I order hot sauce on a regular basis and eat it way too often. Also habanero chips (crisps).
Both are gone way too fast.
Guilty? No.
Ice cream. I’m addicted.
Furniture.
Not the products themselves, but the amount of packaging to throw away every time I buy a new chair or shelving unit that comes wrapped in layers of foam and plastic. Makes me guilty how much waste there is. But buying second hand isn’t always an option.
It used to be stuff for my vaping. It is better than smoking, but still a waste of money. I quit last year though!
But you feel guilty about smoking?
I felt guilty spending all that money to literally go up in smoke, going outside to feed that addiction while my wife was inside with our kid.
Now I felt awkward for even asking. But I never saw it that way.
Congrats my dude! That nicotine is a hard habit to break and I’m super proud of you for getting out from under it!
One day, I ran out of nicotine, and simply stopped adding it to my liquid instead of buying more. Still vaping, but no nicotine. I did vape for 10 years with (small amounts) of nicotine, though. Started with 25mg, but had been at 3mg for many years now.
I still get cravings. Pretty sure that’ll never go away
Starbucks coffee, and even more so, their tea. Just doesn’t seem like a good use of my money, since I can make it at home for a lot less money.
And the one made at home is probably better too. Starbucks coffee kinda sucks, especially at that price point
I felt guilty for buying a fancy coffee machine but it’s probably paid for itself over the last few years.
I actually feel really guilty about buying all those single serving drinks from Dunkin’ and the convenience stores because of all of the plastic I am just putting back into the environment. I really need to stop doing this. 😾
I really enjoy iced/ cold brew coffee but always felt dumb paying $5 or more for it, especially because of the waste. I bought a cold brew pitcher and some travel mugs, and now I can have my coffee for pennies a day with no waste. Only downside is you have to remember to make it at least 12 hours before you want it.
Edit to add: Total price for the pitcher and mugs was equal to about 8 cups of coffee from a coffee shop.
I like the cold brew as well. The trouble is Dunks also wants to charge Starbucks prices for less than Starbucks quality.
Coffee.
I don’t need fancy coffee every day, especially with the inflated prices. I did the math and it’s over $200/mo spent on coffee.
I stopped getting it every day, but I can’t seem to kick the habit on weekends.
fyi, that coffee you are buying isn’t “fancy.” Buy yourself actual fancy coffee and grind and brew it yourself. I bet you could get some extremely amazing brew say, $250/lb and it would be cheaper then then the shit you buy daily.
Oh, yeah, no, it’s definitely not coffe that’s actually fancy, I just mean dressed up coffee. Iced vanilla latte with an extra shot of espresso is my jam.
Now I use a morning blend with my Kureg and froth up some milk with a shot of vanilla syrup and drink that.
It never tastes as good, but ohwell.
I was gonna say energy drinks. I gave them up for a year and demonstrated to myself that I don’t need them. Then I let them back into my life and again developed a (mostly mental) dependency on them.
It’s so easy to slip back I to those habits. So, so, easy, and harder and harder to stop each time.
I used to be the same but with a Keurig and some flavored creamer we’re able to go to the coffee shop maybe once every couple months and I drink a lot of coffee. Costco even sells pods made from paper that are biodegradable so I don’t have to feel guilty throwing them in the trash.
Yeah, I bought a Krueg and the syrup used to flavor coffee at the coffee shops. I also bought a mini milk frother, so it really feels like a decent latte.
Chocolate
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This website has some good tips.
Did you somehow reply to the wrong thread?
Wtf? Yes, completely wrong thread.
I eat a lot more almonds and popcorn than I should. And chewing gum.
Games.
Extending Gaben’s beard since Steam’s conception…
Literally everything. I hate living under a system where my options are
- repeatedly consume products which cause death and the destruction of our environment
- move out into the woods and live as an isolated hermit
- die
I’m…I’m just so tired.
Amen.
And it’s just so much worse if it’s something I don’t actually need and is on the pricey side… Like, I enjoy those canned Starbucks nitro cold brew drinks. I feel guilty wanting to buy them, I feel guilty about how many I want to put in my cart, and I feel guilty when I drink them.
I’m so fucking sick by it, too.
I don’t have a problem with 2, it’s just not an option without having plenty of money first.
Some of my frequent grocery purchases come in single use plastics. I wish there was another way :(.
Try searching for a “refillery” or refill station near you. They are stores where you bring reusable containers with you to fill with goods. They usually have a limited selection but it’s something and it helps.
I’ve been doing that for things like shampoo and detergents. But unfortunately I’ve got celiacs. All my food HAS to be packaged so that I know it’s safe to eat.
