Reply #188: no. 14,

[riverdeep]

or just get a cellphone, prepaid, and don't use it for anything other than needed calls. No landline. It can be cheaper. For example, I paid $20/month for landline, and $20 every three months for a Virgin Mobile cell phone. If you talk a lot, then this isn't going to work, obviously.

no. 12- invest in a carbon dioxide monitor, if you don't already have one. Sealing off too much outside air can cost you dearly.

no. 6- wash these clothes thoroughly. Sometimes they come infested with lice or ticks or other unpleasantries. This is especially important when buying second hand mattresses or couches, which are often infested, and are difficult to wash. A few things are worth purchasing new.

edit: duh, that's carbon monoxide, not dioxide. As a background in chemistry I know this, but it's late and my fingers are so much faster than my brain.