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Who else here is frugal?

If I had to describe myself as an audiophile in one word, I'd like it to be frugal. Iconoclast may also be right, but if I'm different it may be due to being frugal.  There used to be a TV show called The Frugal Gourmet. To paraphrase him, the food he cooked wasn't necessarily cheap, but he'd get as much value as he could out of what he was doing.


Being an iconoclast doesn't hurt either. Listening for yourself and buying what you like, regardless of what reviewers say and how expensive something is also points us towards this.


What about you? Do you feel better saving money than spending it? Then tell us about yourself. :)
erik_squires

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erik_squires OP
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Given a choice, we would all be unwise heathens. :)
erik_squires OP
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Being frugal is NOT the same as being cheap.

It means getting the most for your dollar. @mahgister

It is very close to thrifty, and the Boy Scouts felt it was so important they made it part of the BS law.

Best,


E
erik_squires OP
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I hate frugality... :)


But by your own admission, you seem to be pretty good at it, @mahgister

;-)
erik_squires OP
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Frugal audiophiles have better hearing than those who don't. 

Fact.
erik_squires OP
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I agree that cans can be wonderful, and compared to a custom made listening room, a real cost-saver, but ...
Frugality is not about doing without, but doing the best you can with what you have. Lots of us experience our sound system through our bodies and skin, not just our ears. If this is you, cans aren't frugal. They're inadequate.


Best,
E
erik_squires OP
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Why would that annoy you do alll expensive things you find annoying?



I don’t subscribe to Stereophile in large part because they don’t cater to my price range or home type. To compare it to car magazines, at least Car and Driver spends as much time on vehicles I might buy as they do on super cars I never will.

erik_squires OP
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"Nothing wrong with carefully spending your hard-earned money."

Love this sentence.  I love supporting brick and mortar stores too.


erik_squires OP
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What do you call a person who rarely buys things,


Happy?  Satisfied? Content?

erik_squires OP
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My frugality leads me to buy way more stuff than I need because “it’s such a good deal


This was almost me over the holidays.  I hardly ever take photographs, but Amazon kept showing me these camera kits that were $1,000 off!!
erik_squires OP
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 And E,nice Montgomery Burns reference!!

Thank you, but lets give credit where due, Monty was riffing on the Star Trek pilot with Captain Pike.
erik_squires OP
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when I consider making a purchase involving what to me seems like a significant amount of money I try to make sure that it will provide me with commensurate value and commensurate enjoyment, over the long-term.

@almarg

I think those are great guides. I think it's easy to hear something better, but we fail to weigh that "better" with value. Is the delta with this purchase equal to the delta in money I won't have in my wallet.

Too often I worry audiophiles see "better" as "worth any amount of money."
erik_squires OP
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I've always found it easier to spend someone else's money,rather than spend my own.

@rocray

Excellent.... << taps fingerips together >>
erik_squires OP
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Hey @millercarbon

Yeah, sometimes I suggest that preserving the value of what you have is a better idea than hacking it, especially if the poster doesn’t seem to be very technically inclined.

Since you are in my grill over every single post, tell us how you suffered. Tell us what great big trauma my suggestion caused you.

I mean damn, this is right up there with "I went to the doctor and he failed to diagnose my cancer so I am now in hospice" type of grudge. Tell us all how hard this was on you. We’re listening.

Best,
E
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