Budget Thread

[suzie02]

Did you considered installing solar panels? You can get back 30% of the cost from the federal government Department of Energy - Tax Breaks. You probably can also get other rebates from your utility or local government.

[tijlover]

I bought a big upright freezer years ago and it's paid for itself over and over again.
I only cook once a month or, sometimes, in the summer, once every two months. I'll have a great long cookout one day, double-triple-quadruple some favorite recipes, put most of it into freezer containers with the name of dish and the date I cooked it, and into the freezer it goes. I will oftentimes make up 6 or 7 different dishes, so I'll have 6-7 choices over the next month or two.
How many times do you run into great baragins in the grocery store, but you don't have the freezer space to hold it all? A big freezer is the way to go.

[Woof Woof Woof!]

Originally Posted by marylee54

Here's what I did to save money this week---we found a low-cost pet vaccine clinic being sponsored by a local Boy Scout group. Annual vaccines were $20 per animal for all shots, including rabies, and all the other shots a cat needs. We loaded up our herd of 4 kitties and stood in line for about an hour, but for $80 have all kitties set for the next year. Last time we took them to the vet for routine physical and shots it was something like $150 per cat! That's a lotta kitty food!

Not to go too far off topic, but I'd recommend saving the money and avoiding the vaccines all together. Yearly vaccines are totally unnecessary. You can learn more by visiting/posting in the pet forum. - W.