tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post8955114401676823044..comments2024-02-29T00:07:19.080-08:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: How do you save money?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-47630912676633234242010-09-03T19:39:22.065-07:002010-09-03T19:39:22.065-07:00Shut off the garbage service. Saves $30/month and ...Shut off the garbage service. Saves $30/month and we have to think real hard about how to get rid of stuff by keeping it out of landfills. Compost, reuse, etc. We buy a lot less plastic! <br /><br />Signed up on Amazon to have a regular shipment of these great fully compostable diapers. If you sign up for a regular shipment you get a huge pricebreak and they qualify for free shipping. http://Vegetable Garden Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01641599988061148892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-79683812117619116602010-09-03T08:46:22.797-07:002010-09-03T08:46:22.797-07:00I like to do the following to save money:
*Walk/bi...I like to do the following to save money:<br />*Walk/bike/public transportation/Zip Car<br />*Buy used clothing from thrift stores most of the time. Since I'm 5' and under 100 lbs., sometimes I need to buy certain things new so that they fit.<br />*Wash laundry in cold water and line dry.<br />*Get books and movies from the library or buy books used.<br />*Treat eating meat and eating outSophianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-15459811219937681702010-09-02T13:59:51.048-07:002010-09-02T13:59:51.048-07:00ahh, reading through the comments I realized somet...ahh, reading through the comments I realized something: some of that stuff is so ingrained that I don't think about it anymore *lol*<br />Don't own a car, my parents always took me to the public librabry when I was a kid so that is the 'normal' thing for me to do when I want to read something (only costs me the price of one book for the whole year!), and due to lactose intoleranceSonjanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-49217491286664078872010-09-02T13:53:43.071-07:002010-09-02T13:53:43.071-07:00Apart from the not buying stuff I don't need a...Apart from the not buying stuff I don't need and our reduced energy bills (no way to cut them even more), I actually spend more money now. The food I buy is mostly organic, I try to buy organic clothes when I need something new, the shoes I buy are high quality so they last long...I used to save more money than I do now, but the way I live now feels right. When I've saved enough money I Sonjanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-37968416681602012092010-09-02T10:58:46.276-07:002010-09-02T10:58:46.276-07:00Greenpa- true, but my milk is nice and icey cold!Greenpa- true, but my milk is nice and icey cold!Robj98168https://www.blogger.com/profile/12449968557883132353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-40866492586412408802010-09-02T08:42:55.172-07:002010-09-02T08:42:55.172-07:00Cook from scratch, eat locally/in season, and give...Cook from scratch, eat locally/in season, and give up prepared foods. Really. Homemade chicken stock. No boxed breakfast cereals. No bottled/cartoned juice - if it's not juice we make from homegrown fruit, we don't drink it. Homemade breads. Home canned jams, tomato sauce, etc. We buy ingredients only and mostly in bulk. We don't have much left to buy in grocery stores anymoreKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18017959421018964001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-48763289969186599792010-09-02T07:03:33.683-07:002010-09-02T07:03:33.683-07:00Rob: : I had to ask questions of why my fridge die...Rob: : I had to ask questions of why my fridge died. Of course there are those who think a dead fridge is a good thing (Greenpa) but I like having cold milk."<br /><br />lol. You ignore the Universe at your peril! Here you were given the clear sign that it was time to move forward, and - you ignored it! <br /><br />You COULD have - moved to the Freedom of Fridgelessness AND - you could Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-91835972600801765002010-09-01T16:57:07.743-07:002010-09-01T16:57:07.743-07:00No credit card, no debt; living on cash. Renting....No credit card, no debt; living on cash. Renting. Saving some of each pay into a separate account which doesn't get touched. One old car for a family of five, which probably won't be replaced when it dies. Homeschooling two out of three kids. Cooking from scratch with bulk, local, and/or mostly organic ingredients. Eating red meat twice a week. Tithing, giving, praying, taking a Cathnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-40002998009115784532010-09-01T15:20:48.411-07:002010-09-01T15:20:48.411-07:00Simple. I follow Crunchy chickens challenges. LOL....Simple. I follow Crunchy chickens challenges. LOL.<br /><br />Serious- your challenges teaches people to be more sustainable. <br />Sustainability=$$$SAvings.<br /><br />In more recent news, I saved or $1,000 buy not purchasing a new refer- I fixed the old one. I had to ask questions of why my fridge died. Of course there are those who think a dead fridge is a good thing (Greenpa) but I like Robj98168https://www.blogger.com/profile/12449968557883132353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-79236815154510641352010-09-01T11:04:56.354-07:002010-09-01T11:04:56.354-07:00My husband and I eat vegetarian most days of the w...My husband and I eat vegetarian most days of the week.<br />We grow food in our garden.<br />We share one car.<br />We don't have cable TV.<br />We don't pay for faster Internet service - we just use the slow, free wifi that's available to us.<br />We hand-make or find creative ways to give gifts.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888621618130156699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-60376688261383350572010-09-01T09:20:12.775-07:002010-09-01T09:20:12.775-07:00No 'poo for us means not even using baking sod...No 'poo for us means not even using baking soda and vinegar. We use a boar bristle brush method for scrubbing the head and spreading natural oils down the hair shafts. I love seeing no hair products in the shower and still having clean hair! and knowing its healthier for us personally and for the environment.<br /><br />No meats. Eating High Raw but limiting nuts and seeds since they are Karen Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02736517295140009986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-74109552723283692362010-09-01T06:08:17.003-07:002010-09-01T06:08:17.003-07:00Biking! What Beany said -except, we have a car. Bu...Biking! What Beany said -except, we have a car. But we've had 0-1 cars at a time forever (the 11 years we've been together and all the years before that) so we have decades of not spending money on car driving.