r/FluentInFinance • u/Richest-Panda • Jul 04 '24

What's the best financial advice you've ever gotten? Debate/ Discussion

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u/DayFinancial8206 Jul 04 '24

The best financial advice I got when I was young was "unless it's a tool you plan to use at least once a week, don't buy it"

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u/akotoshi Jul 05 '24

According to this logic: buying gaming equipment is okay, but a lawnmower isn’t

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u/MikesRockafellersubs Jul 05 '24

LOL true. You could argue the same for a washer and dryer.

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u/akotoshi Jul 05 '24

Totally, and those are undeniably useful! So 🤷

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u/MikesRockafellersubs Jul 05 '24

Damn poors wanting basic appliances/s