money and free time, now you can persue your dream (a professional pole dancer?). Being in the rat race sucks; I’ll show you easy steps to persue your passion and how to never quit.

5. That’s the 4 big benefits to minimalism. Sounds good to you? Then let’s dig deeper; I’ll give you practical tips for everything.

>>292579

Chapter 03: The art of less bills

“People work out of necessity” ~ the old retired man sitting next to me at the poker table.

People rush off to work everyday. I was in the washroom once – in a train station – and I saw this written on the wall: “Fe Fi Fo, I got bills to pay, so off to work I go!” But what if we got less bills to pay? The less bills we pay, the more money we save for new things or retirement.

In this chapter, we’ll have easy tricks for cutting on the bills will still attaining the quality of your lifestyle. We want to live “rich” while saving money. There’s an old expression “time is money.” So it’s really important to scrutinize our bills and cancel what isn’t necessary.

First thing: get rid of your land line. With the invention of the cellphones, landlines have become obsolete. That’s an immediate saving of $30 per month. Another trick: You can use your phone for internet connection. If you got data plan for your cellphone, you can use “tether” your phone for Internet. Meaning, you can use your laptop to connec to your cellphone’s internet connection. That’s a saving of $30-$50 per month.

>>292582

Magazine subscription is a thing of the past. To be honest with you, I never subscribed to magazines in my life, simply because all the latest information could be found on the Internet. Magazine is fill of advertisement and little content: stick to websites or blogs and you’re goodo to go. That’s another saving of $10 per month.

Cut your own hair. I used to spend $15 every 2 weeks cutting my hair at the stylist. The money adds up, so I bought myself a hair clipper for $15 at wal-mart. I watched some videos on Youtube and learned how to cut my own hair. Many months later, I cut and style my own hair like a professional. If you’re a woman, get a haircut once a year isn’t bad on the wallet. Potential saving: $15 to $30 per month.

But your food in bulk. The best trick is buying food in bulk when it’s on sale. For example, the other day chicken was on sale for $1 per pounds (0.45kgs), so I bought 50 pounds of chicken! Buying food in bulk will save you thousands of dollars in the long run. Give it a try!

>>292584

Go digital. I don’t remember buying a music CD or music DVD. You can get everything on the Internet if you know where to look (whether paid or not). Thinking of having a room filled with CD cases makes me nauseous because you can have the same thing with a big media hard drive.

This brings back funny memories because my friend’s parent … I remember going to her basement and it’s fill with VHS (You know, video cassetes from the 90s) and vinyls. Oh god.

Exercise for this chapter:

Small bills adds up to large amounts overtime. I recommend you sit down and write down all the monthly bills, and eliminate anything that isn’t necessary. By getting rid of bills, you’ll have more money for vacation, early retirement and lap dance.

I used to spend $50 on shoes every year, and they were pretty shit quality. Bought a $150 pair Clarks, had them for over a year and they still look amazing.

Pic related, it's them.

>>292586

Spend the weekend calling up companies and cancelling their service. This activity will save you thousands of dollars in the long run. Protip: to get a steep discount on services, call up the company and tell them you’re cancelling. Often times, they’ll transfer you to the “retention department”, where they’ll give a 20-30 percent discount on the monthly bill. Pretty good, hm?

Since you save a lot of money, you can afford an extra vacation or the luxury car you always wanted. Go ahead – we’re not frugal minimalist. What’s life is without some nice things? And the good news is, you won’t be stress out because you can afford it. That’s the difference between a smart minimalist and a compulsive consumer.

If you’re not paying the credit card bill in full every month, then the more reason to start cancelling unneeded services today.

>>292589

Chapter 08: Minimal outfits

Picture this: you head out and you look refined and elegant with such class. You feel like a million bucks whenever you head outside because your outfit looks nice.

Protip: don’t follow fashion trend. The nature of fashion is a fickle animal; there seems to be a new “color”, “style” and “pattern” every season. I like dressing timeless and nice – mainly tailored clothes that looks nice and clean. I remember going to some high end clothing store and the clerk said: “You picked a great shirt. The pattern on the shirt is a subtle criss cross, which is the in style this season!”

