Julia | Budget Lady
Region: US
Sunday 11 October 2026 13:19:42 GMT
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rac00nallys :
At least in 2008 yall still had fast food dollar menus, gas was cheaper, and you could rent a one bedroom apartment by yourself on a minimum wage job 🥲 it’s a whole other beast these days.
2026-10-11 15:17:20
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Ray & Stormi 🏳️🌈| dog nerd :
I used planned parenthood for ALL my healthcare in my 20s 😆
2026-10-11 14:08:03
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Whit :
Yes to these but don’t forget that camera surveillance was much more limited in 2008. Make sure you’re aware of your surroundings before trying out any new tips a tricks.
2026-10-11 14:15:31
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gorgonapologist :
I had a $400 studio 😭 and Taco Bell still had a dollar menu
2026-10-11 22:29:46
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meepmarpmerp :
the entirety of 2008 recession was much easier even with $5/gallon gas than this go around. my rent was 350 a month. now it's 900
2026-10-11 14:52:21
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Erin :
That rich neighborhood trash day thing is how I furnished my first apartment! I still have some really cool bookcases and bakers shelves I found
2026-10-11 14:28:49
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MayaThePhoenix :
I feel like the economy is worse now I was able to afford to eat out back then!
2026-10-11 18:00:55
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Molly Thynes - Author :
Unfortunately, a lot of washing machines have you pay over an app now Big tech ruins everything
2026-10-12 12:52:08
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kate9905 :
I never bought trash bags, paper towels, or condiments. We were all playing the CVS and point games all over town to get stuff for 5 cents.
2026-10-11 14:13:51
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roberts2205 :
I knew someone who would do the double money back guarantee at grocery stores by buying bad meat/produce on purpose and returning it later and getting double their money back
2026-10-11 13:24:44
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Badnew.tv :
So what do we do if we became adults in the pandemic, and have been doing these things for the last 6 years with basically nothing left to stretch
2026-10-11 14:34:49
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Morgan :
Learn to trade services with your friends. Do you have a friend that cuts hair, and you're good at cleaning? Trade a hair cut for some housework. Also, learn skills that you can use, like how to repair and make clothes. I got really into fixing my own clothes during the last recession.
2026-10-11 18:58:56
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Kyle :
Every time we bail out companies our prices go up
2026-10-11 14:34:34
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Starina_sterling :
I just ate all my 3 meals at work because I worked at a restaurant - injad coffee in the am, with leftover dessert. Croutons and tomatoes from the salad bar and then I'd get 50% of meal and take that hole for dinner usually lasted 2 days
2026-10-11 15:02:22
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Hendawg :
Better yet, there was a specific order of buttons you could press on laundromat digital washers to get free washer/dryer cycles. I knew my dorms/apartments
2026-10-12 15:11:39
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earlychildhoodideas :
I used hotel breakfast often when I was in my early 20s to survive! This isn’t a devious hack haha but the local library will often have free tickets to the museum or local sporting events as long as you have a library card. Some free life entertainment.
2026-10-11 13:47:56
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kristibrokaw209 :
We did extreme couponing, and crawled into the city recycling bin to get extra coupons from recycled newspapers
2026-10-11 15:21:35
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lidthekid3 :
Would order a side from pollo loco and would grab at the time as much onions and cilantro from their salsa bar. Used that to cook at home
2026-10-11 17:04:41
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Ayumi :
I moved my butt to a whole different country to work b/c of the recession straight out of college 💀
2026-10-11 17:20:09
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The Emo Appalachian :
We used to stake out little Caesars and wait for them to throw out the leftover pizza at the end of the night. We also would call friends we knew were working closing shifts at restaurants to collect leftover food that was about to be thrown away
2026-10-11 19:11:05
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whitneymari_ :
I genuinely lived off of dollar pizza and free events in nyc. 3 roommates in a 2 bedroom , no tv or cable. Was the happiest I remember being.
2026-10-11 15:14:24
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kristen_surya :
as a new yorker ty for the laundry tip
2026-10-11 14:16:56
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Spinner :
I will always trawl the ritzy neighborhoods for treasure during bulk item pickup day 🫡
2026-10-11 14:10:10
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chronicallyphyl :
Now cameras would make so much impossible 😭 I was 11 but was poor before this and a told of these people who I grew up around did to survive even pre 2008. Another good one is brining an empty salt/pepper container to restaurants and swap it wout for a full one (obviously making sure the shaker matched the one you swapped) works for ketchup too 😅
2026-10-11 14:27:00
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Slainte mhath 🍉 :
So as a millennial born in 1981 in 2008, we were not entering the workforce some of us had been in the workforce for almost 10 years at that point
2026-10-11 20:37:58
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