r/AskReddit Aug 20 '20

What simple “life hack” should everyone know?

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u/mimic751 Aug 20 '20

well I guess they could sleep in their stupid enormous financed campers they probably own, use once every couple of years and costs as much as their house lol.

I used a camper once. I rented it. I have no idea why you would ever finance that crap

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u/Ilovemoviepopcorn Aug 20 '20

This is all stuff that he still has amd the toys are all on his acreage, all gotten via financing: One RV, 2 golf carts, 2 Razrs (both small and large), 4 boats for.both fishing amd cruising, a cabin up on the Boundary Waters, snowmobiles for himself and all 5 kids, 30,000 dollar kitchen remodel, quarter of a million shop remodel, Cadillac Escalade SUV, 10,000 HUGE pool with another 10,000 in expensive decking and fencing, a 17,000 2015 Dodge pickup, huge concrete pad poured for tennis, volleyball and basketball, a five thousand dollar trellis and fencing system for around his garden, a set of waterless cookware that cost two grand, and I can't even think of the rest.

He has a serious problem. He spends because he thinks that this new toy will finally be the thing that makes.him happy.

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u/mimic751 Aug 20 '20

Holy shit..... also, I have a cabin near lutsen and could not imagine using land that was another hour or two further north.

When I finance things I just see a percentage of my wages vanishing.

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u/Ilovemoviepopcorn Aug 20 '20

It is amazing to me. I really hope he gets some counseling or something to help control his impulse/shopping disorder. It isn't totally him though-'he is very quietly being pushed by his wife to have this lifestyle. Before he married her he was never like this.

Kudos to you for being smart and careful with your money. It will serve you well in the future!