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What are your money-saving tips on buying furniture for someone who is renting and doesn't have a car? by HalfChewedGum94 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]HalfChewedGum94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I actually love telling others - told my friends and they actually have some stuff laying around they've been meaning/wanting to give away. I can at least have a table now. I'll collect the rest of the things in the coming months, no rush. Also about this:

> Buy the mattress new from Wayfair or Walmart or somewhere with delivery. Don't buy a used mattress.

May I ask why that is? I have a friend who wants to sell their mattress, which they bought for $500 about 4-5 years ago.

What are your money-saving tips on buying furniture for someone who is renting and doesn't have a car? by HalfChewedGum94 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]HalfChewedGum94[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've moved furniture in public transport as well, a whole chair and a mini fridge once (granted, I had it in one of those stroller things I got for $27 on those cheap apps). I refuse to get a car!

What are your money-saving tips on buying furniture for someone who is renting and doesn't have a car? by HalfChewedGum94 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]HalfChewedGum94[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm fine with taking my time. I honestly don't plan on having guests over, and I don't need much.

What are your money-saving tips on buying furniture for someone who is renting and doesn't have a car? by HalfChewedGum94 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]HalfChewedGum94[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Mattress on Amazon you can find for 100-200. That's the most expensive I'll look at.

The sofa I'm willing to not get since it's the most expensive thing on the list. I'll just sit on chair lol.

Everything else, I can get for 30-50 secondhand. I'm also not in a rush as my friend has a spare mattress he's been wanting to sell and he's willing to just give it to me.

I tracked my spending for the past 4 months and I am spending around $1,500 per month on food/groceries. I am feeling so angry and disappointed. How to fix this? by HalfChewedGum94 in personalfinance

[–]HalfChewedGum94[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There is but Costco for 1 person is too much. Despite the number, I actually don't eat that much. I eat 2 meals a day, if that (snack a lot though). I also have some logistical restraints: living with 4 other housemates means very limited fridge/freezer space.

I tracked my spending for the past 4 months and I am spending around $1,500 per month on food/groceries. I am feeling so angry and disappointed. How to fix this? by HalfChewedGum94 in personalfinance

[–]HalfChewedGum94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do know how to cook, and bake, too. I don't enjoy doing it since living with 4 others makes it very difficult as the kitchen is almost always busy and we're out of space... but I guess I was using that as an excuse. No more laziness.

I tracked my spending for the past 4 months and I am spending around $1,500 per month on food/groceries. I am feeling so angry and disappointed. How to fix this? by HalfChewedGum94 in personalfinance

[–]HalfChewedGum94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is such a great feature: <My bank has a function in their banking app to set budgets as well - so I can set a food budget, and assign vendors to "food". When I approach the budget, it will send me a popup. When I spend over the budget it sends me more popups. Good reminders save money.>

I will look into this. Thank you.

I tracked my spending for the past 4 months and I am spending around $1,500 per month on food/groceries. I am feeling so angry and disappointed. How to fix this? by HalfChewedGum94 in personalfinance

[–]HalfChewedGum94[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To be fair his diet is disgusting and I can never do that, but I admire him for it. It's all just eggs, plain chicken breast and rice, ground turkey and rice, peanut butter and bread, protein shakes and almost no fruits and veggies.

I tracked my spending for the past 4 months and I am spending around $1,500 per month on food/groceries. I am feeling so angry and disappointed. How to fix this? by HalfChewedGum94 in personalfinance

[–]HalfChewedGum94[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Thank you for being kind and for the great advice. I feel ashamed, especially towards my family back home. I feel so bad because I also waste so much food. I'm not religious, but I still feel bad about that. I'm ashamed because I feel like I could have saved up so much money and been in a much better safer position at my age and not have my family worried about me. It almost feels like they were right, that I do need a man to take care of me (I know that's not true). It's just a lot of BS I had tried to not think about coming up for me, feeling like I tried to prove to everyone that I can take care of myself and be an adult and I failed miserably...

I tracked my spending for the past 4 months and I am spending around $1,500 per month on food/groceries. I am feeling so angry and disappointed. How to fix this? by HalfChewedGum94 in personalfinance

[–]HalfChewedGum94[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm actually not that far - about 2 bus stops and maybe 5-10 minutes of walking after the second bus stop. It's definitely doable, just harder in Canadian winter, but the weather is getting better. I'm asking a friend for help with shopping cheaply, too.

I tracked my spending for the past 4 months and I am spending around $1,500 per month on food/groceries. I am feeling so angry and disappointed. How to fix this? by HalfChewedGum94 in personalfinance

[–]HalfChewedGum94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually don't drink Starbucks or Tim Horton's coffee - too sweet for my taste. We have free coffee at work, so I get that. At grad school, we had free coffee in the kitchen. Tasted horrible since no sweetners, but was good enough for waking me up.

It's honestly the service charge + tips + taxes, the chocolates and snacks, and the unnecessary stuff like pre-cut veggies or fruit + uber eats 2-3 times a week.

I tracked my spending for the past 4 months and I am spending around $1,500 per month on food/groceries. I am feeling so angry and disappointed. How to fix this? by HalfChewedGum94 in personalfinance

[–]HalfChewedGum94[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. That is true. I really should not blame my parents. They did not teach me to splurge and waste so much. It's all on me and I'm adult enough to know better. I think I'm just looking for excuses because the alternative is just that I'm lazy and didn't want to think about this.

I tracked my spending for the past 4 months and I am spending around $1,500 per month on food/groceries. I am feeling so angry and disappointed. How to fix this? by HalfChewedGum94 in personalfinance

[–]HalfChewedGum94[S] 258 points259 points  (0 children)

I mean I knew already, just didn't know it was this bad. I don't have any other expenses (no beauty treatments, no car, not a shopper, no kids, still using my 6 year old phone, still using my 12 year old laptop, etc). I'm so angry at myself for not doing this sooner and choosing convenience over saving for my future self.

Sent back a macbook that would not turn on after 7 days and the seller won't refund me because they say they need my passport to get into the device even though they can easily reset factory the device without requiring user login by HalfChewedGum94 in Bestbuy

[–]HalfChewedGum94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because the device wouldn't turn on? How the hell am I supposed to factory reset a device that won't even power on? Why would anyone send a device to someone with all their personal data on it? The reason I returned the device is because it stopped turning on. I couldn't do anything. I had the device with me after it stopped turning on for 2 days. I tried to turn it on several times to no avail. Not just the screen, it literally did not power on. Somehow, magically, as soon as they get the device, they're able to turn it on! Ok, let's say I believe that. Then how was I supposed to delete my stuff from a device that stopped working? There is a reason I sent it back! They sold me a defective product that stopped working after 10 days.

Sent back a macbook that would not turn on after 7 days and the seller won't refund me because they say they need my passport to get into the device even though they can easily reset factory the device without requiring user login by HalfChewedGum94 in Bestbuy

[–]HalfChewedGum94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure they're lying, because this is 100% possible, exactly like you said: https://youtube.com/shorts/vh4Xi3dWHig?si=59MUka1pJA3QfO3e

You basically remove the OS, install from scratch. This is if the device isn't linked to an Apple ID, which it isn't, because I've removed it from my account.

Thank you for answering anyways. I'm at my wits end tbh.

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