Frugal Living

A Guide to Buying Refurbished Apple Devices: Certified Outlets, Grades, and Warranties

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[Experiment Log] Save Money Smart Budgeting | Consumer Electronics & Hardware Arbitrage According to consumer electronics pricing data from Gartner and the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), American consumers spend an average of $1,850 every three years upgrading laptops, smartphones, and tablets to maintain professional productivity. Apple hardware commands an undeniable premium in the computing marketplace … Read more

12 Dollar Store Items You Should Always Buy (and 5 You Should Never Touch)

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[Experiment Log] Save Money | Retail Unit Economics Smart Budgeting | Practical Frugality 12 Dollar Store Items You Should Always Buy (and 5 You Should Never Touch) Dollar stores are not universally cheap. While Dollar Tree’s baseline $1.25 price point offers extraordinary arbitrage on raw commodities and party essentials, packaging downsizes and cut-rate manufacturing can … Read more

10 Supermarket Store-Brand Swaps: Comparing Ingredient Purity, Quality, and Unit Costs

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Paper grocery tote bag with fresh produce, store-brand staples, and cost comparison receipt

[Experiment Log] Field Notes | Save Money 10 Supermarket Brand Swaps That Save $150 a Month Without Sacrificing Taste By Emma Miller | Published at Komon Lab | Reading Time: 15 min Grocery inflation does not require extreme couponing or subsisting on instant ramen. By systematically classifying commodity pantry staples where federal standards of identity … Read more