u/Amaya3066▲ 126 upvotes114 comments

It definitely can be as long as you don’t fall into the gear trap, but it can also be incredibly expensive if you let it. It’s a great feeling to put food on your own table. Where are y’all to have open season on rabbits? They’re regulated like any other game where I am.

A couple says roughly $700 in rifle and gear has yielded nearly 10 deer over five years, zeroing out their meat budget. The 114-comment pushback is the real lesson: licensing, tags and the gear trap can erase the savings fast, so price the full setup before betting your grocery bill on it.

u/Terrible-Explorer891▲ 178 upvotes126 comments

A 3 year old won't know if it's new or not. You should buy the used one.

A parent asked whether a $50 to $75 secondhand dollhouse beats a $150 to $200 new one, and 126 comments said the toddler will never know the difference. The holiday lesson: resale is where the gift budget stretches furthest, and no three-year-old is checking the box.