What is your favourite place to shop for clothes? I find that shopping for clothes is a very consumer activity – not to mention stress inducing, when you’re going from one store to another to compare price. My solution is to shop at my favourite store and that’s it. (If you have a Zara in your country, it has a very nice selection of designer clothes for a fair price)

>>292591
The 80/20 rule apply to our clothes. Do you have a closet full of clothes … clothes that you don’t remember wearing for the past 12 months? Do you have a favourite pants or shirt that you wear all the time? The minamlist outfit is intended to reduce the clothes we don’t wear and to create 1 outfit you really love. Why? This saves time whenever you head out, because you already have a default outfit. I also have a gym outfit I wear everytime: 3 different shirts, same style. 3 different pants, exact same colors and pants.

Go through your closet and donate all the clothes you no longer wear. Give it away, sell it, donate it. I donate mine because it’s the least hassle. Imagine spending less money on clothes and less time wasted and less stress, simply because you have the outfit you need. Since you’ll be having less outfits, don’t be afraid to spurge your money. Treat yourself from head to toe, including shirt, pants, and shoes.

>>292592

Exercise for this chapter:

Purge your closet of clothes you don’t wear anymore. Donate your clothes to the thrift store or sell it on Ebay. I donate my clothes, it feels good giving to the needy. Which clothes to donate? Try to remember the clothes you haven’t wear in 6 months. Throw that away.

I wear the same 2 outfits at home for the past year. When I’m outside or at work, I wear the same 4 outfits. I find that less is more: less time deciding what outfit to wear and less stress of buying the perfect outfit to impress others. My advice? Put together 4 amazing outfits and only wear that.

After experiencing the beauty and simplicity of a minimalist woredrobe, you won’t return to the old habits of a closet full of clothes because the outfit you wear makes you feel like a million dollars.

>>292593
If /diy/ leaves 4 reviews for my book, I'll upload the whole .PDF file and rapidshare it for everyone.

Leave review here;

http://www.amazon.com/Minimalist-living-declutter-simplify-ebook/dp/B0093LI39C

>>292587
Those shoes look fly, mang. Since I'm not a teen anymore, I'm thinking of getting rid of the jeans / basket shoes and go for loafers/trouser style.

>feels bad not being a teen anymore

>>292595
is there a chapter on installing arch?

>>292292
Dude regular stuff barely draws any power at all. The major power suckers are things like AC units, dryers, and refrigerators. Your printer is really not taking all that much energy to light the little power LED.

>>292297
>Don't buy individual 12oz sodas. Buy 12 or 24 pack of cans on sale.
Or...You know...Don't drink soda. After a month it'll either be a treat or it'll be unbearably sweet. I kicked soda a couple years back. I didn't have any extra weight to lose, but it completely changed my palette. Super sweet things have less of an attraction and things like bitter beers and wine are easier to enjoy.

>>292296
And guess what? A nice pair of barbering shears cost $8. Half the price, and yes, if you care enough, you can learn how to do more complex cuts.

>>292638

Im 5'10 135 lbs I don't need to lose weight but I understand your point. However, I don't drink alcoholic drinks so I don't think its unreasonably for me to drink coke a couple days a week.

Eventually, though,, I want to start making apple juice from the apple trees I'm planting and only drink that, water, and milk.

All the savings from DIY haircuts can be pissed away by one rent check, one visit to a gas station, or one student loan payment. Stop sweating over the pennies, and address the major expenses in your life:
- housing
- transportation
- education

>>292852
dont listen to this guy. you shouldn't spend extra cash needlessly if you don't have to. you and millions of irresponsible adults think otherwise and it's no wonder the country is in the mess it is now.

>>292852

I would add food to that list. IDK about the rest of you, but for a student like me, food is the second-highest expense after rent.

The great thing about cheaping out on food (no fast food, buy in bulk, don't rely on packages/mixes, etc.) is that no one will perceive it as being a poor fag. Few people ever see you doing your groceries, and most meals you make will be for yourself or close friends/family. Strangers will be impressed that you can cook for yourself, even if it is just chili or lentil soup or something.

tl;dr l2cook economically

>>292616
>>>/g/

>tfw I already do most of this yet still have no more free time, poor, and enslaved by my job.

>tfw I've been going bald since high school.
>tfw I've been shaving my head since I was 19.

>>292886

Sieg Heil!

But seriously, I've been shaving my head too for most of my life - started at 16, 30 now.

Getting a small, teeny-tiny bald spot in the very front, I'm kind of excited as keeping it smoothly shaven is a day-to-day thing and quite fucking repetitive considering my hair grows 3" a month.

>>292895
Shit sucks bro.

