texflower's commentsComments On: EverythingArticles Blogs Journals Photos created by: Everyonetexflower Save on Heating: Fireplace Tips - Blog Entry21 Jan 2007 12:06 PM We have a blower in our fireplace to push the heat out into the room. I am not sure if you can get one installed on an existing fireplace or not but you should check into it. Lighting For Less - Blog Entry20 Jan 2007 09:39 PM Nicole, You really need to look into LED lighting. I am very Frugal - I bought two sets of white Christmas lights and used a staple gun to apply them under my kitchen cabnets. (Under the cabnet lighting YEAH!) I bought the sets after Christmas for $2.50 and each will only cost me approx. 50 cents a YEAR to have light in my kitchen all year long. How Far Will You Go to Be Frugal? (1) - Blog Entry20 Jan 2007 05:11 PM Hi Mary Ann, As you can see I am new here but I have always been very frugal. All I can say is ask away... when you have lived "cheap" all your married life - I just take things for granted. This helped us to raise 5 children (youngest is 21). My husband gave me the tile of a Domestic Engineer but I am master of none. I have went to extremes such as solar camping lanterns indoors to now replacing those items to LED Lights. I am not a pro by no means, just a crazy mom...trust me - just ask my kids they think I am nuts! Getting a Good Deal Locally by Bartering with Friends - Blog Entry20 Jan 2007 02:51 PM Stefarelli80, I just read your post and giggled to myself. Just speak up... they will either think what a wonderful idea or that you are crazy! How Far Will You Go to Be Frugal? (1) - Blog Entry20 Jan 2007 02:02 PM Julie, I wouldn't be able to answer if a grey-water diverter was hard to install or not. My hubby used supplies needed to extend the hose out the back door. We don't need something permanent. Our city has a drought every summer and we can only water certain times on certain days. When you have 115 degree heat - that will kill anything! Besides... I am too frugal to pay for a diverter. Speaking of being frugal - can you direct me to good posts? I do way more than what has been posted on this site that I have found so far. THANKS! Getting The Best Deal on Gas - Blog Entry20 Jan 2007 09:07 AM The octane rating of gasoline marked "premium" or "regular" is not consistent across the country. One state may require a minimum octane rating of 92 for all premium gasoline, while another may allow 90 octane to be called premium. What I do NOT understand is how I can buy the same octane level of Premium 93% at ANY of my stations in my home town and get only approx. up to 325 miles per tank BUT yet I can buy the 93% octane level at a QT station when I travel and get approx. 425 miles per tank??? That is a HUGE difference! My car has some kind of meter on it where I can tell approx mileage and BOY can I tell when I get bad gas! How Far Will You Go to Be Frugal? (1) - Blog Entry19 Jan 2007 08:47 PM I must laugh at several post I have read on this board aboiut being frugal. When you live where there are water shortages you make due with what you have. To save water depending on your toilet, fill a plastic bottle full of sand to weigh it down or a brick wrapped in foil to raise the level of the water tank. City codes allow the washer drain to be dirrected outside as long as no diapers are being washed. This saved our tree and bushes many a year. I could go on and on about house hold hints but my daughter would scream at me. She is 21 and still think we are nuts! |
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