What interesting things low spending people do, that others know nothing about?

Oh, this is such a great topic for a frugal person like me. Sure, I’ll occasionally splurge on a gadget I probably don’t need, "For Research", but most of the time, I try to live simply and frugally.

I try to DIY everything. In my head, every piece of hardware, broken furniture, or random screw has a future use. My default mindset is always repair before replacing. And even if I can’t fix something, I’ll go on a mission to find some other way to use it and look for a used replacement. I don’t know if that’s a good or bad trait, but I do know it drives my wife a little nuts at times!

Still, I take pride in being the guy with the only 20-year-old Toyota on the street, rust patches and all.

I'm in a food buying club with a few dozen others. We mostly buy staples in bulk from distributors and divide things up. We'll get things like 50 pound bags of rice, 5 gallons of oil, etc. A side benefit is less plastic waste since everyone bring their own containers. An even better side benefit is that acquaintances become friends.

Friends of mine really like spending time outdoors in nature, hiking trails, finding nice spots to just sit and be in nature.

Interestingly for me, they often carry a hammock with them and when they find the most beautiful of spots, they tie it up across a couple trees and just hang out. Once they had it slung across two trees at the water’s edge and hung there above a lovely creek. They picked it up second hand, and there no cost to head out in nature with it week after week.

I started volunteering at the local food bank. There are no restrictions on who can use the service. Some of the food availability is pretty good. I could see a $100 a week savings if I used the service.

Utilize your local public library. Reading is a great hobby and can be done for free at any local library.

I don’t spend much money on clothes. But bulk cotton t shirts in grey and dark grey. Three pairs of jeans.

Lasts me forever. Presentable for all occasions

- Grocery shopping.

- Ride public transportation.

- Everyday sorts of maintenance (Home/auto).

They are not necessarily "interesting" but I (a low spending person) hove done, enjoyed, and gained from these activities.

Some of my most innovative workarounds in life have come about as a result of the handicap of having to spend less money. Keen to hear similar stories from others here.

They make a budget and stick to it.