How do you cope with rising costs of living?

I've been making my own shampoos, bath bars, hand sanitizers, air freshners, laundry detergent and bread. Also, I have in my little one fourth acre lot: 2 peach, 2 plum, 3 papaya, 1 fig, 1 Mexican Lime and 1 pomegranate tree; 1 Grapevine; 3 cantaloupe, 3 watermelon vines; and am harvesting from my 9 big tomato, 9 cherry tomato, 6 jalapeño, 6 bell pepper, 3 squash, and 6 string beans plants. Last week, I harvested all of my 65 sweet corn plants! Phew! Now THAT'S a stress reliever to the disbelief of some. LOL

How do you cope with rising costs of living?
I grow all of my own vegetables too. Canning and freezing saves me so much money in the winter it isn't even funny.


I like to garden and yes, feel it is very much worthwhile and a great stress reducer too.


A 5 pd bag of potatoes never went below $4 here all winter. I had enough potatoes to last us until the end of march, and all it cost me was for the seed potatoes that spring. $3
Reply:I'm moving to Brazil and hiring a maid for 1 10th the price of the US. Plus, the weathers perfect!





haha, jk... That's a big question. If no ones answered it by tomorrow, ill come back and do it, but right now, its 2:22 am for me...





-Kyleg
Reply:it gets really anoying there is a way to help it. stop mandating ethanol drill for oil in the us and build new refineries in better locations.
Reply:Thank God,that so far it isn't effecting me much. All we own is paid for.So with Soc.Sec.%26amp; a small retirement from a job,plus investment.we are OK!! For the time being.
Reply:Hydroponics ;-0
Reply:Save your energy, With A part-time minimum wage job you should be able to afford all of the above. Try Wal-Mart
Reply:Wow.


Aren't you efficient?!


Every plant I try to grow dies :(
Reply:i live in sam's club. don't tell anyone
Reply:idk srry
Reply:sounds like ur surviving to me!
Reply:thats awesome... i wish i could grow some tropical fruits like u can. I live in ohio
Reply:Um I'm trying to save up some money here and there



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