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I'm currently paying $95.00 a day to keep my grandmother in a skilled care facility, so I have cut back on EVERYTHING!
- I've unplugged all appliances that have clocks that can't be shut off on the appliance and will only plug it back in when necessary.
- I never keep more than one light on in the room that I'm in
- I've turned the heat down very low so that it only kicks on a few times a day
- If I have to go somewhere, like visit my grandmother, I make sure that I do everything I need to do while I'm out like grocery shopping so I only have to make one trip
- I try to do everything I can with cold water, but I still take hot showers, just can't do that yet lol
- I don't buy any food that could spoil unless I plan on eating it that day or the next
- I had my cable disconnected, which I meant to do anyway since I watch all my tv and movies online
- I think I'll stop using my dryer to dry my clothes and hang them in the basement instead when I get out again to buy some clothing line, and I only wash cold/cold, no warm water
If I don't go broke and lose the home, lol, I may keep some of these practices after my grandmother comes home and I can afford them if I wanted to.
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