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What are some things you can/should cheap out on? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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I often hear, "You should never cheap out on a good office chair, shoes, underpants, backpack etc.." but what are some items that you would feel OK to cheap out on?

This can by anything from items such as: expensive clothing brands to general groceries.

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[–] 35 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Cell phone. A $200 android is extremely fast these days

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Replying to you from a cheap fast Android phone.

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  • [–] -5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Based and pilled bro, based and pilled

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    Why have people downvoted you?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Depends. That's about what I paid for my previous phone second hand and it lasted me 7 years and I loved it to bits. But I was pretty broke and only could afford that. New phone, I decided to buy a brand new fairphone, because i think that the moment I get enough disposable income, I have a moral responsibility to use it in ways that encourage more ethical practices, for all the people who can't. Doing that is bloody expensive, but if it somehow helps make this dystopian hellscape a little more bearable, I'll invest.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Indeed. And that's a great point, I would love a fairphone (or idealy a true linux handheld) for my next mobile device.

    The key to my post is that purchasing $1500 sansungs and ios devices is ludicrous in this market, unless you are developing on the cutting edge or are a luxury tech enthusiast

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Have any recommendations for cheap foldables?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    You can get a Z Flip 3 for like $300 on eBay.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That's only cheap if you don't consider how long it will survive and the replacement/repair cost. A slab phone with no moving parts will last much longer than a foldable making the $/year cost much lower.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I can’t wait until my device and destructively scan, then re-print objects, so fast and effortlessly that I can have a folding phone that is my card carrier too. I just swipe the icon for my debit card, the thing materializes at full speed feeling exactly like Im pulling it out of a billfold, then when I push it back in it just gets chewed up again.

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