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    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    Well, it makes sense to have repairs done on a "newer" car with less than 40K miles. Nothing on my old Ford Explorer was not repairable, but it was an estimated $1,500.00 repair job for a car that 32 years old and had 180,000+ miles on it. My mechanic recommended I not put that much money in it...
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    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    Used car prices have come down a lot in the last couple of years. They were very high during the COVID and post-COVID period, just like most stuff, but prices came down as inventory started returning to normal. If my old Explorer was worth some money, it would have changed my decision to repair...
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    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    Thanks. I really enjoyed having a working vehicle that I did not have to worry about getting any scratches or dents in it. Perfect for tossing pallets into the back and taking them home. Considering how many free pallets I have picked up over the years, it probably paid for itself many times over.
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    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    Yeah, I don't know if it would have been worth it to fix it yourself even if you could. The estimate was for $850 in parts and about 6 hours of labor for $600.00. Frankly, I would not put $850 in it for parts, even if I could have done the labor myself. I know that many shops like to replace...
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    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    :hit Had to say goodbye to my primary go to town pallet pickup vehicle, my 1993 Ford Explorer. The brakes went out and the estimate for repair was over $1,500.00. My mechanic advised me to not repair it, given the age of the vehicle, and the repair far exceeding the value of the car. I ended up...
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    Shredded printer paper for bedding

    Yeah, the little bit of paper shreds that stuck to the bloom on a fresh egg never bothered me either. But Dear Wife washes the eggs, and it was just a bit more work for her. So, I use pine shavings, wood chips, or shredded cardboard in the nest boxes. We sell our excess eggs, so we wash them...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :love Right. We have the right to keep things that remind us of family. There is value in that. We can be frugal and practicable in other ways. Well, that's what I say to myself.
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :lau I guess I was lucky that my parents never had enough money to invest in collections of dishware. All I remember is a mix of stoneware plates, some stone bowls that maybe matched, or not, but most of our dishes were those plastic butter bowls that we washed out and used for years as our main...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    Well, they have value to you. That's good enough reason to keep them in my book. I shop our local church charity Thrift Shop almost every week. Lots of stuff there from yesteryear. They sell the stuff for pennies on the dollar, and sometimes, depending on the items, they won't even take them in...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    I think I jinxed myself. Last night I broke my relatively new 5 tine hay fork that I use all the time. The wood handle broke off cleanly right at the metal collar of the forks portion. IIRC, that fork is less than 5 years old. What a shame it failed already. I'll be looking at options to...
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    Shredded printer paper for bedding

    Love all those pictures. I think most paper shredders these days are crosscut. My oldest shredders were those long, single strands of paper. I can see where they might get stuck in the feet of the chickens and spread all over the place. My shredders are crosscut, and I don't have that problem...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :idunno In general, I agree. However, this past year I have purchased brand new power tools (table saw, miter saw, band saw) that are both less expensive and have more features, than the power tools I bought 30 years ago. For some of the stuff I use, the newer stuff is both better and less...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    ⚠️ Save Money by Getting Organized I mentioned that I am in the process of cleaning out my garage. It started a few days ago when I was looking for a bolt and nut to replace ones on my riding mower grass collection chute that fell off. Long story short, I eventually found the bolt and nuts I...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :lau Yeah, I consider myself frugal and don't toss out things that might have a valuable use at some point. It's all those other people that hoard stuff that have no value to me that I don't understand!
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :lau No doubt, my estate sell might have lots of things nobody else wants! Value to me, but probably not so much for others. :fl I wish we had some kind of community free exchange depot. Someplace where you could drop off items for free that you no longer want or need, but could be useful to...
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