Editing Frugality (section)

== Tech ==
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Unless in edge-cases like needing audio description tracks, pirate TV shows and movies. Even with streaming platforms, pirated content has the convenience of being more shareable over Discord calls etc. Save your media money for things that actually have diminished content when pirated, e.g. online video games.

Most consumer tech can be bought refurbished or used in A-/B+ grade on eBay.

About eBay, if a device is easy to repair, look for two instances of it for parts with different issues. You can piece them back together, and resell the extra parts.

It's better to get an older flagship thing, than a newer mid-range thing. This goes for monitors, TVs, phones, GPUs and more.

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Buying a Chromebox and spending 10 minutes to hack it is about 150 dollars cheaper than buying an equivalent Windows mini PC.

Use Facebook Marketplace! Especially for appliances. Fridges, ovens, freezers and more seem to lose all their value. A 3 year old fridge bought for 800 gets sold for 120 on Facebook every Monday.

Consider what to buy used and what to buy new. As well as when to buy high-end versus when it doesn't matter. A good indicator for this is moving parts. This isn't always true, but there are specific components like motors, belts, rails, etc, that can seize up, disintegrate, rust over time. In those cases buying new and/or high-end will provide you with a longer lasting appliance, since they're built with better parts. Its important to do your research with multiple sources on which brands are high quality for a given product vertical.

Floor models are always a winner. Not every store will sell them to you, and some have an entire section dedicated to them. But always check. Even IKEA has a liquidation section just before the checkout area. I'd recommend you check these before checking the rest of the store you're in. Odds are you'll find a better deal there which you might've missed otherwise.