What's Your "Cheap" ?

[bringmagicback]

You guys are smoking something if you think Walmart eggs are the same as farm fresh eggs. And find a better dealer if you're paying $5.50/dz. I pay $1.50.

eggs taste different based on the type of egg (somewhat) and what the chicken ate. for example the wal mart eggs come from chcickens that are professionally fed with rations made up by people with degrees in animal nutrition. Your backyard eggfarm probably feeds some stuff from the hardware store or garbage they have laying around. to say one is better than the other is a matter of taste. Perception also plays a large part of it. people feel really good about themselves for buying farm fresh eggs (whatever that is) but 99% couldnt tell the difference in a blind test which has happened 100's of times. THere are also people out there that honestly believe that brown eggs are better than white eggs when shell color has nothing to do with anything. However, if you have a backyard chicken farm or some bs organic farm with a name like shady river chickenshit farms you better have brown eggs because town people think brown eggs are better because they are idiots but also knowitalls when it comes to agriculture.

 

[HFCS]

I spend as little as possible on cars. MPG and maintenance costs are the only things I care about because it puts money in my pocket. Right now I'm driving a non-hybrid 37mpg car I bought under warranty 1.5 years old used for 11k, it was the cheapest car I could possibly buy when I factored in price, fuel cost, insurance cost, and potential maintenance costs. I could give a flying crap what it looks and performs like as long as it can get up to 75-80 and break safely.

For food my opinion is that fast food and sit down restaurants are the biggest things to avoid. Fast food because it has potentially massive health costs involved once you're over 30 and sit down restaurants the idea of paying $30-100 per person for one meal is really outrageous when you think about it, makes more sense as a special occasion than a regular habit. I find a few places I can get healthy reasonably priced meals as takeout from and do them when I don't have time to cook at home. Healthier and cheaper than both the top and bottom end of the restaurant spectrum.

 

[HFCS]

eggs taste different based on the type of egg (somewhat) and what the chicken ate. for example the wal mart eggs come from chcickens that are professionally fed with rations made up by people with degrees in animal nutrition. Your backyard eggfarm probably feeds some stuff from the hardware store or garbage they have laying around. to say one is better than the other is a matter of taste. Perception also plays a large part of it. people feel really good about themselves for buying farm fresh eggs (whatever that is) but 99% couldnt tell the difference in a blind test which has happened 100's of times. THere are also people out there that honestly believe that brown eggs are better than white eggs when shell color has nothing to do with anything. However, if you have a backyard chicken farm or some bs organic farm with a name like shady river chickenshit farms you better have brown eggs because town people think brown eggs are better because they are idiots but also knowitalls when it comes to agriculture.

I've cut butter mostly out of my diet...but back when I was indulging if I had an apple pie made from expensive premium butter vs cheap butter you could really taste the difference in the pie crust. Pie crust is basically just a way to taste butter quality.

I think I can just slightly taste the difference between the premium eggs and cheapest, but not like gourmet butter vs cheapest.

 

[madguy30]

I shop at Kohl's and Shopko. All the cheap/clearance you can handle. Worth the 15 minutes it seems to take for checking one freaking item at Kohl's.

And even though the membership is a cost at Costco, I consider the 5lb bag of Organic Normandy veggies to be very cheap.

I also find overall that cooking my own food is cheaper than eating out, if that counts. One chunk of salmon and a couple of handfuls of veggies with some seasoning runs me about $2.00/meal vs. something similar at a restaurant that probably costs $15-20.

The egg price discussion is interesting. I get Organic brown eggs and find them easier to cook and have better taste.

Agree on Faraway. Faraway rules.

 

[Pat]

I buy two year old cars that are not probably considered cheap but they are 1/2 the price of new.

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I literally have never seen this. I'm sure there's some difference based on make and model, but the last two times I've been car-shopping, 2-year-old cars, even with high mileage, have been ~10% less than new.

 

[urb1]

I literally have never seen this. I'm sure there's some difference based on make and model, but the last two times I've been car-shopping, 2-year-old cars, even with high mileage, have been ~10% less than new.

My last last car was less than a year old and had 25k miles. It cost about 40% less than new. However, a new model was introduced midyear, which made it more desirable for the dealer to let it go.

 

[jkclone]

I literally have never seen this. I'm sure there's some difference based on make and model, but the last two times I've been car-shopping, 2-year-old cars, even with high mileage, have been ~10% less than new.

Same I was looking at a couple year old car to save some money but 3-4 year old high mileage cars were only like 7,000 different.

 

[JP4CY]

One word: Aldi's.

Who disagrees with this? The majority of the food I've bought at Aldi has been good.
Every time I shop there I fill up the cart, then go check out, and I'm like: damn, that's only $28 bucks?

 

[JP4CY]

Can't stand cheap toilet paper. We buy the giant plastic case of Sams Club brand, and its pretty decent.

I've been torn up raw too many times from Big 12 tournament hotels to do cheap TP again. If I find that the hotel isn't adequate, I'll go buy some.

 

[bringmagicback]

I've cut butter mostly out of my diet...but back when I was indulging if I had an apple pie made from expensive premium butter vs cheap butter you could really taste the difference in the pie crust. Pie crust is basically just a way to taste butter quality.

I think I can just slightly taste the difference between the premium eggs and cheapest, but not like gourmet butter vs cheapest.

im not saying you cant, im just saying its a matter of preference.

