If I mess something up then that's like oh, that's my bad.

I'm not a professional.

I know myself I'm not taking off my jewelry to get in and out of the shower this bad boy and keeps things cold Number 13 could be controversial because I do believe in investing in your overall health Hi everyone, welcome and welcome back to my channel My name is gabby if you don't already know me and I love to talk all things personal finance organization and lifestyle Thank you for clicking into this video and thank you in advance for subscribing and clicking the like button today We are talking all of the things that I no longer buy or spend my money on to save myself money I love watching these videos.

I think it is so interesting how personal personal finances.

It's so true We all have ways that we save money for ourselves There are items on this list that you probably could not imagine living without and i'm sure I would feel the same way about items On your list We all need to just reflect on our purchases and figure out what is serving us and what is not I find it is super Important to reflect on purchases, especially these days because marketing is hot The apps are trying to get you to buy just about everything I think it's really important to reflect on the quality of things and did the Promise of the item actually return.

What was the longevity of the items you're buying?

Like what are you getting out of the items that you are purchasing?

And if they are not serving you if you're not enjoying them, then why not save some money and stop buying them?

I hope this list can be entertaining and also maybe Inspirational if you are looking for ways to cut some costs in your life and I also want to hear what you no longer buy or if any of these items are shocking and crazy to you and Also a lot of the items on this list by avoiding buying them.

You're also being environmentally friendly You're being sustainable, you know reducing your impact on the earth and that is you know One of the best bonuses that you could get from saving money on top of that without further ado Let's dive into my items.

I think I have 19 items.

Yes I have 19 items.

So let's dive into it This could be a long one number one on my list is getting my nails done or any beauty treatments done that I can do Myself, I used to get my nails done.

I used to get my toenails done.

I used to get eyelash extensions I used to go get my hair colored my hair cut I would get Waxes, I would get all kinds of stuff in a salon and I have slowly over the years just migrated to DIY do-it-yourself at home primarily because I enjoy doing these things.

I like beauty I like looking at videos on how to do things myself and how to get the same outcome myself I also find that I trust myself more and if I mess something up, then that's like oh, that's my bad I'm, not a professional but I hate paying money for something and then hating the outcome So it's just easier for me to do it myself.

So I do my own nails at home I actually do like gelx nails at home.

I do my own pedicures.

I do my lash perm my brow Lamination I do my own haircut.

I just cut my hair She's looking shiny and healthy I don't go to a salon for any beauty treatments at all anymore and it saves me a ton of money the only thing I do pay for in salon in Medical esthetician or in medical room is botox and that is because I will not be doing that myself Never ever ever if I can do it myself safely at home, then I will if not, then i'll pay for it Number two on my list is getting lunches at work So I cannot tell you the last time I bought a lunch at work I think maybe twice this year max and it would have been like an accident.

Like I really forgot a lunch.

I Have just committed to not spending any money on my work days in the office I try my best not to like buy little knickknacks at lunch I usually will like get a coffee here or there or i'll get groceries that we are missing But I try not to get any food out any like sit down in restaurants I need to go stuff I try not to spend money for on food while i'm at the office This saves me a ton of money the average lunch these days Cheapest lunch I think I could find is about 10 average would be around 15 bucks 18 bucks even imagine that i'm in the office three days a week.

Imagine if I was buying Lunch three days a week for the entire year that definitely adds up Plus I also find I have more control on what i'm eating how much sodium i'm having All this stuff that they're sneaking in at restaurants like so much oil, you know low protein just not ideal diet food Not for general health.

I find it's just easier for me to bring my own food and then i'm in control of the situation Okay, number three is food delivery.

I have been a hater of uber eats for a very long time I was ordering it for a short period of time when me and my boyfriend usually would get together We would get some uber eats and we would stay at home watch a movie have a little date night And I just started to see the costs of everything like we would always try to find little coupons and discounts And even with like a 40 off coupon code from uber eats We were still paying more than just going and picking it up like it's actually insane that the fees and everything that comes together when you're done your order because you have like The delivery fee the service charge the restaurant fee you have the driver tip and don't forget to tip your drivers That's like they're doing hard effort.

They're doing lots of work So you gotta tip your drivers at the end of the day I would much rather just walk over drive over pick up the food myself and there's also certain food that i'm like I just would prefer to have this in the way that it was meant to be had in a restaurant fresh brought to the table I don't want it sitting in a container even if it is for 10 minutes just on the drive home It's just not what I want.

Like i'm never ever ever in my life getting a burger in takeaway ever again Like they're just not good.

They're soggy by the time they get to you.

It's not good It's not crispy.

The fries aren't hot.

