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<blockquote data-quote="Pink Elephant" data-source="post: 737335" data-attributes="member: 21572"><p>Do you keep the air up and tje heat down? <span style="color: #4d4dff">We try and keep the heat at a lower temp, both from the standpoint of savings and for comfort. Neither dear husband or I like being warm.</span></p><p></p><p>Open windows like dearest Pink <span style="color: #4d4dff">Oh yes, open windows and doors when at all possible.</span></p><p></p><p>Hang laundry? Wash by hand? <span style="color: #4d4dff">No washing by-hand, but line-drying, yes. All the time.</span> </p><p></p><p>Keep lights off?Have LED lights? All ours are LED. <span style="color: #4d4dff">Absolutely, leaving needless lights on in and around the home is a no-no for us.</span></p><p></p><p>Minimize shower time to save water? <span style="color: #4d4dff">Dear husband and I, have been practicing sailor showers for forever.</span></p><p></p><p>Buy generic cleaners? <span style="color: #4d4dff">Not so much, but do buy occasional generic goods when it comes to food related goods.</span></p><p></p><p>Hub or you fix your own plumbing or broken appliances or car(I will include car). <span style="color: #4d4dff">Oh, yes... dear husband is a hands-on kind of guy. He fixes and repairs wherever he can.</span></p><p></p><p>What do you do? Or dont you? <span style="color: #4d4dff">I try and maximize the use of whatever I can, reusing the likes of plastic bags, cooking from scratch, and so on. have always loved being frugal and practicing frugal living. Must find the picture of my youngest wearing diapers, with a big diaper pin sticking through the front of his rubber pants, because the elastic waistband was gone (worn-out), and instead of tossing the old pants, this frugal momma decided to pin the pants to get extra added mileage out of them!</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pink Elephant, post: 737335, member: 21572"] Do you keep the air up and tje heat down? [COLOR=#4d4dff]We try and keep the heat at a lower temp, both from the standpoint of savings and for comfort. Neither dear husband or I like being warm.[/COLOR] Open windows like dearest Pink [COLOR=#4d4dff]Oh yes, open windows and doors when at all possible.[/COLOR] Hang laundry? Wash by hand? [COLOR=#4d4dff]No washing by-hand, but line-drying, yes. All the time.[/COLOR] Keep lights off?Have LED lights? All ours are LED. [COLOR=#4d4dff]Absolutely, leaving needless lights on in and around the home is a no-no for us.[/COLOR] Minimize shower time to save water? [COLOR=#4d4dff]Dear husband and I, have been practicing sailor showers for forever.[/COLOR] Buy generic cleaners? [COLOR=#4d4dff]Not so much, but do buy occasional generic goods when it comes to food related goods.[/COLOR] Hub or you fix your own plumbing or broken appliances or car(I will include car). [COLOR=#4d4dff]Oh, yes... dear husband is a hands-on kind of guy. He fixes and repairs wherever he can.[/COLOR] What do you do? Or dont you? [COLOR=#4d4dff]I try and maximize the use of whatever I can, reusing the likes of plastic bags, cooking from scratch, and so on. have always loved being frugal and practicing frugal living. Must find the picture of my youngest wearing diapers, with a big diaper pin sticking through the front of his rubber pants, because the elastic waistband was gone (worn-out), and instead of tossing the old pants, this frugal momma decided to pin the pants to get extra added mileage out of them![/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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