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    Official SS Poll: What do you do to eliminate bills / cut down expenses?

    right on sumi , just keep looking and asking the powers that be for your place to be given to you in the best way for all concerned, we didnt have much money but found our place for cheap, it was not the house , but the land that was important & i missed farming & being creative &...
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    Official SS Poll: What do you do to eliminate bills / cut down expenses?

    first thing i would do is insulate that hot water heater really well...! then do it to it , it works well & the water stays hot for the most part & if its on for bathing every night, in the end it will cost less since the water is never very cold , but the insulation is most...
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    Official SS Poll: What do you do to eliminate bills / cut down expenses?

    right on Mini Horses im so glad you posted all of this info we live similarly like you plus we also lived in an RV we built our self out of a gray hound bus it has every thing filtered water system , inverter converter even a dish washer ,washer dryer , never used the dryer, i used...
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    rodeogirl's journey to being self-sufficient

    how wonderful good for you keep up the good work:thumbsup
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    Official SS Poll: What do you do to eliminate bills / cut down expenses?

    best idea was instead of buying an instant on hot water heater, cost is about $400.00, to $500.00 , so to help cut down the electric bill, we put in an on & off switch in the bathroom to the electric hot water heater, we had a gas hot water heater but going out to turn that on & off...
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    Pallet projects and inventions

    i love these ideas:celebrate especially the herb one that has the black board paint on it:woot so the names are written below the plants that is just fantastic 10 stars for that idea :clap :thumbsup
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    The Ultimate Tomato Cage in 5 Simple Steps

    all of these are very good ideas, using this type of cattle fencing , but my tomatoes i planted on the side of our barn, 1st because it had the best light in that lactation , ( here in AZ that means not to much sun ) & in that location they grew like 8 to 9 feet tall HA dont...
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    An easy to make concrete planter for yourself or to sell

    right on MoonShadows...!!!!! holy cow this is a totally great idea ...! :) i love it :thumbsup i was just looking for a few planters, but wont pay the prices even at the dollar store HA :D usually i make what ever i need , from recycling or a good DIY project from what ever i...
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