Just curious who else is living super frugal

[Peep_Show]

But when you don't drench in sprays you end up with wormy apples, which don't keep well and are icky to pare. We were late on our spraying this year and so the apple drop is the tree shedding the apples that are occupied...which is really smart of the tree to ripen them up quickly to dump them. Unfortunately, they do not store well. (With cider you often have to let apples sit in storage while the other cultivars ripen AND a little storage makes cider apples juicier. These "damaged" apples would just rot if left.)

(we spray with natural agents, btw)

 

[perchie.girl]

Quote: Thank you for the kind complement.

I do have a book in mind about being from the city learning how to live out in the middle of no where. So far out my son refused to move with me. He was just starting high school and opted to live with his Great Grandma. Stories about goat mischief and water management and who not to hire to do grading... LOL.

The book I am working on though Is straight science fiction.

the other books I want to do are short story collections... ranging from Prose and poetry to a childrens book for bed time. LOL. I got soooooooooo tired of reading The Wheels on the bus I made one up to tell.

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

for what its worth If you know horse husbandry and have a good working knowledge of driving its just a gentle step forward to taking it to using horses to work with you on your land... here is a team of Fijords plowing The team is hitched to a farm vehicle called a forecart. Forecarts may be attached to just about any implement appropriate for the team to pull. I have seen powered machinery attached to a forecart. from Lawn mowers to maneur spreaders. Even self contained motorized PTOs for digging post holes.

I have a draft horse sized version that has a bench seat not tractor seats. Its a heavy beast to hitch by yourself but well worth it.

deb

 

[DennisK]

I feel like ranting:
Frugality is like building a fortress against a siege we call inflation. The other day, I got an example of how much things have inflated. I got a tooth ache; so I went to a local dentist. He wanted to do a root canal, but I was shocked to learn that the procedure would cost me around $1600! We keep printing money that, proportionately, just becomes less valuable. I’m no economist, but it doesn’t take one to appreciate the rising rate of cost to live. Never-the-less, I was shocked at the current cost of a tooth ache! This trend will continue; so we are truly in siege mode.
Aside from the political reasons for this siege, there is another side of which I have been thinking. I am currently 70 years old, and most people I deal with are much younger – like the people in that dentist office: Dentist, assistants and administrative people are very young – children, really. They were all beautiful, carefully manicured and trying their best to live up to what our society demands of them – cultural demands that are defined in large by the TV programs that are currently playing. Have any of you noticed how the hero and heroine are young beautiful and very successful characters? I have learned that it takes most of a lifetime to become a true master of a craft or an occupation, yet the implication here is that we expect them to be rich, worldly masters right out of the womb. If not, then they have failed. Personally, I find the implication insulting. The dental office was empty, and they were all standing around with this sense of expectancy. I wished I could pay their rate, but I can’t. Youth, today, has a heavy burden, and I believe much of that burden is based on lies.

 

[perchie.girl]

I feel like ranting:
Frugality is like building a fortress against a siege we call inflation. The other day, I got an example of how much things have inflated. I got a tooth ache; so I went to a local dentist. He wanted to do a root canal, but I was shocked to learn that the procedure would cost me around $1600! We keep printing money that, proportionately, just becomes less valuable. I’m no economist, but it doesn’t take one to appreciate the rising rate of cost to live. Never-the-less, I was shocked at the current cost of a tooth ache! This trend will continue; so we are truly in siege mode.
Aside from the political reasons for this siege, there is another side of which I have been thinking. I am currently 70 years old, and most people I deal with are much younger – like the people in that dentist office: Dentist, assistants and administrative people are very young – children, really. They were all beautiful, carefully manicured and trying their best to live up to what our society demands of them – cultural demands that are defined in large by the TV programs that are currently playing. Have any of you noticed how the hero and heroine are young beautiful and very successful characters? I have learned that it takes most of a lifetime to become a true master of a craft or an occupation, yet the implication here is that we expect them to be rich, worldly masters right out of the womb. If not, then they have failed. Personally, I find the implication insulting. The dental office was empty, and they were all standing around with this sense of expectancy. I wished I could pay their rate, but I can’t. Youth, today, has a heavy burden, and I believe much of that burden is based on lies.

I couldnt have said it better. I am 59 and havent seen a doc in eight years now. Waiting for Obama care to acknowledge my Medi-Cal application. I am not holding my breath its just I had to do it in order to keep from getting a fine. But dang.

deb

 

[Nofowlplay]

I feel like ranting:
Frugality is like building a fortress against a siege we call inflation. The other day, I got an example of how much things have inflated. I got a tooth ache; so I went to a local dentist. He wanted to do a root canal, but I was shocked to learn that the procedure would cost me around $1600! We keep printing money that, proportionately, just becomes less valuable. I’m no economist, but it doesn’t take one to appreciate the rising rate of cost to live. Never-the-less, I was shocked at the current cost of a tooth ache! This trend will continue; so we are truly in siege mode.
Aside from the political reasons for this siege, there is another side of which I have been thinking. I am currently 70 years old, and most people I deal with are much younger – like the people in that dentist office: Dentist, assistants and administrative people are very young – children, really. They were all beautiful, carefully manicured and trying their best to live up to what our society demands of them – cultural demands that are defined in large by the TV programs that are currently playing. Have any of you noticed how the hero and heroine are young beautiful and very successful characters? I have learned that it takes most of a lifetime to become a true master of a craft or an occupation, yet the implication here is that we expect them to be rich, worldly masters right out of the womb. If not, then they have failed. Personally, I find the implication insulting. The dental office was empty, and they were all standing around with this sense of expectancy. I wished I could pay their rate, but I can’t. Youth, today, has a heavy burden, and I believe much of that burden is based on lies.

Is there a college or university nearby with a dental school? They generally charge much less.

 

[oldrooster]

Quote:Is there a college or university nearby with a dental school? They generally charge much less.

Or do as I did on one molar, just have it pulled....

 

[oldrooster]

double post sorry

 

[DennisK]

Quote:

Or do as I did on one molar, just have it pulled....
Yep, that is what I am going to do tomorrow - about $200. I figure I will need dentures sooner or later; so might as well get a head start!

 

[MoonShadows]

I feel like ranting:
Frugality is like building a fortress against a siege we call inflation. The other day, I got an example of how much things have inflated. I got a tooth ache; so I went to a local dentist. He wanted to do a root canal, but I was shocked to learn that the procedure would cost me around $1600! We keep printing money that, proportionately, just becomes less valuable. I’m no economist, but it doesn’t take one to appreciate the rising rate of cost to live. Never-the-less, I was shocked at the current cost of a tooth ache! This trend will continue; so we are truly in siege mode.
Aside from the political reasons for this siege, there is another side of which I have been thinking. I am currently 70 years old, and most people I deal with are much younger – like the people in that dentist office: Dentist, assistants and administrative people are very young – children, really. They were all beautiful, carefully manicured and trying their best to live up to what our society demands of them – cultural demands that are defined in large by the TV programs that are currently playing. Have any of you noticed how the hero and heroine are young beautiful and very successful characters? I have learned that it takes most of a lifetime to become a true master of a craft or an occupation, yet the implication here is that we expect them to be rich, worldly masters right out of the womb. If not, then they have failed. Personally, I find the implication insulting. The dental office was empty, and they were all standing around with this sense of expectancy. I wished I could pay their rate, but I can’t. Youth, today, has a heavy burden, and I believe much of that burden is based on lies.

And a good reason our country is going down the tubes.