"You won’t catch me doing it in subzero temps"
In subzero temperature laundry dries faster than ever! As frost brings humidity down to nothing, your laundry is dry in no time. And somehow frost gives a nicer smell to your laundry than warmer-weather line drying. And ofcourse there is no chance of unexpected showers when it freezes. When I was a child my mother would always machine dry all our laundry except when it was freezing, then she would line dry everything. (Maybe this habbit only develops in area's where people are used to cold temperatures?)
I would say that subzero temperatures are the best conditions to line dry your laundry!
We comparison shop for many items, including groceries, clothes, household appliances and replacement parts. With the internet it has become so easy to check a few different stores, craigslist and ebay to see if we can get what we want or need at a low price.
Andrea: Traveling off season is big and sometimes just a week difference can save you a lot of money. We were fortunate that our school always start a week later than most. During that week amusement parks were much cheaper, weeks at the beach half price, etc. - Bryan Cooper
Most definitely! I comparison shop for EVERYTHING--groceries, clothes, textbooks for school, gas, electronics, financial products, etc etc etc. I comparison shop so much that it made planning our upcoming wedding that much more "complicated" as my fiance would say. WHATEVER! My comparison shopping has saved us close to $5k on wedding expenses!!! "Complications" be damned :-p
I enjoyed the reminders in this post. When go shop at my local resale shops, I enjoy stopping by frequently with my cash envelope. They're always getting new stuff, so if I build around classic lines and neutral colors, I can grab just a few really colorful/trendy pieces and keep my wardrobe fresh and my budget plump.
Thank you for the timely reminder as we go back to school and start new jobs for so many of our college grads!
Definitely! I always perform a quick online search to find the cheapest prices. Recently my husband and I registered for baby items and I was amazed by the price differences between stores. We finally settled on creating a registry at Amazon.com because the prices and free shipping made it 10 - 20% cheaper than the alternatives.
In this market, I'm not sure what is worth remodeling. With what we paid for the house plus home improvements ( new flooring at $1200, finished basement at $9500, new appliances at $1200, concrete deck at $800, landscaping at $2000), I'm not sure we can recoup any of it. Actually, we end up with - $15,000 (sale price - paid price). Maybe in a better market, you can recoup some of it . We recently had 2 realtors come in and tell us what our home could sell for. An appraiser came in as well. It was not good news at all. So we decided to stay another year.
All the time, every time. Especially on clothing. I'm frugal with my clothing prices and if I can't find it for $10 or less, I know I can find it online.
Enjoying a commercial does not necessarily equal being overly influenced by them. I love all of these commercials, but I don't use a single one of the products mentioned. I respect your viewpoint, but not everyone needs, or WANTS, to do things like give up television, especially in order to not be "influenced," and it's not respectful to everyone else to call it garbage simply because you choose not to partake in it.
I must also de-lurk and add that in all my 25 years or so of hanging laundry (my mom gave me laundry duty when I was 16), I have had bird poop incidents only a handful of times, if that. A bird's gotta have pretty good aim/luck to hit something that is hanging...perpendicular? parallel? to its poop chute!
I have one line outside, and a few lines inside the basement. I do use the dryer in the winter for towels, as it takes them soooo long to dry.
I also use a splash of white vinegar in the softener cup to alleviate stiff clothes.
It's been so hot here in St. Louis the past few weeks that I can wash and dry a few loads before noon or 1 pm. One upshot of the triple-digit weather!
Mostly I do. I have a price book for groceries (actually a spreadsheet) and try to stock up on whatever's cheapest at the store I'm at. One exception is vitamins and other similar supplements. For some reason it seems more boring or futile to compare those. Especially cranberry extract pills--I buy the cheapest ones per serving wherever I am, but I end up with a different brand every time.
For clothing I just make periodic trips to my favorite thrift stores and wait for sales at L.L. Bean (where the pants actually fit and last a while). I'm sure there are other things where I just go to whatever I think is the best store (after years of data collecting) and just get whatever they have.
