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What do you hate most about buying makeup?

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What do you hate most about buying makeup? Hello fellow makeup lovers! I’m doing a project for school and would just like to hear about things you don’t like when buying makeup, or any things you dislike about the makeup industry. For example: Any products you wished existed but don’t? shades/colors/types of products? Which brands do you feel care about you, and does that make you like t…

Reddit Makeup Addiction 110 2023-10-11

29y/o – dreams of buying a home

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29y/o – dreams of buying a home I’m 29 make $110k a year (new attorney) and first generation. Had no guidance or financial help. Have 6 figure school debt and payments start next month. All I have is a credit card that I always pay off on time and a couple thousand in my $401k from my first job out of law school. I really want to buy a home but I feel so lost. In my area decen…

Reddit Personal Finance 168 2023-10-07

Thoughts on buying my dream house?

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Thoughts on buying my dream house? I make a bit over 135k a year, I’m in my early 30s. Going to come into about 400k-500k USD, and was thinking about selling my place and buying a dream home in the 800k-900k range. I have good credit. Been contributing enough to my 401k to get my employer’s match & been maxing out my Roth IRA for about a decade now. Have a couple hundred thousand…

Reddit Personal Finance 165 2023-09-27

LPT – When buying more than one thing from a new website split them into two purchases. Usually after the first purchase they immediately email a coupon for your next purchase which you can use right away.

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LPT – When buying more than one thing from a new website split them into two purchases. Usually after the first purchase they immediately email a coupon for your next purchase which you can use right away. My sister is a big coupon person and she shared this with me a while back, works more than half the time. Hope it’s helpful! submitted by /u/wap2005

Life Pro Tips 146 2023-09-25

These Are the Hidden Costs of Buying a House

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These Are the Hidden Costs of Buying a House The housing market looks like hell for the foreseeable future. Your home is probably the most expensive thing you’ll ever own, and that expense goes beyond the closing price. For most of us, it’ll be the largest purchase we’ll ever make, and the biggest debt we’ll ever take on—and that’s before all the hidden,… Read more…

Lifehacker 148 2023-09-21

LPT Please be careful buying third-party

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LPT Please be careful buying third-party Ignore this if they ONLY sale through third-party sites and not through their own website. I know some places only sale through third-party. This is for if they do sale on their website and it’s not using sites like Ticketmaster. So I’ve worked in several customer service jobs and I don’t know how many times I’ve had people cuss me out or just b…

Life Pro Tips 148 2023-09-19

Would buying a studio / 1bedroom apartment in a different state be a smart use of money?

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Would buying a studio / 1bedroom apartment in a different state be a smart use of money? So I’m a 30m and I live with my parents rent free. I currently live in Miami, and it just doesn’t seem worth buying property here imo. I want to leave this state in the future, but I do make good money here and I know I’ll also make good money in the state I’m planning on purchasing the studio. I managed to save roughly $95k. $15k cash, $65k che…

Reddit Personal Finance 179 2023-09-19

At $6,750, Could You Be Egged Into Buying This 1993 Toyota Previa LE?

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At $6,750, Could You Be Egged Into Buying This 1993 Toyota Previa LE? The world may not have been clamoring for a mid-engined seven-seater with an available manual transmission, but that’s what Toyota brought about with the Previa van. Today’s Nice Price or No Dice LE rocks a stick and some mods. Let’s see if it’s worth all the commotion. Read more…

Jalopnik 222 2023-09-18

Camara buying advice

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Camara buying advice Hello folks! I am noob here when it comes to cameras. I am looking to buy a decent entry level DSLR. Only purpose is general purpose still photography for my trips and vacations. Will the Canon 1500D + 18-55 kit lens a good choice?? Or should I buy only the body and a different lens? Please put forward your suggestions. submitted by /u/Cr…

Ask Photography 206 2023-09-17

Is buying a house the smart choice?

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Is buying a house the smart choice? Hello, I am a 22M med student in Spain with 100K € due to an inheritance. I have been a follower of some financial subreddits for a while, in an attempt to be able to manage my money efficiently as a way to respect the effort that my relative made to earn it. The money is currently conservatively invested until I decide my financial strategy for…

Reddit Personal Finance 141 2023-09-17

What to Consider Before Buying a Used Peloton

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What to Consider Before Buying a Used Peloton When my cheap Amazon spin bike broke, I felt like I should upgrade to something better. But even though I was already following along with Peloton videos (on their app), I thought that getting an actual Peloton was out of reach. But good spin bikes start in the high triple digits, and it turns out Pelotons could be… Read more…

Lifehacker 242 2023-09-16

[LPT request] How to not get bent out of shape when I lose a small amount of money on a purchase? (Think, buying something non-refundable the day before it goes on sale.)

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How to not get bent out of shape when I lose a small amount of money on a purchase? (Think, buying something non-refundable the day before it goes on sale.) It’s stupid, but I recently booked a non-refundable hotel and ended up paying $50 more than if I just purchased it a day later. I am fortunate to earn enough money where $50 isn’t a huge deal in the grand scheme of things, but I grew up poor part of me always wants to get the absolute best deal possible. Though I know this logically, I just can’…

Life Pro Tips 201 2023-09-15

Need advice on buying a car.

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Need advice on buying a car. I just got a job and my take home is 4k per month after taxes. I’m looking to buy/finance a car. Here’s my monthly breakdown for living costs Rent+utilities = $960 Food = 500 Travel(I currently Uber to work since I don’t own a car) = 500 Now here’s the catch. I currently don’t have credit history, so I can imagine that might make it hard to get…

Reddit Personal Finance 202 2023-09-11

Buying a home with your parents. Pros/Cons?

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Buying a home with your parents. Pros/Cons? I’m a single millennial. I saved up a significant downpayment of $200k but I find myself still struggling to afford a home in this market. My parents are offering to help me buy my first home with an additional $200k so buying something with a full cash offer for $400k or less. My parents created their own set of contingencies where I would hand…

Reddit Personal Finance 191 2023-09-08

Advice on Buying a camera from a pawn shop

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Advice on Buying a camera from a pawn shop Please remove if against rules. This is my first attempt at buying a mirror less camera. A pawn shop is asking $650 for a used zve10 with 28-70 mm lens (I think this is the kit lens for a7). As seen in the pictures she confirmed it’s working. It’s over an hour drive for me. Can any experienced voices in here pls comment? It’s for video use mainl…

Ask Photography 170 2023-09-08

Upgrading from Sony Crop to Full Frame – Others that have made the jump, how did you go about re-buying Lenses?

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Upgrading from Sony Crop to Full Frame – Others that have made the jump, how did you go about re-buying Lenses? Hi all – I’m looking to finally upgrade my Sony A6000 and I’m going to take the dive into full-frame and get the new Sony A7Cii – Unfortunately it means starting from scratch with my Lens collection, so I was hoping some others here may have made a similar jump and have any advice? My go-to Lens on my A6000 has been the Sigma 18-50mm f2.8 for St…

Ask Photography 177 2023-09-06

LPT request: How to stop feeling guilty of buying something for myself just for pleasure

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LPT request: How to stop feeling guilty of buying something for myself just for pleasure My whole childhood, I was living in “light” poverty. My parents had relatively huge debts from their early life attempts to make their own business (failed). I can’t remember a time when we hadn’t food on the table, but we couldn’t afford to buy new things like a car or to go abroad on vacation. When I wanted a new expensive toy, I was denied by…

Life Pro Tips 153 2023-09-05