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[โ€“] Tweak@feddit.uk 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

When I was at uni a friend who was looking for a flat said something that kind of blew my mind about what I had been looking for with places to live. I pointed out that he could have saved a chunk of money a month on rent by getting a different place. He said "Yeah, but I've got to think about my standard of living."

It's not wasteful to use energy if you're making use of it.

[โ€“] NotJohnSmith@feddit.uk 2 points 4 days ago

What an interesting take, almost the opposite of what we see with people living outside their means.

So the friend was saying that to get a cheaper place would have a negative impact on their standard of living. I wish I could think more like this sometimes.