Frugal Habits that Saved Me TIME and Money
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Building wealth and frugality go hand in hand. You cannot hope to amass wealth without limiting your spending to less than what you earn, much less. And if you are frugal, it just makes your earning requirements that much lower.
For myself, I use a huge bag of frugality tricks that are second nature to me by now costing very little time or additional learning to implement. They're pretty simple day to day things that you make yourself. But it's not just 'make it' and be done. There's a method to it in order to do it FAST, and do it WELL.
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Gosh, lots of debate on how long you can keep rice in the fridge. Go with what you feel comfortable. 2 days some say, fine. I do around 4.
In some of your other videos you have mentioned health problems, I would not be surprised if this was a contributing factor for you. NHS recommends no more than one day in the fridge for rice. Spore-forming bacteria, such as bacillus cereus, is not killed by the cooking process and will grow even in the fridge. 3 days in the fridge should be the absolute max if you value your health!
@@SteveWiIIDolt Very fair to raise the NHS advice. I think people should be aware of that.
But highly inappropriate to suggest his health issues that you don't have special knowledge of, have anything to do with rice. You're not his doctor.
@@SteveWiIIDolt in medschool we learned that its not so important how long its kept in the fridge but actually how many temperature cycles it goes through. if the rice is left out long enough to come up to room temp, then all of the bacteria gets a jumpstart and then once you put it back in the fridge there is a chance that a bacteria that grows more quickly in wet and cold environments compared to other typically harmless bacteria can outcompete the others and make you sick. then it typically has to come back up to temperature again and then get dried out in the fridge which causes it to create spores. the spores then need to be reheated for a third time in order to activate and become infectious. the amount of time between some of those steps is really sensitive.
the thing is, its pretty rare that this bacteria is in the air and can get into rice if its kept covered after cooking. its more of an issue in restaurant kitchens. also its usually pretty difficult for people to link their food poisonings to this bug since its a spore based toxin and the vomiting and GI symptoms are separated by 12-24 hours. most people who test positive will blame the wrong meal lol. the CDC has an entire page on qualities of different bacteria which cause food borne illnesses... its somewhat accurate.
you have to be careful with what you take away from gov agencies. for example until recently the CDC used to actually say on their website that dog owners should always wear gloves when petting their dogs because of the risk of campylobacter.... rofl what
I’ll do 3 days for jasmine rice. ……but I have done 4 a couple times a month.
@@vevenaneathnaloooo loo
The frugal videos are back!!! Keep them coming we need your wisdom now more than ever
=D
Hey man, I just think it's possible that I've never commented on your videos before and wanted to make sure that I at least comment now.
I've been watching your videos since before I moved to new york 3 years ago, and they literally are what helped me become financially independent.
It makes me happy to see you working on these videos again. I am 27, but, I'm of the belief that all of your content is gold and just hasn't been discovered by many members of my generation.
Everything you are saying are things that I think on a DAILY basis now; from making my own coffee to cooking my own food etc. Frugality has changed my life, and I want it to be clear that I take advantage of it by spending when I need to and on things that I truly want and love. I know that's not exactly how you do it, and trust me at this point I am wanting to get a savings/ira/solid investment portfolio, but I really really wanted to stress how much frugality as a concept has completely changed my life and made me entirely independent. If I'm ever having a bad month, it is usually because I wasn't being frugal enough to stay on top of everything. The only other possibility, actually, is low income, or no income, that would cause a bad month. And, I haven't had that problem for a little while. It's actually incredibly simple math and a simple concept, but it has caused me to be so much more financially responsible than I ever was. My credit score literally went up to 690 over the course watching your videos before I moved. It went down in New York, but, honestly, I argue that it was entirely because I wasn't being frugal enough.
Anyways man, I just wanted to express thanks, and kinda tell you that you've been a bit of a dad to me financially where no one else in my family was doing that for me, and I'm deeply appreciative of this. It literally directly caused my move to NY and my ability to move to NY, which has also changed my life.
Cheers.
My cost of living was $17,613 last year. That's everything. Housing, insurance, utilities, gas, food, everything. I eat every meal at home, I don't drink, and I don't date. I drive two 20-30 year old vehicles I maintain myself and my house is older and not in a "prime" leftist metro. Yes, I paid off my house.
Carbon copy here. Two vehicles over 20 years old that I maintain. Very rarely eat out. No debt. Life is good.
what's your income? ballpark
@@handyhistorian My gross was $136k
Dude, come here and brag about how you do it with a family!
Does anyone remember the Frugal Gourmet? (1960's). Frugal does not mean "cheap". Frugal means spend it where it counts the best.
Haha! His name was Jeff (forgot his last name). I remember that show. My father used to watch and laugh at his measuring techniques. Lol! Not a measuring cup in sight.
