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For me it was "buy high quality pillow" because you sleep for one thrid of a day etc. I needed a new pillow anyway so I came to the store and bought the best they had. And it was ... ok. Like it's a fine pillow but my sleeping haven't improved really, it's basically the same. So I was disapointed :(

So, which life pro tip disappointed you?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

You've been sold a bill of goods, or whoever tried to tell you this doesn't understand leasing.
ex-lease cars are just as good as new, come with a new car warranty, and don't come with the absurd depreciation.
look at cars that where released 3 years ago, that's the used cars we're talking about not a 1990s civic or whatever.

Poor people buy new cars, rich people lease them, smart people buy ex-lease cars.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And even poorer people just buy $1000 beaters and deal with it because we literally can't afford anything better.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I am a member of the 10mm socket + Hammer club too, but if I had money I know how not to blow it

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This is great advice for anyone looking to buy used and not new. Don’t buy someone else’s problems from Craigslist. If you can, buy something from a reputable source that includes a warranty.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yep. NRMA inspections for the win. There has got to be a similar service in the US.