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Tegleg · #13 (**permalink**) 02.18.2008, 23:05

Whome? !!

Thanks for the tips! Those are wonderful ideas. I am going to check into the water heater switch. My electric bill is killing me! No kidding, my current bill was 450 for electric (includes water, sewer & trash) and 80 for gas. Yuck!!

And concerning insurances, if you've made significant progress in credit repair and have raised those scores it might be beneficial to look into getting new quotes. When I got my house last May and had to find house insurance I found out that I would have gotton a cheaper rate if my credit was better. I plan to reexplore my insurance rates come this May as I have been fortunate enough to have raised my scores quite a bit.

My computer's operating system bit the dust & I had to reformat my hard drive and download all those lovely updates again from microsoft and reinstall all my stuff. So I have been away for a few days.

But I am back! Muhahaha!

I made a few changes to my food budget, I have started planning meals, making menus & doubling several meals (cook two, freeze one) so that theres not an excuse for takeout on nights I work. Takeout for a family of 5 is insane. I am also only buying meat that is currently clearance marked or is advertised on sale. A freezer is a very good investment!

I have also planted some herbs in pots on my window sill (my cilantro & basil are growing!) & planning a small garden (tomatos, squash & maybye some cucumbers) and want to learn how to can. We have two plum trees that go crazy every year and last year, not knowing what to do with them, alot wasted.

Little stuff in the scheme of things but hopefully it will add up.

Tegleg