I've gone minimal since 2012

No Foxtel
No latest wiz bang TV( still use set-top box on Samsung theater TV found on side of the road, with remote when they were chucking out the old TV's )
Racing does pay, saw it on side of the road while on the tram after leaving M/Ville races.
No Internet or Phone line ( use USB Pre-Pay for each computer )
Therefore No YouTube, nothing that chews up bytes and for what ?

No Wiz Bang latest iPhone, use cheap $38,( $49 if you need a camera).
( but that is monthly acc, $18.00pm + $2 cos it's snail mail billing,
No this direct debit *rapola, "I eat first before the corporates eat", Principe).

That way by going Minimal I don't be a "slave" to punting and have to come up with enough profit to pay for all this tech junk.

And now
No Smoking, that's a big cost saver.
3k not spent on cigs. so far.

Add all these things and one may be surprised what this current consumerism fad is all about, it's ****.

Eating out is On, yes, gotta eat out, saves on dish washing liquid.

Yet they won't, not can't, won't go to FM race calling.