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We do spend way too much on stupid stuff, and daily! Thats why we don’t notice the big amount that it adds up to. I am 2 months of finishing a full year without spending for unnecessary things. This is a great experiment that i would recommend to everyone. The amount of money you will have at the end of that year is going to blow your mind 💥 Great video 🙏🏼

I mostly do it this way, I browse all the stuffs on Amazon until I’m satisfied and then add few items to my cart. When I think I have many items in my cart, I then move them to my “Saved for later” list. I trick my mind to buy them later and 95% of time I don’t. I keep the items in my list for as long I want and then I gradually remove them as my interest declines. I then realise I never wanted them for the first place and somehow I feel good about it as I managed to save money.

I live in the UK and tipping is not expected. Also when we go to the shops, the price on the shelf is the price you pay at the till - no nasty surprises when you go to pay!

Honestly, very thankful that tipping isn't a thing here in Australia. Cost of living is already expensive enough, especially with food prices going up too (ridiculous). Also, loved the Harry Potter reference!

I'm so happy I made productive decisions about my finances that changed forever. I'm a single mother living in Vancouver Canada, bought my first house in October and hoping to retire soon if things keep going smoothly for me.

Loved the retail therapy part especially. As far as tipping goes, I went bowling last Saturday night for the first time in a long time and there was a tipping line when I paid. I paid for 2 games and shoes. Not sure what special service was required. I asked if people tip and he said if they are nice and I felt guilty. 🤦🏻‍♀️

"send the subscribe button to Azkaban" ! Siriusly?! Loved the B-roll in this video !

i just wanted to say that i have been watching you grow since just before 100k subs and its amazing to watch how quickly you have grown. you have clearly found a niche that works well, and your personality fits the bill. I wish i could sub again and boost the numbers. great job, an honest inspiration.

All great points 👍. I’ll leave things in my shopping cart for months until I really need them or if there’s a substantial discount. Usually I’ll just delete them after I get tired of seeing them- problem solved 🙌

Fantastic video looking forward to the next insight you share

".....in order to save money, things have to be less convenient and little more uncomfortable." Brilliant! I think you spoke to my core..... TY....

Great ideas. We are truly bombarded with so much more than we need....being frugal takes work. 😮

Gracias por hacer los vídeos que te pedimos. Un abrazo fuerte 🤗 feliz día

Thank you for another great video. I am on the same path. I do also check up my monthly subscriptions every six months just to evaluate if I use them enough to keep subscribe.

Another helpful video, thank you. And huge congratulations on 100K subscribers, it's great to see your growth 👏

Love this!!

When ever i see this channel, it makes me want to clean my room. Haha, thanks to you Mr. Nicholas👍🏻.

I have learned a lot from your videos as a person. Thank you! Could you pls do a video on how to blend minimalism in to life as a student and enjoy life without being consumed by electronic devises? .I think most of us need it now for a peaceful mind.

I’ve been biking waaaay more and driving way less! It has helped me save a ton of $$, not to mention I just feel way better 💪🏽

New subscriber from Philippines! 🎉

Brilliant as usual, Nicholas! Retail therapy was the one that applied to me, buying more books than I could possibly read, through boredom. I recognize that now, and cut down a lot, thanks! We don't eat out a lot, but tipping is a sore point with a lot of us in the UK (it's usually added to your bill and they predict you'll pay it through embarrassment at not wanting to bring the matter up!).

Hey, Nicholas.. Use MOS to make scroll smooth with 3rd part mouse on mac. Just a suggestion.

I really like the office chair that you have!

Hi Nicholas, I just recently subscribed and i've been enjoying your content a lot! I'd like to know your opinion on smartwatches. Specifically the Apple Watch, do you think this would help with spending less time on the phone and other devices? Or maybe end up being an even bigger distraction? Curios to hear from you on this topic. Thanks a lot!

As someone who loves watching tech videos and hell it never ends. When I got my steam deck all I did afterwards was watch videos on the competitor handheld pcs.

Hope you have a lovely Thanksgiving and I’m living for the Harry Potter reference.

I've heard that tipping is everywhere in USA now? Even when you fill up gas? Anyways, good content! Always my first pick among my prenumerations because I know I won't be bored or disappointed!

Dude you seem like a *kindred* spirit….I *DON’T* know what it is but I see myself a little I’m you and we’re probably a few years off in age. However, the fact still remains I like your content man. Thanks for sharing

I also find places that ask you tip beforehand, so that you can tip with your card when you pay in advance, are ridiculous. If tipping is for service provided, I have no clue what kind of service you'll give when so far, I have nothing. It's an atrocious practice, imho.

Excellent content.

I really need to sit down and evaluate how much I spend on subscription services, it’s crazy how we don’t even own our media anymore

This is a very good video

I`m from eastern Europe and I was very surprised to find stories about almost essential 20% tips in USA. That is a strange thing, and I`m now interested about its roots in history. In my country waiters dont rely at tips so hard, and for tipping, by average opinion, there should be 3 things: servise was good, you have money and you want to tip. And noone gets frustrated or mad. Thank you for your video, its good.

