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<blockquote data-quote="Pam R" data-source="post: 203637" data-attributes="member: 108"><p>SRL,</p><p></p><p> I use hay mulch on our garden. It cuts weeding and watering immensely. Almost all of my jars and lids and rings have come from tag sales. You can buy a whole new box from .50 - $2. I've probably got 50 dozen. </p><p></p><p> I've got a gas stove, 6 burners, $75 at a tag sale. So cost is low. I do the canning during to cool of the day, if I can. But having a garden is not cheaper that supermarkets. BUT it can be far more healthy, if you practice sustainable and organic gardening. Besides, it doesn't get more local than that. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />)</p><p></p><p> Regarding clothes, I did have things that did not fit when the time came. Or he would not wear. But at .25-$2 for an item, it was not a big loss. And until he was about 14, it was wear it or go bare. LOL After that, he'd just wear 1 set of clothes until they could walk on their own. Sigh. </p><p></p><p> Again, it may be cheaper in the short run to eat cheap food, but I've found out the very hard way, it's not cheaper in the long run. Especially with kids. For most of the last 20 years, it's been about cheap food. </p><p></p><p> But that cheap food has contributed majorly to most of our mental and physical illnesses. So next to our mortgage, acquiring the very best food we can has become a top priority. Of course we keep the cost as low as possible (I did mention a single disability income?), but our overall health has improved dramatically over the last 9 months, with better food.</p><p></p><p>Pam R.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pam R, post: 203637, member: 108"] SRL, I use hay mulch on our garden. It cuts weeding and watering immensely. Almost all of my jars and lids and rings have come from tag sales. You can buy a whole new box from .50 - $2. I've probably got 50 dozen. I've got a gas stove, 6 burners, $75 at a tag sale. So cost is low. I do the canning during to cool of the day, if I can. But having a garden is not cheaper that supermarkets. BUT it can be far more healthy, if you practice sustainable and organic gardening. Besides, it doesn't get more local than that. :)) Regarding clothes, I did have things that did not fit when the time came. Or he would not wear. But at .25-$2 for an item, it was not a big loss. And until he was about 14, it was wear it or go bare. LOL After that, he'd just wear 1 set of clothes until they could walk on their own. Sigh. Again, it may be cheaper in the short run to eat cheap food, but I've found out the very hard way, it's not cheaper in the long run. Especially with kids. For most of the last 20 years, it's been about cheap food. But that cheap food has contributed majorly to most of our mental and physical illnesses. So next to our mortgage, acquiring the very best food we can has become a top priority. Of course we keep the cost as low as possible (I did mention a single disability income?), but our overall health has improved dramatically over the last 9 months, with better food. Pam R. [/QUOTE]
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