Comments on: Don’t try this at home and other articles http://www.debtreduction101.com/2009/05/17/10629_dont-try-this-at-home-and-other-articles.html Digging my way out of debt Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:23:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul http://www.debtreduction101.com/2009/05/17/10629_dont-try-this-at-home-and-other-articles.html/comment-page-1#comment-732 Paul Mon, 18 May 2009 20:24:08 +0000 http://www.debtreduction101.com/?p=629#comment-732 My mom ALWAYS froze a loaf or two of bread when it was on sale, and it always tasted fine as long as it was within a few weeks. (my sister actually LOVED frozen bread :) DIY - after enough "life lessons", you learn to pick your spots and understand the "hidden costs" of DIY. I think you're far better off focusing on the things that don't have hidden costs, like cutting back on non-essentials, improving efficiencies in your house (heat/AC usage, electricity), putting off non-essential projects, etc. AND, if you do want to save money on house projects, try to take advantage of any friends you might have - maybe trade some work if possible. My mom ALWAYS froze a loaf or two of bread when it was on sale, and it always tasted fine as long as it was within a few weeks. (my sister actually LOVED frozen bread :)

DIY – after enough “life lessons”, you learn to pick your spots and understand the “hidden costs” of DIY. I think you’re far better off focusing on the things that don’t have hidden costs, like cutting back on non-essentials, improving efficiencies in your house (heat/AC usage, electricity), putting off non-essential projects, etc. AND, if you do want to save money on house projects, try to take advantage of any friends you might have – maybe trade some work if possible.

]]> By: Natural http://www.debtreduction101.com/2009/05/17/10629_dont-try-this-at-home-and-other-articles.html/comment-page-1#comment-727 Natural Sun, 17 May 2009 18:12:50 +0000 http://www.debtreduction101.com/?p=629#comment-727 for the first time in my life, i'm freezing a loaf of bread. normally i like to have it fresh, but it was on sale 2/5 and it will take a week to eat one loaf, don't want the other one to go bad too quick. for the first time in my life, i’m freezing a loaf of bread. normally i like to have it fresh, but it was on sale 2/5 and it will take a week to eat one loaf, don’t want the other one to go bad too quick.

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