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Queen Filksinger
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The need to be frugal is driving my desire to be self sufficient.
I am wondering what saved you the most money last year in the way of being self sufficient.
I'll start it off by saying we moved to a house where a wood stove heats the home and the wood is harvested from weed trees on our own property. That was last year. We still pay electric bills but at least have cut back on our dependence on electricity.
For this year, we have learned to make our own laundry soap and bath soap and I'm dabbling in other household products. I like knowing what is in these products and not spending a fortune on a lot of junk, dye and filler and detergent.
What can you all come up with?
I am wondering what saved you the most money last year in the way of being self sufficient.
I'll start it off by saying we moved to a house where a wood stove heats the home and the wood is harvested from weed trees on our own property. That was last year. We still pay electric bills but at least have cut back on our dependence on electricity.
For this year, we have learned to make our own laundry soap and bath soap and I'm dabbling in other household products. I like knowing what is in these products and not spending a fortune on a lot of junk, dye and filler and detergent.
What can you all come up with?