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A lot of people dream about big luxuries, but some of the best ones don’t cost much at all. Sometimes, it’s the little things that make us feel truly spoiled. What’s a “luxury” you think most people can actually afford?
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#1
Unconditional, endless love, affection and gratitude... from a rescue pet.
Or, if you can't keep a pet, just volunteer at a shelter, a few hours per week. Animals living there were often mistreated, neglected, abandoned. Show them some kindness. They way they respond would melt stones.
Final score:
14points
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#2
Good quality toilet paper...for me it's Kleenex or else...
Final score:
8points
KatSaidWhat 5 months ago
Same. Sadly I also have to keep it in my room as my housemates need yards of it at a time but don't replace and buy cheap stuff.
Bored Sailor 5 months ago
I am a Red Bear guy. Do not need as much and works great. At work I pull out 5 times as much because thin paper does not work well.
#3
Clean drinking water
Final score:
7points
Vermonta 5 months ago
Including in the USA. Can't swim in oceans or lakes in many places. Algae, bacteria, ecoli, . . .
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I remember when a cell phone was a luxury item...
Final score:
6points
StrangeOne 5 months ago
It's now necessity since some social assistance programs hand them out to recipients so they have a way for businesses to contact them for job hunting and a way to get around. Our transit system has done away with the physical route maps at stops and made a lot of features restricted to the app. Most jobs are online, too. Before I had a cellphone, prior to 2019, I relied on payphones while I was out. I could still find payphones at the local grocery store and mall, and some were at transit stops, although in very nasty condition. Now, much of those payphones are gone, and luckily some time after I bent and got my own cellphone, finally. Some people have still never gotten a cellphone, or it's in for repairs or lost/stolen. I help people out when they need the time or to look up bus times and routes.
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If you look at the past we live with luxuries. Carpeted floors, aircon, free (except USA) medical care. Antibiotics, vaccines, clean water (mostly), sewage plants, food from around the world, spices, more than one or 2 sets of clothes, cheap clothes, movies, music, books at your fingertips. Easy travel. Many things we take for granted now and yet not even the wealthy had back when.
Final score:
6points
KatSaidWhat 5 months ago
Not all the non-free healthcare countries turned healthcare into a capitalist commodity.
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#7
Cheese. I will never give up on the love of my life.
Final score:
6points
KatSaidWhat 5 months ago
This is an every day essential for me based on needing dairy for bone strength.
JK (Submission author) 5 months ago
Also, at some grocery stores they put small amounts of discarded cheese in a basket, you can get an at home taste.
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Breathing. I think that, for now, it is the only free luxury that the vast majority of the world's population can enjoy.
Final score:
4points
KatSaidWhat 5 months ago
Yeah, you say that but somehow there is a f*****g air rights tax. I wish I was making that up.
#9
Candy
Final score:
4points
StrangeOne 5 months ago
I've been trying to kick the habit of buying candy. It's usually whenever I crave fruit. So I buy fruit instead. If I do buy candy, it's the fruit juice kind. Not really healthy, but better than sour patch kids that hurt my tongue and give me a stomachache.
#11
Flavored Ramen Noodles
Final score:
2points
BeesEelsAndPups 5 months ago
Add a little sriracha and some green onions. I often will also use leftover chicken that I shred or chop up. Also really good with flaky white fish. I like a baked tilapia with lemon, then I add it to the ramen right before serving. Pollock, Whiting, or Catfish would also work depending on your region. If you want to add something saltier, anchovies or canned sardines would be good too I bet. Although Ramen is pretty salty already. Dude, I made myself hungry
Bored Sailor 5 months ago
We like to heat the water separate and add to the noodles plus crack an egg right into the boiling hot water. Par boiled egg gives a nice cream rich flavor.
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#12
Going from least to most expensive:
1. Going for a walk
2. Sitting down for a while
3. Taking a nap
4. Spending time chatting with friends
5. Taking a cold shower on a hot day
6. Taking a hot shower on a cold day
7. Having a simple meal that you make at home
8. Having a big meal that you make at home
9. Making a big meal to share with your friends
10. Making a big meal out of your friends
Final score:
2points
B 5 months ago
A meal out? It escapes my understanding how anyone still does this. You pay completely ridiculous prices for the food, and even more for drinks, just so your lazy @ss doesn't need to cook or wash dishes. Friends of ours went out last week to a fancy restaurant - their meal (without drinks) cost them as much as we spend on two weeks' groceries. It's just stupid.
Bored Sailor 5 months ago
Me and my wife disagree, both of us are good cooks. Think about how produce is sold, 10 plus items in one dish 10% of purchased product used for the two dishes and now you have a limited time to figure away to use the other 90% of products purchased before they go bad and some are rarely used in everyday cooking. Some simple things in the long run cost less, even simple things. But on the other hand my friends were very tasty, now trying to figure out a good way to make more ingredients. I meant friends.
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Lion's mane mushroom tea. It's a game changer.
Final score:
0points
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StrangeOne 5 months ago
Education. It's mandatory to learn in North America. Some places it's encouraged or urged, but not enforced. Some places it's illegal. If you live someplace where learning is accessible and free, you definitely should take advantage of the freedom to discover and explore.
Bored Sailor 5 months ago
Unfortunately in USA some schools it is enforced but with a negative impact by no child left behind. Here all pass to the next grade regardless of knowledge instead of ensuring understanding.
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Education. It's mandatory to learn in North America. Some places it's encouraged or urged, but not enforced. Some places it's illegal. If you live someplace where learning is accessible and free, you definitely should take advantage of the freedom to discover and explore.
Bored Sailor 5 months ago
Unfortunately in USA some schools it is enforced but with a negative impact by no child left behind. Here all pass to the next grade regardless of knowledge instead of ensuring understanding.
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