>>292852
>- housing
>- transportation
>- education
Obviously it depends on where you live, but:

Housing: room mates
Transportation: bike, then bus, then car (in order of expense)
Education: free if you use library, $$$ tons of your go through the system of college

Last month, I hardly spent any money, simply because I kept myself busy with my free hobbies: reading books, talking to people, going for a jog.

>>292260
>$30 every month on haircut

jesus christ, i get a really short buzz cut about every 3-4 months (my hair grows extremely fast), costs around $20

>>292924
$15 cuts, every 2 weeks.

I wanna have a fresh look.

>>292926
I'm sorry but that is pants on your head retarded, there is no way anyone could tell the length of your hair in a month

>>292292
Bro that isn't frugal or thrifty thats being a whore who feeds of others tax dollars
thrift shop is ok though

>>292935
>Going to food banks and using food stamps means you're a whore
Dumb

A get a $15 hair cut from the aveda training salon every 3 - 4 months because I like my hair semi long and buzz cuts are for little kids and army bros

>6 dollar haircuts
>quarterly

God, it's like you autists need to have the exact same hair all the time.

Also:
You're probably going to think I smell and look like shit, but hear me out.
I haven't used soap in a month, aside from washing my hands. A GOOD scrub with a wash-rag in the shower is all you need. Skin and hair is designed to self regulate. Granted, I have normal not oily not dry hair, so you may need to towel it off more/less depending on your hair type. Brushing it with a boarhair brush also helps distribute the oil along the shaft of the hair.
To anyone who says I'll start smelling bad soon/when I work etc: I live in southern california where it is routinely over 100 degrees. I hike almost daily in that heat. Still smell great.

TL;DR: STOP USING SOAP ON YOUR BODY AND HAIR, it serves no purpose. But for the love of god keep washing your hands.

>>293029
And I'm not oily pizza face acne volcano either. My complexion is actually better than it was before. A lot smoother.

Also if you're looking for cheap housing/transport:
Order/pirate/steal a copy of Dwelling Portably and read it.
A decade's worth of quarterly issues cost like 8 bucks.
Just sift out all the hippie bullshit.

>>292260
>having buzzcut
>not obviously poor, a skinhead or a greediest jew around

Sure, you do that, I'll stick to paying to overpaid assholes for getting some variation in my cut

>>293033
You know, it wouldn't kill you to take some scissors to your hair and fuck around and see what happens.
I tried it and have been doing it and getting complimented on it for three years now.
It isn't hard at all.

>>292634
Whenever something gives off heat you pay. 10 old wall warts @ 35w @ 15c/kwh costs $45/year.

>>292323
One trick I've found for doing the neckline is to have the hair wet. Then comb it down along the neck, that way you can see what hair is longest. Then I just take a pair of good scissors and cut it along the hairline.
>Touch it up with a razor in the shower and you are good to go.

>>292852
Wat? If I save 20 bucks per month on a haircut and shaving I save 20 bucks. Pretty simple.

>me replying to a post that is over 10 hours old

>>292286
I do that to.

>>292595
cannot review book without reading it first.

>>292595
>http://www.amazon.com/Minimalist-living-declutter-simplify-ebook/dp/B0093LI39C

how many have you sold so far? I'm in the process of writing a book to be published on amazon myself. Did you do the 70% royalty or 35%?

> Saving money on haircuts.
> Grow hair out long
> Have female friend style and trim every year or so, in exchange for drinks
> Have awesome hair.
> Get mistaken for a girl occasionally.

>>293220

>mistaken for girl

yeah, no thanks.

I'd rather cut my own hair, be good at it, maintain a nice low cut and actually attract women instead of looking like one.

does it make you feel warm inside when someone thinks your a girl? Fucking 4chan

Just made this

Thoughts?

>>293227
I used to have long hair, i worked in a supermarket and people would mistake me for a girl all the time. some people would even call me little girl (we have a particular word for that so it might be easier) and i loved it.

Also if you don't like the site don't go here anymore.

>>293227
My hair is like this and girls tend to like it. I mean, if you are in a group of 20 guys and 19 of them has the regular short-soldier-pleb hair and only you have the nuts to wear a different style, you'll be unique and interesting.

>>293427
>unique and interesting
Not that long hair has ever helped you, personally, get laid.

>>293427
Looks like a shaggy greasy nigger.

>implying it isn't personality and good looks, not fucking hair length that gets you laid

>>293418

>if you don't like this site don't go here anymore

Just shut the fuck up little girl. Everyone knows 4chan is a shit hole. Acknowledging it does not mean I don't like the site.

