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You have money left over at the end of the month?
yes, through the magic of eliminating every expense i can.
My expenses are: Rent, electricity, internet, phone service, home insurance, bus ticket (in the winter), and food (of which i've been steadily finding cheaper and cheaper things to cook, most recently discovering that you can just fry the shit out of mixed frozen vegetables and it tastes amazing).
It's slightly terrifying to see what other people spend money on, like paying 5€ for a SINGLE CUP OF COFFEE.. Or, like, owning a car at all. Buddy maybe you could afford to heat your luxurious mansion if you weren't blowing half your fucking income on a living room with 4 wheels?
An incredible amount of people, probably most people, just seem to be fundamentally incapable of recognizing expenses as being expenses. Their brain just classes that cup of coffee as something required to live and thus the cost doesn't exist. They'll buy it every single day, even as it doubles in cost, and i'm not sure if the act of paying even consciously registers.
This is exactly why I went for an e-scooter instead of a car. It has enough range to get me anywhere around town and back, it's fast enough to safely ride on the roads, and above all else it doesn't require costly refueling, insurance, or a license. I just plug it in and it's ready to go by the next time I need to use it. It has turn signals, suspension, and a bright enough headlight/taillight to be perfectly suited for nighttime use too.