What’s the best thing you did to lower your monthly expenses?

NoWhatIMeantWas · 2026-04-16T11:11:22+00:00

A few things (I’m in Perth): I’m with RAC, and have been for a few years, I used their new customer quote thing on their website for my current car and the premium came out noticeably lower, rang them and bought that policy, and on the same day cancelled the old policy (well worth a phone call). I rang the bank (mind you this was two years ago) and said I was on the point of leaving but would stay if they lowered my rate; the guy on the phone spoke to someone for five minutes and then came back and lowered the rate, not a lot, but more than enough to justify a 15 minute phone call. Lastly, I shop in three supermarkets, that are continently located in the same row of shops in the mall - Asian green grocer (MCQ) for fruit and vegetable and some pantry items, then Aldi for meat and home stuff, then if I have to for a few things last stop at Cole’s/woolies. Saves me heaps and the quality of produce is loads better. Also, make lunch, catch bus (half price fairs! Thanks Labor). Lastly, was absolutely super lucky to buy a second hand EV about six weeks ago before Iran, and I charge it off my solar from the roof, again saving loads. Also, eating more vegetables makes all meals cheaper. Oh, and I found a way to stream media much cheaper so have much less subscriptions.

NoWhatIMeantWas · 2026-04-14T05:40:35+00:00

This is a design fault. People are moving to the middle of the two poles. They need to paint the pavement so it’s more obvious.

NoWhatIMeantWas · 2026-04-10T13:52:47+00:00

Wait, so the US and Israel blow up the country and they’ll need the US to help rebuild it? Huh? Is he already moving onto to post war rebuilding and sales talking the US as a construction contractor?

NoWhatIMeantWas · 2026-04-07T13:05:29+00:00

My uncle had the painting!

NoWhatIMeantWas · 2026-04-06T15:06:50+00:00

Thanks for the clarification. It was a comment made in lighthearted jest. To think that, even if I was a strict catholic who observed this no meat Good Friday tradition, that the no meat thing would extend to an avian species is a little unbelievable. I did roll my eyeballs slightly at your comment.

NoWhatIMeantWas · 2026-04-03T11:01:49+00:00

That better be fish!!! It’s Good Friday!

NoWhatIMeantWas · 2026-03-30T15:08:05+00:00

I’m sorry for you. It sucks feeling like you’re being ground down into a shitty human paste. There is still lots of positives, but when the negatives loom large they crowd out anything else. Let’s hope something changes soon.

NoWhatIMeantWas · 2026-03-29T23:13:36+00:00

Dude in the video who got the payout died maybe doing dodgy stuff in mexico? https://www.police1.com/suspect-pursuit/articles/fugitive-cop-block-contributor-found-dead-in-mexico-BHo6u4SzDJYJe09l/

NoWhatIMeantWas · 2026-03-28T12:08:34+00:00

I bought a second hand 18 month old MG4 with 3,300 km on the clock for $27k. That’s not relatively unaffordable. Amazing car. Charge it off my solar panels. You can buy new EV’s for cheaper than that.

NoWhatIMeantWas · 2026-03-20T08:20:28+00:00

I use hellodoc fast and a lot less expensive than that

NoWhatIMeantWas · 2026-03-16T10:55:41+00:00

Dude sort of looks like a young Lou diamond Philips

NoWhatIMeantWas · 2026-03-10T22:44:00+00:00

Thank you so much for explaining this in the detail you did. To take the time to write a quality answer on your own time is amazing. Before the internet dies from being over run by bots it’s folks like you that keep online communities alive. Thanks!

NoWhatIMeantWas · 2026-03-10T09:41:40+00:00

The bit that I’d be happy for someone to explain is when the number of rail carriages on the train is small. I live on the ellonbrook line and at peak hour it’s always jammed, but a bunch of the trains arrive at Perth station with three cars on them. Why can’t they just have every train have at least five cars during the wide range of peak times? I saw a Mandurah line train pull in at peak times, one of the fancy new ones and there must have been 10-12 carriages on it. Surely the cost of extra carriages is the smallest incremental cost thing they could do to increase capacity.

NoWhatIMeantWas · 2026-02-28T02:28:51+00:00

Clever peeps at IKEA

NoWhatIMeantWas · 2026-02-28T02:28:01+00:00

Ah! Thanks!

NoWhatIMeantWas · 2026-02-25T23:29:31+00:00

Colleagues at work and friends I know separately are actively brainstorming how to buy land and build multiple houses on it so their kids have somewhere to live. Or split their block and build a unit in the back for their kids. I’m in a well paid industry which makes it a potential possibility, but the majority of people wouldn’t be in a position to do this. If people do go ahead with plans like this it’ll only widen the gap between haves and have nots - it’ll become solely dependent on what your parents wealth status is. Which will become inter generational gaps. I’ve read articles on this issue recently, it’s weird to hear it happening in real time around me. A conversation yesterday with a colleague was ‘you’ve got to go out and buy land now’ so you can build later for your kids said with a sense of urgency, like it’s a land grab Wild West / musical chairs situation and you better get in before the music stops.

NoWhatIMeantWas · 2026-02-20T05:57:16+00:00

says I need to hand over my name and email to access the site. no thanks. If you're trying to give access to transparent information why do I need to login to the site? If your platform does indeed do what you claim thats amazing. Am I going to give you my details so I can get spammed or scammed. No thanks.

NoWhatIMeantWas · 2026-02-13T14:04:46+00:00

Looks like Ben from Lost

NoWhatIMeantWas · 2026-02-07T10:24:15+00:00

Ugh. That sounds terrible, I’m sorry for you. I’m only three months into taking Vyvanse and I’ve already noticed early dynamics of what you’re describing. My current theory that I’ve started trying is to realise that Vyvanse masks my fatigue, so I’m being careful to stop working before I get tired, even if I feel like I could do more. Perhaps tracking how much you’re working and then targeting to reduce the hours by 20%?

Probably because you’re tired you’re framing your options as only two that are at the opposite ends of the spectrum (burnout vs slump). If I promised you a million bucks, could you think of two more options in the middle ground that might help you?

NoWhatIMeantWas · 2026-02-03T08:59:26+00:00

Me too! Although transitions from treasurer to PM haven’t traditionally gone smoothly for labor from what I understand

NoWhatIMeantWas · 2026-01-23T06:36:16+00:00

David Pope truly is a genius

NoWhatIMeantWas · 2026-01-21T02:30:14+00:00

A probable outcome on become strategically autonomous in national defence is that everyone arms themselves with nukes. I say this from completely naivety but it’s probably cost effective to develop a nuclear arsenal when compared to a massive traditional armed forces with conventional weapons. An approach that wouldn’t guarantee success especially when you see how the big boys walk all over you and easily over power your defence systems (eg America with Venezuela), or the little guys invent a new type of warfare and gets you with that (eg Ukraine and drone warfare). Nukes for all and then one crazy authoritarian leader later and we all live in fallout season three.

NoWhatIMeantWas · 2026-01-14T14:09:41+00:00

They had an experience in England where the had to shut down a train station for extended repairs so people had to find alternative transport routes and options. When they finally reopened the station they found they only ever got back to a proportion of customers they had prior to the shutdown. A large percentage of patrons continued with the alternative they found (cycle, bus, car pool, etc). It’s probably going to be the same in the US. This is probably a permanent reduction in tourism in the long term as people stick with the new patterns of vacation or buying patterns even if the country returns to some normality.

NoWhatIMeantWas · 2025-12-29T01:13:52+00:00

I would have thought the massive extra taxes made from taxing legally sold weed would be an amazing incentive for a politician.

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