Depression Era Tips

The other day on the radio they were talking about how people who grew up in the depression era of the 30's are better equipped to deal with the current changes in the economy.

Here are a couple of good articles with some pointers on how to reduce, reuse, recycle and cut back.



http://www.greendaily.com/2008/10/08/depression-era-tips-could-also-help-the-planet/


http://money.cnn.com/2004/01/27/pf/saving/savingsecrets/index.htm


Here's some of what I'm doing to save:


Buy in bulk


Shop at thrift stores/give items my family no longer needs, uses, or fits into to thrift stores for other to enjoy


Turn left overs into second meals

Make my own snacks (granola bars, cookies) rather than buy expensive prepackages snacks

Drive less, walk more/take short cuts

Don't turn on lights as early, turn off unused lights/electronics

Keeping the heat off as long as we can/keeping temp down a couple of degrees. Heating with wood more/only using heating oil as back up.

Making chemical free cleaning products (saves on packaging, buy supplies in bulk, cost less, and good for us)

Make coffee at home and bring meals to work rather than buying these things out

If you've got a good cost saving idea, let us hear it.