Naive@leminal.space to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 hours agoAny advice for me a guy turning 18 yo old??message-squaremessage-square67linkfedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up146arrow-down1message-squareAny advice for me a guy turning 18 yo old??Naive@leminal.space to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 hours agomessage-square67linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRob BoslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 hours agoBuy quality things that will last a long time. Paraphrasing Terry Pratchett, the man who buys a good pair of boots will have dry feet for ten years, and the man who buys a pair of cheap shoes every year will spend more and still have wet feet.
minus-squareresipsaloquitur@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 hours agoThe paradox of thrift. Or, buy once, cry once.
Buy quality things that will last a long time.
Paraphrasing Terry Pratchett, the man who buys a good pair of boots will have dry feet for ten years, and the man who buys a pair of cheap shoes every year will spend more and still have wet feet.
The paradox of thrift.
Or, buy once, cry once.