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Tried the 'freeze your credit card in a block of ice' trick to stop spending
I saw this online and thought it was genius, so I put my main card in a tub of water and froze it solid. The idea was that the time to thaw it would stop impulse buys. It worked for about a week, until I saw a killer deal on a new impact driver. I microwaved the whole block for 30 seconds, warped the card, and still bought the tool. Now I just use a simple budget app on my phone. Has anyone else had a 'smart' hack totally backfire like that?
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william_jackson651mo ago
Honestly, does your spending problem need a block of ice fix? That sounds like a lot of drama over a tool. If you really wanted it, you would have just run the block under hot water. Maybe the real hack is just admitting you wanted the impact driver and moving on.
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simonl111mo ago
My uncle once left a whole salmon frozen in a block like that for three days. He tried the hot water trick and ended up with a half cooked, half frozen fish that smelled up the garage. Sometimes the hack makes a bigger mess than the problem you started with, you know? I get what you're saying william_jackson65, about just admitting you want the tool. My uncle should have just admitted he wasn't going to eat that fish.
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mary77628d ago
Oh man, I feel this. Last year I tried to thaw a pound of ground beef by sitting it in the sink with hot water running over it for like 20 minutes. Ended up with a warm pink ring around the outside and a rock hard center. Had to toss half of it. Now I just plan ahead and stick whatever I'm defrosting in the fridge the night before. Works every time and no weird half cooked mess.
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