Messages By: trigreen

Is a better life, leaving your children in day care?  Is a better life getting up every morning getting everyone, including yourself off to day care, school, work?  Then coming home rushing to fix supper, help with homework, and do housework.  Hm-m-m, maybe if I pay a baby sitter I can work even more hours and afford a maid!   Is a better life slaving 40 to 70 hours a week so you can have an RV or camper or fancy car to impress your friends?  Is a better life slaving 40 to 70 hours a week so you can have your toenails done and hair done at a fancy salon so you can impress your friends? 

Not everyone can work.  What about young mothers whose husbands are in the military?  They  may be stationed in the middle of the Majave desert and not a place to work for miles around.  Once, many years ago, my husband  was stationed there.  I know.  Some are disabled.  I kind of get the idea that you are young and haven't been down life's road for very long. 

I have found that it often costs more to work than to stay home.  When I quit my job to help get my kids through their turbulent teen years, I remember we got a $5000 income tax return.  Wow!  that was half my salary back then.  I should have quit sooner.  Later, I went back to school and earned my college degree.  I worked for 12 years and have recently retired.  I'm doing just fine, but not everyone is so lucky.  People get sick.  People have sick family members to take care of.  People cannot work for many reasons.   

Todays society is way too materialistic.  Thanks to all my husband and my frugality and the Lord, we are living the good life.  My forturnate financial conditions does not negate the circumstances of others.  This message board is a place to help others and to share what you have learned so that all our lives can be improved.  We don't need sarcasm. 

I hope you will rethink your post. 

jl4ever 

1.  i have not bought waxed paper in ever so long!  i eat lots of cold cereal.  i carefully open the waxed-paper sack along the top seam.  when the cereal's gone, i open it all the way (again:  carefully along the seams), rinse it & let it dry.   

wonderful for freezing bacon:  lay a rasher down on the paper; roll once; lay another rasher; roll once; lay one more; finish rolling, then seal the lot into a freezer bag. 

2.  when i use a paper towel to dry my hands, i shake it out and lay it across the paper-towel roll to dry.  i can use the same towel to dry my hands five or six times. 

3.  i re-use aluminum foil, too.  the high-quality foils are best.  usually it can be rinsed in the sink; i've also popped them into the dish-washer if they're very greasy. 

4.  speaking of the dish-washer...i generally hand-wash dishes. 

5.  when you think a sack of flour or sugar is empty, or a box of kitty-litter (or any container with dry stuff inside), open it up at the bottom over a bowl or cup.  i've gotten as much as a quarter-cup of flour or sugar that way, and a good bit of kitty-litter i'd have otherwise thrown out. 

6.  don't spend your change.  well...spend your pennies--carry them to ward off other pennies--lol.  every six months or so, settle down and roll up your change--then put it in the bank!  or you can do as i did in college after the last of my final exams:  i'd use it to reward myself with a treat--a new book or that.  i generally roll up between $35.00 and $75.00 every six or nine months. 

7.  when you think you're done with your liquid wash soap, put a wee bit of water inside (just a wee); gently shake the jug...and you've got a good lot of soap there that had been clinging to the sides. 

that's all for now! 

ta-ta! 

        I've noticed that my boy friend gets night sweats.  From head to toe the sheets are soaked.  I've asked him if he is aware that he has night sweats, and he says he knows about it.   I've ask all the questions one would wonder about, and received all the answers that one would hope to receive.  To what degree he is honest, I am not certain.  I am not well versed on such things.  I know of one thing that causes Night Sweats.  (HIV/AIDS)   

        My question is what OTHER issues can cause Night Sweats?   I'm looking for other less frightening possiblities that could cause them!   Any one out there with any information on this topic?    Is it possible to have Night Sweats, and have it be Normal, or at least a non-life threatening condition? 

  I guess, I'm that same way.  If I see something that is still in good condition by a dumpster or on top, I will grab it.  Everything is so expensive!My oldest daughter needed a new dresser and I found one beside the dumpster. I cleaned it up and it works just fine!  Maybe I'm just cheap but I find that furniture is so poorly made that I will look where ever I can to get something cheaper or free!  Friends have given me a bed for my middle child.  A crib was given to me for my youngest child.  Garage sales are my absolute favorite! My husband thinks that I might be a little crazy, but I'm only trying to save a buck or two!  When I'm finished with a piece of furniture, I will sell it or give it away!  My house isn't cluttered but the things that I do find,  get lots of use out of it.  My husband took a picture of me hopping out of the dumpster one day.  Someone had moved out of their townhouse and didn't take a thing with them.  I found 2 garbage bags full of wine bottles and other bottles.  That was an extra $100.00 in our pockets.  Two pairs of men's hockey skates(brand new)among other things.    

  I don't feel so embarrassed because I'm not the only one who looks for the free bargains! It's not just American that are wasteful, It's Canadians was well.  No wonder we have such a problem with to much garbage, people don't like something or it's old,dirty, needs a little TLC. They just throw it away.  Recycling was introduced for a reason!! Our planet isn't in very good shape! If only we had a few more people in our world that took the time to be a little wiser about their stuff.  

  There is no need be packrats.  After you are finished with papers,recycle them.  Trees take along time to grow!  Give your clothes, furniture, applainces, accessories to shelters, groups and other people who could use them. I do and I feel good because I may have helped someone else out and save the planet, even if it was just for a moment!  Be smart!  

Great tips!   

After reading some of the tips on here, I noticed that my dishwasher's normal cycle is 2 hours, so I tried the light cycle.  The light cycle is 1-1/2 hours and my dishes are just as clean.   

I also only fill one cup with dishwasher detergent.  Now the dishwasher soap (name brand) that I buy  from the Dollar General Store lasts twice as long.  Someone on this message board suggested using half the amount of laundry soap in my clothes washer.  Guess what! my clothes get just as clean! 

Thanks all!