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<blockquote data-quote="katya02" data-source="post: 208252" data-attributes="member: 2884"><p>What a great thread! I always seem to miss these things, glad this one came up ...</p><p></p><p>I've lived frugally for years, was a 'starving student' and still love finding new ways to save!</p><p></p><p>Our electric bill dropped by more than half just turning off the computers at night. Plus I'm a fanatic about turning lights off. I also leave hot dishwater in the sink until it cools during the winter, to get the heat and humidity from it. I try to use the oven efficiently, baking multiple things so I don't heat it up for one small item. When I turn it off I open the door as it cools. </p><p></p><p>No A/C except in the hottest week or so of summer. I love my wood stove! Plus sweaters and fingerless gloves (I knit these). <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>I had also become a heavy-footed driver and found a major difference in gas usage when I accelerated more slowly. We drive our cars into the ground - keep them at least ten years. </p><p></p><p>This may gross some people out, but I reuse vacuum bags. Our vacuum needs expensive bags so I take the full bag out to the garage and carefully empty it into the big bag, then go take a shower! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> I also prefer sweeping and/or mopping to using the vacuum when and where possible. </p><p></p><p>I have a veggie garden and grow berries and bush fruits. I'm trying to get a fruit orchard going and some grapes - but those aren't cooperating. We're fortunate to have a local butcher so can get local meat, and there are farms around that produce enough organic food to freeze and can if my garden fails. We eat out very rarely. </p><p></p><p>We do our own landscaping and outside projects as much as possible - husband figured out how to set up and wire lamp posts down our driveway to provide better light on the final approach to our place - he was so tickled with the final result!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="katya02, post: 208252, member: 2884"] What a great thread! I always seem to miss these things, glad this one came up ... I've lived frugally for years, was a 'starving student' and still love finding new ways to save! Our electric bill dropped by more than half just turning off the computers at night. Plus I'm a fanatic about turning lights off. I also leave hot dishwater in the sink until it cools during the winter, to get the heat and humidity from it. I try to use the oven efficiently, baking multiple things so I don't heat it up for one small item. When I turn it off I open the door as it cools. No A/C except in the hottest week or so of summer. I love my wood stove! Plus sweaters and fingerless gloves (I knit these). :) I had also become a heavy-footed driver and found a major difference in gas usage when I accelerated more slowly. We drive our cars into the ground - keep them at least ten years. This may gross some people out, but I reuse vacuum bags. Our vacuum needs expensive bags so I take the full bag out to the garage and carefully empty it into the big bag, then go take a shower! :p I also prefer sweeping and/or mopping to using the vacuum when and where possible. I have a veggie garden and grow berries and bush fruits. I'm trying to get a fruit orchard going and some grapes - but those aren't cooperating. We're fortunate to have a local butcher so can get local meat, and there are farms around that produce enough organic food to freeze and can if my garden fails. We eat out very rarely. We do our own landscaping and outside projects as much as possible - husband figured out how to set up and wire lamp posts down our driveway to provide better light on the final approach to our place - he was so tickled with the final result! [/QUOTE]
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