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Thought about this today. There are so many things probably many people in the US think they can't do without , but you really can and it saves money and resources.
Here are some examples: hot showers in summer. Most of the US is very hot in the summer, so why not take a cold shower? We do it all the time since our hot water heater is hooked to the wood stove and only heats water in winter. I don't mind at all. Heating water uses up a ton of energy if you take 20 minute showers all the time too ( our kids used to do this in FLORIDA, talking about wasteful)
Buying clothes and shoes you don't need, just because. I never did a lot of that but still ended up with a closet full of clothes when we moved. Now I just buy new stuff if old stuff breaks. And then I look at the Goodwill first.
Going out to eat. What a waste of money. Last time we went out to eat, it was $30 for 2 bowls of mediocre noodles.
Changing clothes every day . Not necessary. Now we wash them when they are actually dirty.
Washing clothes in hot water is not necessary either. They do just fine in cold water.
We can't do this anymore, but husband used to when we lived in the city: going to the convenience store to buy some overpriced drink or snack item. Bad for you, plus wastes gas and money. Now if it's not in the house, it doesn't get shopped for until we do a major shopping trip in town, or have to go there for some other reason.
Can you think of any?
Here are some examples: hot showers in summer. Most of the US is very hot in the summer, so why not take a cold shower? We do it all the time since our hot water heater is hooked to the wood stove and only heats water in winter. I don't mind at all. Heating water uses up a ton of energy if you take 20 minute showers all the time too ( our kids used to do this in FLORIDA, talking about wasteful)
Buying clothes and shoes you don't need, just because. I never did a lot of that but still ended up with a closet full of clothes when we moved. Now I just buy new stuff if old stuff breaks. And then I look at the Goodwill first.
Going out to eat. What a waste of money. Last time we went out to eat, it was $30 for 2 bowls of mediocre noodles.
Changing clothes every day . Not necessary. Now we wash them when they are actually dirty.
Washing clothes in hot water is not necessary either. They do just fine in cold water.
We can't do this anymore, but husband used to when we lived in the city: going to the convenience store to buy some overpriced drink or snack item. Bad for you, plus wastes gas and money. Now if it's not in the house, it doesn't get shopped for until we do a major shopping trip in town, or have to go there for some other reason.
Can you think of any?