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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 114937" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p>Sending hugs, Shari. I posted the other day about using what I have in the house to make meals rather than going food shopping. Ironically, H hasn't said anything about the strange (not really, just different) meals we've been eating. Last night was leftover night and we had beef stew I made over the weekend. I didn't have any biscuits so on the way home I picked up a can of 5 biscuits for only 99 cents (I should have made them but didn't have time). H was thrilled with dinner - a first in a long time.</p><p></p><p>It's gotten very difficult to stretch our dollars this winter with the cost of gas/fuel through the roof. There was a letter from a resident in the paper today who was outraged because most fuel companies here will not allow you to purchase less than 150 gallons at a time. The going rate here right now is about 3.20+/gallon for home heating fuel, so that amounts to almost $500 in one shot! For an average family, that's tough. I know I am hoping we can make it until the end of March before we need oil and we're down to 1/2 tank.</p><p></p><p>I understand your H's point about driving the 45 miles up there, but in the LONG run, you will be getting those pheasants, etc. Will you have to drive back up to get the pheasants or will your friend deliver them to you when he/she returns the table? If you're bringing the tables up and then going up again to retrieve the pheasants, in my opinion, that's not worth the gas. But, hey, your kids will also get to hunt for free, so maybe it's worth it to you. I think that your H should ask if he can have some cuts of meat if he's helping to butcher it up!! Why isn't he already getting any? Is he getting paid to help butcher it up?</p><p></p><p>Also, my H takes a lunch everyday. He packs a sandwich, a snack, and a fruit - he buys a drink. He eats cold cuts and tuna. I hate tuna and I can't really eat all the cold cuts (too many sulfites) or I begin to get wheezy. So, I stick with low cost lunches, less than $5 and I don't alway buy. I often bring leftovers to my office so I can heat them up in the micro or I bring salads. I have been skipping my morning coffee from Dunkin Donuts and instead have an extra one at home (I don't do travel mugs).</p><p></p><p>I've been scouring the net to find ways of living more frugally and on the cheap without sacrificing healthy eating and living. It's tough and it's a time when the whole family has to pull together. </p><p></p><p>My H is notorious for leaving every freakin light in every room in the house burning. If he leaves the kitchen, he will just leave the light on. I came home last night from a meeting and all the lights in the basement/laundry room were on, the kitchen light, the living room light, the hall light, the outside light, the bathroom light and my bedroom light. Where was H? Lying on our bed reading a book. I asked him why he left all the lights on and he said, "I didn't". Ummm, there was no one else home and when I left the only lights on were in the kitchen so he is full of it. I think he believes if he says it ain't so, it ain't so! This is an ongoing argument because I pay the utilities. He is also supposed to keep the wood burning stove going to save us fuel, but he refuses to do it during the week. We'd be fighting about it all the time. Instead I just go around the house turning off lights. Thank God he goes to sleep at 8:30. He calls me a vampire. I call him wasteful. </p><p></p><p>Sorry this turned into my own vent - I hear you!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 114937, member: 2211"] Sending hugs, Shari. I posted the other day about using what I have in the house to make meals rather than going food shopping. Ironically, H hasn't said anything about the strange (not really, just different) meals we've been eating. Last night was leftover night and we had beef stew I made over the weekend. I didn't have any biscuits so on the way home I picked up a can of 5 biscuits for only 99 cents (I should have made them but didn't have time). H was thrilled with dinner - a first in a long time. It's gotten very difficult to stretch our dollars this winter with the cost of gas/fuel through the roof. There was a letter from a resident in the paper today who was outraged because most fuel companies here will not allow you to purchase less than 150 gallons at a time. The going rate here right now is about 3.20+/gallon for home heating fuel, so that amounts to almost $500 in one shot! For an average family, that's tough. I know I am hoping we can make it until the end of March before we need oil and we're down to 1/2 tank. I understand your H's point about driving the 45 miles up there, but in the LONG run, you will be getting those pheasants, etc. Will you have to drive back up to get the pheasants or will your friend deliver them to you when he/she returns the table? If you're bringing the tables up and then going up again to retrieve the pheasants, in my opinion, that's not worth the gas. But, hey, your kids will also get to hunt for free, so maybe it's worth it to you. I think that your H should ask if he can have some cuts of meat if he's helping to butcher it up!! Why isn't he already getting any? Is he getting paid to help butcher it up? Also, my H takes a lunch everyday. He packs a sandwich, a snack, and a fruit - he buys a drink. He eats cold cuts and tuna. I hate tuna and I can't really eat all the cold cuts (too many sulfites) or I begin to get wheezy. So, I stick with low cost lunches, less than $5 and I don't alway buy. I often bring leftovers to my office so I can heat them up in the micro or I bring salads. I have been skipping my morning coffee from Dunkin Donuts and instead have an extra one at home (I don't do travel mugs). I've been scouring the net to find ways of living more frugally and on the cheap without sacrificing healthy eating and living. It's tough and it's a time when the whole family has to pull together. My H is notorious for leaving every freakin light in every room in the house burning. If he leaves the kitchen, he will just leave the light on. I came home last night from a meeting and all the lights in the basement/laundry room were on, the kitchen light, the living room light, the hall light, the outside light, the bathroom light and my bedroom light. Where was H? Lying on our bed reading a book. I asked him why he left all the lights on and he said, "I didn't". Ummm, there was no one else home and when I left the only lights on were in the kitchen so he is full of it. I think he believes if he says it ain't so, it ain't so! This is an ongoing argument because I pay the utilities. He is also supposed to keep the wood burning stove going to save us fuel, but he refuses to do it during the week. We'd be fighting about it all the time. Instead I just go around the house turning off lights. Thank God he goes to sleep at 8:30. He calls me a vampire. I call him wasteful. Sorry this turned into my own vent - I hear you!!! [/QUOTE]
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