>>293427

No, just no.

also

>implying having long hair takes balls

>>292260
maybe this will help you out!

>>293461
>>293551
>>293557
lol This is what short hairs actually believe.

My hair is 32 inches long and chicks fucking love it.

Be as mad as you want to be, just be free.

>>292586
>Go digital. I don’t remember buying a music CD or music DVD. You can get everything on the Internet if you know where to look (whether paid or not). Thinking of having a room filled with CD cases makes me nauseous because you can have the same thing with a big media hard drive.

So, he is basically telling you to steal to save money. classy. Funny how they only do that with new media. I dont see him telling you to steal produce, or go into peoples yards and pluck fruits off their trees, because, hey, they probably arent going to eat it.

>>292860

Actually I think youre wrong. You save thousands a year with a different mortgage payement. You can save hundreds a year with a different car payment. Spending a couple thousand dollars for an AAS degree at your local community college can pay for itself in a new career in as little as a year. Why focus on saving 10-20 bucks a month on 10 different things when you can save all of that at once in your rent/housing check, without lifestyle changes.

OP, call your local super cuts super center and ask about the free haircuts. you're welcome.

I use a Wahl my dad bought in the 80s. Works perfectly, although the motor is starting to get a little finicky.

I just set it to 1/2" and buzz away. Then I use a Merkur safety razor to even up the bottom.

two things.

1. zenhabits.net
2. mrmoneymustache.com

simplify, cut down, look for alternatives. and feel like a bad ass while doing it.

the only thing you need to save money is commitment, which is the hardest part about it, but once you start, you've already made a first step so you just keep going and dont get discouraged if you splurge or do something wrong.

>>292260
>$30 every month on haircut
Holy shit! I just get a $12 cut two or three times a year.

>>293582
because you do that IN ADDITION to everything else.

once you start getting more money (job, etc), you can also start spending more money, which just gets you nowhere.

>come out of highschool with high paying job and victims compensation
>feel richasfuck.jpg
>waste it all on beer and subway because i could. buy things that i didnt need or really want. "oh whats this my $100 thing broke? ill just get another one", etc, REALLY bad habits with money
>now unemployed student, nothing to show for my money, not closer to my "goal" of owning a house or something.

seriously, if you simplify your life, cut back on wastes of both time and money, and learn to mend/make do with what you have / be frugal, you really REALLY get a boost of happiness and bank.

>mfw i have fun doing things that can also save money ( garden, sowing, repairing) while my nigger friends waste time playing videogames,

also it pulls bitches at parties so hard.

>>293632
>Mustache
Man this site made me realize what as total consumer whore I am. Trying to cut down on the stupid shit, realize if I can put away $400 a week while I study I should have enough for a decent deposit by the time I graduate

>>292296
Women can cut their own hair, too. It's not that hard. I bought a book and learned to do women's and men's styles. Saved me an asston of money.

For women, all you need is a pair of stylist's scissors. They have ridges in one blade, so the hair doesn't slide around as you cut it. I paid $20 for mine, and it's saved me a fortune over the years.

>>292582
Getting rid of your landline is insane. Emergency operators depend on them to locate you if you're calling 911, to get help to you sooner. Cell phones don't work very well during severe weather. It's also kind of hard to charge a cell phone during a prolonged outage.

I've also found that a lot of automated phone services don't cooperate very well with cell phones. I remember seeing a video on "America's Funniest Home Videos", in which a couple was repeatedly trying to use an automated phone system in vain.

tl;dr - Cell phones can't replace landlines.

>>292586
Wow, more stupidity from your book. If you honestly can't tell the difference in the sound of a crappy mp3 and an infinitely superior CD, may I respectfully suggest you get your hearing tested? I've never paid for an mp3, because I can get much better sound from CD's for roughly the same price per song. And I can always rip mp3's for free, to use in a mobile device.

>>293632
>2. mrmoneymustache
>"Eating meat...is equally destructive."

Stopped right there.

>>293647
Guess that ass cancer is giving you terminal butthurt, meatard.

>>293651
0/10 Enjoy your day, sir.

>>293643
In Australia all land lines are getting pulled out of services and replaced with broadband over the fiber - there won't be any phone lines.

Maybe in USA landlines still play a role, but in a lot of places people don't use them - around here most people are using VOIP.

