<prompt> Human: Im not saying any of this advice is bad by any means, I plan to continue following it there are just some things I didnt know would be tradeoffs1. Advice: Buy a wardrobe that is high quality but low quantity.Expectation: you get clothing that you can wear for years, save money, and no one even notices you cycle through your wardrobe every couple of weeksReality: yes, Ive probably saved money on clothing but the older I get, the more my body changes shapes. Outgrowing pants is easy right out of college because even a couple of inches is enough to make pants or shirts unwearable. Nobody tells you either that youre going to be painfully bored with your clothing. I bought a new shirt recently even though I didnt need it, but every time I wear it, I feel like a million bucks because its new and fresh2. Advice: Save save save! Youll be richExpectation: Well get to look and dress like rich people and actually afford itReality: We look like everyone else or worse on the outside. We recently had a date at a very nice restaurant and the next day found out that one of my wifes co-workers went the same night as us. This coworker is in debt up to their eyeballs, leveraged in every which way financially, yet we both can have this nice date3. Advice: Buy a used car and drive it into the groundExpectation: Save money on cars by avoiding payments. Maintenance is required on every vehicle, new or oldReality: yes I have saved tends of thousands by not replacing my car. My car is pretty smelly and dirty. The previous owner used strong perfumes that I can still smell. Im not afraid to drive my 160k mile Civic, but it cant be trusted on long trips for reasons not even the mechanic knows. But the car works as my commuter, and we use another younger vehicle for longer travels4. Advice: Limit eating outbringing lunchExpectation: Save money on food and eat healthierReality: yes I save tons on food and eat better. Everyday though I feel like Im stiffing my co-workers who go out for lunch and go to the cafeteria for breakfast and snacks. I think it has hindered bonding, and can come off as a little pompus and can send a message that its irrisponsibledumb to eat out everyday. Edit: Half of you guys are judging so hard. I was trying to be open, real, and honest about my own PF journey and I got spit on  <response>: Each one of your points seems to take into account what other people think or feel about you. I hate to tell you this, but no one around you gives 2 shits about you and what you are doing. Everyone is too preoccupied with the acting out in the little movie in their little movie going on in their heads that is their lives. At best you are a supporting role in these movies.Your co workers dont care what you eat for lunch, what you wear as long as its not smelly, what you drive so long as your car doest break down and they have to work more that day.You do you. 