25 SECRET Frugal Tricks Chinese Immigrant Families Used to Build Wealth in America

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• AM

  @AmericanSandwich · 3 months ago

  The older I get, the more I realize frugality is a superpower.”

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• MA

  @MaritimeMysterien · 3 months ago

  The most powerful takeaway for me was the rule: 'First you own it, then you enjoy it.' We live in a world that buys comfort on credit, but these families proved that building an asset base first is the only way to true freedom. Great breakdown of these forgotten tricks!

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• TH

  @theroyalwhisper1 · 3 months ago

  Grandpa’s retirement plan: spend $0, save $100, and somehow own half the block by 50. 😅💰

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• TR

  @tr7287 · 3 months ago

  The secrets are: 1.) Grit  2.) Hard work. 3.) Perseverance

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• LE

  @ledinhdong7743 · 3 months ago

  This is true with Vietnamese as well. <br>I think the most important thing is team work. If you work and live with your family or relatives, the costs will be cheaper.

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• GR

  @greenolive798 · 3 months ago (edited)

  We bought used furniture and used clothing from 2nd hand stores. Chicken feet and chicken innards were free from the supermarket. &nbsp;We ate mostly ground meat. We even ate horse meat which was cheaper than beef. We almost never ate out in restaurants. We packed sandwiches and had a picnic in the park instead. My mother&apos;s brother and his wife lived with us. When things need fixing, we don&apos;t call a repairman. We fixed everything ourselves. We even changed our car&apos;s oil ourselves to save money.

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• PI

  @PipinoMakati-i3m · 2 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnsLqzbrnWE&amp;t=348">5:48</a> In the old days, when clothes at home got worn out, mothers would mend them without fail. Replacing zippers, hemming trouser legs, sewing on patches were all commonplace. It was also common to refit outgrown adult clothing for children.<br> <br>At its core, this stemmed from limited material resources back then, people had to survive with whatever little they had on hand.<br> <br>Wives and mothers of that era were truly capable. They learned how to draft patterns for shoes and garments, draw and cut templates, then make clothing and footwear entirely at home.

• JA

  @jadenephrite · 3 months ago

  As shown @ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnsLqzbrnWE&amp;t=717">11:57</a>, the Cable Car is at intersection of 5th Street at Market Street in downtown San Francisco circa the 1940s. In the background along Market Street were Hale’s department store, Grayson’s women’s apparel store, Leed’s Shoes, and Zukor’s women’s apparel store.

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• KE

  @kennethdong8490 · 3 months ago

  This brings back memories of the community I came from.

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• TE

  @teckboonchua3520 · 3 months ago

  A system born out of pure hardships .

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• AL

  @Alpha-l1k · 2 months ago (edited)

  25) Eating every part from a animal.<br>24) Growing food in any available space.<br>23) Never throwing away cooking oil and &nbsp;broth.<br>22) &nbsp;Buying only on sale &amp; in bulk.

• PR

  @probinsyanainamerica8281 · 3 months ago

  That&apos;s a real community.

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