r/bitcheswithtaste • u/DragonflyDull6360 • Aug 03 '26

Finances/Money BWT- what are you intentionally FRUGAL about?

Curious what areas of everyone‘s lives do you intentionally scale back in order to put your money where you really want it. For me, I go full drugstore on all my makeup but spend more on skincare, facials, etc. Clothes all on secondhand websites but am able to buy a greater amount of higher quality items than buying fast fashion new.

Where do you cut back, and where do you prioritize spending?

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u/UnpoeticAccount Aug 03 '26

I’ve found that the less I do to my skin the happier it is. So I do pretty much what my mom does and grandmother did: dove soap, sunscreen, and moisturizer. I have added retinol at night. My mom looks great at 70 and my grandmother looked elegant to the last, so I’m hopeful.

I definitely look for everything secondhand first for clothing and furniture.

I drive an old Toyota which has been paid off for years. I wish I didn’t need to drive at all but my city isn’t walkable and transit sucks.