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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 134876" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p>I traded in my Passat Wagon for a Civic Hybrid, which I love. When I run my errands on Saturday morning, I make a list so I can do it all in one fell swoop. I shop at discount grocery stores like PriceRight, PriceChopper and ALdis or Ocean STate Job Lot. I never buy anything unless its on sale. Ever.</p><p> </p><p>I unplug small appliances when not in use, as well as our router cable box which keeps using juice even when the puters are off! We have an automatic thermostat that kicks down at night and during the day when we're not home. And we don't usually raise it above 66 - ONCE in a while, 68. And we have been using our wood burning stove in the basement A LOT this winter to save on oil. </p><p> </p><p>I don't use the heat dry on our dishwasher and I used timed dry on our dryer, as well as warm/cold settings on the washer. </p><p> </p><p>I have tried to cut back on shower time as well. We compost everything for use as fertilized soil in our garden; we use grass clippings and old newspapers as mulch in our veggie gardens. </p><p> </p><p>I have slowly been switching out our regular light bulbs for the more energy efficient kind, though I just read an article about what to do with them after they do blow out - something about mercury I think. I have to do more research.</p><p> </p><p>We "can" whatever veggies we can from our garden. And make almost all of our own baked goods from scratch as well.</p><p> </p><p>We eat out way less than we had been, I make most foods from scratch and freeze at least 2 servings for each. I would say the bulk of our grocery bill is for organic veggies and fruits because we juice a lot.</p><p> </p><p>There, that's all I can think of off the top of my head.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 134876, member: 2211"] I traded in my Passat Wagon for a Civic Hybrid, which I love. When I run my errands on Saturday morning, I make a list so I can do it all in one fell swoop. I shop at discount grocery stores like PriceRight, PriceChopper and ALdis or Ocean STate Job Lot. I never buy anything unless its on sale. Ever. I unplug small appliances when not in use, as well as our router cable box which keeps using juice even when the puters are off! We have an automatic thermostat that kicks down at night and during the day when we're not home. And we don't usually raise it above 66 - ONCE in a while, 68. And we have been using our wood burning stove in the basement A LOT this winter to save on oil. I don't use the heat dry on our dishwasher and I used timed dry on our dryer, as well as warm/cold settings on the washer. I have tried to cut back on shower time as well. We compost everything for use as fertilized soil in our garden; we use grass clippings and old newspapers as mulch in our veggie gardens. I have slowly been switching out our regular light bulbs for the more energy efficient kind, though I just read an article about what to do with them after they do blow out - something about mercury I think. I have to do more research. We "can" whatever veggies we can from our garden. And make almost all of our own baked goods from scratch as well. We eat out way less than we had been, I make most foods from scratch and freeze at least 2 servings for each. I would say the bulk of our grocery bill is for organic veggies and fruits because we juice a lot. There, that's all I can think of off the top of my head. [/QUOTE]
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