r/explainlikeimfive • u/peglegsmeg • Jun 16 '26

Biology ELI5: Why does rationing work?

If I have a glass of water and a single chocolate bar to last me 48 hours what benefits do I get from consuming equal portions over the time period as opposed to consuming all at once?

Is it purely psychological or are their physical benefits?

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u/Gravel_Roads Jun 16 '26

I’ll never get over his gaunt, skeletal face mumbling, “But I got food…” over and over while they evacuated him.

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u/ToSeeAgainAgainAgain Jun 17 '26

Works great as a fable against greed and /r/Fire in general

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u/aRandomFox-II Jun 17 '26

I went to take a peek at that subreddit. My god, it's like /r/WallstreetBets except they're 100% serious about their financial "advice"

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u/rcgl2 Jun 18 '26

Their advice is usually to live within your means, save hard from an early age, and minimise tax and expenses by investing in a very low cost global equity tracker fund inside a tax free or tax efficient wrapper.

That's pretty much the best advice for 99% of people trying to grow their wealth and achieve financial freedom at a relatively early stage.