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My name is Garrett and I came here to mention a rainwater trick to someone on another forum and figured I better say hi. Hi. I work on developing the $5 per square foot house, flycatcher compost toilet, rainwater tanks and the general applied economics. Like, why $5/sq foot houses that pay for...

There are 3 people in our family...and this is an area we can work on...but not sure what to cap it at...we have 4 seasons...a very long 5 month winter...short summer(2 months)...would love to hear some honest answers...thanks so much! Janine

Tonight may be the night! A significant solar flare occurred yesterday evening, X5 class. This is near the top of the scale. Analysts at the Goddard Space Weather Lab estimate that the CME will reach Earth on March 8th at 0625 UT (+/- 7 hr). Central Standard time in North America is UT -6...

I have a friend who is very different from me. She has a part time job, and she keeps her home tidy. But other than that, she is content to sit. She doesn't sit and read, or knit, or watch TV, or play crosswords, or talk on the phone or check email. She sits. Period. One time I asked her...

Someone in my house has a terrible smell coming from them. This morning when I got up I felt sick from the smell in the house. I spent the entire morning cleaning and looking for the source. When I picked this person up this afternoon it was clear the smell was coming from them. It smells...

So if your pet was a person what would they sound like. Slightly neurotic cat: Greeting at door, "Hello, pet me, hello, pet me, don't pet me, going up stair now." Where have you been? Fat Cat: I am really thirsty, where is the water. I know I have water but I would like more. Is it dinner...

I really want to take a FPU class. I'm trying to get DH on board. Do you think that it is better to take the class in person with a group or online?

Hi. I'm new to this forum and to Dave Ramsey's system to find financial freedom. I hear so many people say that buying a house is a great investment and an asset. But, I'm not completely convinced. If the key to financial freedom is to have no debt... Why purchase a house that I can not afford...

I am waiting on TC's tax return (mine came and it is in my emergency fund right now) so that we may finally pay off the 2 CC's and the loan to DMIL we have. My biggest issue is I am paying CC #1 $50 weekly in payments (minimum due is $92 a month) but I keep seeing that awful interest charge of...

It seems as though there's a new trend at my job and a few friends of mine. Dating/marriage to much older men/women. My bff is dating a man that is 15 years older than her and she is happier than I ever known her to be. I have a couple of coworkers who have married older men. My ex-husband...

World's STUPIDEST "Smart Person" advice - Law Prof says walk from your mortgage Professor advises underwater homeowners to walk away from mortgages Excerpt Obviously this lawyer has no idea of the financials involved. Just WHAT does he think will happen if said "strategic" defaulter buys a...

I'm always depressed when someone says they get along fine on $50/month or something. I need to look at this on a per person basis. I'm buying for 9 people. Probably the equivalent of 7 adults. I spend $165/week. That is also HBA. I'd like to get it down but it seems if I spend less we...

For the last couple of years dh and I have been doing our finances/budget together. Before then one of us did them and played the 'boo-man' by saying what could and couldn't be bought/done. This wasn't working (lots of stress) so we pulled together and dh made a budget and we have been...

Who is the cheapest person or persons you know? In my case I have to say my parents in law. Let me just say beforehand that these are wealthy people. One of the many, many, many examples - they buy a frozen cream cake for visitors/birthday etc. It sit out on the table for most of the day after...

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I'm looking to make a scientific measurement of how much it would cost to feed and home one person. To do this I need to know what sort of things to take into account, and I was wondering if anyone here had any suggestions. (or links to relevant information) For food, cheap recipes that you...

Everyday I watch about 15 minutes of the news and get a little more scared and worried. I think to myself, I am sitting on a mountain of food but I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH but if we have to leave what good would it do me??? So I feel the tremendous feeling to go buy more food since I am at 4 months...

just curious....there seems to be alot of people on here talking about their cats and not too many about their dogs.... are you a cat parent--dog parent--or both >???

I have sent several invitations to people. How can I find out if they have joined or not? I forgot to give them my sign in name on here.