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Services the younger gen sees as essential

Posted on 10/20/25 at 12:37 pm
Posted by BabyTac
Austin, TX
Member since Jun 2008
15539 posts
Posted on 10/20/25 at 12:37 pm
Things that would never cross your mind not doing yourself, but is a need to the younger, softer generation. Then they have the audacity to complain about finance.

Cable: cutting the cord ruined TV. Now you’re paying 3x as much for shite

Mowing grass: can’t understand why a man doesn’t want to manage his domain.

Changing oil: we used to respect our purchases

Christmas decor setup: lol

Holiday setup: there’s an a-hole on my street paying for someone to put a flag in his yard every national holiday.

Car wash subscription: have some pride in what you overpaid for.

Gutter cleaning: buy a f’ing ladder

Security systems: buy a f’ing gun

Pest control: a can of RAID cost $10. Use it

Handyman: learn and take care of your own stuff. YouTube is your friend.

Food delivery: how bout you go interact with the outside world. It’s cheaper and makes you a better person.


This post was edited on 10/20/25 at 1:08 pm
Posted by honeybadger697
Member since May 2024
83 posts
Posted on 10/20/25 at 12:41 pm to
You talk like you love meat from another man
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
Member since May 2012
58679 posts
Posted on 10/20/25 at 12:43 pm to
You don’t change your own oil
Posted by Thib-a-doe Tiger
Member since Nov 2012
36532 posts
Posted on 10/20/25 at 12:43 pm to
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You talk like you love meat from another man



Funny story, he was gazing at a pic of Brett Favre's dick and accidentally posted it on the golf board
Posted by honeybadger697
Member since May 2024
83 posts
Posted on 10/20/25 at 12:43 pm to
“Manage his domain” you are just oozing estrogen huh?
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
66824 posts
Posted on 10/20/25 at 12:44 pm to
Door dash
Posted by honeybadger697
Member since May 2024
83 posts
Posted on 10/20/25 at 12:44 pm to
He was trying to put it in his “domain.”
Must manage his domain at all times
This post was edited on 10/20/25 at 12:45 pm
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
Member since Apr 2010
38518 posts
Posted on 10/20/25 at 12:45 pm to
Cars are so overengineered now changing oil on most of them is damned near impossible
Posted by LouisianaLady
Member since Mar 2009
82611 posts
Posted on 10/20/25 at 12:45 pm to
Professional landscaping is awesome, but you probably have a shitty 30x30 square, so it makes sense you’d do it yourself.
Posted by UptownJoeBrown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2024
5908 posts
Posted on 10/20/25 at 12:48 pm to
Younger people are soft. Fact.
Posted by HenryParsons
Member since Aug 2018
1912 posts
Posted on 10/20/25 at 12:48 pm to
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BabyTac




Posted by BugAC
St. George
Member since Oct 2007
56674 posts
Posted on 10/20/25 at 12:50 pm to
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Cable: cutting the cord ruined TV. Now you’re paying 3x as much for shite



Meh, i have the option of what i want to pay for.

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Mowing grass: can’t understand why a man doesn’t want to manage his domain.


I still do this, but i dont blame anyone that has to push their lawn and weedeat not wanting to.

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Changing oil: we used to respect our purchases


I respect mine. I just find my time is more important doing other things than doing something i'd rather not do.

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Christmas decor setup: lol

Holiday setup: there’s an a-hole on my street paying for someone to put a flag in his yard every national holiday.


Do this myself, but don't really care if you pay someone to do it, as long as you aren't entered into the "Best decorations" contest in the neighborhood. That should be reserved for self decorators.

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Car wash subscription: have some pride in what you overpaid for.


My time is more valuable than $20/month for unlimited washes.

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Pest control: a can of RAID cost $10. Use it


Enjoy your bugs.

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Handyman: learn and take care of your own stuff. YouTube is your friend.


Depends on the job.
Posted by litenin
Houston
Member since Mar 2016
2641 posts
Posted on 10/20/25 at 12:52 pm to
I pay the local Boy Scouts $40 annual to put the big American flag in yard on the 10 or so holidays.

I handle my lawn and other basic home stuff.
Posted by Defenseiskey
Houston, TX
Member since Nov 2010
1630 posts
Posted on 10/20/25 at 12:55 pm to
Most Boomers can't even change their oil, quit acting like your entire generation is super handy.
Posted by BabyTac
Austin, TX
Member since Jun 2008
15539 posts
Posted on 10/20/25 at 12:58 pm to
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Professional landscaping is awesome


I actually live on 2 acres. There’s a pride satisfaction of taking care of your own shite.
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
12778 posts
Posted on 10/20/25 at 12:59 pm to
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Changing oil: we used to respect our purchases
I respect mine. I just find my time is more important doing other things than doing something i'd rather not do.

In some subdivisions, you're not allowed to do it. But the hassle of hauling the oil to Wal-Mart, filling out the little log book, etc., is a PITA. I know, real men just dump it down the storm drain.

There's a simple formula an econ professor taught me a long time ago. Figure out the value of your time (all hours in a year divided by your annual pay). If what you're doing is costing you more time value than it would to have someone else do it, have someone else do it. I took great pride in my ironing skills. But it also didn't financially make sense for me to spend two hours on a Sunday ironing all the button down shirts I laundered. Much more efficient to outsource it.
Posted by Pettifogger
I don't really care, Margaret
Member since Feb 2012
85734 posts
Posted on 10/20/25 at 1:02 pm to
On a board of try-hards

Nobody has ever tried as hard as OP
Posted by Rhio
Lake Charles
Member since Dec 2013
1422 posts
Posted on 10/20/25 at 1:03 pm to
Mowing the grass I get because it rocks, but pest control is a legit problem that I will HAPPILY pay a fee for, inflation be dammed.

My one sub that I guess would make me soft is my grocery delivery. Money well spent, every single time. I’ll die happy if I never have to set foot in the grocery store again.
Posted by BabyTac
Austin, TX
Member since Jun 2008
15539 posts
Posted on 10/20/25 at 1:06 pm to
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There's a simple formula an econ professor taught me a long time ago. Figure out the value of your time


Tell me about your time. Have a neighbor, working from home, paying for all these services…and was recently picked up on pedofile charges. A man needs to work and go to work. Our society is doomed if you think differently.

I’m sure getting together with your friends on a Friday or Saturday night would be just as prospective over Zoom. Right???

There’s a reason dating apps don’t work.

People need to interact in person. In every facet of life.
This post was edited on 10/20/25 at 1:11 pm
Posted by AllbyMyRelf
Virginia
Member since Nov 2014
3984 posts
Posted on 10/20/25 at 1:10 pm to
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Mowing grass: can’t understand why a man doesn’t want to manage his domain. I still do this, but i dont blame anyone that has to push their lawn and weedeat not wanting to.
I did this myself for my whole adulthood until this year. I enjoyed doing it and got satisfaction in drinking a beer after finishing on a Saturday afternoon, but it got to the point where I worked all week and then had to spend my weekend time doing yard work. Now that I have two kids, I’d rather spend it with them.
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