1. Towels, washcloths, sheets, blankets- I try to buy them
when they are on sale. Usually we get them at Anna's,
they are very reasonably priced.
2. Furniture- yardsales, fleamarkets, and Goodwill, Habitat
stores. Sometimes A furniture store will have Going
out of Business Sale, we bought our living room furniture
from one, a couch, loveseat, and table for $300
3. Decorating needs- I check Craiglist's free area and
thrift stores. Also a place in the mall has cheap palce for them too. Also Dollar General and Family Dollar Stores too.
4. School Supplies- tax free weekend in August of every yr.
Big Lots has cheap supplies yr round.
5. Appliances- Craiglist, Freecycle. Used appliance store.
6. Toys- yard sale, friend's and family. Freecycle, Habitat Stores
7. Dishes- yardsales, freecycle
8. Winter heating- we use our ceiling fans and turn the
switch down. we also leave our AC/heat pump on
72. keep the filter changed helps too. Bundle up when we
are chilly and use small heaters in the bathrooms.
9. Summer cooling- try to use the microwave and my crockpot more and the oven less. Set AC to 73 and use fans.
10. Entertainment- go to the park, the library has free
activites yr round. also we rent an occasional DVD from
Redbox @ Walmart, it's $1/nite and we keep it 2 nites.
Plus we have Dish Network and we get 2 free movie
rentals from PPV and we like the $1.99 movies they have.
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got one over the weekend, Little House On the Prairie.
my dd and I love watching it!!
in our area that sell new and used app. at GREAT prices
and they come with warranties.
for ex. we got our dryer used ( but wonderful cond.) for $100
and our Washer Brand new ( the are both whirpool) for $150
at a New/Used Appl. store, with FREE delivery and set up,
plus If anything happens to them, they will fix for a low cost.
we got our stove used, only 2 yrs old, it is a whirpool as
well, they put brand new top on it ( it has ceramic burners)
and it was $250.
They also fix it if something happens.
We are blessed that our house stays cool in the summer at 76 degrees. We are playing outdoors today and boy does it feel great stepping inside today! It is almost 100 here.
Yes, turn your ceiling fan switch up for summer and down for winter.
helps with the bill.
Right now is is 93 outside, going up to 105,so we have our air on 72 and
it very comfortable.
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our a/c is set at 78 during the day when it's humid. a couple hours before bed, it's set for 74 then goes to 78 or 80 when we sleep. the house stays cool overnight with the good insulation & thermal windows.
i've never had curtains or drapes on my windows (we have blinds inside the windows), but i bought inexpensive curtains this past winter for all the bedrooms & it's helped with cold & heat.
a well insulated home helps too!