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Optimal Finance Daily - Financial Independence and Money Advice

2973: My 750 Dollar Bread Making Machine by Mr. Money Mustache on Frugality and Financial Independence

Optimal Finance Daily - Financial Independence and Money Advice

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Business, Education, Investing, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 17 December 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2973: Mr. Money Mustache illustrates how a $10 secondhand bread machine revolutionized his household by saving over $750, reducing waste, and enhancing creativity in the kitchen. From making fresh bread to crafting gourmet pizza dough, he demonstrates that frugal choices can be both cost-effective and indulgent, blending practicality with culinary joy. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/09/08/my-750-bread-making-machine-2/ Quotes to ponder: "You just throw in some flour and a few other things, and you have a great loaf of bread in just a few hours." "But in my own odd life which combines both frugality and decadence, I have found this device to be quite a worthy contributor to the family." "If you eat bread and/or pizza regularly, I can safely recommend having a peek at your local Craig’s if you want to dip a toe into the breadmaking world as well." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:01.9

Nope.

0:02.7

But neither was email when it was invented in 1972.

0:06.0

And yet today, we send 347 billion emails every single day.

0:12.1

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0:13.5

It's new.

0:14.2

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0:17.6

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0:22.6

Go to crackin.com and see what crypto can be. Don't invest unless you're prepared to lose all the

0:26.7

money you invest. This is a high-risk investment and you should not expect to be protected if something

0:29.4

goes wrong. This is Optimal Finance Daily. My $750 breadmaking machine by Mr. Money Mustash of Mr. Money Mustash.com.

0:40.7

Some consumer products become the butt of many jokes because they're often bought in a fit

0:45.9

of good intentions, but then discarded almost immediately. Treadmills and exercise bikes are in this

0:51.7

category, as are juice extractors and bread machines. So you can

0:55.8

understand the hesitation I felt three years ago when the temptation to own a bread machine of my own

1:01.4

started growing within me. The justification in my mind was that we're eating a lot of bread at the time,

1:07.0

and hey, who doesn't like fresh bread? So I let the idea sit and rise for a while and

1:12.6

meanwhile the missus and I went over to dinner at the home of some friends one night

1:17.1

these friends are a sophisticated and frugal couple from Holland who had just moved to the

1:22.5

US they served us an exotic spicy vegetarian meal that was insanely delicious, with a slice of steaming, seed-encrusted, fresh-baked bread on the side.

1:34.2

My wife and I said, we need to start eating more like you two.

1:38.4

The table immediately broke into two discussions.

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