No, I don't live in a tent, not at all! I have a gym membership that costs my family $500 a month. But, when we go there, we get unlimited classes, a pool, hot tub, sauna, steam sauna – it's good for our physical well-being, and it acts as extra rented real estate. They offer an hour of child care included per visit, so it's a break from parenting while we work out.

$5 tea or coffee is just flavored water that I can make at home for 50 cents and minimal effort.

Obviously, to each their own, but $5 tea was a bad example.

And a $10/month search engine is a bad deal when ad blockers are free.

You just described lean fire, which is a thing some people do.