>>293579
>you can get everything on the internet (paid or not)
He's saying he got it for free. But you can still buy it in iTunes or wherever if that's how you roll.
>probably downloads music from Youtube.

>>293220
I like it when my old friends mistake me for a girl.

I sometimes ask, "am I a pretty girl?"

>>292582
>>292579
>>292578
>>292577
>>292574
Reported for advertising. Fuck off with your bullshit book.

>>292908
The problem with just going to the library is
a) you won't get a degree which is quite often required for applying to a job
b) you don't have the guidance and the expertise of a Prof.
c) you don't make connections, which is one of the most important parts of going to college
d) You have to muster up quite some discipline in order to actually pull that off

I don't know how colleges work in the USA but here in northern Germany going to uni is basically free (you have to pay about €90,- per semester which grants you unlimited free public transportation in the city)

>>293645
Not that I agree with the guy you're quoting, but it's not that hard to find lossless copies of pretty much any recent CD on the net.

>>292260
Yup, I clip my own hair since I'm 18.

Mainly because I hate the social situation of getting to the "barber shop". I hate soccer and that's the only shit you're supposed to talk about while getting your hair cut.

>>293557
>implying that longhairs don't have ball
>implying skinheads have ballsl
>implying

>>292323
If you have a pair of balls between your legs, you can figure something out.

I personally shave the back-pubes after a shower using that foldable mirror somebody talked about earlier.

>>293775

Is the second camera hanging in the closet? If so, I think this might be one of the loneliest pictures I've ever seen.

>>293775
>Be alone
>Needing a haircut
>Pull this shit up
>Get a second camera to take the pic

I don't see what you'r etalking about. If there was other people in the house I'll make them cut my hair.

>>293786
>>293775

>>293557
>implying that longhairs don't have balls >implying skinheads have balls
>implying

>>293786
It's the camera taking a picture of the camera that sends the picture to the tv.

I really hope threads on /diy/ dont turn into ones like this.
OP has good information for some who may have never even pondered saving money on a task like that.
Most replies are :
>implying
>that feel when
>you have Autism

come on /diy/ckheads. contribute some.

>>292297
You fucking peasant. Go to a restaurant where there is a chef not some pre-pubescent teenager rubbing their cum stained hands on your cheapest of the cheap pig swill.

>>293896

This thread is about saving money.

I'm a busy man, I don't have time to sit down and deal with the bullshit 'can i refill you glass sir" while the "chef" is wiping is ball sack on my hamburg burn when can get a huge ass sweet tea for $1 and refill that bitch myself.

Also, I'm not a peasant you filthy pleb. Now bow down and kiss this Noble's ass.

>>293905
you don't even own a jacket and tie

>>293874
Well, 4chan is full of autism nerds ...

>>293704
Not OP, but personally I downloaded realplayer,
Download music videos off YouTube (public domain, bitches) then convert to mp3 so I have both, but yeah, I agree with the main point that it's about personal minimalism more than anything.
I have gone 100% digital for all media.
I scanned all my books, download ebooks, audiobooks etc. And back it up to cloud storage and sd cards for multi-format triple redunancy.

Inb4 piracy/theft.

In most cases, they are either public domain or a backup copy of material I have bought or similar material from same artist or author. This is legal under copyright law.

I have lost hard copies or digital files or cds, dvds that I have paid for in the past but lost due to hard drive crash, virus, damage, theft etc as well.

I don't do torrents or tpb or shot like that.

>>292260
>$30 dollars a month on haircuts

Jesus. I get my hair cut every 2-3 months for $10. You were getting assfucked, OP.

>>292570

tried microforce shaver for like a week. thing had shit results. I didn't get a shave AT ALL, let alone "the closest shave you'll ever get" bullcrap they marketed it with.

>>292260
some more advice

- don't buy name brand / branded clothes. you will look way classier in khakis and a dress shirt than in abercrombie polos and shorts. you can always get modern (slim) cuts and look classy. try places like Kohl's or JC Penny for affordable styles. Slim fit Dockers and nice shirts go anywhere.

-ditch cable and other services. I pay only $50 for high speed internet, and I hooked an old P4 PC up to my TV in the living room. Grabbed a receiver and some decent Boston Acoustic speakers from an estate sale for $100, and I now have movie theater quality sound and I have unlimited HD movies available to me, in addition to Hulu. Learn to torrent if you haven't already.

