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ellis.victor•15h ago

Found a $15 brass lamp at a church rummage sale in Tulsa last Saturday, but the shade is busted

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gavinhunt•15h ago

Hot take: that $8 "vintage" brass candlestick at Goodwill is not brass, and I keep seeing people on here brag about buying them

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the_richard•17h ago

Got a free "marble" table on Craigslist, but a $12 bottle of nail polish saved it, should I have just painted the whole thing?

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faithg26•1d ago

Saw a lady at the Sacramento Goodwill tag a $3 lamp as 'vintage' and flip it for $45 online, and I honestly can't decide if that's genius or grimy

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john430•2d ago

My mason jar coffee setup hit 400 cups and I finally did the math on what I used to spend

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paige_martin•3d ago

I compared a $3 thrift store pan to my $40 nonstick one and the cheap one cooked better

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margaret_singh1•4d ago

Pro tip: the $3 Trader Joe's candle hack that made my apartment feel like a hotel

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terryr46•6d ago

Added up my coffee shop habit for one month and hit $87 without trying

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emery965•8d ago

Picked the $8 grocery store roses over the $45 florist bunch for my mom's birthday

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taylor.phoenix•14d ago

nathan289•19d ago

The $4 thrift store candlesticks that made my rental kitchen look like a magazine spread

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jake_walker•20d ago

Bought a $30 espresso machine instead of a $400 one, zero regrets

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Broke to Bougie

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Found a $15 brass lamp at a church rummage sale in Tulsa last Saturday, but the shade is busted

Hot take: that $8 "vintage" brass candlestick at Goodwill is not brass, and I keep seeing people on here brag about buying them

Got a free "marble" table on Craigslist, but a $12 bottle of nail polish saved it, should I have just painted the whole thing?

Saw a lady at the Sacramento Goodwill tag a $3 lamp as 'vintage' and flip it for $45 online, and I honestly can't decide if that's genius or grimy

My mason jar coffee setup hit 400 cups and I finally did the math on what I used to spend

I compared a $3 thrift store pan to my $40 nonstick one and the cheap one cooked better

Pro tip: the $3 Trader Joe's candle hack that made my apartment feel like a hotel

Added up my coffee shop habit for one month and hit $87 without trying

Picked the $8 grocery store roses over the $45 florist bunch for my mom's birthday

Thrift store chef knife vs my $90 fancy one, sharpening day settled it

Picked a $12 cutting board over a $80 one, lasted way longer

The $12 Goodwill vase that made my bougie friend ask where I shopped

The $3 garage sale mirror that beat my $60 amazon one

The $4 thrift store candlesticks that made my rental kitchen look like a magazine spread

Bought a $30 espresso machine instead of a $400 one, zero regrets