BTB please bring back the frugal times and videos … this is why I subscribed lol 😂
I didn't even know that is a theme.
@@BeatTheBush your frugal videos are super
@@BeatTheBush They were the reason I subbed too. And the financial videos, except for the US specific stuff which don't apply to me. Product reviews I usually skip, because when am I gonna use those same products! Except when I'm interested in the technology in general. I also don't watch food/travel videos from anybody.
My favorite series was the don't buy it, you don't need it.
Me too!
I love being naturally frugal. I’ve been studying Japanese language for a year because I love the culture and my discovery into the culture has helped me to become even more frugal. some things I’ve incorporated in my life are being a minimalist for 9 years, I get a ceremonial grade matcha and a decaf green tea from a plant based Japanese lady who created the cold pressed processing of removing the caffeine. I read books like ikigai, and Fumio Sasaki’s goodbye things and hello habits. The food I cook, the clothes I wear are all Japanese inspired. Everything about the way of life seems calm and relaxing and I have no desires to waste money on objects. I’m saving for a trip to Japan but taking my time to learn more of the language because I know it will be rewarding to be able to connect and speak with the locals.
ありがとうございます💚🌱🙏
⚛️ I cook 👨🍳 everyday ✅ zero shave my hair 💇 every week ✅ make my own fresh juices ✅ It’s a normal routine after a few years ⚛️ no aircon in my home > electric ⚡️ prices are too high ⚛️
Frugal habits are an interesting exercise. Outside of choosing cheap housing, transportation, and food, these little habits do not add up to much on their own but if you acquire enough of them it will be substantial. Some of them might not be worth the discomfort like not using the ac in the summer. However something that saves me a hassle and lets me learn to be self sufficient like cutting my own hair is appealing and one I would add. It’s a balancing game for sure, of trying to decide if this small amount of money is worth the hassle for each frugal habit. It also depends on the individual. We might not care much about our hair so home hair cutting sounds great but to some people their hair is more difficult to cut and more important to them so it’s worth it to spend that money.
Yeah frugal is not where it is at!!! Truth is making good incomes compared to expenses is where the benefits are but he knows that might be a turnoff so he talks less about it!!!!
I find clippers make cutting your own hair much easier and the results look even and like a barber shop.
As a kid my mom would wear a sweater and scarf inside the house during the winter and I wondered why (crank up the heat!)….I was a teen wearing shorts and tshirt……I’m 46 now and now I totally understand why…..the older you get, the more sensitive you become….oh yeah, and now you gotta pay the bills. If I was single I would leave the house 62 in the winter and 82 in the summer.
That's very true if you are by yourself, you tend to be able to bare more extreme cold/heat than say if you have others or kids in the house.
I love the BTB frugal videos. Keep them coming!
Encourage high school students to take Family Studies (or Home Economics depending where you live). It will save them money in the long run because they can cook their own meals.
You are my ideal of maximum efficiency. I strive for efficiency but I don't always hit it 100%. I quite often skip things entirely, like "the coffee run", I don't do any of these drinks even at home. Some of my efficiency tricks are time savers vs. frugal tricks. As a woman, I've had my mother cut my hair, but most often I just have my hair professionally cut once a year, the layers grow, it looks nice still. I do maintain a large pantry and this has been a HUGE time saver, and source of relaxation. I never have an emergency grocery run. I never have to run out for anything. I can always get by with what's in the pantry, and just put it on the list until the next time.
Sooooo... We definitely need a HOW TO: on the coffee, tea, and meals!
Haha. I don’t turn on the heater in my apartment in Dallas. I lawyer up with sweaters and long underwear and save a ton a money
I never save money when I lawyer up ;) j/k I had to.
As a kid, they use to put a rice bowl on my head and use a pair of scissors and a call it haircut.
Frugality and intentional spending = win win, especially for FIRE.
Temperature inside my house is 63 or 64 . I don’ t wear heavy jacket , just sweatshirt to feel comfortable
Your frugality videos came out right when i started college and shaped how I approached personal finance for best - and I have gotten to very happy place with my finances only two years after graduating. Thank you for your impact.
Thanks for sharing!!
I like Legos, so Im trying to only buy 1-2 a year.
I enjoy building them and it gives em a piece of mind to relax, build them slowly. Is calming.
Wow, I thought we were strange for pre-cooking and freezing our meal portions. 😬 Glad to be in the Frugal BtB club! We now live almost an hour from any fast food or grocery store. Forces us to plan out our grocery shopping trips about once a month. We grow more perishable stuff like lettuce and tomatoes year round hydroponically. I’ve never eaten better, cheaper or healthier in my life. Frugal doesn’t mean cheap, it usually requires a higher investment up front. Wish I’d learned that in my 20s! 👍💴🤣
You are still frugal - awesome! have not seen your channel in two years lol!
