Anyone else prides themselves in using items till' they are completly broken beyond repair?
I like to think of every purchase as a subscription.
A 300€ phone that lasts me 3 years is 8.30€/month
A 100€ shoes that lasts me 5 years is 1.67€/month
And by this logic, I always use everything till it's completly unusable. So for example my phone has broken port and pretty damaged battery life, but it's still working so no need for an upgrade, let me stretch it as far as I can.
Or my shoes, I bought them in 2020 and I use them pretty much every day, they do look like I found them my local dumpster, but hey, they still work.
Anyone who can relate?
Posted Dec 7, 2025, 12:43 PM UTC
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