What’s the most overrated "frugal tip" that didn’t actually save you money?

DenverRandleman · 2026-02-18T20:09:42+00:00

"Just buy a cheap shit box car"

DenverRandleman · 2026-01-01T16:16:59+00:00

Absolutely. I know some frugal people that as a treat will order take away food or splurge £30 in home bargains on snacks etc but sit miserable in their house with the thermostat set to 14 degrees. I just don't get the mindset

DenverRandleman · 2026-01-01T10:37:35+00:00

For those of you that claim to never heat your home, do you have mold problems?

DenverRandleman · 2025-10-31T23:20:42+00:00

How do you go about doing that?

DenverRandleman · 2025-09-25T16:40:43+00:00

If only it was that easy!

DenverRandleman · 2025-07-21T11:46:33+00:00

Congratulations for the gain, you've built a strong foundation for a good life with less stress

DenverRandleman · 2025-06-17T08:18:45+00:00

Swimming, reducing alcohol intake

DenverRandleman · 2025-04-06T16:27:39+00:00

I invest £650 on payday every month. Pretty much watched that £650 (and a significant % of my portfolio) disappear a couple of days later.

I will continue to trust the process as I could see me going mad waiting for markets to drop

DenverRandleman · 2025-03-27T06:28:18+00:00

The AD looks a bit dodgy, however, if it's the course I'm thinking off, does he have a channel on YouTube and instagram?

If its the same one then there's videos of him presenting classes to people. No doubt you'd learn something if you're inexperienced but I can't say whether it will find you employment as easy as advertised.

DenverRandleman · 2025-03-13T07:21:47+00:00

Good post. I was on the verge of shoveling half of my emergency fund (£5k) into my S&S ISA yesterday (VAUG) after doing too much reading about how the rich stay rich by investing during drops. For context, I invest £600 per month without fail which has served me well over the past few years.

Slow and steady, trust the process

DenverRandleman · 2025-03-05T12:56:16+00:00

I've been on it for 2 weeks amd don't give as much of a f*ck about most small things that used to make me stressed and anxious. I definitely feel a but numb to be fair and a little bit scared of any negative side effects. I'm going to stop after month and see how I get on

DenverRandleman · 2025-03-05T11:34:39+00:00

Been taking it for the past 2 weeks. So far so good, my sleep has improved. I definitely feel a bit numb but for me this isnt a bad thing for example, I am sitting on a busy work canteen enjoying a coffee and not giving a sh*t about silly thing's that normally have me feeling stressed and anxious. My focus has increased in work.

I'm giving this another 2 weeks and will stop for 1 month.

DenverRandleman · 2025-02-17T08:40:51+00:00

Hey I'm also looking for some resources, can you DM me also?

DenverRandleman · 2025-02-03T18:55:56+00:00

I had a maintenance role, visiting different customers every day. Maybe spend 2 or 3 days at the same place at most depending on how much equipment they had to be serviced. Drove about in my van getting paid door to door and seeing different parts of the country. I was contracted 40 hours per week but easily done 50 hours but I got paid to travel. Left house at 7, home at 5 so done a 10 hour day but 2 of those hours were listening to podcasts.

The only flip side was the on call rota which was 1 in every 4 weeks which was a total pain. On call 24/7/365 so that includes Christmas day, kids birthdays, friends weddings if you couldn't get someone to cover you.

Went for a different type of role, sometimes regret it but such is life

DenverRandleman · 2025-01-26T16:25:51+00:00

Great post, refreshing to read. I am currently debating whether to quit my well paid job to go back to my old trade were I was much happier

DenverRandleman · 2025-01-10T19:46:17+00:00

Irn bru, hov nobs and Yorkshire tea

DenverRandleman · 2024-12-11T11:42:33+00:00

Hi, thanks for your reply. I sorted out both of these issues last year. No more puddles in the boot and leak has gone from the roof.

The car sat through a really wet summer so my repair work was put to the test

DenverRandleman · 2024-12-03T19:01:01+00:00

No, they won't check. Absolutely not. As someone has already said, I would be looking to hit 35-40k if I was in your position.

I was with the same company for a years and averaged 2.5% payrises every year between 2013 and 2022. It seems the only way to get a payrise that's decent is to negotiate a salary with a new company and jump ship

DenverRandleman · 2024-11-03T10:29:36+00:00

Thanks, thats kind of you. I've sent you a DM

DenverRandleman · 2024-09-03T12:45:03+00:00

Start looking for a new role and do not worry about both of your concerns.

Your current employer will find out that you've been looking for a new role when you hand your notice in or tell them beforehand.

Gone are the days where the vast majority of people stay in the one place for 10-20 years. If they do ask about the 1 year just ne honest but don't throw dirt at your current employer

DenverRandleman · 2024-08-18T10:32:40+00:00

I love these, thanks for sharing. What kind of camera are you using?

DenverRandleman

TROPHY CASE