Is he back??!! I really liked to watch his videos on finance, frugality etc. and I learned a lot from him! Than he started to have some troubles with a perception of his life I guess and was talking about quitting YT. 😢 I’m glad he overcame it, regrouped and came back. Honestly I don’t need much education on frugality any more, but I like to have those conversations with the good old friend again!!! 😊😊😊
The King has returned 🙌
Also would like to see how you prepare your meals too. I’m guilty of ordering abit too much take out
Yessir, similar lifestyle as me. It's really easy to be frugal once it becomes your habit. It happens almost automatically without any stress or feelings of deprivation. You can actually feel more free!
Good video. Can’t wait for the next frugal video.
Yep right on!
I started to do meal preps to avoid take outs and eating out as much as I used to (mostly for health reasons to better control my BP and blood sugar, not to save money). People who are struggling financially should try meal prepping. It works better for some dishes than others. Most meals will taste within 90% of what a freshly made meal will take like, which is good enough for me. 👍
I miss these videos !!! Great video for times like right now
Hes Back!!!
Hey. bro, keep doing what you do. Thank you.
like other said, welcome back 😀
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE I would love to see your process of stocking and prepping your fridge/freezer and see how you prep and cook food. Very interrested in your process.
60 degree for inside temp is pretty crazy cold.
Yep. At 64 you need a sweater and shoes. Anything lower than 64 you will need gloves if you want to use your computer. But regular gloves are too thick so I use latex gloves to decrease heat loss at the hands.
Wear a thick winter bathrobe, it's so comfortable and warm.
We didn't turn on the heater even when it was 50 degrees.
Two videos in two days….is the old BTB back?????
HE’s BACKKKKKKK!!!!!!
He needs to feed the RUclips algorithm or no revenue growth, etc. It's like a daemon you need to feed.
Yes like a true Frugalist he pumps out multiple videos at half the time.
He's getting board
@@joe-vl3nd You meant "bored". The way you spelled "board" is used in instances like chalkboard.
Ive been making that instant pho recipe you made a video about and I love it in these colder months. Super fast, simple, and frugal! 🍜
Oh! It's a hack indeed! Almost forgot about that one. =D
Will be looking up that vid...a bowl of pho here is now $19.. yikes.
Thank you
I hate being frugal. I got some tips. I turn off all the breakers in the apartment the only thing on is the refrigerator to keep the food . Cook big meals and make dish on containers for every meal to save on gas.
Breakers off except fridge only while on vacation right? Otherwise I think it's too much work.
That's too much work for little to none saved in electricity, if you own a house; replace a breaker is far more expensive than a light switch.
@@tdgdbs1 Novice. I have two electricians working for me.
You will love it when you can pay off your mortgage early.
@@SirenaSpades thank you !
Love this.
The real BTB is back! Next: videos about credit cards!
Great advice. I recommend getting some hairdressing scissors for home hair cuts. It's much easier to cut hair with them than bulky ordinary scissors. They're not that expensive and will last for years.
Yes BTB please do a cooking tutorial for time savings
Great advice…thanks for sharing 👍
This came at a good time for me. My rent has gone up quite a bit. So I need to take a hard look at everything that can be cut back.
This was really a good video and I like the sentiment. I learned a lot from it. Thank you.
Can you make a video on where you shop for clothes and specific brands you prefer to buy? Also if you have an allowance or limit on clothes in month or year? How long do you keep or buy ?
I want to see ur DIY prep series. Please 🙏
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
I would love to see how you make your coffee! Please show us how :)
Your videos are inspiring
Exactly things that I do except cutting hair myself.
Get a small Pressure Cooker, so you don't have to babysit your rice or veggies or whatever. Well worth it. Also frying has unhealthy Omega 6s, so pressure cooker helps, it also helps with reducing lectins in beans. Try doing egg in the microwave.
Agreed! My electric pressure cooker is the only cooking gadget I would have if I could only have 1 thing. Can make almost anything in one.
I recommend electric shears for giving you a nice easy undercut. Use banana clips to pin all the upper hair on top of your head and you can shave off the middle and lower a perfect length with the pop on guides on the clippers.
Thanks
Another tip that’s on the common venm diagram of time minimalism and frugalness and health: don’t cook frozen veggies. Microwaved veggies lose vitamins. Just mix it in already hot soup/rice and wait a few to just have it thaw to room temp. It cools down the food AND thaws. So you don’t gotta wait for the food to cool
I wish my girl inherited at least 10% of your frugality. I’d be in a better financial situation.
you didn't mention the time for cleaning dishes, pots and pans, lol... still good tips overall, thanks
Hey new sub here… heard about you from Prepper princess! Glad I found u
I love airfryers and slow cookers.
This is helpful! Would you experiment with different haircut systems?
