What's Your #1 Frugal Tip for Living in Hong Kong?

[Kowloon72]

Buy your phone second hand in the Sun Tak centre in MK.

[jonastainine]

Believe it or not but in developed nations you learn that at school

I don’t know if it is still in vogue but in the 70’s we had Home Economics class in the US. I took HomeEc in junior high. It was an elective with wood shop and auto shop usually attended by the boys, and the girls took HomeEc. Myself being a smart ass took it with a couple of friends just to hang with the ladies. We learned how to cook and sew among other practical skills to prepare this young virgin for married life. I must say those skills turned out to be very useful.

[SonicYouth1]

Go to your local market/wet market, buy groceries and cook.


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I'd actually advise against this, I've had many many cases of them charging a lot more or trying to trick you in some way:

1. Sham Shui Po, dragonfruit for 38 for ONE! Went to welcome, it was 15 for THREE!

2. With roasted meats it's very difficult to compare unless you have the prices memorised /catty etc, it's much better to go to supermarket & you can see exactly what you're getting as it's packaged after being chopped

3. Fish - don't get me started on fish! My dad who's a local said they always try to trick you w/changing prices, quantities which they claim or fish thag you have pointed to the one you want, then they switch it to one which is not as fresh at the last minute

[mmbiker]

Buy your phone second hand in the Sun Tak centre in MK.

I am with you on this. I always buy second hand Apple product (iPhone and MacBook Pro). And I get to sell it a reasonable price when is time to let it go because is an Apple product.

[Fenix2]

Avoid getting married and all the hassles a wife brings including: nagging, not letting you watch football or hang out with your mates, has a 50% chance on ending in a costly divorce and just rent a wife. There are now these places where you can rent a wife for an hour or two called brothels. After you've had your relations you can leave her behind and she won't be at your home nagging, getting fat or stopping you from meeting your mates at the pub.

[Cheeky Kiwi]

Don't have kids.

[mmbiker]

Don't have kids.

lol...

[AsianXpat0]

Don’t pay both for rent and hotels.

[MABinPengChau]

Don’t pay both for rent and hotels.

Yeah, well, not really a choice if you have to travel...pretty much 100 percent of those quarantining in hotels would do it at home if given that option...