r/recommendationsposted by u/newaccount7
I wasted about $80 this month. Here's what I learned (no hero recs)
I joined in August and did every wrong thing.
Bought a bundle on day one. Subbed to the first result because it had the most likes. Asked a question and got a menu.
If the megathreads are too long, start here: wait a week on the free ones, don't buy the first message, and use the niche threads instead of the homepage grid.
Still want a 'start here' page from the current list so I can practice not being an idiot.
Names and links are the current top ads (Finder list), not a frozen list.
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u/budgethunterFree-first
this is the post.
Irene #1 FREE PAGE@irenebrieFREE is the first result trap (FREE, 43,680). look, don't pay.
Kaia #1 Goth Asian (Free too)@kaiagothFREE or whoever the niche thread ranked.
240u/lapsed_subRecovering whale
You just described my 2025. The shortlist threads exist so you don't have to repeat it. Use r/free and one niche, not five niches.
155u/nightshift_modunofficial janitor
Leaving this up. New people should see a failure post before another megathread.
98u/ppv_skepticRead the locked posts
The $80 is tuition. Don't buy a second bundle to 'make the first one worth it'.
84u/gfe_or_bustchat > looks
If you still want chat, the GFE thread is kinder than the general list.
JESS ♡ Rated #1 PAWG@xoxjessoxFREE was the rec there last I saw.
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