1. Hand tools
You need to have hand tools at home because you never know when you might need them for a quick and easy repair around the house. But they can be pretty expensive if you want to buy them brand-new and in a big set.
However, you can find a wide variety of pre-owned hand tools that are both high-quality and affordable. You can look on Craigslist, go to garage sales in your neighborhood, or even on Facebook Marketplace to look for something that fits your needs.
There are many people who bought all sorts of things, and now they no longer need them, and instead of throwing them away, they sell them for a lot less. So you are more likely to find the things you’re looking for and get them at great prices.
… Before you give your money to the original owner, ask them if they will allow you to test the item to see if it’s properly working or not! Some experts recommend looking for tools from brands like Craftsman, which offers considerable certificates!
Clothing.
i.e. shirts, pants, jackets at Goodwill.
I buy most of my clothes at a resale shop, shoes that are sometimes new for under$10, jeans for $2.50. – $5.00, a like new jacket for under $10 etc. Just need to check frequently and buy what you will use but do not wait til you need a specific item and have high expectations of finding it.
Any other suggestions on being economical, i.e., whether to dumpster dive, swap, set up elephant flea markets, finding old but good food, etc.
I have some of all these items for anyone who would care to buy them USED. Thanks
Textbooks. Nowadays many professors are a little more forgiving when it comes to buying textbooks you will use for 16 weeks and then are likely to never open it again. Amazon and affiliates are good at offering textbooks of different editions and professors often allow students to purchase older editions that are less expensive. And Amazon et. al. are good at categorizing texts by quality and price and you can get a good deal depending on what you can tolerate (bent cover or smoothed edges etc.)
Its called settling rather than buying what you would like