 

[HFCS]

im not saying you cant, im just saying its a matter of preference.

I'm not even sure I can tell with eggs. I think I can just barely but I could be fooling myself.

The butter thing was a no doubter in comparison. Not sure if it meant the cheap butter was horrible or the expensive butter was somehow the world's greatest, but I'm guessing 9 out of 10 would easily taste the difference.

 

[bringmagicback]

I'm not even sure I can tell with eggs. I think I can just barely but I could be fooling myself.

The butter thing was a no doubter in comparison. Not sure if it meant the cheap butter was horrible or the expensive butter was somehow the world's greatest, but I'm guessing 9 out of 10 would easily taste the difference.

no clue on butter I do know salted and non salted makes a difference and I know that my wife and her family doesnt refrigerate their butter so im out of the butter game outside of cooking.

 

[dmclone]

I literally have never seen this. I'm sure there's some difference based on make and model, but the last two times I've been car-shopping, 2-year-old cars, even with high mileage, have been ~10% less than new.

Well I bought a 2011 Infiniti M56x that had an original sticker of $74k for $36k and it was Infiniti CPO. It had under 20k miles and was 3 years old. A lot of luxury cars plummet in price like this because people are afraid of repair costs.

Go to Carmax and you'll see cars like this that have lost a ton.

2016 Audi A8L
2015 BMW 740il
Many Land Rovers

That sad news is that a lot of times they don't stop dropping in price. 3 years later I now have 54k miles and it's probably worth about 20k. So I've lost $16k over the last 3 years, which kind of sucks. On the other hand, if I would have bought a new Honda Accord(2014) 3 years ago I would have lost a similar amount and I've gotten to drive a really nice car.

 

[jkclone]

Well I bought a 2011 Infiniti M56x that had an original sticker of $74k for $36k and it was Infiniti CPO. It had under 20k miles and was 3 years old. A lot of luxury cars plummet in price like this because people are afraid of repair costs.

Go to Carmax and you'll see cars like this that have lost a ton.

2016 Audi A8L
2015 BMW 740il
Many Land Rovers

That sad news is that a lot of times they don't stop dropping in price. 3 years later I now have 54k miles and it's probably worth about 20k. So I've lost $16k over the last 3 years, which kind of sucks. On the other hand, if I would have bought a new Honda Accord(2014) 3 years ago I would have lost a similar amount and I've gotten to drive a really nice car.

You aren't loosing that much on a 3 year old Accord. That's nearly the whole value of the car. Also I think it is important to note that you have to be able to afford that much to start with which many can't. Heck many can't really afford 17-18k.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

Well I bought a 2011 Infiniti M56x that had an original sticker of $74k for $36k and it was Infiniti CPO. It had under 20k miles and was 3 years old. A lot of luxury cars plummet in price like this because people are afraid of repair costs.

Go to Carmax and you'll see cars like this that have lost a ton.

2016 Audi A8L
2015 BMW 740il
Many Land Rovers

That sad news is that a lot of times they don't stop dropping in price. 3 years later I now have 54k miles and it's probably worth about 20k. So I've lost $16k over the last 3 years, which kind of sucks. On the other hand, if I would have bought a new Honda Accord(2014) 3 years ago I would have lost a similar amount and I've gotten to drive a really nice car.

The prices on luxury import vehicles drop like a rock because a huge percentage of these vehicles are leased. It's not necessarily that people are afraid of the repair costs but more so that a lot of people can't even truly afford to be driving those vehicles if leasing wasn't a viable option.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

I'm basically cheap on everything but toilet paper. My wife is near polar opposite. I don't care if I drive a beater and give the appearance of hovering above poverty. My wife is wanting to keep up with the Joneses. She has a suburaban we bought brand new, the pickup I drive most is a 1998 that is rusted out and im concerned it could just fall apart some day. She won't wear clothes outside the house more than once every couple of weeks. She just got on me today about throwing away work jeans that have some slight (what I call them) rips in them. I always figure I can wear them one last time.

She doesn't hold any shoes longer than a year. I haven't bought a pair (excluding work boots) in around four to five years. Our basic plates are mine from college, early 90s. I could go on but I will stop.

I know what you meant, but I'm still taking this a different way because it's funnier.

 

[VeloClone]

One way to find the best value non-luxury, couple year old, low mileage vehicles is to look for ones that have made major body or technology changes. A lot of people dump their almost new cars because they have to have the latest body style or the newest gadgets.

 

[wxman1]

Not pointing fingers at all but I get a chuckle out of people that say they are driving a beater to avoid having a payment but are afraid they will have to because it is wearing out. Maybe try saving during that time period?

 

[cycopath25]

Generic Medicine (IE Cough syrup/ibuprofen)

 

[dmclone]

You aren't loosing that much on a 3 year old Accord. That's nearly the whole value of the car. Also I think it is important to note that you have to be able to afford that much to start with which many can't. Heck many can't really afford 17-18k.

I'm guessing it's been a few years since you looked at car prices. You can't even buy a decent Civic for under $20k.

A 2014 Honda Accord Touring costs $35,695 new. KBB trade in value on that car is now $18-$20k. So that owner lost roughly$16-18K.

A 2014 Honda Accord EX-L cost $32,695 new. KBB trade in value on that car is now $15-16k. So that owner lost roughly $16-17K.


As far as people not being able to afford a $36k car, take a look at the most sold vehicles in the U.S. and you'll see that nearly every truck you see driving around costs at least that much money.