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Cutting the Cost of Digital Reading

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Shaming people for spending more on groceries than beans and rice. It's common on reddit, and I'm sick of it. Costs have been going up and up, and for some people it's impossible to avoid spending more than the hardcore thrifters think is acceptable.

If we're going to insist on spending less than $1.40 per meal (which I frankly outright don't believe) - or just not admit how much you eat out - then maybe people spending money on books should look into something called a library.

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Is the 3DS worth purchasing despite it being "obsolete"?

I haven't looked at pricing in a long time, but I got my (New) 3DSXL around 2015, and it is still one of my favorite devices to game on. I have an Odin2 Portal that I use to emulate all the good handheld and console systems, as well as streaming from my gaming machine with Moonlight, and there are still times that I just prefer to dive into a 3DS game instead. I guess it's kind of hard to explain, but it's just one of the best executed handheld gaming consoles ever, and the 3D aspect of it really takes the experience up a notch (I know it's not for everyone).

Anyway, probably at least partly due to being developed for before there were incessant in-app purchases and microtransations and whatnot - I regularly say to my partner that if we had to leave quickly in a fire, I'd grab my 3DSXL first. I think that even though it has been replaced by a newer series, the vibe and charm of 3DS games is pretty hard to match.