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Cake day: July 1st, 2023

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  • Haha idk why you gonna be so stingy and throw around definitions of words, especially when using opinion sources rather than a dictionary. Don’t you know that language is defined by how it is used? Regardless,

    • Frugality is Strategic: It involves planning, research, and aligning spending with personal values and financial goals.

    This post is the research.  One of my values and goals is to consume as little as possible, let alone buying unnecessary stuff in a world of over production of garbage. I actually have a soap dish and hard soap for those that prefer it. Personally I tend to get terrible pimple breakouts from it tho.

    The financial goal of this little project is to not spend more money than necessary in general and as most soap just gets put down the drain anyway I thought it a decent afternoon project to look into.

    • Frugality is Value-Oriented: The focus is on the overall value received, not just the price tag paid.

    Arguably the value added by diluting the soap is very small, but if successful would double the range of a soap bottle, which has intrinsic value in consuming less and producing less garbage (packaging and soap dishes) on top of the fact I don’t have to buy any soap 🤷‍♂️

    On the other hand your solution is generating more garbage in form of packaging and a soap dish, whilst adding absolutely nothing of value to my bathroom nor does it adress the issue of wasting soap.

    > *Frugality is Empowering: It gives you control over your finances, reducing stress and building wealth.

    I have very good control of my finances because I chose to not spend my money where it can be avoided. Hence the dumpster diving to acquire said soap. I spend it on beer instead :)

    Now, looking at merriam webster dictionary, which is the definition I actually when deciding where to post my question, it gives much simpler answer than the capital powerhouse you shared.

    the quality or state of being [frugal]  : careful management of material resources and especially money

    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frugality

    Cheers







  • Getting a new dispenser also spending tho. I tried modifying my old dispenser with a ziptie around the neck but the dispenser broke very quickly, which I think was due to the force you expect to put into it. But thats just a guess, could’ve been a bad pump too

    But thats what lead me to looking into dilution/gelling.

    But yea buying gum is another purchase whereas i already have plenty of starch.