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Wow, I haven't read this thread in a little while, so many great ideas!
Yes, I cut my hair and my husband's also. It's not always perfect, but there's always a hat! Honestly, most of the time, no one can tell.
I like the idea of trying to make more of my own personal care products, soap, toothpaste, deodorant, etc. I totally get that commercial deodorant makes you sweat more! Stop using it for a week or two, you will be stinky the first few days and then your body re-adjusts. Same with shampoo and conditioner. I honestly only use deodorant and shampoo from time to time and feel my body does better this way now. There is a period of adjustment with both in terms of oil production etc. but we don't need as much of these products as the companies that make them would have us believe. This sounds like the start of a whole new thread.
Yes to youtube and fixing things! Often there will even be an included tool list. I don't know how many times I took apart my old vacuum and fixed it before I finally bought a new one. I do what I can to fix my own car. A male friend was giving my husband a hard time because he came over and I was working on my own car while my husband was just hanging out. Sometimes I watch a video and decide to pay a mechanic, you have to weigh your comfort level. When it comes to having to take out/apart multiple parts to get to the one in need of replacement, that's when I draw the line. I don't want to be responsible for putting too many things back together to get my car operable again. Also I will never take apart another door panel. What a pain! But one week I replaced both headlights and a turn signal that at first seemed near impossible, but Youtube to the rescue and with the right tool/bit I could do it fairly easily. Also learn which of your friends are handy. I have often paid a mechanically inclined friend $50 an hour to work on my car vs a mechanic $100 an hour to work on my car. It saves me money and helps a friend make extra money.
Yes to salvaging things. I don't want to be a hoarder, but it's hard to let good materials and furniture go to the dump. I furnished my 3 bedroom home for free, minus the new sofa I purchased for cost. My duck house was made with free materials as well. My husband worked on a job building a new deck, we took a lot of the old deck lumber and have re-used most of it.
Yes, I cut my hair and my husband's also. It's not always perfect, but there's always a hat! Honestly, most of the time, no one can tell.
I like the idea of trying to make more of my own personal care products, soap, toothpaste, deodorant, etc. I totally get that commercial deodorant makes you sweat more! Stop using it for a week or two, you will be stinky the first few days and then your body re-adjusts. Same with shampoo and conditioner. I honestly only use deodorant and shampoo from time to time and feel my body does better this way now. There is a period of adjustment with both in terms of oil production etc. but we don't need as much of these products as the companies that make them would have us believe. This sounds like the start of a whole new thread.
Yes to youtube and fixing things! Often there will even be an included tool list. I don't know how many times I took apart my old vacuum and fixed it before I finally bought a new one. I do what I can to fix my own car. A male friend was giving my husband a hard time because he came over and I was working on my own car while my husband was just hanging out. Sometimes I watch a video and decide to pay a mechanic, you have to weigh your comfort level. When it comes to having to take out/apart multiple parts to get to the one in need of replacement, that's when I draw the line. I don't want to be responsible for putting too many things back together to get my car operable again. Also I will never take apart another door panel. What a pain! But one week I replaced both headlights and a turn signal that at first seemed near impossible, but Youtube to the rescue and with the right tool/bit I could do it fairly easily. Also learn which of your friends are handy. I have often paid a mechanically inclined friend $50 an hour to work on my car vs a mechanic $100 an hour to work on my car. It saves me money and helps a friend make extra money.
Yes to salvaging things. I don't want to be a hoarder, but it's hard to let good materials and furniture go to the dump. I furnished my 3 bedroom home for free, minus the new sofa I purchased for cost. My duck house was made with free materials as well. My husband worked on a job building a new deck, we took a lot of the old deck lumber and have re-used most of it.
