The whole “tech industry” naming is bulllshit, there is more technology let’s say in composite used to build an aircraft wing or in a surgerical robots, than in yet another mobile app showing you ads
The whole tech sector also tend to be over evaluated on the stock market. In no world Apple is worth 3 trillion while coca cola or airbus are worth around 200 billions
Shoes and clothe are the kind of stuff where you loose a lot by buying online.
In person you can see the fabric texture and colour. Not a photo where light, camera and then your screen altered everything.
Check how well it fits. For shoes you can easily get one size less/more depending on brand/cut and even for clothe you are not a standard person so passing them in the shop tells you a lot.
You can even ask a sales person opinion to get a feedback of course they want to sell but can help you more than a chatbot
in my building, owner use informal tu and first name but when talking with renter they use vous and last name.
To be fair owner see each others at owner’s association meeting and have seen each other in the building for years while many renter move within 2-3 years
And for the fun fact, my owner association ordered a security audit, and the consultant recommended organizing a building/neighbour party/barbecue over installing security camera. As people knowing each other care for each other
Restaurant, bars and cafe can be a huge spending. You can also do a romantic dinner at home.
Check all your subscribed services you may find a cheaper competitor.
Before buying anything ask yourself about whether you really need it, and whether there is a used alternative available
If you do have money, set an auto transfert of 100-200€ to a saving account at the start of the month, you’ll main account would feel empty faster.
Family eating at shooters (and the whole hooters/twin peaks concept)
Need to take the car for a 500m trip because there is no sidewalk and a highway to cross
In democratic countries, each candidate/party has the same right to speech during election campaign. So stuff like short clip for each candidates and either multi party debates or second round (where applicable) debate
We’re still cooperating a lot with China, despite all she human rights concerns.
Some billionaire like Frenchman Bolloré are using the same strategy as Musk and Murdoch to push their propaganda and far right does well in elections
While we are a it more economically progressive than US, it’s not like gay rights or drug legalisation or even abortion are widely accepted.