Voting with my wallet may only be a small part of the fight for frugality but a small theater is still a theater nonetheless in. I have decided to only buy from outlets that sell quality products (no matter how obscure) since I want shit that actually lasts crazy long with continued use for both practical and moral reasons.
I am aware of “just buy from local stores” - which I prefer - and brands like Framework but that’s not enough of a catalogue imo.
Clothes I couldn’t help you much, my entire wardrobe has subsisted on gifts (and the fact my job has a uniform anyway) for like the past 20 years. I am honestly not sure how I would go about buying my own clothes.
Technological product/gadgets. I also like things that last a long time, but I am generally okay with paying a premium for that. So a lot of the brands I use here are on the expensive side, but also they last.
Phones/Tables/Watches. I try to stick to Chinese manufacturers. Generally a decent lifespan and pretty durable at a way more reasonable prices than a lot of the competition. Nothing too shocking here, the major brands like Huawei are solid products that can last a long time if you take care of them.
Chargers/power banks and the like I swear by Anker. They are pretty expensive but they do last a very long time and work very well. I haven’T had an anker device fail on me yet, even if the products I attach to them have.
Vaping devices (it’s how I quit smoking) I tend to buy from the Philippines, VIcious Ant are kind of expensive luxury items but they last close to forever. My friend dropped one five stories at a construction site and it was fine. Coils I make myself.
Framework is cool, I haven’t had a lot of time to play around with them but I would love to tinker with one a bit more.
I will edit some more in when I can think of them.