Thread: cutting back

well i thought i would post this little tidbit on here and see who else is trying to cut back. swmbo, and i have decided to try and cut back on the gas bill for the cook stove, seeing how it is the only thing in the house that actually uses propane, we are gonna use it for just baking, and for the next month or so, cook most of our meals on the wood stove. we have been haveing fun doing it for now, figureing out the little tricks here and there. so is there anyone else looking at ways of cutting back. next thing you know i will be growing my own tobacco for my pipes.

Being on a fixed income we have tried different ways to cut back on everything we can from taking short showers to turning down the thermostate. About the time we figure a way to lower a utility bill they find some reason to raise the rates.

well its not the utilities for us, its kinda thinking about a simpler method, and the fun of figureing it out. propane isnt all that expensive, especially when you only fill up the 25lbs tanks, and the cookstove is the only thing using propane.

Kudos for trying to cut back. I try as much as I can where I can but with 6 people in my home and only two of us paying the bills it is a losing battle. Just keeping the lights off when not needed is a challenge.

i can relate link, there are 5 people here and only my income to pay things off, luckily, this years tax return paid off the car and a few other things so that will help alot. also, something to consider, while we are trying to cut back, you have to figure out how to do certain things, and do them efficiently, cooking on the woodstove takes some challenges, like not burning up while your frying your eggs., but the fun thing about a puzzle is figuring out how it goes together.

It is kind of nice to get back to the basics once in awhile. You get a real sense of pride embracing that pioneering spirit. Not that I want to give up all my current gadgets but in my opinion we had a better quality of life in the past. A little off topic but hopefully you catch my drift.

One good trick I've tried for frugal cooking is to use a 'Sabbath hay-box'. It's simply a cardboard box, lined on all sides with good insulating material - I used 1/2" polystyrene sheets. You heat up a stew or casserole to a rolling boil on the stove, then put it in the box. Fill up any air-space with an old fleece, put another sheet of polystyrene on top, and close the box. The stew will continue to cook for hours if the insulation is done properly, it won't boil dry or burn, and you use no more fuel.

not a matter of carbon footprint, and we use wood to heat our house so why not get to uses from it at once especially thos time of year

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and oldschool, I will do some digging into how to cure it, I think it would be fun. there is a guy over in bergton va, just up the road who grows his own tobacco, but he is a chewer, if you know what I mean

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home grown chewing tobacco now that would be a interestign thing to try. and wv i cook on our wood stove alll the time when its on. Every yr when i butcher deer up fro people I aleways have the cast iron pan on the woodstove with some heart and liver in it.