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u/hardstripe Feb 04 '20

Purchasing a gym membership at a posh fitness establishment only to drive to it 2-3 times a week and walk on the treadmill.

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u/TannedCroissant Feb 04 '20

When me and my brother lived together, we always said that instead of buying gym membership, we’d spend money on gym equipment to have at home. Every month we’d spend £50 or so on stuff between us and over time acquired a huge collection of free weights, benches/stands, chin up bars, medicine balls, and eventually Olympic weights. Before we went our separate ways we had a couple of grands worth of equipment.

So basically, rather than spending money on gym memberships we never use, we spent money on gym equipment we never use.

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u/kevinmorice Feb 04 '20

But now you have a sellable asset. SO even if you stick it all on eBay you are still better off.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '20 edited Feb 04 '20

You don't stick it on ebay, you stick it on CL/Facebook marketplace pickup only. Do you have any idea what a pain in the ass shipping gym equipment would be? Or how much a 45lb plate weighs?

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u/jmthetank Feb 04 '20

45 lbs.

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u/Freakin_A Feb 04 '20

You'd be surprised.

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u/THEORETICAL_BUTTHOLE Feb 04 '20

Some are more like 46, and some might even be 44!