- Sep 5, 2008
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We moved here (buying this house) almost 4 years ago..
Never got cable..
We use dial-up for internet..
Roomate got a cell phone for free on his mom's plan (3rd one is free)
He picks up the groceries on his way home (saves gas that way)
I cut both me and my roomates hair.
I cook almost everything from scratch. Even make my own wine occasionally
I can't even remember the last time I bought new clothing other than undies from the dollar store.
Any food thats questionable for human consumption, gets boiled and fed to either the dogs or chickens (the dogs get the meat, chickens get the veggies)..If they don't eat it, it goes in the compost. Anything moldy or too far gone goes straight to the compost, but I try not to let that happen
Stock up on canned goods when they are on sale.
No meat or fish that costs over $3 a pound.
Getting better at my canning skills (and gardening skills-purple thumb here
Make my own bread, cookies, ect and so on..
Never was a big fan of makeup, and probably never will be.
I get lots of things thru the local freecycle..Like vaccum cleaners, tvs, building materials, a Christmas tree, roosters, etc etc etc
Lately we have even been doing without heat for the most part..
My roomate has a space heater he turns on in the morning when he takes his shower. That's the only time it gets used.
We are in Texas and the house is well insulated..
The sun does a good job when it comes thru the windows of warming it up in here
Plus with me cooking, that helps warm things up too.
We have thick curtains so when its not sunny, or it's in the summer and we don't want the sun warming things up, we just keep them closed.
We don't even own a dryer. If its too wet to hang clothes outside, I do it inside.
For awhile I was even washing clothes in the tub till Roomates mom found out and bought us a washing machine.
Hmmm, what else..lol!
The adult chickens freerange, but I still spend more on them than if we just bought eggs and meat at the grocery
I'm hoping that will change come spring..
I've thought about getting a goat for milk, but we don't have a proper home/fence for it yet.
Never got cable..
We use dial-up for internet..
Roomate got a cell phone for free on his mom's plan (3rd one is free)
He picks up the groceries on his way home (saves gas that way)
I cut both me and my roomates hair.
I cook almost everything from scratch. Even make my own wine occasionally
I can't even remember the last time I bought new clothing other than undies from the dollar store.
Any food thats questionable for human consumption, gets boiled and fed to either the dogs or chickens (the dogs get the meat, chickens get the veggies)..If they don't eat it, it goes in the compost. Anything moldy or too far gone goes straight to the compost, but I try not to let that happen
Stock up on canned goods when they are on sale.
No meat or fish that costs over $3 a pound.
Getting better at my canning skills (and gardening skills-purple thumb here
Make my own bread, cookies, ect and so on..
Never was a big fan of makeup, and probably never will be.
I get lots of things thru the local freecycle..Like vaccum cleaners, tvs, building materials, a Christmas tree, roosters, etc etc etc
Lately we have even been doing without heat for the most part..
My roomate has a space heater he turns on in the morning when he takes his shower. That's the only time it gets used.
We are in Texas and the house is well insulated..
The sun does a good job when it comes thru the windows of warming it up in here
Plus with me cooking, that helps warm things up too.
We have thick curtains so when its not sunny, or it's in the summer and we don't want the sun warming things up, we just keep them closed.
We don't even own a dryer. If its too wet to hang clothes outside, I do it inside.
For awhile I was even washing clothes in the tub till Roomates mom found out and bought us a washing machine.
Hmmm, what else..lol!
The adult chickens freerange, but I still spend more on them than if we just bought eggs and meat at the grocery
I'm hoping that will change come spring..
I've thought about getting a goat for milk, but we don't have a proper home/fence for it yet.