-Don't waste money on consumables. That includes shaving supplies (razors and shave gel are way expensive compared to a double edge and a can of barbasol). If you like fancy things, Bath and Bodyworks has a men's line of shower gels on sale very often and are much cheaper than Axe bodywash, for example. and much better smelling.

-if you can't afford cologne, a little bit of old spice (which is basically bay rum, look it up) makes for a nice scent that can become a trademark. if it has a bad name its only because people douse themselves in it.

-Snacks, prepared food, etc. are a huge waste. Shop the outside of the supermarket. Find a produce / meat market and do 90% fo your shopping there. Make lemonade instead of buying tons of soda or drinks. Learn to cook. $10 of chick, rice, pasta, and potatoes go a lot further than a $10 frozen pizza.

-Stop eating out. HUGE waste of money. Eat healthy, pack your lunch, make dinner at home. Take leftovers for lunch the next day.

>>292260
-Cutting your own hair is a good investment if you like a simple close cut style. I wear a pomp or classic professional mens cut (yea yea mad men whatever) and pay about $30 a month for it.

-Turn off water heater and turn up A/C when leaving the house. Turn off all electronics when not in use. Electric bill is my biggest expense.

-If you live where its hot, examine your windows for ways to save on cooling costs.

-If you have a car, keep your tires properly inflated. Next to serious mechanical issues, this is the biggest waste of gas everyone suffers. May want to look up hypermiling and adjust your driving habits. Going in to and leaving work early can help avoid rush hour, where you just sit and burn gas.

-Craigslist old shit your don't need. Buy things you want on craigslist. Learn to negotiate.

-Learn to DIY. I saved $300 fixing my own washing machine.

>>293963
fyi /diy/, stuff on youtube is not public domain
i think he meant 'fair use' but that's questionable too,
but you certainly can't take things off of youtube and use them on your own websites or blogs without permission, whether that's a professional music video or SiLlyCatGirl772's Prom Make-up how-to vid. the person who made it still owns the copyrights

>>292852
damn dont everyone crucify this guy, he has a good point. he isn't saying don't bother economizing things like shaving or haircuts, which are really easy to save on, he's just making the point that we ought to address areas where the impact of inefficiency is felt more greatly.

Making a smart housing or car or financing decision can save you LOTS of money, perhaps a sum greater than or equal to the TOTAL of all of your other expenses.

My girlfriend and I spend around $1,400 a month on a car, rent, and utilities. We spend $700 on food, cell phones, and internet service. There's only so much room for cut-backs in certain areas.

Poster is just suggesting that you do a cost-benefit analysis before devoting time to a solution to ensure that your efforts couldn't be better spend elsewhere.

>But water bottles
>fill every possible space in your freezer
>less air volume to constantly fill with cool air
>bottle freeze and recreate the ice box effect from the 1800's (giant cooler)
>compressor kicks on less.

You're welcome.

>>294175
Meant "buy" water bottles

>>293974
Not everyone is a filthy hippie or balding

>>293974
$17 per cut, barbar guy expects $2-3 tip. feels bad man.

>>294150
>-Snacks, prepared food, etc. are a huge waste. Shop the outside of the supermarket. Find a produce / meat market and do 90% fo your shopping there. Make lemonade instead of buying tons of soda or drinks. Learn to cook. $10 of chick, rice, pasta, and potatoes go a lot further than a $10 frozen pizza.

Love this advice. My fav. is crock pot cooking, feels boss mang.

>>294171
> $700 a month on food, cell phones, and internet service
What the heck? Phone bill should be <$20, internet <$50, so that leaves over $600 for food for 2 people? That's around $80/week, more than $10 per day.
Doesn't all that caviar make you sick?

>>294219
for reallllzzz bro crock pots are great. i got a big ass one with a sweet sealing lid, it has like a rubber gasket around it. my requirements are 1) low and high temp 2) removeable inner part 3) glass lid.

crock pots are great for taking cheap ass $2 a pound chuck and turning it into delicious pot roast, or making awesome hearty soups or super tender juicy stewed chicken. great for chili!

and even though they have to run for hours, they are tiny and use wayyy less energy than running an oven for even an hour.

>>292908
>implying buying a bus is cheaper than buying a car

>>294270
A crock pot is the lazy man’s wet dream for healthy and cheap eating; you throw in some stuff into the pot, turn it on, and forget about it.

Today I cooked chilli for the first time because I got inspired by some anon’s thread on cooking chilli, so I marched out and got myself the ingredients (tomatoe sauce, ground beef, chilli powder, hot ground up pepper, celeries, dried beans) and cooked it in the crock pot. Oh god, it taste so good.

