Right now I have the a/c at mom’s house set at 80 F. (turned it down to 78 F. when the neighbor visited today) but I think last year I kept it at 82 F. Next time I’m over there I’ll turn it up. Thanks for the reminder.Mrscreative wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 5:34 pm We turn our heat down when we’re all out of the house and also at bedtime. We prefer a cooler temperature at night anyway. We do the same with air conditioning and keep it at 78 degrees when at home, crank it up to 83 when all out of the house.
I find growing fresh herbs saves me a ton of money as I love the taste, and they can turn almost any dish into gourmet. I freeze what we can’t eat over the summer. I also freeze rhubarb. I plant a very small veggie garden- not sure I really save a lot, but I do know it’s organic and fresh.
I have my photos processed when you can get free, unlimited prints.
I take advantage of any double your points or spend your points promotions. I charge everything on my credit cards for their perks, but always pay them off in full. All bills are either pain online or through telephone banking, saving the cost of postage and envelopes.
I have started having pen pals again (throw back to my teens) as I find it so much fun to receive some “happy mail “. I have found thrift stores to be an excellent source of inexpensive stationery and greeting cards. I prefer snail mail sometimes as you have the benefit of slipping in some tea, embellishments, etc to brighten someone’s day. I think this is a pretty inexpensive source of entertainment and am corresponding with a Filipino woman who married a man in the Faroe Islands, which is an autonomous region of Denmark. I purposely select women who are culturally different from myself. I have a Latino pen pal who lives in Las Vegas as well, so do have some American ones as well as other international countries. I do not have any male pen pals and no desire to, not appropriate when you’re married IMHO.
We do a lot of DIY. Dh changes the winter tires to the summer tires and we store them in our garage. We do almost all of any painting required ( NOT the second floor windows on the outside though), trim our own shrubs and any required branches from the trees if feasible, lawn maintenance, snow removal, etc.
We have a very good rapport with one neighbour so if we ever are all away on a holiday, they will feed the cat, scoop her box, cut grass, water pots, check on house and collect mail. We do the same for them in return.
That’s about all I can think of for now.
Creative
What fun having pen pals!