People Confess Which Everyday Items They Spend Way Too Much Money On

I waste on takeout. I can't help it. I'm me.

Go to the Fountain

"Water."

brakjeeptj

"If you have safe tap water witch most people in Europe, Australia, and US/Canada has you can save thousands on water. One gallon costs under a dollar from the tap, and one gallon from the store will cost 5 dollars or more."

mincraftpro27

Tea at Home

"Takeout coffees."

LucyVialli

"What I don’t get is how people have TIME for that in the morning."

"There’s a coffee stand place by me that consistently has a huge line that sometimes blocks traffic. The few times I have been there on days off I have waited over 20 mins and that wasn’t even during rush hour."

"Like who has time to spend 20-40 mins before work in line getting coffee?!?"

pooponacandle

Skins

"Fortnite."

anyma6

"The skins are cool as sh*t, I'll admit it, but damn, $20 per skin? People are out here claiming it's fine because it's a free game, but $20 per skin means if you have 3 skins, you could've gotten a completely different game all together. And most kids have hundreds of skins. My coworkers son spends all of his allowance, Christmas, and birthday money on Fortnite skins."

"He's claimed that his son has spent over $1200 on Fortnite. That's f**king insane."

"My buddies are full grown men and they buy like one skin ever 4-5 days, it's crazy. They spend anywhere from $80-$120 a month on Fortnite. I literally don't understand at all. It's an entire bill to pay every month. I play it with them from time to time and only have like three skins. I still feel like I spent too much on that."

B3RS3RK_CR0W

Vroom

"Cars. I don't know how so many people can afford the mortgage on cars that cost twice the average annual salary around here. And they are legion."

"If you want to save money, you drive a 10+ year old beater. It is paid for, you will have to repair it every year for a couple of hundred bucks, but the cost per mile is a fraction of that for a new Polestar 2 or Volvo XC60."

"I'm guessing I am seeing the caste that lucked out on the housing market."

Derpygoras

For Good

"Netflix."

OptimumRedditor

"10 bucks a month is worth it."

RandomBloke2021

"Netflix prime Hulu, Appletv, Disney+ and all that crap that we can just find free on the internet free. Hell no I'm not paying for 100 different subscription services."

gracie4questions

There are way too many options. YouTube is cheaper.

MOOOO!!!

"My Family spends A LOT of money on milk, since my entire family drink like 2 bottles a day total. Not with coffee or anything, just plain milk."

MonkeeBoi123

All that milk... I hope they change the flavors.

Last Call

"Alcohol."

orbittheorb

"Buying alcohol at the bars. Seriously, downtown Chicago, 'Can I please have 2 rum & cokes and a Bud Light?'"

"'Ok that will be $35.'"

"Forget that mess."

Angel--Wonderland

A Communication Must

"Phones."

DrLycFerno

"I'm going to disagree since you left your reply so basic. Now if you buy the newest phone at launch, and repeat that every new release, yes that is wasteful. I bought a 1 year old model 4 years ago and it's still fine. If it turned into a brick tonight, I would drop like $800 on a 1 year old model and be good for several more years. That isn't wasteful."

somedude456

Need a Roof

"Rent."

abby_normally

"If our economy wasn't trash right now, I'd say buy your own place. I rented for 3 months then bought... renting is like flushing your money and any potential home equity (God I hate that word these days) down the toilet."

Runner_Girl1217

"It’s too expensive but unless you’re living outside your means the money is not wasted. Shelter is pretty important, it’s right up there with food and water."

HutSutRawlson

Clean Up

"Toilet paper. Wash your butt with water, and you can save tons of toilet paper."

"Never could understand what it is with toilets with nowhere to wash, and walking around with chocolate caked holes."

lefttheovenoff

Next Day Problems

"Surprised no one else has said this. Throwing away left over food instead of eating it later. I've worked in the restaurant industry for years and it's appalling the amount of food that gets thrown away that would be perfectly fine the next day. I constantly pack my leftovers and eat them for lunch."

Angel--Wonderland

We really need to evaluate our spending.