“In total, I’ve made $3 million on prediction markets, almost entirely in the past 2 years,” aenews, a prediction market trader in his late 20s who is ranked 47th all-time on Polymarket, told Playboy.…
I make pretty good money, but I'm frugal and hate waste. I moved to a very dry place and I just got me a evaporative (swamp) cooler; the drier it is, the better they work.…
There are several conversations about how fashion is shifting from "sustainability" to "resilience", like how the industry can keep adapting without breaking down.…
My partner buys so much stuff but doesn’t get rid of anything. Our apartment is literally running out of storage. How do you navigate this? Also, I’ve learned that I genuinely get upset when he moves on from one thrill to the next in like an endless…
Went to get a cup of water at the gym and realised every single disposable cup is individually wrapped in plastic. Feels like we’ve somehow managed to make disposable cups even more wasteful. Hilton hotel, San Antonio, USA.…
My (17) mom loves shopping on temu i‘ve tried several times to tell her why it‘s bad. She knows i hate it but she still gets me stuff off of it and everytime i ask her if it‘s from temu she denies it for a few minutes until i ask her so often that she…
Like the title says, I’ve put some weight on and not many of my clothes fit me. I don’t want to buy MORE clothes when I already have a wardrobe full of items. What can I do with my current wardrobe to make my existing clothes fit me..…
i would like to provide him with alternative ideas to avoid so much plastic waste, but im stumped. apartment faucet water tastes like metal. it seems necessary to go out n get outside water because of that.…
AI Data centers have resorted to onsite power generators like natrual gas turbines to meet their energy demand. Remember they use a gigantic amount of power. I can only asume that these plants running 24/7 for the next several years.....…
We’re sold the lie that banks are intermediaries—taking deposits and lending them out. The reality is that when you sign for a loan, the bank creates that money at the exact microsecond you click 'enter'.…
After a particularly rough May, I've gathered the motivation to start a no-buy challenge for the month of June. The longest I've gone without buying anything in the wants basket is 1 week, so this might be a struggle, but I think I'm more prepared this…
Instead of sharing stories and photos of humanity being super wasteful, let’s share tips or helpful stories! Here’s one: I recently sold a house and I was so pleased I didn’t have to buy any furniture to stage the rooms for the listing photos and…
"The entire U.S. food system is remarkably consolidated, exploitative and fragile. Two companies sold half of all fresh bread in 2020; two others controlled an estimated two-thirds of all baby formula in 2022; and two companies produced about 60 percent…
Heyho, we are using a cartrige dryer that blows all the Lint in a container. After using it, we usually drop the Lint into a container, which now after 2Y slowly is quite full. So now I am quite interested about what I could use this for.…