I love this video

Nicholas yes mate, just in time. Tipping I would say in uk is optional - then again I don’t really go out to eat. Nicholas your magnet key clip: could give me a link or name the brand please? I tried your Amazon link and didn’t see it. Cheers.

as someone who went thru my first student load (government gives us money for living expenses during university which we have to pay back like tax when we earn mooney), this term, i'm going to spend as little on unnecessary items.

nich, Do you use any app to write down monthly bills? to write down the bills you pay monthly without forgetting

I'm a fiat minimalist and a Bitcoin maximalist. Love the frugal lifestyle 🧡

I have an iPhone 8. 😂. I hate getting a new phone. I eat at home most days and yes, I hate being asked to tip at drive thrus so I avoid it most of the time. My favorite donut place had the swivel iPad that always asks for a tip so when it’s a family members birthday and I pick up donuts I pay with cash. Then they act like a drive thru again giving me my exact change and I drive away without that tip pressure that starts at 20%🤷🏽‍♀️

edc updateee plss

Looking handsome, Nicholas! Love that you grew your hair out. 😮

Hi Nicholas! First let me say - I love your videos! As a fellow minimalist, I can really appreciate other persons view on this. I wanted to ask you about one specific thing - I have noticed you are a gamer like me, how do you go about it when it comes to minimalistic lifestyle? I always had a dream of building my own PC and now when I can and it is easily affordable, I have a lot of dissonance and clutter because something tells me I cannot justify such purchase and that it does not belong to a simple lifestyle.. Can I get your view on this? Thanks!

Hi! Love your channel! Where is your wallet from?

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Tipping isn’t a thing in the uk. We tip if we want to. I’m be seen is gaining more popularity recently but it’s not mandatory. I wouldn’t go anywhere where I had to tip.

I want to be a Nicholas version of my country on YT Channel, in such inflammation it helps a lot

How did you mount your computer monitor?

That shopping cart thing was the baby step my mom needed to start getting her clinically diagnosed shopping addiction under control. I think most Americans are on some level addicted to it, we all have too many things, but she was really struggling and the overall culture of buy buy buy didn't help. It actually ruined my family tbh. P sure if my dad had had more empathy they might not have gotten divorced (he regrets that decision his current wife is worse lol) As for keeping old tech, I have had the same iPad Pro since like a decade ago. I find buying secondhand gives me the same enjoyment of getting something new, I get to stop contributing to the cycle of eWaste and mining of new materials and the harm that comes with that downstream? I love learning to fix my own things too, that's been so much fun. It's also funny about the tipping thing because what you mentioned about food? I went to Panda Express today, I got a bowl. The server was crabby, it cost ⅓ of my weekly grocery budget to get that single thing. I was really hungry and shipped something I forgot I ordered to the store in the mall so I just grabbed something quick on the way out. Lesson learned. Never going to the mall again 😂 I worked there for over a decade so I don't like being there anyway but now I REALLY don't want to. The only shop I even liked there closed during the pandemic (and had actually tasty, quality food for the price I paid for the damn Panda bowl.)

Loving the longer hair 😉

what camera do you have?

Make a video about your tattoo and your life story. Request from India 🇮🇳

do you use only natural light?

Budgeting is easy once you practice saying No to things you don’t urgently need.

What would you recommend as a good desk chair for sub ~$100 Totally understand that retail therapy. I am a tech content creator and techie in general. I have to understand that you don’t need to get everything as soon as it drops. It’s not that serious. I’m still going to email you as well.

Tips are given in sectors in which people don't really make a lot of money and struggle to get by. If the service is good, I tip and I tip generously.

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Great content Nicholas G. and you're looking very handsome, love the hair! Are you still cutting it yourself? Tipping everyone for everything has made me not want to go anywhere : (

Your hair is looking super glorious in this video. Very Aquaman indeed

I only tip food delivery drivers. They are actually doing something and also my food comes faster. I’m a dasher and I know if you don’t tip I’m just not going to deliver your food faster. You live 8 miles away from McDonald’s? Ok well I’m only getting $3 so I’m going to take an hour to deliver your food

Is buying guitars considered retail therapy?

Чаевые у нас по желанию тока в ресторане, доставка как правило у нас бесплатно, также бесплатно школа, садик, медицина. Повезло родиться в России, тут можно думать а духовной жизни а не деньгах.

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"I truly don't know how anyone would use delivery apps on a regular basis." Speaking from experience, the answer is depression.

I agree- the tip has become a real deterrent to those places where it’s expected. I tip when I’m there but it’s based as a % of the charge so if that cost went up, the tip is even more. That’s not counting in the way 10% used to be a normal “good” tip back in the 60s and 70s. Yeah I am old. NOW it’s 15-20% and 10% is an insult. I can’t clip my toenails anymore (age) so I go to the spa for a pedicure. She does a great job so yes I tip 20% BUT RECENTLY the spa changed their automated tip feature on the card machine to include a 25% tip. WHAT??? Is 30% next? Or 50%? How do we even keep up?

I don't know if it's good to ask, but why do you live alone?

Are you married or have friends? Going to dinner is main stay entertainment for couples in their 30s lol.

I hear ya. Eating out is rare. Just not worth it. And there's no diversity...no matter where I go. Lol. Thanks.

US tipping culture is out of control imo…

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Lifehack no. 1: Stop tipping, workers need a living pay without the need for tips.

I don’t tip. This tipping automatically, it’s for the birds.

The hair is getting out of controle.😅😅😅

Just not, dude. There are people who make a living basically on tips bc they don't have a salary. If you can't give tips maybe it is better don't go to that type of place.

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