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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 170325" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>We haven't turned on the air conditioner yet this year, despite some blazing hot days. We've been keeping the blinds down and lights off to keep the house cool during the day, and then opening the windows up to cool things down at night.</p><p></p><p>husband and I prepare lots of basics for meals on the weekends (chopped veggies, cooked meat or chicken, salad greens, etc.) and keep them in small containers in the fridge. We can combine them to make several different meals during the week, and they're great for tossing in the cooler if we're going to be out all day. (With the business travel I've been doing, we've been packing the coolers for a week at a time, to save money on fast food and maintain a healthy diet)</p><p></p><p>We've stopped eating out entirely.</p><p></p><p>My city just introduced a new recycling collection program (a giant bin instead of clear blue recycling bags), so I have been using and re-using the clear bags as liners for our in-house recycling containers. I just take them out to the garage, up-end them into the bin, and put the liners back in the containers.</p><p></p><p>Growing my own vegetables (beans, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers) and fruit (strawberries and raspberries)</p><p></p><p>We've just stopped buying stuff we don't need. Before we buy anything, we do the test...do we already have something like it or something that will do the same thing? Do we really need it or is it just a whim? If the answers are Yes and No, then we don't get it.</p><p></p><p>It's been a real eye opener.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 170325, member: 3907"] We haven't turned on the air conditioner yet this year, despite some blazing hot days. We've been keeping the blinds down and lights off to keep the house cool during the day, and then opening the windows up to cool things down at night. husband and I prepare lots of basics for meals on the weekends (chopped veggies, cooked meat or chicken, salad greens, etc.) and keep them in small containers in the fridge. We can combine them to make several different meals during the week, and they're great for tossing in the cooler if we're going to be out all day. (With the business travel I've been doing, we've been packing the coolers for a week at a time, to save money on fast food and maintain a healthy diet) We've stopped eating out entirely. My city just introduced a new recycling collection program (a giant bin instead of clear blue recycling bags), so I have been using and re-using the clear bags as liners for our in-house recycling containers. I just take them out to the garage, up-end them into the bin, and put the liners back in the containers. Growing my own vegetables (beans, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers) and fruit (strawberries and raspberries) We've just stopped buying stuff we don't need. Before we buy anything, we do the test...do we already have something like it or something that will do the same thing? Do we really need it or is it just a whim? If the answers are Yes and No, then we don't get it. It's been a real eye opener. [/QUOTE]
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