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Bad or good economy, there's always ways to save. Save for college: http://www.upromise.com/ Might as well earn some money buying the things you're going to buy anyway. Kids eat free - various restuarants offer this certain days of the week. Other restaurants like O'Charlies offer that everyday. http://www.restaurant.com/ Great deals. http://www.entertainment.com/discount/home.shtmlCan pay for itself after one use. Sunday paper grocery coupons...easy enough. Add more. 
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Many a good man has failed because he had a wishbone where his backbone should have been.
We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot.
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Become a dairy farmer in NZ
Free milk, free meat, free house, free newspaper, free wet weather gear, free petrol, 25% of power and phone written off, education paid for by govt, above average salary
Downside... Long hours, Cow poo.
Recovered marriage, recovering self, life gets better everyday 
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~Start cooking from scratch. Mac 'N Cheese and other prepackaged dinners DO NOT COUNT. I can make a VAT of spaghtti sauce (about 60 servings worth) for about 5.00, maybe less.
~Pack lunch for your kids, always.
~Buy groceries when they are at rock bottom prices ("loss leaders" combined with coupons) even when you don't need them. Stockpile these items for use when you DO need them.
~Shop to keep your pantry stocked, not for individual items or individual meals.
~GARAGE SALES rock!! I mean, they REALLY rock, AND it's tons of fun!!!
Me,BW - 42; FWH-46 4 kids D-Day #s1 and 2~May 2006 D-Day #3~Feb.27, 2007 (we'd been in a FR) Plan B~ March 3 ~ April 6, 2007 In Recovery and things are improving every day. MB rocks.
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MrsW turnt me onto EBATES. Through them you can get discounts when you buy online. For example, whenever I buy stuff at Macy's online I access it through ebates so I get another 2-5% off my purchase credited to my paypal account. It also gives a list of coupon codes you can use to get free shipping, etc.
it is ebates.com
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.." Theodore Roosevelt Exposure 101
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MF, I'm with you on the thrift stores. I have found fabulous things there. I think people have the impression they are all ratty and dirty which is not the case...you just have to find a good one. People give away brand new stuff with the tags still on and you can get NICE stuff. Consignment stores can be good too...even to sell your own stuff.
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2 awesome kids
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Many a good man has failed because he had a wishbone where his backbone should have been.
We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot.
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People give away brand new stuff with the tags still on and you can get NICE stuff. Consignment stores can be good too...even to sell your own stuff. You could be wearing some of my stuff. I donate all kinds of clothes, usually that are too small, or simply have not gotten worn, and yes with the tag still on! I shop too in consignment stores and have sold a lot of my kids clothes in them. They are a great way to recycle stuff. It's great to have an extra freezer. This allows you to stockpile on bread, butter, milk, veggies etc, there is actually a lot of food that can be frozen. Rather than buy pieces of meat, buy 1/2 beef/pig from the butcher or local farmer. Works out to much, much less per lb. When vegetables are in season, I freeze em'. Farmer markets have by far the best prices on produce.
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Installing a rainwater catchment system and a wind turbine. By this time next year we hope to be selling electricity BACK to the city.
I never had to take the Kobayashi Maru test until now. What do you think of my solution?O'hana means family, and family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten. My Story Recovered!
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I never had to take the Kobayashi Maru test until now. What do you think of my solution?O'hana means family, and family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten. My Story Recovered!
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Installing a rainwater catchment system and a wind turbine. By this time next year we hope to be selling electricity BACK to the city. Just saw a segment on the news last night about people living near wind turbines c/o headaches, anxiety and muscle aches. I think they are great, good for you for having one.
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The ones for private use are very small, Vittoria...
You should see the the commercial ones. The company I work for does ecological studies on the wild life around the commercial ones.
They
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I never had to take the Kobayashi Maru test until now. What do you think of my solution?O'hana means family, and family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten. My Story Recovered!
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LMAO at LilDoggie. Cow poo is MUCH more pleasant (I think) than meat eating animals....I don't mind cow or horse stink (unless they are sick).
Think we could talk the Wookie into moooo-ving to NZ so we could be dairy farmers?
I never had to take the Kobayashi Maru test until now. What do you think of my solution?O'hana means family, and family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten. My Story Recovered!
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