Moral of the story... cook and eat at home.
ive been cutting my own hair since covid and i appreciate the time i save driving to and from the salon and waiting my turn but when it only cost me less than $15 with tip i realized i was only saving a few hundred dollars a year. part of me would rather just pay the $400/year cause it contributed toward my barbers income and obviously at $8 a haircut they are not living like kings and queens themselves.
Why not use clippers with the attachment guards? That's what I do and cutting my own hair is so quick and easy.
I have cut my hair for many years with clippers as well. It's just that i prefer my hair a little longer.
More cooking videos pls 👍
Good thing you're not a landlord. Keeping a place that cold in the winter is ILLEGAL! lol
Their is no reason to keep it that cold he’s Cheap
Hi New subscriber here! Happy new year.
Rather than just putting all the rice in a bowl, what works for me is to divide it into separate serving-sized containers.
@beatthebush is it tough to deal with cravings throughout the day?
If you eat enough during meals, there are no cravings at least for me. I don't snack between meals unless my meal accidentally was a bit small.
Yea good for you, my wife would kill me if I make the house cold. Also I love the frugal videos except I am much older now so I don’t care to save as much. I just spend as I please bc life’s short
Hey btb you got a vpn referral code? I’m looking for one right now
Please more money videos😊
can you make a video on how you keep your cell phone clutter free from apps that are never in use
I sleep much better at night when the house is cooler. I make milk tea everyday...I use soy milk and mix my collagen in it and it makes a great snack.
Other tips - I use a buzzer every month. Also i cut my youtube watch time with 1.25X. 😮😅
Yesss fast food is the biggest misnomer ever 😂
How do you track your finances? Mint, Quicken, Empower?
I am comfortable if I make at 3x my burn rate. If its over that, I do not really track spending. Net Worth I track manually in a spreadsheet which I have a dedicated video on and an example spreadsheet downloadable on that video.
I get Starbuck once or twice a year. If I walk by and nobody is there, fine. But I am simply not willing to stand there for twenty minutes while people order their milkshakes. Too bad they got out of the coffee business.
Yeah do the foods that you cook
I bathe once a week. Saves time, energy costs, and water bills !!
Nasty
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show us your 10 minute meals
Yes, I have to.
I used to be terrible for going out to eat like 10 times a week. I decided to retire early during Covid times. I had always been very frugal except for the eating out. I knew the eating out had to stop. I quit cold turkey for 8 weeks it broke the habit.I now eat out when ever I want ,but I really don’t want to very often usually 1 or 2 times a month. I usually go to a little nicer place than fast food when I go out with friends as a treat.I did the same thing with soda ,cold turkey . I have a rule to not buy sodas at the store and I refuse to pay $3 or more for a soda in a restaurant so on the rare occasion I have a soda it is part of a fast food combo.
Nice! Not that far from what I do.
I keep very little in the banks. If we haven’t learned from the past, we’ll never learn. I take that fiat trash people think is money and obtain tangible assets with it. Precious metals, food storage, ammunition etc. letting your fiat linger in some bank is a waste. I don’t care if they are giving you 4% on it, it’s still a waste. “Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value: zero.”- Voltaire.
I live on the east coast my apartment has been as low as 43 degrees because I haven’t turned on the heat
What a trooper. Do you use hand warmers or a heated vest?
Do you vacuum seal?
Sometimes for high value items like coffee beans. Rest I try to eat a batch before buying again.
Over here in Singapore you just got to walk 5 min to a nearby starbucks
Time aside, it still costs $5 each. A homemade one is roughly $0.60 per latte.
Where did you get your meat slicer from?
I reviewed it on my other channel here: ruclips.net/video/7LDaz1cGgXc/видео.htmlsi=BqqWO_rScPXglz2a
My grandfather once said it's ur hair it'll grow back and yea that's true but if it doesn't look right you know how hard it is to leave it alone and let it grow lmao i cut my own hair but i just wear a hat if it turn out bad i can cut with trimmer perfect but it more messy and itchy i been cutting with scissors trying to let it grow longer
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whats up DOGE man?
I hate the ad at the beginning but good vid
I tried cutting my hair last night, currently bald right now
He did say it takes practice
I have a subscription for Amazon coffee that suits me fine.
Whole beans?
Being frugal is taking care of what you have. Your teeth for example, eating junk food then not brushing leads to more money spent getting your teeth fixed. When timing your meals, could you add in the time it takes to clean up?
Make the cooking videos please
I hear setting the thermostat under 65 is not the best for your health
Coming back to BTB after dropping $1,000 in Vegas on a wild night 😢.... Need to reset
Sounds fun if you can burn $1000. =D
@@BeatTheBush yeah... that's the bad part... I never had it to begin with 😭😭😭
when networth update ?
Do you cook veggie meals
Sometimes no meat, tofu only.