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[ml/nj]

Is rent your biggest expense? If so, consider moving to a cheaper place.

No. TAXES are.

Not only that but TAXES are my second biggest expense too.

ML/NJ

[freespirited]

Consider buying an alternative that may be cheaper or eliminating that item if it is not necessary. The brands that are directly in front of you on a store shelf are the most costly: reach up or stoop down for the cheaper store brands.

Been doing more of the food shopping of late and find that this is not necessarily true if you use coupons. Especially with a coupon that doubles.

[abigail2]

LOL

[longtermmemmory]

how to save money:

Don’t vote for any Democrats.

[JimRed]

Consider moving back in with your parents or guardians.

That is why I advocate parents renting out the family home for income and buying a one bedroom condo when the last kid leaves.

That, plus I can earn a buck setting it up for them!

8^)

[Tax-chick]

I advocate parents renting out the family home for income and buying a one bedroom condo when the last kid leaves

Great idea!

[windcliff]

ping

[stylecouncilor]

LOL! That would be a great bumper sticker.

[pandoraou812]

thanks!

[pandoraou812]

lol....I am not so sure about that but the neighbors tell me so. I was letting them free roam but my dog grabbed one so I have them in a big fenced in area. I got talked into ducks too. Duck eggs are supposed to make fluffy cakes. I don't bake so why I have Dupree, Duckie & Gibbs I don't know. I just hope they stay out of my pool. My mother who grew up on a farm always told me to have some land & we would always have food. She grew up during the depression & it didn't hit them as hard as my dad's family. At 53 yrs old I am not quite sure how good a farmer I will be but I am trying.

[Nervous Tick]

>> At 53 yrs old I am not quite sure how good a farmer I will be but I am trying.

That’s just where Mrs. Tick and I are at. There’s a lot we don’t know, but we will learn.

On the ducks... where do they lay? In boxes like chickens? On the ground? I happen to like duck and am considering trying to raise a few.

[pandoraou812]

My chicken coop is huge, the chickens roost so the ducks get the floor. I may make a box for them. I figure I may as well keep them together so when its bitter cold I only have one heat light on. I am told they will do fine together, just need a kiddie pool. Get some Diatomaceous Earth from the feed store & make sure you dust your coop & roosting areas. Chickens & ducks can get lice. The eggs taste so much better then store bought too. I am thinking of getting some peacocks. Their eggs are supposed to taste good but I would raise them to sell. However they are great watch dogs but they tend to scream at night. Since I have neighbors I guess they will hate me if I get them. I am thinking of buying 2 goats. I won't have to mow much & goat cheese is tasty. However milking goats is not something I planned on.

I rescue horses so I needed to save money. This farm thankfully allows only 3 horses. If gas goes too high I am getting a donkey & a cart. I see people using them here so I am going to look into that. I wish I had enough land to grow my own hay but I don't. Good luck, keep in touch we can learn together! ~Pandy~

[SaraJohnson]

We lived thrifty when I was a kid. It was fine because we did not know any better. We were dirt poor but I thought we were rich because we gave canned food to the church food pantry.

Since the socialists came to power, I have been doing it again. It is really just a state of mind as long as you have enough to cover your basic needs. If you don’t, it is a state of worry.

[21twelve]

Are ducks quieter than chickens (for nearby subdivision neighbors?).

My Mom said when she was raising us and things were tight, it was mainly garden food, with a walk up to the nearby farm to get a thin slice of meat.

I still think it is a waste when I get served a huge steak, having grown up with 3 strips of beef about the size of bacon and twice as thick being the meat portions of my dinner. (Some times it was a “2 strips” dinner.

[AZLiberty]

One useful resource is The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. Author Jack Canfield provides 64 tips for turning your work into a wealth-making machine.

[Nervous Tick]

Thanks for the info! It sounds like a lot of work but a lot of fun too. Good luck with the goats. I hear good fence is one key to keeping goats.

I can’t stand that peacock screeching so those are out for us, but they are beautiful to watch.

I bet there is a market for duck and peacock eggs for those who are allergic to hen’s eggs (or have convinced themselves they are allergic, anyway).

FRegards

[Freedom56v2]

Just wondering...how do you buy stamps on ebay? 70 stamps for $10. What denomination stamps?

[Niuhuru]

Just a variety of stamps in bulk.

Like here: http://cgi.ebay.com/2007-Insects-Golden-eyed-Lacewing-error-sheet-2235-/350308917098?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D4%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D9208925202559460591 You cna find them all over the place on Ebay and I went hogwild on a buying spree during a liquidation sale.

[pandoraou812]

My ducks are still ducklings but I don't think they will be any louder then that rooster.

My house is a landmark & is on the record as a farm so my neighbors can't say too much. Dog barking is about all they can complain about. The house is neat. It was used as a hospital after the civil war. And again after WW1. In fact there is a grave under my brick patio & we've found a few grave stones. About 30 yrs ago the last owner's had a tree come down, in the hole were found bones, like arms & legs. Some people think I was nuts to buy the house but it is very peaceful here & no ghosts have bothered me. We even have a hidden room. The 1st part of the house dates to 1834. I have a nice barn & a chicken coop, paddocks & a swimming pool. Next I am getting rain barrels since I have a well & if the power goes out I need water for the animals.

[21twelve]

“like arms & legs”

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Thanks for the info on the ducks. And I doubt you have to worry about complaints on the dogs, as the neighbors probably view you as the crazy person that bought that old haunted house!

Battlefield medicine sure has come a long ways since the “chop off the limb” surgeries of the Civil War.