<br /><br />Also dumpster diving (clothes, furniture, canning supplies, food) and buying used but mostly not buying things.Rosanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-15003037382573337082010-09-01T05:46:15.702-07:002010-09-01T05:46:15.702-07:00I second using the library and paperbackswap.com. ...I second using the library and paperbackswap.com. The plus for PBS is you're only "paying" about $2.38 per book the down side, you're still paying for books!Rachel B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10814720192184338564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-61514389214886851102010-09-01T05:42:59.959-07:002010-09-01T05:42:59.959-07:00We only run our water heater for 2-3 hours a day i...We only run our water heater for 2-3 hours a day in the evening. It gives us enough hot water to run the dishwasher and take baths. The tank will hold warm water the following day, enough to wash hands etc.<br /><br />We also tithe, and God provides all that we need.Michelle ~ Blogging from the Boonieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04699276750292983907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-87955690858331436742010-09-01T04:37:02.662-07:002010-09-01T04:37:02.662-07:00I dumped my dish. I was already paying for intern...I dumped my dish. I was already paying for internet for my job and paying for Netflix to get movies. I figured I would move on over to streaming from Netflix and Hulu and decided to trial it for the summer. I haven't missed the dish at all and I am enjoying the savings.Billiehttp://billieryder.live.spaces.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-60566812652033577042010-09-01T03:41:57.788-07:002010-09-01T03:41:57.788-07:00The first of the three simple principles on which ...The first of the three simple principles on which we've organized our subsistence farm is that we are approaching but will never reach subsistence. For us, that means we are setting out to spend less money off the farm every year.<br /><br />So life is a gentle process of reflection. Some of the things we buy we can grow; some we can barter for with our neighbors; many we don't need at Lee Bordenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08578751015075358633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-1396987399795003832010-09-01T02:28:45.502-07:002010-09-01T02:28:45.502-07:00Grow as much of our own food as possible.
Buy clo...Grow as much of our own food as possible.<br /><br />Buy clothes at the thrift stores.<br /><br />Use the library for books, movies and audiobooks instead of buying them.<br /><br />Hang out at the library 1 day a month and look through the magazines that I'm interested in. Photocopy any recipes or articles that I want to keep.<br /><br />Order errands so I can do everything I need to in onecontessa20https://www.blogger.com/profile/17498003161120511902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-15552492871730380662010-08-31T23:05:38.810-07:002010-08-31T23:05:38.810-07:00Cloth pads, cloth tp, thick mulch on the garden (f...Cloth pads, cloth tp, thick mulch on the garden (from found leaves, etc... saves mucho water), making stuff from scratch that most people buy ready made (in our case beans not from a can, rice that is not instant, bread, tortillas, crackers, all sauces, jam, no cans of cream of whatever... instead we make an actual cream sauce), biking instead of driving where applicable, insulating the house, Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05590834468436576998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-86663066235008218182010-08-31T21:28:22.552-07:002010-08-31T21:28:22.552-07:00Craigslist! Second hand everything!Craigslist! Second hand everything!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-29048158944252058592010-08-31T21:03:38.335-07:002010-08-31T21:03:38.335-07:00basically, just don't buy a lot of shit.
okay...basically, just don't buy a lot of shit.<br /><br />okay, okay....<br /><br />used clothing, number one. Frankly I don't know how anybody affords new clothes, not to mention the guilt factor of buying sweatshop goods. Also, used dishes, furniture, and cars.<br /><br />no restaurants. <br /><br />cooking from scratch. And I mean from scratch. People come to my house and look in my Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358194304460170717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-26441618823144335222010-08-31T21:02:43.401-07:002010-08-31T21:02:43.401-07:00Check out books from the library and if I really w...Check out books from the library and if I really want a copy put it on my paperbackswap.com list. Only buy new if the wait is going to be indefinite. Stock up on things when they are on sale or order from a company like AzureStandard.com to get in bulk (saves on packaging and cost). Growing as much of our own food as we can.Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306023123607674984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-11203138495779421702010-08-31T20:53:26.995-07:002010-08-31T20:53:26.995-07:00Buy used textbooks (and other books) and make good...Buy used textbooks (and other books) and make good use of the library.Aydanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07571646997553190627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-45675922360847911642010-08-31T20:50:32.266-07:002010-08-31T20:50:32.266-07:00Get rid of paper everything....paper towels, toile...Get rid of paper everything....paper towels, toilet paper (go family cloth, it's very luxurious after using paper lol), tissues (go handkerchiefs), mama cloth and/or diva cup, paper plates (what on earth's wrong with regular plates?!)Cat J Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09392607219027350143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-72854797414969318432010-08-31T20:46:24.107-07:002010-08-31T20:46:24.107-07:00I repeat myself...not owning a personal automobile...I repeat myself...not owning a personal automobile.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068855919147458057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-32549446459399020252010-08-31T20:38:23.088-07:002010-08-31T20:38:23.088-07:00Not purchasing microwave popcorn but making your o...Not purchasing microwave popcorn but making your own microwave popcorn. All you need is a brown paper lunch bag and corn kernels. Place kernels in bag and fold over end. Microwave for 3 minutes. A whole lot cheaper and so much better for you.Rachel B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10814720192184338564noreply@blogger.com