For other purchases (plane tickets, cars, my house, re-roofing the house, electronics, books, gym memberships, etc.) I do generally check at least a few places first, maybe 20 for the super-expensive ones.
I call around occasionally for insurance (after checking my local state department of insurance) but after many years of finding that my current companies are the best deal, it's less motivating.
For some things, I just go with the only company I like (such as Netflix--awesome selection, reasonable prices) and get the best deal I can for my current situation.
Yes, it is essential that our family shop wisely. I started subscribing to the Sunday paper again to use the coupons and to compare the ads. While using those sales and coupons, I prepare our meal plan for the week. It is very satisfying to take care of my family this way!
agreed. as long as you're close in size to your mate, bingo.
if you're smaller than your lover, you can still double-shop: just buy something he or she will like now, then wait up for the day of the scissors. there are tons of tutorials online about making men's shirts into cute little dresses, for instance. and for the other way around, i (a woman) tend to buy pants that are rather unisex looking. eventually they become shorts for my shorter-legged man.
Maybe it depends on the person? I can't be trusted with credit, but my mom saves a bundle on clothing by using her Macy's card. They send all kinds of crazy reward coupons in the mail. Combine them with clearance-rack clothing, and you get leave with half a new wardrobe for under $100.
I usually comparison shop online with electronics and other big purchases, but I am borderline obsessive about comparison shopping brand to brand with groceries, reading the cost per unit labels within the stores. Just yesterday, I talked my boyfriend out of his toothpaste and deodorant choices in favor of more cost-efficient name-brand options!
ummm , I try to dry all my laundry outside because it smells fresher and does not cost me any money. I live in the country, so yes we have a lot of birds arounds us but RARELy one poops on my washing ( twice in 18 years) and the smells??? oh come on get real. You want to save money you dry outside, it really is as easy as that.
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i try to - for groceries, clothes, shoes and for large purchases. but sometimes i'm willing to pay a little bit more for convenience.
"You won’t catch me doing it in subzero temps"
In subzero temperature laundry dries faster than ever! As frost brings humidity down to nothing, your laundry is dry in no time. And somehow frost gives a nicer smell to your laundry than warmer-weather line drying. And ofcourse there is no chance of unexpected showers when it freezes. When I was a child my mother would always machine dry all our laundry except when it was freezing, then she would line dry everything. (Maybe this habbit only develops in area's where people are used to cold temperatures?)
I would say that subzero temperatures are the best conditions to line dry your laundry!
We comparison shop for many items, including groceries, clothes, household appliances and replacement parts. With the internet it has become so easy to check a few different stores, craigslist and ebay to see if we can get what we want or need at a low price.
I usually comparison shop.
Andrea: Traveling off season is big and sometimes just a week difference can save you a lot of money. We were fortunate that our school always start a week later than most. During that week amusement parks were much cheaper, weeks at the beach half price, etc. - Bryan Cooper
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Most definitely! I comparison shop for EVERYTHING--groceries, clothes, textbooks for school, gas, electronics, financial products, etc etc etc. I comparison shop so much that it made planning our upcoming wedding that much more "complicated" as my fiance would say. WHATEVER! My comparison shopping has saved us close to $5k on wedding expenses!!! "Complications" be damned :-p
I enjoyed the reminders in this post. When go shop at my local resale shops, I enjoy stopping by frequently with my cash envelope. They're always getting new stuff, so if I build around classic lines and neutral colors, I can grab just a few really colorful/trendy pieces and keep my wardrobe fresh and my budget plump.
Thank you for the timely reminder as we go back to school and start new jobs for so many of our college grads!
Absolutely, with the way prices have gone up it is a must and the Internet makes this pretty easy. The Sunday grocery flyers are a great resource.
Definitely! I always perform a quick online search to find the cheapest prices. Recently my husband and I registered for baby items and I was amazed by the price differences between stores. We finally settled on creating a registry at Amazon.com because the prices and free shipping made it 10 - 20% cheaper than the alternatives.
