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BouncyEgg t1_j6k6sf2 wrote

So the way to do this next is to go through each of the expenses that you have listed and ask yourself:

  • Can it be cut?
  • Can it be reduced?
  • Is it necessary?

What I consider necessary for me, may not be necessary to you (and vice versa).

You have to decide what you can do without. For example, Pandora/Spotify seem like overlapping services. Can you really not tolerate ads? Youtube. Same deal.

Is the WoW a need?

Is the Six Flags a need?

Why is the phone so high?

Have you ever tried calling your internet provider and asked to cancel? (to get a deal from the retentions department)

Rent is a big expense. Is taking on roommates or moving to a lower cost place realistic?

Is selling the car and using public transit realistic?

Does the car need all the washing? Is this something you can do for yourself?

No one can answer these type of questions for you. You have to be the one who discusses what you are actually interested in changing/adjusting/eliminating.

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tidyshark12 OP t1_j6k9uh2 wrote

Phone bill is high bc I need hotspot on my phone to play wow while I'm away and i have my tablet for watching tv and such. Usually I'm gone for the entire month except for a couple days. My roommate is moving out and i just re-signed the lease or I'd be moving for sure. I've only had the internet for a few months, but I will likely reduce the bandwidth it since I'm paying for it alone now. Public transit is definitely not an option, unfortunately. But i am thinking of selling my car and getting a much cheaper one. Six flags I'd say isn't a need, but they don't offer the plan I'm on anymore, so if I get rid of it, I'll never get it back. Plus, I only live about 20 minutes from one, so we go there all the time. I am considering dropping the car wash to maybe 10/mo or even 0 most of the time, especially if I get a different car. I cant stand ads at all, I cant use YouTube, spotify, or pandora with ads, but I will likely drop pandora and maybe YouTube, too and just stop using those services entirely.

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BouncyEgg t1_j6kavbj wrote

> I need hotspot on my phone to play wow

You state this as a "need."

Like I said, we're going to have differing values.

You ultimately decide what you "need."

You ultimately decide what you are willing to do differently.

That goes for everything else in your response.

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tidyshark12 OP t1_j6kb1x5 wrote

That makes sense. Also, I'll be dropping hotspot once I'm home every day.

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