What interesting things low spending people do, that others know nothing about?

Re:What interesting things low spending people do, that othe... by thinkcontext on Monday May 19, 2025 @10:59AM (#44030608)

I'm in a food buying club with a few dozen others. We mostly buy staples in bulk from distributors and divide things up. We'll get things like 50 pound bags of rice, 5 gallons of oil, etc. A side benefit is less plastic waste since everyone bring their own containers. An even better side benefit is that acquaintances become friends.

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Re:What interesting things low spending people do, that othe... by hcwilk on Monday May 19, 2025 @12:26PM (#44031522)

Love this idea! Does the group coordinate manually or is there an app/service that helps organize this for people near you?

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Re:What interesting things low spending people do, that othe... by thinkcontext on Monday May 19, 2025 @01:44PM (#44032517)

Manually. Its an old group, it predates widespread use of email. Nowadays it uses Google Sheets to coordinate.

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Re:What interesting things low spending people do, that othe... by HenryBemis on Monday May 19, 2025 @06:22PM (#44035587)

I'm doing this with apple picking once a year. 10-12 of us go to pick apples, we pay for the wholesale price, and have fun while at it. We each end up with 10-15kg of apples, gives us a fun day out in 'nature' (we're mostly goofing around than working).

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Re:What interesting things low spending people do, that othe... by satvikpendem on Monday May 19, 2025 @06:36PM (#44035703)

You are your own Costco, smart idea, bulk discounts too.

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