In this market, I'm not sure what is worth remodeling. With what we paid for the house plus home improvements ( new flooring at $1200, finished basement at $9500, new appliances at $1200, concrete deck at $800, landscaping at $2000), I'm not sure we can recoup any of it. Actually, we end up with - $15,000 (sale price - paid price). Maybe in a better market, you can recoup some of it . We recently had 2 realtors come in and tell us what our home could sell for. An appraiser came in as well. It was not good news at all. So we decided to stay another year.
In Germany, after the war, this type of "hot-box" called "Kochkiste" was very common in many households.
Thank you for reminding us!
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All the time, every time. Especially on clothing. I'm frugal with my clothing prices and if I can't find it for $10 or less, I know I can find it online.
Enjoying a commercial does not necessarily equal being overly influenced by them. I love all of these commercials, but I don't use a single one of the products mentioned. I respect your viewpoint, but not everyone needs, or WANTS, to do things like give up television, especially in order to not be "influenced," and it's not respectful to everyone else to call it garbage simply because you choose not to partake in it.
I must also de-lurk and add that in all my 25 years or so of hanging laundry (my mom gave me laundry duty when I was 16), I have had bird poop incidents only a handful of times, if that. A bird's gotta have pretty good aim/luck to hit something that is hanging...perpendicular? parallel? to its poop chute!
I have one line outside, and a few lines inside the basement. I do use the dryer in the winter for towels, as it takes them soooo long to dry.
I also use a splash of white vinegar in the softener cup to alleviate stiff clothes.
It's been so hot here in St. Louis the past few weeks that I can wash and dry a few loads before noon or 1 pm. One upshot of the triple-digit weather!
Mostly I do. I have a price book for groceries (actually a spreadsheet) and try to stock up on whatever's cheapest at the store I'm at. One exception is vitamins and other similar supplements. For some reason it seems more boring or futile to compare those. Especially cranberry extract pills--I buy the cheapest ones per serving wherever I am, but I end up with a different brand every time.
For clothing I just make periodic trips to my favorite thrift stores and wait for sales at L.L. Bean (where the pants actually fit and last a while). I'm sure there are other things where I just go to whatever I think is the best store (after years of data collecting) and just get whatever they have.
For other purchases (plane tickets, cars, my house, re-roofing the house, electronics, books, gym memberships, etc.) I do generally check at least a few places first, maybe 20 for the super-expensive ones.
I call around occasionally for insurance (after checking my local state department of insurance) but after many years of finding that my current companies are the best deal, it's less motivating.
For some things, I just go with the only company I like (such as Netflix--awesome selection, reasonable prices) and get the best deal I can for my current situation.
Yes, it is essential that our family shop wisely. I started subscribing to the Sunday paper again to use the coupons and to compare the ads. While using those sales and coupons, I prepare our meal plan for the week. It is very satisfying to take care of my family this way!
agreed. as long as you're close in size to your mate, bingo.
if you're smaller than your lover, you can still double-shop: just buy something he or she will like now, then wait up for the day of the scissors. there are tons of tutorials online about making men's shirts into cute little dresses, for instance. and for the other way around, i (a woman) tend to buy pants that are rather unisex looking. eventually they become shorts for my shorter-legged man.
Maybe it depends on the person? I can't be trusted with credit, but my mom saves a bundle on clothing by using her Macy's card. They send all kinds of crazy reward coupons in the mail. Combine them with clearance-rack clothing, and you get leave with half a new wardrobe for under $100.
Agreed! I steal my husband's jeans and shorts all the time.
I usually comparison shop online with electronics and other big purchases, but I am borderline obsessive about comparison shopping brand to brand with groceries, reading the cost per unit labels within the stores. Just yesterday, I talked my boyfriend out of his toothpaste and deodorant choices in favor of more cost-efficient name-brand options!
Be careful with Hotwire. I was burned by a budget hotel that was sold as a three star. www.5thingshotwirewonttellyou.blog.com/
ummm , I try to dry all my laundry outside because it smells fresher and does not cost me any money. I live in the country, so yes we have a lot of birds arounds us but RARELy one poops on my washing ( twice in 18 years) and the smells??? oh come on get real. You want to save money you dry outside, it really is as easy as that.