Google knows me well

Yes. I know. Blogger is a Google entity, so the title is double meaning. All of my news feed is based upon google searches and such. Basically, google is trying to get me to buy something based upon my likes. I am looking for a laptop or a computer to do basic home office things. Nothing extravagant. I'm a notoriously horrible shopper. I lack impulse. I am an excessive saver. I like to window shop. I will never have a tiny house, yet I like looking at them. It's impractical given I'm comfortable in my house. I remodeled enough that the house isn't quite what it was when we bought before we had children or SUVs.

We're replaced 2 water heaters, 3 toilets, 2 porches, 2 dishwashers, 2 exterior doors, 14 light fixtures( 7 of which are ceiling fans), 3 sinks, all non basement flooring, all kitchen cabinets... I'm not doing anything beyond my current home.

Any ways... I get articles like this : https://www.gobankingrates.com/saving-money/savings-advice/things-to-stop-wasting-money-on-so-you-can-be-rich-in-10-years/amp/

I am beyond frugal. I get boxed in by bargain hunting, because I know I will use something eventually that is on sale now, but I don't need it yet.

Wolverine boots. I had a deal in American Express for cash back. I let it it expire. Now the boots I want are less than what the AMEX discount would have made them. The price isn't free shipping threshold so I'm not sure.

AMEX had a cash back deal for Dell computers. I let it pass because I don't want a Windows 11 in S mode. 

I plan to renew: Paramount Plus, Disney Plus, Max. I already have Peacock. My Sam's club membership has a deal for Max that I can double up, just as I can probably use Ibotta to double up Disney Plus and Paramount Plus.

Ugh. Paying upfront for a year's service is cheaper, but it's a big dent in the wallet when you have everything up at the same time.

My mother got rid of her cable the other day. She took her boxes and told Spectrum to have them back. She didn't care for the $20 price hike. She already pared back her services, but yet they clawed back what they wanted.

Seems dumb to sweat about $20, but it adds up. Everything is going up. Taxes are going up because property values are inflated. Groceries are probably double what there were 20 years ago, but wages are mostly the same.

Sad.

Cable will cease to be. Big media will have to hustle for customers. 

The Writers' strike is a big deal because they're not going to have jobs soon. They know it. 

Not sad. They paint rosey picture when it's all a house of cards.

We're getting to a tipping point where no one can pay for items that make the economy run smoothly. 

Weirdly, there's nothing going on regarding riots or uprising. 

I feel the pinch of prices. I am anxious about a global meltdown like '08. Everything seems worse, yet nothing is burning.