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Okay...here's the deal...my husband and I have basically, through his father and father's subsequent passing a few years back, LUCKED INTO what we have. Yes, there were bookoo taxes and such that came with it at the time of his death, but we didn't have to actually go out and hunt down and...

We blew through 3500 KWH last month as opposed to 2500 last year same month. I did check the meter - not only is it digital, but I know the guy that read it really did walk up and read it (the dog woke me up that day to let me know) and the readings all seem about right. The ac seems to be...

I am seriously starting to think it MAY be the cooking then - this time last year we were both working nearly opposite schedules, so he would pick something up on the way home, I would bring something home from work - needless to say we got fatter! We do grill/bbq/use the smoker a lot - ALL...

It's the actual usage! Up almost 1000 kilowatt hours or so! And I don't think it has been as hot as last year was yet even! No extra appliances, just using the ones we have I guess...but really? That much more energy to cook? It hurts my very soul if that is the case!

So, compared to this month last year, for the first time in months no less, my freakin' light bill has gone up! WHY???? I am guessing it could potentially have something to do with DH being home more...but it still frustrates me and makes no sense! We are keeping the ac set higher than we did...

LIke you we started with chickens and then the first thing I made was soap...ISN'T IT THE MOST AWESOME FEELING TO MAKE SOMETHING?! You should try sneaking the powdered soap recipe past your SO just ONE TIME! My husband too HATED powdered laundry soap...until he realized with the homemade...

UPDATE: WE have been eating it...SURVIVAL RATE is looking good! PIGS have been eating - SURVIVAL at 100%! CHICKENS - status same as above! :) It IS thicker - but this is not a bad thing. Thank goodness i didn't ruin it!

:yuckyuck - love that, ate it and still here - sounds like something I have told my friends before. This is comforting, I was worried I ruined it! Thanks for the vote of confidence! I needed it after the dumb move!

So, I couldn't sleep last night, and started a batch of crockpot yogurt...got it all going, right to the point where you wrap it in a towel and let it rest overnight...then I woke up late for work this morning and FORGOT IT!!! :barnie :barnie It still SMELLS like yogurt... It still...

This is kind of what I figured would be the case. It's hard to do the math when you are looking at supplies and such on line for something like this because you never know how many tries it will really take to get it right - so there is always the potential of having a whole batch of funky soap...

I was wondering... Is it really cheaper in the long run to make your own soap? Like for example.... I have gone to Suave pretty much completely - suave shampoo, body wash, hair spray. It's cheap. But I can make soap I think, I'm pretty clever at times...but if it is going to cost more in the...

You know....I keep track of all kinds of stuff at work, like for ordering and such...but the thought had never really crossed my mind to do this at home until now! I think I shall begin to do so...I really wish I could find a spreadsheet or some such to track this on the computer...but until...

EXACTLY!!!! For a while I had the no cart/$20 rule and that worked. If I was just going for one or two things I wouldn't grab a cart, or I would take just enough cash only to get what I needed...then I got into management and quit waiting tables and never had cash on hand...and my arms got...

Who has basically stopped using the big chains? How is that going? Do you find yourself spending the same amount of money? Or less? Or breaking even? Somebody let me know how that's going for ya...I'm just curious...it may not work...but it's worth a try...already found similar dog food to what...

Ooh Ooh! Pick me! Well, not really me, DH did it... He traded auto mechanic work for Turkeys! ginormous Turkeys - now I see myself doing some serious work in the near future...but I thought this was a clever money saving thing! He is going to fix an ac controller thingy and her door handle...

I really was on a roll all my life and just not putting this stuff to use! How stupid I have been to not be seeing and doing and using these resources already available to me...at least I have a little bit of stuff I already needed though...

HaHa - I moved here from soCal 10 years ago - they told me "It never snows, we don't really get hurricanes, and the weather is just like California!" I bought my x-mas tree in the snow this year, drank myself to oblivion to sleep through Ike (I don't drink, but that night I did) and if you...

THANKS EVERYONE!!!! I didn't realize until now how much we had already done! I think this week our goals shall be: start a garden actually look at the sales ads! (I usually leave them in the mail box too long to be good still) a trip to Goodwill - haven't been by there in ages and there are...

We need some clever frugal ideas! Ways to save money! A little background info.... I guess this year is the year we are on a roll at our house. We have been talking forever about becoming more independent from Wally World, and conserving energy, etc...This year we are finally doing it! Some...

LOL! I just caught my typo, though I did catch it verbally MUCH earlier today! My friend called and I got ALL excited telling him about my soap, well, he cleans pools for a living, and corrected me on what I had been calling it, at which point I ran and checked the bottle, I DO have the right...