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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 203364" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Thanks for starting this thread--I'm really needing to make some cuts and I love the idea of unplugging some of this stuff. I've been really lax because I had no idea how much difference it could make.</p><p> </p><p>I'm canning savvy so I can help you there, but it doesn't always save you money. Jars can be found secondhand or free but lids, ingredients, electricity for the stove, and keeping the house cool if you use AC can eat up what you think you might be saving pretty quickly. Also, we live in town and our water rates soar in summer so watering a garden puts the kabosh on savings. I do still it for fun and because we like it--for instance this summer my kids did jams and pumpkin butter for the fair. I'm sure it cost more than store bought but the experience was worth it. </p><p> </p><p>I've been shopping at Kroger and other stores for the clearance items. Yesterday bandaids, calomine lotion, and pain relievers were half price in a bin. Last week I found packages of 10 AA batteries for $1.12.</p><p> </p><p>Replace nonstick spray with a mixture of 1/2 flour and 1/2 oil brushed on with a pastry brush or bit of paper towel. It works great.</p><p> </p><p>I shop at the same stores most of the time and being friendly with the staff helps. I'll ask the butcher what she's having for supper tonight or what's the best deals and she's helpful. One of the checkout clerks sometimes points out discounts to me (and visa versa). ie Last spring when I was checking out she asked if I'd seen the candy on clearance since she knew I needed chess club snacks every week.</p><p> </p><p>There are some things for now that cost more that I'm not ready to give up but I do make adjustments. AC is one of those--I'm dying of hot flashes these days. I do things like put the crock pot out on the deck so it's not heating up the house and do my baking on cooler days when I can. Men in my husband's family have a serious history of heart problems and since my kids love peanut butter, I stick with the reduced fat stuff. </p><p> </p><p>We don't have cable TV so I buy nearly all of our DVD's at a pawn shop for $3. If it's something I just want to see once I might go with a VHS tape for 50 cents. Periodically we weed them out and I take a stack back and they credit me with about half what they sell them for. </p><p> </p><p>by the way, I probably saved someone some money last week in the Kroger checkout line. They've started offering a Kroger credit card as you checkout and after the guy had finished his spiel about all the free groceries I could earn I loudly answered "I checked those out online and the late fee is $39 for a balance of $250." <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/devil.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":devil:" title="devil :devil:" data-shortname=":devil:" />Everyone in line burst out laughing and he looked pretty sheepish. I know he was just doing his job but it's such a rip off.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 203364, member: 701"] Thanks for starting this thread--I'm really needing to make some cuts and I love the idea of unplugging some of this stuff. I've been really lax because I had no idea how much difference it could make. I'm canning savvy so I can help you there, but it doesn't always save you money. Jars can be found secondhand or free but lids, ingredients, electricity for the stove, and keeping the house cool if you use AC can eat up what you think you might be saving pretty quickly. Also, we live in town and our water rates soar in summer so watering a garden puts the kabosh on savings. I do still it for fun and because we like it--for instance this summer my kids did jams and pumpkin butter for the fair. I'm sure it cost more than store bought but the experience was worth it. I've been shopping at Kroger and other stores for the clearance items. Yesterday bandaids, calomine lotion, and pain relievers were half price in a bin. Last week I found packages of 10 AA batteries for $1.12. Replace nonstick spray with a mixture of 1/2 flour and 1/2 oil brushed on with a pastry brush or bit of paper towel. It works great. I shop at the same stores most of the time and being friendly with the staff helps. I'll ask the butcher what she's having for supper tonight or what's the best deals and she's helpful. One of the checkout clerks sometimes points out discounts to me (and visa versa). ie Last spring when I was checking out she asked if I'd seen the candy on clearance since she knew I needed chess club snacks every week. There are some things for now that cost more that I'm not ready to give up but I do make adjustments. AC is one of those--I'm dying of hot flashes these days. I do things like put the crock pot out on the deck so it's not heating up the house and do my baking on cooler days when I can. Men in my husband's family have a serious history of heart problems and since my kids love peanut butter, I stick with the reduced fat stuff. We don't have cable TV so I buy nearly all of our DVD's at a pawn shop for $3. If it's something I just want to see once I might go with a VHS tape for 50 cents. Periodically we weed them out and I take a stack back and they credit me with about half what they sell them for. by the way, I probably saved someone some money last week in the Kroger checkout line. They've started offering a Kroger credit card as you checkout and after the guy had finished his spiel about all the free groceries I could earn I loudly answered "I checked those out online and the late fee is $39 for a balance of $250." :devil:Everyone in line burst out laughing and he looked pretty sheepish. I know he was just doing his job but it's such a rip off. [/QUOTE]
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