Lawn Mower Issues

My lawn mower hadn’t worked yet this summer, so my stepfather came over to look at it this past Sunday. he changed a spark plug and all is good.

A couple days later my nephew came and mowed for me. Now, if my yard ever dries out from all of the rain, I will be able to do the trimming and work on other things out in the yard.

Shannon

Purchases Affecting Credit

What you buy affects your credit:
What can I say. It’s a good thing that I never decided to have a credit card! Apparently credit card companies have been looking too hard into what people are purchasing, penalizing those who try to save money by purchasing generic brands. What a crappy practice!
President Obama signed a reform law for this practice in May, to stop such practices Go Obama!!!!

Shannon

50 cent toothpaste

So, the other day I went shopping with Mom. We were at Family Dollar and she pointed out 7.2 oz tubes of Pepsodent and Aim to me. I purchased the last two Pepsodent Tubes to have on hand, saving a dollar or more on the cost.

Shannon

Energy Savings

Saving electricity is not only about saving money, though that is a big part of the equation. It is also important to our future as a whole.

To live a greener life, in some cases, will automatically bring money savings. Sometimes this money savings is very much needed.

Right now, I am saving energy costs because I have no water to heat. This is because of a strange flood that has ocurred under my trailer, making it near impossible for me to use the water inside. I called the water company and had them turn off the water until we can get things figured out and fixed.

This sudden savings in water made me realize that I will also be saving energy costs. Why? I cannot shower or use the dishwasher.

This is not my every day reality, though.

I think that, once my water is back, I should be rethinking the way I do things around here. Here is what I have in mind:

• When Zowie starts her senior year, I will wash the breakfast and lunch dishes by hand, using less hot water. This will save on my energy bill, as well as the water bill.
• I will not use hot water to clean with. I already do not use hot water when doing laundry.
• I am learning to write and do my other online work without background noise from a radio or a television. As a matter-of-fact, most days we only watch television for a short period of time in the evenings.

I already take short showers, so that is not a real issue. I use little hot water in the summertime for this, as I am usually trying to cool down from the heat.

I also do not use an air conditioner. I use only fans. I also only use lights when necessary. I have already cut my energy use by quite a bit, but a little more will not hurt anything.

Shannon

P.S. Please share your energy savings tips with us.

Hi all!

Hello All,

I just wanted to toot my own horn a little.

I am now the Bangor Single Moms Examiner for Examiner.com. I just started writing for them, and have 1 article posted and another that I am writing. I also have helpful links added to my page there. You can visit my page here.

Feel free to check the page out, and please let me know what you think. While I am the Bangor Single Moms Examiner, most of the content will be geared toward anyone, with lots of tips.

Have a nice day!

Shannon

Tips For Using Less Water Around The House

My new article, Tips For Using Less Water Around The House, has been published on GreenandSave.com. Please check it out and let me know what you think.

What other tips do you have for water conservation tactics around the home?

Shannon

Water Savings

For those of us who have to pay for our water, I suggest that we find as many ways as possible to cut the water use in our daily lives. Even if you don’t have to pay for your water use, using less will be better for the world in general. How can this be done?

I recently wrote an articles detailing how I reduce water use in my home. I will be posting it here after it has been accepted for publication at Greenandsave.com.

Until then, I would like to hear from my readers. What do you do, in your daily life, to save water?

Shannon

Can You Eat on 1 Dollar a Day?

This link will lead you to a short article and a YouTube video describing an experiment on low-cost eating. I cannot view YouTube videos on my computer, so I am wondering if someone could gives us a rundown of what is said.

Can You Eat on 1 Dollar a Day? Watch New Documentary ‘Food Stamped’

If this can be done (at $1.00 per meal or less), then we may want to have a challenge here on the blog. Let me know your views on this. I could post the challenge on my other blogs, too.

Maybe everyone would agree to let me combine all of their ideas, tips and recipes into an e-book that we can each have a free copy of. Then we could sell it here for a $1 or $2.

Let me know if this is something that you would be interested in, and I will get it all set up.

Shannon

Increasing the Well-Being of Women on Low-Income

Even though this took place in Canada, I still wanted to share the link with all of you. Maybe I even have some Canadian readers. If so, please introduce yourselves. You can also tell us about experiences that you may have had with this program. It looks like a good one.

You can check it out here. It is called the Inspire Program.

Have a nice day!

Shannon

Problems with Water

I have a flood under my trailer. I am not sure where it is coming from. I had to call the water company to turn the water off.

The insurance adjuster is supposed to call me tomorrow. She will come over at some point to check out the problem. Then I can call a plumber. Not that I can afford one. I am hoping that a payment from the insurance company will take care of at least most of the costs.

I’ll let you know how that works out.

Being without water is not too much of a big deal. I have water in the refrigerator for drinking, as well as water for cooking, cleaning and sponge baths, thanks to my sister. I am thankful for that. I don’t actually mind sponge baths. The biggest problem that I have right now is that my hair is very long and thick. It is very hard to wash without use of the shower, and even harder to brush out afterward.

Shannon