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🗓️ 23 September 2025
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Forget reusing tea bags and hoarding ketchup packets because some “frugal hacks” don’t actually save you money, they just make you look cheap. In this episode, we’ll break down the habits that don’t give you the payoff you think they will, what to do instead, and why looking cheap actually costs you more in the long run.
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| 0:33.3 | Welcome to the Frugal Friends podcast, where you'll learn to save money, embrace simplicity, and live a rich life. |
| 0:45.1 | Here are your host, Jen and Jill. |
| 0:49.0 | Welcome, Frugal Friends. I'm Jen. |
| 0:51.1 | And I'm Jill. |
| 0:52.1 | And you've seen the advice. |
| 1:09.0 | Reuse your tea bags, hoard condiment packets, clip coupons. And here's the truth. Some frugal habits don't actually save you as much as you think. They just make you look cheap. |
| 1:26.6 | We've hosted a frugal living podcast for seven and a half years now, but there are some things that we are just not going to get down with because we believe that frugality is more so about freedom, enjoying the life that you're living, not about embarrassing yourself or other people in public. |
| 1:28.4 | Yeah. So in this episode, we are going to break down seven habits that probably don't give you the payoff you think they do. |
| 1:36.4 | And we're going to steer clear of the old ones that you've heard in probably some of our |
| 1:41.5 | recent episodes. And we're going to talk about why being cheap actually caught you more in the long run. |
| 1:48.4 | And trust us, you will want to hear number seven because it's one we see recommended everywhere. |
| 1:54.6 | And we're really excited to dig in to that one. |
| 1:58.9 | But first, this episode is brought to you by hacks. |
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| 2:06.3 | Or the HBO show. |
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