I think it can be extended to become a healthy meal; for example, cook brown rice, then use the crock pot to cook fish/beef/chicken, or make a soup in the crock pot. Oh god, I’m so excited.

I’m going to become a crock pot cooking master, because it’s cheat, healthy, and so easy to do. A lazy man’s wet dream, for sho’.

Stuff doesn’t make me happy. In my ideal world, I would have nice, expensive outfits (designer clothes are fine but I’ll stick with Zara), a minimalist and functional waterfront condo, perhaps a desktop where I do my work on, and a laptop.

Other then that, I need to buy the experiences; going to yoga class, gym, traveling the world, exploring this place and that, writing (novels my experiences), taking pictures and improving my skill set.

I want to leave a lasting impact on this world for the better; it’s about the journey, the journey of becoming a better human being and helping others along the way. Feels good man.

>>294262
2 smartphones (required for work) are $80
Internet is $50. only option cheaper is $35, and its slow as balls. We use this one since we download and stream everything in lieu of TV.

I was realllly rough estimating it, but honestly 700 - 120 = 580.
thats about $68 a week per person, or $9.70 a day.

That's pretty cheap man. Groceries for 2 for a week for $120. No caviar. We eat mostly chicken, a little fish, and maybe ground beef or a chuck roast once a week.

That budget also includes grabbing lunch or dinner out a few times a week, and when we do groceries its for all 3 meals usually, not just dinners. We don't have a separate budget for going out.

>>294279
>other then that

you will never impact this world for the better

>>294279
> Stuff doesn’t make me happy. In my ideal world, I would have nice, expensive outfits... <proceeds to list other expensive materialistic things>
Whatthefuck

>>294282
How the hell do you pay $80/mo on a smartphone? I pay $10, and I can't see myself using more than 30,000 sms, 8 hours of calls, and 1gb of data on a phone. If it's necessary for work then your employer pays for it, so you don't worry about it, right? Why the heck does your work even require smartphones!

$10 a day is pretty expensive. I live on $5 a week easily. Get over your meat fetish and you can live on rice, beans, oats much easier. Pea curry is godly.

Eating out is the devil. Do it if you really want, but don't say "you can only cut down so much"...

>>294296
lololol damn yea ok $5 a week. no fucking way you eat with $5 a week and don't eventually develop some serious vitamin deficiencies. without meat you get protein from beans. ok, you got beans. but where the fuck do you get a weeks worth of grains and vegetables for $5? you're out of your gourd.

And $10 a month for a fucking phone? are you in the US? First off, its $80 for TWO phones. So, I pay $40. That's minutes shared on my family's plan, 2GB of data (which i use or exceed) and unlimited messaging, which i definitely use.

you're being really naive. its necessary for work but its not "required" by my boss. I'm an attorney. The firm fucks us left and right. I am expected to be available via phone and email at all times. My cell phone is my only phone, it replaces my landline completely. I scan client documents and email them all the time, take photos and email them to the office of clients and property, and all those emails use data.

That's great for you if you can't see yourself using more than what you listed. But 8 hours is 480 minutes. if theres about 20 or 21 work days in a month, that comes out to 23 minutes a day. I spend that long, on the phone, with clients just on the way INTO or way home FROM work. You should see my nights and weekend minutes.

I agree, eating out is the devil. I don't do it if I WANT. I do it if I HAVE TO, as in, my fucking client took 2 hours to tell me she is at fault, so now I have 15 min to eat SOMETHING before my next appointment, and I forgot to pack something.

>>294296
And all I meant by you can only cut down so much is that I don't spend tons of money on food, the only reason I still have my car is because i owe more than its worth, so i can't get rid of it without fucking my credit, i own a 7 year old PC, i dont have any game consoles or anything like that, I dont have TV, I hardly go out, I just work. You can only cut so many luxuries out of your life before you start to go fucking crazy, so yea, I spend $50 on the goddamn internet.

Don't be so quick to judge people.

>>294302
You can live healthily on $5 per week, Americans are just used to eating steak and chips that they think it's impossible. You would be surprised how cheap beans, rice, oats and fresh fruit is. Rice is around $1 per kilo, beans and oats are pretty much the same. Fresh apples are $2 a kilo, citrus about the same. It's not that big a deal.

