Innovative Money Thoughts

What would things in life look like, if you literally did purchase nothing, extreme insane frugality? 


Health

The easiest health thing you could do is just get your ass outside, and go on a walk, around the block, to the local park, to the local nature preserve, going up and down steps, etc. Whatever.

And then simple ways to build build muscle and get stronger to get into calisthenics, muscle ups, chin ups etc.

Or very very cheap ways to build and muscular leg string is to just buy some heavy sand bags from Home Depot, which you could literally buy a 50 pound bag for only three dollars!


Food

As an experiment, just see if you go month, two months, three months without eating out, or ordering takeout or delivery delivery whatever.

And just cook all your food at home!

NoSco?

Or even try to go a month or two without visiting Costco; I love Costco to death, but still… Every time Cindy and I visit, it seems easy to drop $400 or $500 on a bunch of random stuff!

I’m more disciplined approach is using Amazon fresh, Amazon‘s grocery store. They have ground beef and eggs for very cheap. Also, eggs at Trader Joe’s is really cheap as well.

Other cheap groceries include Aldi’s, or even your local Mexican grocery store, meat market.

Clothing?

I am probably the most minimalist person I know, but even for myself, I still somehow have a huge closet full of random clothes, I purchased from almost a decade ago.

My suggestion is maybe, anytime you want a new outfit, just take an old article of clothing, and cut it up with scissors! Turn that old T-shirt into a tank top or sleeve shirt, or a crop top!

Or maybe even take that old pair jeans and turn them into Jean shorts?

Sometimes the best creativity you could do is by cutting stuff away, subtracting, or getting rid of stuff.

Or if you’re a man, just walk around topless without a shirt on! The only thing you must wear our pants, some black shorts are fine. 

Cars

If you want a new car, just get a virtual car. Here this is where video games make sense; just purchase a video game racing car simulator on your iPhone iPad, or PlayStation or virtual reality set up whatever. This will save you a lot of money and headache.

And this is where I thinking about virtual things in the meta-verse is interesting; with cars, I think we like the idea of owning a certain car, but nobody actually likes to really own it in real life.

For example, let it say I did buy that Lamborghini I wanted, now that I could afford them all. But, the stress and anxiety of having some random hooligan key a penis into it?


Facebook buy nothing group

I think the saving grace of Facebook is the Facebook by nothing group; in which literally almost 99% of our baby stuff we got for free! If I do some calculations, I think we might’ve saved at least $10,000 on baby stuff guy getting it all for free from the group! 

The number one common myth about having a kid is that it is expensive. Literally all the babies stuff you get this for free from this group, and then inevitably once you have a kid, you’re going to get so much free stuff from friends and family that you don’t ever have to really purchase anything.


How Amazon prime can save you money

Amazon prime if you do it intelligently can save you a lot of money. For example, I lost my old leather Cohan shoes, and I’m going to a wedding soon, and I just need some simple all black sneakers. I’m so happy I was able to order a pair of random ”L run” black men’s sneakers, with zero drop minimalist wide toolbox, for only 30 bucks deliver straight to my door. Instead of having to buy some sort of loser overpriced designer shoes.

Also, I think when you go into a store to browse, it is not only a waste of time, but also the biggest issue here is that you end up buying things you don’t need.

Amazon prime is good as if you use like a laser; to only target and purchase things you actually need.


How to intelligently purchase things

you never need a reason to buy something. Either buy it or you don’t. Simple as that. 

  1. When in doubt, don’t buy it.
  2. Before buying something, think about it for at least 60 days
  3. When you do buy something, imagine like you’re going to use it by the time you’re older; can use it for the next 30 years?

Time robustness

I think the reason why black is a good choice is that it will still be good 30 years from now. Colors come and go in terms of fashion.

Technically why is also good, but I suppose the issue is that overtime, it will get dirty. Unless you want the dirtiness to be an aesthetic fashion thing?

Black is often just easier.


Real men drive Priuses

I have a fun game that I like to play with car dealers and car sales mints; having them guess what car I drive. Typically they think I drive a Tesla model X or something… And then finally after about five minutes of back-and-forth, they never guess that I drive a Prius!

In fact, starting my ERIC KIM CULT — the prerequisite for joining is having a Toyota Prius! For myself, I think the best bang for the buck is the 2010 Prius; the most JDM styled design – timeless design. The generation previous is too bubbly, the generations afterwards are cool but not really necessary. 

In fact, why have I not yet seen somebody Matte Black wrap their Prius? Especially the new new Prius, which essentially looks like a Porsche 911 from behind!

Cocaine white

Honestly I think the whole trend for people wanting to have black on black cars, murdered out, or Matt black wraps whatever is that somehow they want to look like a gangster? Or like Batman?

White is far superior; in the realm of cars.

If you want to sound like a gangster, just say that your white Prius is “cocaine white”– or “white girl” (E-40 slang for cocaine).

Obviously I do not promote drugs or cocaine; but this is a funny tongue in cheek rebranding of things you could do to make the color white on cars “cool”.

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Being sober is more manly

One thing I think that is bad about alcohol is that people think of it like liquid courage. For example, even photographers and street furs who need to have a beer or two, or consume alcohol before having the courage to shoot photography. This is bad.  

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