| Growing up, my dad taped little index cards beside every single light switch in the house. He had written on each, "TURN OFF THE LIGHT". Funny thing is, I walk all over this house every single day turning off lights after H and the kids have left for work/school.
I save the water from rinsing vegetables and use it to water the potted plants. Keep all the soap ends and mush them into a washcloth until they truly are all used up. Don't scrimp on food at all, but don't go out to restaurants much at all. We are big-time savers, resisted the "keeping up with the Jones" thing and might be one of the few with no pool, the boys have to share bedroom, cars are with us so long they are family members, and, best of all, my kids are apparently label-blind. They don't care anything about clothes or where they come from as long as they fit and feel good. |