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Anyone who has, is going through, or will go through a financially tight period of time in this life can all at once understand the game of sorts that evolves when it comes to saving as much money as possible. 

If you do indeed dig yourself out of a hole and gradually tread an apprehensive step toward that crazy dream called “financial independence,” you’ll probably take some of your frugal habits with you. Just because something might be labeled as an act of frugality doesn’t mean that it’s also not totally logically sound and an easy way to better your daily lifestyle. 

You know, like PB&J sandwiches for lunch. Where my JIF people at? Anyways, this thread from Reddit has folks sharing various habits they’ve maintained or would maintain regardless of whether or not the rest of the world deemed said habits as being “frugal.”

Some Juices Are Really Too Sweet.

Reddit screenshot about preferring watered down juice.
Reddit

Okay, so not only are certain juices right up in your face with the aggressive sweetness, but all that sugar isn’t good for you anyways. The watered down juice hack could be a good move for many of us to take with us. 

Nothing Like A Home-Cooked Meal.

Reddit screenshot about the value of cooking at home to save money.
Reddit

Not only will a home-cooked meal on a regular basis help save you money, but homemade food in general can end up tasting a lot better, and also can be healthier. 

Thrifting Can Be A Whole Adventure.

Reddit screenshot about the value of thrifting.
Reddit

While it can be hard to reason with certain thrift stores and what they’re willing to offer for your prized garment and what you originally paid for it, they can still be fun. And there are certainly treasures yet to be discovered. 

Related: The Best Online Thrift Stores for Buying Secondhand Clothes

Might As Well Put Those Old Clothes To Use.

Reddit screenshot on using old clothes as cleaning rags.
Reddit

Assuming your old clothes have surpassed the point of passing a thrift store inspection, then you might as well get that last bit of value out of them by using them as cleaning rags. 

Related: 31 Ways to Spring Clean With Everyday Household Items

Food’s Far Too Pricey To Be Wasting These Days.

Reddit screenshot on the value of composting.
Reddit

You’ve seen the pricing at most every grocery store nowadays. You know what we’re dealing with out there. Might as well compost some of that food that you somehow couldn’t muster up the willpower eat before it went bad. 

Assuming That Your Tap Water’s Still Safe, Might As Well Give It A Go.

Reddit screenshot on continuing to only drink tap water.
Reddit

Some of those bottled and/or glass bottles of water that you can buy at stores now are truly wildin’ out. Like, the audacity. 

Could Be Onto Something Big Here.

reddit screenshot on drying clothes on a line.
Reddit

The necessary trips to and fro the laundry room can stack up after awhile. Might as well (assuming this is applicable based on your living surroundings) see what there is to this. 

Related: Are You Making These Laundry Mistakes?

Nothing Like Brewing Up Your Fresh Cup Of Coffee From Home.

Reddit screenshot on brewing coffee at home instead of buying it at the store.
Reddit

All of those cups of coffee on the way to work can stack up after a while.  

We Cannot Sleep On Kraft Dinners.

Reddit screenshot about how Kraft dinners are actually really good.
Reddit

Okay, let’s just make sure we’re on the same page that mac and cheese meals are always going to be there as a comfort food staple in our time of need. 

The Perfect Trifecta.

Reddit screenshot about beans, eggs, and rice being a great cheap meal to eat.
Reddit

Not only are they effortlessly tasty, and quite easy to spice up, but all the protein from beans and eggs won’t leave you clamoring with an all-possessing hunger for whatever might be lurking in your starving pantry. 

That’s Certainly One Way To Get It Done.

Reddit screenshot from someone who no longer buys trash bags.
Reddit

That last bit about plastic hit especially hard. 

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Meet the Writer

Matt has spent the last 8 or so odd years as both a writer and editor in Seattle and Brooklyn, where he is now based. He loves escaping the tirelessly fast pace of the “Mad Apple” that is NYC by taking walks and runs through parks where he’s able to catch up on the latest tea about society from the city’s ever chatty, always hungry, occasionally rabid, pigeons. When he’s not taking his urban nature strolls, or dutifully combing the deepest rabbit holes of the internet to find the content that’s worth sinking your mind’s teeth into, he’s likely holed up at a dark-lit dive bar with a book and/or some friends, or just easily he could be on the hunt for the next addition to his steadily growing plant family.