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I seem to have stopped at some level. I still look at prices for groceries (those mangosteens are pricey) and restaurant items, let alone flight prices. This de
by yibg 7y ago
I seem to have stopped at some level. I still look at prices for groceries (those mangosteens are pricey) and restaurant items, let alone flight prices. This despite being in the level 4 category in the article.
Maybe it’s being poor since childhood or the first generation immigrant frugality.
- pfranz 7y agoI definitely think the frugality can get baked in for a bunch of reasons. Also, I'll often do stuff myself because the "administrative overhead" is worse than just doing it. I had a problem with my oven and called 5 places. 3 didn't service my area and 2 didn't service my brand. I ended up just buying the part even though I would have preferred to have someone else deal with it, but I'm sure that wouldn't even occur to a bunch of people.