Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Rorey

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7. We're pretty spoiled

Sat Jun 2, 2018, 11:19 AM

Jun 2018

I went down to basic cable a couple of months ago when our bill went up to around $170 for cable and internet. I'm still feeling sort of deprived, even though we've had awhile to get used to it.

If I leave and forget my phone, I almost always turn around and go back and get it. I mean, am I really THAT important that I have to be accessible at any minute of the day? I'm not a doctor. I'm not a lawyer.

I'd like to think that I would fare well if we lost electricity for a length of time, but the truth is that it would be very difficult. We're just too spoiled.

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Acclimatize your family to frugal living [View all] Kaleva Jun 2018 OP

You know I love your frugality posts as they appeal to my miserly little heart, but Squinch Jun 2018 #1

Oh, boy. Really good questions. #1's a big one. Hortensis Jun 2018 #2

Sudden withdrawal from routine and comforts... Kaleva Jun 2018 #3

Flushing Rorey Jun 2018 #4

I plan on building a waterless toilet in the basement.., Kaleva Jun 2018 #5

How did humanity survive before smart phones dembotoz Jun 2018 #6

We're pretty spoiled Rorey Jun 2018 #7

You bet. We've lost our power for a day, two days Hortensis Jun 2018 #8

U go thru duct tape binges dembotoz Jun 2018 #9

Are these binges something we can discuss in public? Hortensis Jun 2018 #10

could lead to a sticky situation dembotoz Jun 2018 #11