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r/Frugal

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GeneralFrugality is the mental approach we each take when considering our resource allocations. It includes time, money, convenience, and many other factors.

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r/Frugal rules

1.
Be civil and respectful.
Frugality is a broad, subjective, and contentious topic. Please respect that everyone has their own definition of frugality, and way of going about it. It’s not always about saving the most money possible. * Be civil and respectful, even in disagreement. Hate speech, slurs, personal attacks, bigotry, ban baiting, trolling will not be tolerated. * Constructive criticism is good, condescension or mocking is not. * Don't gatekeep (See Rule 11) * Don't be baited. Mods will handle it.
2.
No low effort, off-topic, or overly specific content.
While frugality is a broad topic, it does not extend to everything. This rule applies to content described as: * Off-topic to frugality * Extreme penny pinching or r/frugal_jerk * Memes, reposts, or chain-posts * Open-ended questions better suited for r/AskReddit * Inane or crude * Overly specific to one product or region
3.
No affiliate or referral links.
r/Frugal is intended as a place for discourse or advice and attempts to be a commercial-free zone. It’s not meant to be a place where you can enrich yourself or others through clicks. Even if your intentions are pure, this isn’t the sub for links. This rule applies to: * Affiliate links. * Referral links, codes, or offers to share either.
4.
No self-promotion, solicitation, or surveys.
r/Frugal is intended as a place for discussion, not as a market or test audience for your blog, site, service, product, or channel. Nor is it intended to promote anyone’s product. This rule applies to: * Self-promotion or solicitation of any kind, especially where you stand to gain financially. * Surveys and petitions, regardless of the use or purpose. * Linking to a YouTube channel, blog, or online store you own. * Promoting your product or service. * Links to a company you own or work for.
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No commercial links or product requests.
r/Frugal is intended as a place for discourse or advice and attempts to be a commercial-free zone. Please refrain from: * Linking to commercial sites, defined as a site which sells products/services through a cart, subscription, or booking appointments/trips. Talking about a site or product is fine, just don't link to it. * Requesting product suggestions such as the "cheapest" or "best" product. Posts which generate meaningful discussion are fine but "fly-by" shopping requests will be removed.
6.
No promotion or discussion of fraud, theft, piracy, ULPTs, harassment, or illegal activity.
r/Frugal is not the place to promote, endorse, advocate, enable, excuse, or discuss: * Theft or fraud of any kind. * Piracy, commonly used piracy tools, or copyright-infringing suggestions. * "Unethical Life Pro Tips" or legal loopholes. * Harassment of any kind. * Requests or offers to share, trade, buy or sell accounts. * Illegal activity in general. Violations of this rule will typically result in a ban.
7.
Posts should be sufficiently descriptive. Follow up image/link posts with a caption or comment.
Please be informative when posting, try to explain how your post relates to frugality, and how others can achieve the same result. * If making an image post or posting a link/article, accompany it with a top-level comment relevant to the discussion. * If posting something you made, explain how you made it, how much time it took, how much it cost, the recipe/build, etc. * When posting a frugal win, share how you succeeded. * No matter the post, please make sure the title is descriptive/clear.
8.
Reserve hauls and finds for the megathread or Frugal Finds Friday.
All haul/find posts should be reserved for the monthly megathread or Frugal Finds Friday unless they are easily replicated or accompanied by a widely beneficial tip/discussion point. Please review the [full rule](https://www.reddit.com/r/Frugal/wiki/rules/) to determine what is permitted. Posts which should usually be reserved for the megathread include: * Grocery/food hauls * Thrift/coupon hauls * Roadside finds, salvaged goods, or other "one-off" hauls * Deals limited to your local area
9.
No dangerous content or medical advice.
While reducing unnecessary expenses and a frugal approach is this sub's goals, r/frugal isn't the place to discuss medical advice, find alt. options for recovery from what ails you (mental/physical/emotional health), or discuss activities that put you or somebody else at risk of harm, intentional or otherwise. * Potentially dangerous content. * Medical misinformation or medical tourism discussion. * Home remedies instead of following medical advice. * DIY or other which may result in harm.
10.
No requests for material aid or financial assistance.
r/Frugal is intended as a place for discussion, not for soliciting aid or financial support due to a challenging situation. This rule applies to: * Posts or comments asking for money, material goods, or direct assistance. * Posts which highlight/emphasize severe hardships or dire situations which are likely to exploit the charity of other users, even if not explicitly seeking assistance. If you need help or assistance, please see [this page](https://www.reddit.com/r/Frugal/wiki/assistance).
11.
No Gatekeeping.
Similar to Rule 1, be civil and respectful, there should not be gatekeeping in this community. Gatekeeping is when someone who sees themselves as a member of a group tries to arbitrarily control the definition of who is and isn't in the group. This includes comments/discussion such as: * You’re not really frugal unless you ___. * Financial purity tests for who can participate in the sub. * Determining that buying a specific product can never be frugal.
12.
No lost money, beer money, stocks/investing, or cryptocurrency/NFT money-making schemes.
Posts involving certain topics are not allowed on r/Frugal. This rule covers: * Unclaimed/Free Money | Lost Finances/Accounts * Beer Money | Stocks/Investing | Earn Money Schemes * Cryptocurrency / NFTs * Class Action Lawsuits/Settlements as a Main Thread. (Informative/On-Topic comments are allowed) Posts or comments discussing certain types of “Side-Hustles” require moderator approval. [For more information, see the Wiki.]( https://www.reddit.com/r/Frugal/wiki/rules)
13.
Discussion of political content and/or social issues.
Certain types of political content or discussion are prohibited. This rule applies to: * Off-topic political discussions. * Attacking other users for their perspectives or opinions. * Attacking, bashing, or blaming a specific issue on a political figure, party, or ideology. * Promoting political agendas unconstructively or intolerantly. Any political discussion should generally focus on discussing policy, not politics. Also, it should be kept civil and refrain from trolling/gatekeeping.
14.
Trump Tariffs
Posts discussing or speculating on import tariffs proposed by the new administration are prohibited. These should instead be redirected to the megathread [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/Frugal/comments/1h0tx3o/2025_import_tariff_megathread_post_everything/). We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
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Follow posting and commenting guidelines in sidebar.
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