Starting housework

Ok I have started the housework already this morning around here.  Pluss a few phone calls on top of it all already I am tired.  I have only begun the day around here to say the least.  The DMV went fine yesterday and found out that I dident need the new plates as of yet for the van.  So that saved me an extra 45 dollars that diden't need to go out around here also.  Also I am still geting some free services around the can.  One of the perks of shopping around and getting the best deals you can for the household.  This is why I say to call the companies to see what kind of offer they can give you over the phone.  The worst they can tell you is no for an offer.  I have found more companies that will work with you when you call them also and start asking the questions over the phone.  Just like I had my Husband call the power company about 3 months ago.  They cut the taxes in half off of the bill when we questioned it.  When you start with how come the taxes are 4 times the amount that we have used in the power its self the red flags went up with the person who took the call.  It never hurts to call and start asking questions about something at all.  When the next bill came in the taxes on the bill was cut by a quarter then the next month it was cut in half around here.  So now with some of the bills coming down to normal ground once again here it is a big relief off of me.  I also do alot to cut the bills without calling also.  Most of the power is shut off at the moment around here except for the monster that is sitting on my desk becuase I am sitting here wrighting.  The T.V. is off and so is the cable box at the breaker bar.  Pluss the laundery will be going out on the lines outside today also.  Why bother to throw any more heat into the can when I do not have to.  The 2 fans will be going here shortly also to help the A/C unit to keep it cooler in here.  Here on Wensday I got asked of why do you run the fans.  I looked at the woman that was here and said I was not gonna pay 300 dollars a month on the power bills during the summer months pluss on top of it the hall way was way to chilly and the kitchen got hot if I diden't run the fans here.  Now with the woman who asked me that question forgot that she was sandwiched inbetween 2 other trailers also before she moved out of here.  Also I like to try to keep the power bill under 125 dollars a month in the summer times if I can around here.  This is why I block up windows and a few other things also while I am at it all.  So yes I try to be as cheap as possible around here all of the time with hanging laundery out and turning off things around the can.  Then there are coupons and sales for the can.  It is a slow process at first when you get started on trying to cut back.  Once you get use to a few things at first then start adding more on it gets easier to do.  What I did at first was I started out with 2 things.  Once I got that down I added something else for a month.  Then jumped off the cliff as I called it and did to much at once to cut the costs around here.  Once I cut back and realized that I have to add things slowly once again then it did get better around here to say the least.  And I started stocking the can on alot of things also that we used and needed to make it work.  My Sister in Law was mad at me for doing what I was doing at the time becuase I diden't tell her anything at all.  Also on top of it all I had sat down infront of her to pay the bills and she was shocked that it was much cheaper for me to run back and forth to PA to get alot of things that I was getting to help stock the household here.  Well with the coupons and sales I did fairly well around here and had enough stock to last about 2 years on some things and others I had to shop once a month around here to make it.  When I started all of this and not realizeing that we all had about 6 years left with her before she passed away.  My Sister in Law and I had some fights do not get me wrong along the way also and some good laughs also.  Who else would call me a "Rich Bitch" when I was getting things cheaper than what she realized also.  The one time I remember very well is that when her Cancer came back and she was sick but still going at the time I took the one child out shopping with me for her school outfits.  Now I had picked up like 6 huge bag fulls of items for 3 of us for under 120 dollars.  My Sister in Law freeked out, and said that I spent to much at the time and the girl looked at her and said Mum it was under $130 in what was spent, as I put on a pair of jeans that should have fit and came no further than my thighs at the time and waddled across the kitchen floor almost in tears saying they don't fit my toush grew.  Well that sent laughter all over the place around here.  After that one she never hollared again at me for anything that I did.  Also it helped with the school sales going on around here on top of everything.  So there are ways to start saveing money around the households and to catch bargin prices also.  I have done this on and off for the past 20 years myself and had a great teacher to get me started also once I think about it all.