If your job requires something, then your job should pay for it. I know America is a fucked up place, I understand. But something as simple as this, I'm sure they know it right?
> "Boss, if you need me to be in contact outside of work hours, then pay for my phone and plan"
This isn't unreasonable. I work sysadmin work, no one here would even dream of paying a ton of money just to be able to work outside hours. While true that you can expect 2.5x out of hours pay for that, it's not something that you should pay for. If a job requires you to have constant phone and email contact, then the job gives you a phone and pays your plan. As simple as that.

If you are a workaholic then you should list this stuff under "fun" or "hobbies" rather than necessities.

How can a 7 year old PC even need $50/mo internet? Internet should average less than $20/mo per person, definitely. And if you only have trash like that hooked up to it (and I am guessing you only use it as a facebook machine) then you really don't need such good internet. Hell, why don't you just tether your phone, you are paying for the same thing twice.

You can cut out all luxury and you won't go mad, trust me. There are people out there living on less than $1 per day.

I'm not too happy when people claim "Guys you don't understand, I NEED $50 internet and $40 phone and $300 food". You don't need it, you want it...

>>292260
Holyshit that haircut really sucks, Why do I want to look like a military?

>>294312
jesus christ man you really are a self righteous asshole.

my 7 year old pc is still a dual core windows 7 machine. i dont even have a facebook, i despise it. I use it for photoshop work i do on the side, and for remoting in to the office, and browsing 4chan, and of course porn.

I understand I dont need internet at home, i admitted that i made the choice to have $50 internet so that i have access to all the movies and music i want, and that is why i have this one.

but i dont understand why you persist in saying that internet should not cost more than $20 per person. I am paying $25 per person (me + GF) so my $50 isnt outrageous even by the standard you set, but it is THE ONLY OPTION.

I could tether my phone, but it would be slow as fuck. I only get 3g where i live. it would be even more expensive to pay for the data on my cell phone plan. there is only one internet provider available to my house. brighthouse. their cheapest plan is $35. that is a fact, not a choice i made. if i want internet, and i live here, thats it. and im not paying for the same thing twice, my internet keeps me from having to pay even MORE for my cell phone.

you're still not getting it about the company paying for the phone. im not disagreeing with you. they should pay for it. but if i am not willing to work under these conditions, they will replace me with someone who is. it is just the reality of the situation. i love how you just keep pounding the point that they SHOULD pay for it. YES THEY SHOULD. But they DON'T. its called LIFE ISNT FAIR. damn bro.

how old are you? do you live on your own?

>>294322
You at least claim your phone back on tax then, right?

>>294312

$5 a week, ok so you got a kilo of rice, a kilo of apples, a kilo of beans, and some oats or something for breakfast. so you get about an apple a day, 150g of rice, 150g of beans, maybe a few veggies, and some oatmeal for breakfast. That is a lame ass piss poor diet. Seriously man I know Americans are entitled pieces of shit (it may surprise you to learn that im not just "American" but anyways) but the diet you just described is not good. thats like a third world diet. seriously.

no offense if thats all you can afford or anything, i realize my situation is not that fucking bad, im not destitute, and i know what its like to cut meat out of my diet completely becuase i just cant afford it. but i was really just trying to have a discussion about how to make a slightly higher standard of living affordable.

>>294312
i know exactly how much rice costs. i just bought a 20 lb bag for $5.99 at my local sedano's which is like $0.66 per kilo. i go to my local butcher and get chicken for $1 a pound. i go to the produce market to get veggies and fruits cheap.

and im not a workaholic, i have to do this to pay my student loans back. my hope is that i can make enough money to buy a business or real estate and fucking retire early. id like to have kids, and afford a good life for them, and there ARE materialistic things that I want, so im working hard to get them and to have an easier life later.

>>294325
yea i do claim it but a $480 business expense doesnt do much =/

whats shitty is i make decent money, but it all goes to pay for my loans, and i never fucking see it. and it gets taxed. and there is interest on the loans. fucking rip.

>>294327
That's good then. Good luck.

>>294328
Well so long as your housing is cheap you should be ok to pay off student loans considering your ethics.

it's too late for me to post. I gotta go to bed. someone calling 4chan a shithole really offended me though. there's some of us that think parts are wonderful, and to rudly say the place you life is a shithold really got me mad awhile. I'. anon, and will catch up with you later. have a great nite

>>294331
I agree, I love this place

bump for euro friends, and insomics who are still up at 5:00 AM

minimalism ftw