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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-17-08 07:37 PM
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1. you're living like a Spartan
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  -Living cheaply, what do you do to cut back? Mari3333  Sep-17-08 07:33 PM   #0 
  - you're living like a Spartan  AZDemDist6   Sep-17-08 07:37 PM   #1 
  - ya know - some of these things have to do with living good - not cheaply  DrDan   Sep-17-08 07:38 PM   #2 
  - I stop paying taxes, it's a BIG help.  billyoc   Sep-17-08 07:39 PM   #3 
  - I've stopped eating.  Marr   Sep-17-08 07:40 PM   #4 
  - come on over  Mari3333   Sep-17-08 07:44 PM   #6 
     - yum...  dana_b   Sep-17-08 08:00 PM   #17 
        - well, a bag of navy beans costs about 1.65 here  Mari3333   Sep-17-08 08:21 PM   #30 
  - I strung up clothesline in the backyard  MO_Dem   Sep-17-08 07:43 PM   #5 
  - Thank yOUUUU  Mari3333   Sep-17-08 07:45 PM   #7 
     - You will notice a difference  MO_Dem   Sep-17-08 07:53 PM   #11 
  - Our joint income (2007 1040) was a king's ransom .. 75% Dr.D's income.  DemoTex   Sep-17-08 07:47 PM   #8 
  - I'm in the same boat... 2 1/2 years to Social Security..living off my dwindling 401K  crazylikafox   Sep-17-08 07:49 PM   #9 
  - i am trying not to touch my funds also  Mari3333   Sep-17-08 07:56 PM   #14 
  - Set up a small (at first) co-op with your friends.  Esra Star   Sep-17-08 07:50 PM   #10 
  - does that end up cheaper in the long run?  Mari3333   Sep-17-08 07:53 PM   #12 
     - If one is already set up, go and check it out.  Esra Star   Sep-17-08 08:06 PM   #22 
     - You might want to look at this site.  Esra Star   Sep-17-08 08:11 PM   #25 
  - 15.use cold water for everything. even cold baths.  nonconformist   Sep-17-08 07:56 PM   #13 
  - perks you up.  Mari3333   Sep-17-08 07:57 PM   #15 
  - French pressed coffee is bad for you. Coffee filtered through non-chlorine-bleached paper is better.  IanDB1   Sep-17-08 07:59 PM   #16 
  - its bad for you?? wow ,  Mari3333   Sep-17-08 08:04 PM   #21 
     - Ack! *faints*  Habibi   Sep-17-08 08:18 PM   #29 
     - The French Press squeezes out way more caffeine...  Gwendolyn   Sep-17-08 08:57 PM   #34 
     - I read somewhere that filtered coffee has anti-oxidants but french-pressed has free radicals.  IanDB1   Sep-18-08 09:27 AM   #36 
  - Wow. Sounds like you've got it all covered.  JerseygirlCT   Sep-17-08 08:01 PM   #18 
  - Grow a small garden and learn to make your own soap, shampoo  leftofcool   Sep-17-08 08:02 PM   #19 
  - You might want to get some solar lights  Cassandra   Sep-17-08 08:03 PM   #20 
  - see, i didnt even know those existed  Mari3333   Sep-17-08 08:10 PM   #24 
     - A trust has to be invested in something....  Cassandra   Sep-17-08 08:32 PM   #31 
  - You must be very healthy, I could not do your list.  rwheeler31   Sep-17-08 08:09 PM   #23 
  - everyone has their own way of living cheaply  Mari3333   Sep-17-08 08:13 PM   #27 
  - What you do sounds more  TheCentepedeShoes   Sep-17-08 08:11 PM   #26 
  - small town, but liberal types  Mari3333   Sep-17-08 08:17 PM   #28 
  - Quit inviting Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild aboard my yacht.  faygokid   Sep-17-08 08:35 PM   #32 
  - Well, I've cut back recently,  SheilaT   Sep-17-08 08:46 PM   #33 
  - You have my admiration!  ldr65   Sep-17-08 08:58 PM   #35 
 

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