No, i'm a hater of takeaway I like to just sit at the restaurant have the full experience have the food as it was meant to be had And if not, then I just don't go number four on my list is having 14 million different cleaning products For just like cleaning your everyday household items.

I really stick to just the basics of what I need So I have detergent.

I have oxyclean.

I have a multi-purpose cleaner And then I have I think like clr for like really intense hard to deal with cleaning items and that's it Like I don't even think I have bleach.

I think the oxyclean I use instead of bleach I don't really find myself needing bleach.

I think every time i've used bleach i've ended up ruining some of my clothes I just stick to those items and if I absolutely need a new cleaner I usually will just go to vinegar and baking powder since that works for almost everything Anyway, I just save a lot of money on cleaning products I just don't understand when people have an appliance cleaner and a countertop cleaner and a wood cleaner and it just it's ridiculous You don't need all of it number five on my list is cheap clothes and cheap jewelry that won't last Something that I noticed was I was getting rid of a lot of clothes from specific stores Extremely quickly like rotating through them within even one year they would be out of my closet already whether that was like the quality or Shrinking in the wash or completely changing the way it looked in the wash with jewelry anything that would go green quickly Anything that I can't wear in the shower.

I am just I know myself I'm not taking off my jewelry to get in and out of the shower I will forget to take it off while i'm washing my hands.

It needs to be high quality It needs to last I buy it once instead of buying it 15 different times with the same cheap jewelry or the same cheap shirts, for example I like to buy all of my basics and staples at aritzia because I know the longevity of those items I've had aritzia items in my closet for Six plus years sometimes and they are incredible quality and I know they won't be shrinking in the wash I just know what the fabrics do in the wash for myself for the most part I like to just stick to companies that I know won't shrink something else in this category that I also won't buy Are items that have to be dry cleaned?

I will check clothes before I buy them on whether or not they need to be dry cleaned Just because I know myself one i'm probably not going to get it dry clean I'm going to be really lazy about it and it's just going to sit in my closet dirty for a long time And two i'm not interested in paying for dry cleaning quarterly to maintain this item when it was only a hundred dollars Like I don't want to have to pay a hundred dollars in dry cleaning fees In six months just to own that item.

It just seems ridiculous to me So that is something else I no longer purchase number six on my list is cheap unnecessary organizing items This is kind of taking a shot at timu a little bit But you know how there's these girls on tiktok that just have an organizer for absolutely everything in their house and I get it It's aesthetic it itches my brain.

It looks so good.

Trust me There's so many times that i'm this close to buying all that crap But I always remind myself that one it's basically unnecessary.

Most things can be organized much simpler For example, how about you just keep your spices in the spice bag that you bought it in?

Like you don't have to put them in a separate container I know it looks nice and I know it looks organized but you can just keep it in the bag It came in there are definitely things in my house where i'm like, okay I need an organizer like one for me is like wires wires need a place to go and they need a method of being hidden but I just think that there's a lot of organizers and things on timu that make it look like you need it And not that much time okay number seven is paper towel with a caveat I still buy paper towel You're still going to find it in my kitchen, but it is for cleaning the toilet and for maintaining my groceries in the fridge So I no longer use paper towel for the typical spills And like the day-to-day uses you would use paper towel for I now have a reusable paper towel that have this company's Have a cute print on them and you can use them tons and tons and tons of times over they dry without any smells I love them get them at costco I think now and I will use paper towel exclusively for cleaning like the toilet or areas that I don't want to use the reusable cloth for and I also use paper towel for Putting like a paper towel in my kale when I get it and I chop it up and I put in a container Just because it helps with the longevity of my groceries.

I will do this with like all of my produce I will put a little piece of paper towel in there and it just helps to draw out the moisture and keep things fresh Those are the only uses of paper towel that I have in my house This is not like a huge financial save but over my lifetime It's probably gonna add up.

Okay.

Number eight is multi-vitamins or gym supplement I used to buy like multivitamins or just like any vitamins that were like, you know hair skin nails or beauty vitamins I no longer buy those at all anymore.

Just because one I eat a very nutritious vegan diet with lots of plant foods I typically do not need the typical things you're going to be finding in a multivitamin And I much prefer to just get my blood work done and have a targeted approach with supplements So i'm not wasting supplements a lot of the times you are peeing out additional supplements Or they actually could be negatively affecting your health if you are overdosing in a certain category and two I do not buy gym supplements anymore.

So as a girl that's been lifting for a very long time I have been lifting for about 10 years and I was very into the fitness community online so I Kind of got suckered into just continuously buying a lot of supplements bcaas and pre-workout and pump products I have definitely stripped that down.

I now just have coffee before my workouts And I don't think bcaas are necessary.

I think science has proven that Bcaas are in most plant foods.

