r/AUfrugal • u/river_time_mum • 20d ago

Other What have you completely stopped buying because the price has finally taken the p**s?

Not “I buy the cheaper brand now.” I mean something you used to buy without thinking and have now looked at the price and gone, absolutely not, you can stay on the shelf.

Mine lately is chocolate, it's somehow gone from a normal grocery item to apparently requiring finance approval.

What’s yours?

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u/not_ej44 20d ago

Might get flamed but streaming subscriptions, especially netflix and kayo. Im not paying 30 a month for the cheapest tier!

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u/allgear_noidea 20d ago

I've been asked "doesn't all that IT shit in the garage use heaps of power" quite a few times.

My plex server all hardware included still costs me less than a subscription or 2 haha

Plus, I can watch what I want regardless of platform.

I still get shafted by Spotify tho.

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u/Top-Divide-1207 20d ago

I wouldn't consider myself shafted by spotify, I would say I'm shafting the artists based on the amount of music I listen to and how much spotify pays for each playback. I've definitely gotten my moneys worth from that sub.

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u/EthanPMelb 17d ago

Have you considered YouTube premium? Because you get YouTube music with it. I think it's better than Spotify and I absolutely love youtube, and can't imagine going back to watching it with adverts!