What did you do to save $ today?

[enjoy the ride]

Morel- that is so doing the correct thing. One of my real problems is procrastination and avoidance in money matters. If I had paid the attention you do, I would be much better off financially than I am. Wonder why that is true for me? But it's like fixing a car, I know I can some of it but I avoid it like the plague.
Oh well- congratuations on a job well done.

 

[poppycat]

I am attempting to fix my own furnace. I will let you know how it goes when the part comes in on Thursday. I can't imagine how much I'd have to pay if I had to call a technician, probably $500ish!

It's pretty cold in the house right now, I bet I'm saving on my gas bill to boot.

 

[FarmerChick]

bundle up in blankets and sweaters poppycat! BBrr...

I hope those parts work and you are fixed on Thurs. If so yes you saved big money.

best of luck on that project! let us know!

 

[keljonma]

I FOUND BUTTER FOR

TA-DA

$1.50 a lb.




and you know I stocked up big time. In the freezer now...LOL....even on my regular store sale it never goes that low.

Got Our Family brand from IGA store. Delish butter! So I grabbed 12 of them. Yippee.....

WOW, FC! That is Terrific! The lowest price for butter here is $2.50/pound.

 

[FarmerChick]

about 3 mos. ago I called my mortgage holder.

I have a great company....thru USAA

I said "what can ya do for me"

they reviewed me and said, we can drop your payment by $50 per month.....or we can cut your term by like 2 years or something and stay at my current payment.

Well, I got 13 years to go....I figured I needed the $50 per month more.....so I took $50 per month off.

All this by them just adjusting my rate down a little....that was with no closing cost, no signing papers, nothing...just a phone call.

See, I am going to build a house soon on my other farm land and I know within 5 years I will be moving at least. Tony won't last much longer here, he wants to move big time so I know I will be selling my house.....so just a phone call saved me $50 per month.


funny thing is I sure needed that $50 per month to me and not the bank..HA HA

 

[MorelCabin]

Farmer always do what is best for you:>) Wow Poppycat, fixing your own furnace...that is something I would never attemp...if it can blow up I will call in someone Haha yup I am a chicken!

 

[krjwaj]

Hubby bought programmable thermostats and they seem to keep the house warmer at the same temps. One upstairs and one down to keep the heat more even.

 

[poppycat]

Farmer always do what is best for you:>) Wow Poppycat, fixing your own furnace...that is something I would never attemp...if it can blow up I will call in someone Haha yup I am a chicken!

I am very good at fixing mechanical things, and this is a relatively simple fix. I don't mess around with gas supply lines etc. (My dad does though )

 

[MorelCabin]

Farmer always do what is best for you:>) Wow Poppycat, fixing your own furnace...that is something I would never attemp...if it can blow up I will call in someone Haha yup I am a chicken!

I am very good at fixing mechanical things, and this is a relatively simple fix. I don't mess around with gas supply lines etc. (My dad does though )

My dh installed a propane stove for me a couple of years back...I left the house and made HIM cook the first dinner:>) haha...I can blow the roof off the house with a BBQ...

 

[Homesteadmom]

HM
if I go thru all that butter I STILL know where to find it...your freezer..HA HA HA

that should last me a long time. not big butter users so I know I can drag that find out a while. Believe me, I want to get another 12 but not going overboard..HA HA

There was a limit of 10 on my $1.50 butter, wish I could have gotten more at that price too. Maybe they will do it again with Christmas coming up & I can stock up some more. We eat a lot of popcorn around here as snacks & no butter is not a good thing for popcorn in my house. And Don likes butter on his PB sandwhiches too. I really fill my freezer up this time of the yr as they have all kinds of sales on butter & I rarely have to buy any the rest of the yr then.