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I made a couple 'Tarriff pause' purchases but am going into financial lockdown now for the foreseeable future. What about you guys? Planning to tighten your purse strings? (slrpnk.net)
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I expect that others are in the same boat and that we’ll see a downturn in consumer purchasing very soon.

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[–] Alice@beehaw.org 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Been planning on it, but shit just got complicated as I'm switching jobs, and I'll probably have to provide a vehicle if I want a healthy amount of hours. But I'm also NOT going to buy and modify a car before I'm through probation, that's madness.

So basically I may or may not get screwed by the vehicle tariffs, we'll see.

Other than that, I'm kind of playing it by ear. I'm already not a huge spender, but I eat well. I decided a long time ago that that's the last expense I'll cut, I love food too much. I'll get rid of everything else before I go back to living on ramen.

That philosophy is about to become unsustainable. I already know I'm going to have a give up lifting weights soon, so I don't get as hungry, I just don't know when.

[–] MaryO@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Beans n rice! Healthy, cheap alternative.

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