Posts by yeahwhat

Quote: Originally Posted by Lady Lilya What about if the toilet is on the second floor? Sorry, not high enough. What prompted the plumber to tell dh about rats climbing through sewer pipes was yet another...

As of right now, less than $4000. When I graduated, around $25,000. Then a certain amount was forgiven and I was left with $16,000 and change. It was in interest relief for a few years, and then I ran out of interest relief and...

Without me even mentioning this post, dh was talking to our plumber yesterday, who was telling him that rats do climb up waste pipes and get into toilets. Especially at this time of year when it's starting to get cold. They only have...

Simply pouring city water into a pitcher and letting it sit will let the chlorine dissipate fairly quickly. A brita filter is another alternative, but then you still have plastic.

Mine, in birth order, were 7lbs 15oz, 8lbs, 7lbs 14oz, 9lbs 4oz (no idea what happened there!), and 7lbs 14oz. All born within a day of their edd, all came in their own time.

I don't really separate stocking up and grocery shopping because my goal is to do mainly stocking up on items that I can store and use over time. I try to buy enough to last until the next sale or the amount we'll use before the item...

Quote: Originally Posted by texmati Laundry? (clean but in baskets, left in the dryer, on the couch for days waiting to be put away...) Floors? (crumbs, or clothes on the floor in bedrooms, toys on the floor, spots on...

We have electric baseboard and just added electric convection heaters in the kitchen and hallway. They take up slightly less wall length but a lot more height. I only turned one on for about 15-30 minutes so far so I'm not sure how I...

Costco has the best prices around here too. I can buy 10kg sacs of white or whole wheat for half the regular price of grocery stores.

We are slightly under the thrifty plan. I do have to keep track of sales, shop around, and make most things from scratch to stay at that level.