I will say though that I do still purchase vegan protein products I do still purchase creatine just because it is the most research supplement for fitness and weight lifting and it is actually great for your brain Health on top of being great for the gym and it's also relatively cheap It's like 30 bucks for a three month supply for me I also have been recently buying electrolyte packets like liquid ivs and elements, especially while training for my half marathon But those were more out of necessity than just buying something that a influencer told me to buy All right, number nine on my list is grocery shopping without a list So this is not necessarily like a targeted product that I no longer buy But I basically have really cut down on my grocery list Or i've really cut down on my grocery budget and the amount that i'm spending at the store by going in with a plan Going in with a list and knowing exactly what i'm going to be eating that week and only buying what I need And that way i'm reducing my overall grocery waste and then i'm also obviously have a lower bill This is something that I have been doing religiously for about two years now And it has cut our grocery bills down Well, it originally cut our grocery bills down a lot Now our grocery bills are fast approaching what they used to be when we didn't used to have a list But yeah, it does make a huge impact if you are not currently using a list or planning out your meals beforehand I highly recommend it and then going along with that number 10 is animal products So my groceries from the store will be primarily vegan And also I no longer buy as much vegan specific products or vegan marketing products I will just buy foods that just so happen to be vegan So i'm trying not to buy things like beyond meat and you know, like these fake cheeses and all that stuff I do here and there obviously I just it's not like the primary portion of my diet and that obviously helps reduce my overall Grocery bill quite a bit animal products can be super expensive meat and fish and all that is crazy expensive So we're eggs number 11 is feminine products.

I no longer buy tampons pads all of that stuff I primarily just use my nixit cup.

It's a reusable cup and i've been using that for several years and I love it And great for the planet and definitely better for my health for sure number 12 is water bottles This one I haven't done in a really long time I used to be the type to just regularly pick up water bottles when I was out at stores whenever I got thirsty And now I just carry around my trusty yeti.

I have this bad boy and keeps things cold good for the planet I am always sad when I forget my yeti So number 13 could be controversial because I do believe in investing in your overall health But I no longer pay for gym memberships or fitness classes.

I have a gym in my apartment It is a great apartment gym.

I'm very happy with the gym itself There's obviously things I wish I could have in there But considering it is currently free for myself to use I just don't feel the need to get an exterior gym membership or to pay for fitness classes I was paying for class pass for a little while just to do something fun and new especially with like friends But for the most part I do not buy fitness classes.

I do not spend any money on working out I am a runner so I get outside and run and then I use my apartment gym outside of that Number 14 is a bunch of subscriptions.

So if you watch my regular monthly budgets You will notice that I don't have a ton of subscriptions on my bills every single month I think the only ones i'm currently paying for is patreon I think it was like six dollars a month and i'm currently just listening to some audiobooks on a patreon account.

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Look how big my boy is Oh If you watch my regular budgets, you will notice I don't have a ton of subscriptions The only ones i'm currently paying for is Wren.

It's a climate initiative subscription service It helps offset your carbon footprint by investing in green initiatives that help lower carbon in the earth So I currently pay for that every month and then I pay for a patreon here and there I will utilize Friends and family as much as I possibly can.

I am on like a family apple plan for my music We all split a family youtube premium account I also don't have that bill But I think if it was like I had to pay for subscriptions, I would definitely limit it I would keep it to just like one or two here and there or I would do A very good monitoring system to make sure i'm actually using that subscription service that month and then cancelling it outside of that Not just having netflix 12 months of the year just because wait till you actually want to watch a show on there and then Get it, for example.

All right.

Number 15 is workout shoes This is really random, but I do not buy that many workout shoes So i've only ever purchased one pair of runners for running and I definitely need to replace them because I have done a whole Half marathon and half marathon training in the year and I have just run a lot of kilometers on those So they definitely need to be replaced, but I don't buy workout shoes for fashion purposes I buy them when they absolutely need to be replaced and that is it I wear converse for my lifting sessions that i've had for probably a decade I just wash them in the laundry and they're good to go.

They've held the test of time converse are incredible And then my gym shoes are a pair of adidas that I got as a gift for my boyfriend when we first started dating So six years ago, so I just do not really buy gym shoes.

I just don't feel the need to do it It's just kind of unnecessary for me I just buy a pair that I like and I keep them and that's just that for me Which is weird because I do like to buy clothes a lot but shoes apparently not so much Number 16 is seasonal decor outside of christmas.

I love christmas.

I love christmas decor I pride myself on making my home as cozy and christmassy as humanly possible at christmastime But outside of that I do not swap my decor based on the seasons at all really in the fall I will definitely buy more candles and I might lean into a couple more like fall style Things around the house.