What are some of the biggest time & money wasting mistakes based on your experience?

ramfex21 · 2019-03-15T03:56:28+00:00

Money wasting mistake is having a girlfriend. There is always something to pay for when it comes to women.

Time wasting mistake. Scrolling Instagram and reddit

MrAgamemnon · 2019-03-15T06:07:22+00:00

Mother fucking cars.

Never buy an expensive car. Buy a cheap reliable piece of shit.

volvostupidshit · 2019-03-15T05:48:47+00:00

Not taking advantage of gays to pay for my stuffs.

theherosmyth · 2019-03-15T10:07:42+00:00

Porn. Wastes hours a day, trains you into spectator mode and for me anyway it trained my brain to expect new visual stimulation every 17 seconds. Going limp during sex = no bueno. I suspect it even deadens your experience of life in general because it just fries your dopamine receptors.

Weed. Once in a blue moon now is fine, but several times a week is just a waste of time and money myan

Video games. The idea was to just unwind and play some games an hour a day, but I never ended up sticking to that time frame, I’d start playing a shit ton and get sucked back into an apathetic mindset. It was better for me to just get rid of this trap altogether

Informative content (youtube or even books). I think reading is great if it supplements taking action. I got into the trap of thinking I need to know this one thing, and then one thing more, and then just one more thing before I could finally start chasing my dream. Basically I got into the habit of hoarding information. Not reading stuff that I can leverage right now, but rather reading or watching stuff, just cause it might be useful one day. Stop.

throwitpplaway · 2019-03-15T02:58:15+00:00

Video games. My entire high school and college social life consisted of playing video games and getting fat.

HurricaneHugues · 2019-03-15T03:45:01+00:00

Social media

NightTripInsights · 2019-03-15T03:55:52+00:00

Drugs cost $ and time

menial_optimist · 2019-03-15T13:20:16+00:00

Anything that has to do with wasting money on status. Walk around your local university and you'll see guys decked out in all top brand fashion. How do they afford that? They're all broke. While its okay to buy nice clothes, proper budgeting and asking "Can I afford this, truly?" is the best way forward. People who try and play the status game with expensive cars, houses, clothes and other objects are playing a losing game, because there's always going to be someone richer or better looking than you.

Dextorian · 2019-03-15T08:54:44+00:00

Curious, how did you get over number 5 on your list?

throwawaybpdnpd · 2019-03-15T13:37:34+00:00

Used to play WoW full time whilst spending all my money on sports cars and getting high all day every day

Nowadays I stopped playing video games, I train hard, I run a successful local services business, I own reliable/cheap cars and I grow my own weed instead

Still watching netflix way too much but I’m a work in progress

TFWnoLTR · 2019-03-15T19:54:47+00:00

Prostitutes.

It's so damn easy to get pussy without paying for it directly. Sure, I might spend upwards of a hundred bucks working my way into a girls pants, but then I've got a steady plate for weeks or more that will cost next to nothing to maintain. Also girls banging you because they want to try so much harder than the overwhelming majority of hookers and in general are much more fun to be around. I'd rather bag a fatty than show up to another seedy hotel with $200 cash to find out it's not the girl from the ad or the sex is just bad or any other of the many disappointments that come nearly every time you pay for sex.

Fuck hookers. I mean... don't pay for them. You know what I mean.

tothetopbaby1 · 2019-03-15T12:33:09+00:00

1, 3, & 6 aren’t really time wasters man, you may have just had bad experiences. They all have the opportunity to be huge time wasters but if done correctly can propel you forward, just learn to do them correctly.

Moldy_Gecko · 2019-03-15T13:49:56+00:00

Games man. I used to spend a lot on video games. But I still geek out once a week playing dnd. Which is oddly something I finally decided to get into post-finding trp, lol

mams1724 · 2019-03-15T13:52:48+00:00

Not seeing shit through. Literally have a bad feminine habit of not finishing the task regardless if it’s my “passion” or not. Cost me a lot of wasted skills and time.

Depends on what task that is. If it's going to help you build a career on it then go for it 100% if not then find something else worth your time and money. That was my biggest mistake.

BurnoutRS · 2019-03-15T14:50:42+00:00

cook meals

did you know that for 60 dollars you can eat a bowl of oatmeal a day for 2 years?

Get a lunchbag or a cooler. pack some snacks, lunches etc. and take that shit with you

Well_hung_Yakuza · 2019-03-15T22:22:41+00:00

Paying for chicks indirectly. I have been very proud in never paying for a chick ever, but have them pay for me, but I did, in the end, pay for stuff like Ubers etc. Should either split or avoid alltogether by taking bus/subway/whatever. Other costs include bed sheets, or even a guest bed (my bed is too small for two people).
Wasting money on alcohol and all the costs involved with it (again Ubers, etc.). By far the biggest money sink for me in the past. Limit this to once a week, or better, once a month or quit alltogether.
Rent. This one is personal preference and depends on a lot of circumstances. I try to find the best compromise between cost and logistics, as location does indeed matter and long commutes suck. There is also some stuff to consider when it comes to roommates. I shared with people that were easy going and fairly asexual. Also shared with people who were drunk and fucking at 4AM when I had to go to work. Find something that works for you.
Books! i try to order books off amazon, read them, and send them back. This is very true for uni books as you will never read or need them again in all likelohood! Buy novels second hand. Don't buy any self help books like tai lopez, it is a complete waste of time and money. These people are scammers.
Online Courses. I never bought one of those but they are usually trash and you can get the information for free. The only stuff you want to take a course in are hard skills like coding or a hobby like dancing, guitar, etc. Most importantly: Invest in hard skills.

Time:

Most has been mentioned. Stop scrolling social media, it is literally turning you into a mindless android. At least limit it and focus on creating and not just consuming, e.g. by taking photos for instagram or adding something meaningful to reddit. Stop porn. Try to limit your commutes (as mentioned above, depends largely on your circumstances). However: be as social as possible and never say no to an invitation.

virtualvirgincake2 · 2019-03-15T09:38:21+00:00

Pursuing women ;)

jjvvkk · 2019-03-15T03:23:32+00:00

Pets. A pet can set you back 1300 dollars per year and whooping 12000 dollars over its lifetime. No thanks

Title	What are some of the biggest time & money wasting mistakes based on your experience?
Author	throwitpplaway
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Date	March 15, 2019 2:21 AM UTC (5 years ago)
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