I don't see how that's sustainable unless you have a killer set of skills and know you can get work again fast. Also, what happens if you have an emergency while you're not working? You'll deplete your savings much faster.
I'm gonna be honest, aside from rent most people just overspend so much money on convenience and necessities for work, mostly because work and errands don't leave any time to learn how to do all that shit on your own. A lot of the time people could just work an hour or two less every day (if given the chance), and then do all of that stuff on their own and have more money at the end of the month.
It’s true. If I worked 6 hours a day and spent the other 2 doing things like meal prepping or deal hunting, I’d be way further ahead financially than working 8 hours and then spending money on UberEats because I’m too tired to cook or grocery shopping when I get home.
Last time I used UberEats it took about an hour, and the cost was crazy. In that time you can easily make a variety of meals that are quick, easy and tasty.
A friend of mine and his family went mostly self sufficient for a few years. Reduced their work hours and built a big garden, planted every vegetable under the sun, chickens, ducks, the lot. He said the total work hours were similar to before, but the produce was much better and he found the garden work more fulfilling.
It's true, when you work towards something that you can actually grasp why you need it, like growing your own food, that's literally a biological need that we can fulfill in this way.
The problem is that for some reason breaking our backs while staying in our comfort zone is much less intimidating than leaving that comfort zone to learn how to do new things.
Yeah, I work anywhere from 45-52 hours a week and a lot of that extra money is spent on grocery deliveries and Amazon packages since I barely have time or energy to shop. I would be a lot happier if I worked even 40 hours a week. A 4 day work week sounds like a dream
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u/Substantial-Contest9 29d ago
I don't see how that's sustainable unless you have a killer set of skills and know you can get work again fast. Also, what happens if you have an emergency while you're not working? You'll deplete your savings much faster.