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Re:Ask HN: What do you believe that most people don't? by tonyedgecombe on Thursday May 24, 2018 @12:24PM (#17145577)
It depends, if you are in a minimum wage job then absolutely try and raise your income and improving skills is the obvious way to do it.

On the other hand if you are already progressing through a career I suspect it's easier to trim spending than work further up the ladder.

The Starbucks thing is a red herring, most people overspend on cars, housing and food.

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Re:Ask HN: What do you believe that most people don't? by charlesdm on Thursday May 24, 2018 @04:20PM (#17147999)
One can literally not overspend on food. Good food (i.e. fresh fruit, vegetables, good meat and fish, etc) are 100% worth the investment in my view. But to each their own priorities in life.
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Re:Ask HN: What do you believe that most people don't? by tonyedgecombe on Friday May 25, 2018 @01:56AM (#17150967)
You can definitely have a healthy diet on a budget.
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