Budgeting Question- What do you do to keep summer costs low?

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      Great ideas!

      To add on to your “frozen” treats idea-

      We buy yogurt in the big bucket in vanilla flavor. I scoop it into

      flat bottomed ice cream cones, drizzle some strawberry syrup and

      sprinkles on top, and freeze them. The kids have pre-made “ice

      cream” cones to eat! We’ve also done this with pudding, too. Jello

      didn’t work out so hot. 😉

      I agree on the AC. People didn’t use them 100 years ago, and

      survived. Heck, look how women dressed in the 1800’s, with all those

      massive heavy layers of clothing, head to toe!

      We’re moving now, but for the last 3 summers, it’s been hot and

      miserable- made more so because the house we’re in has a 3 panel (an

      extra panel, basically) slider facing the west, and very little over

      hang from the roof. Basically, come 1pm, the house becomes an oven,

      even if we shut the curtains. My husband’s chair is right in front

      of it (lack of being able to rearrange furniture due to dumb

      architect and useless non-wall space), so he bakes in the summer. We

      run the ac sparingly, but the unit was built when the house was- in

      the 50’s. It barely cools off the air at all, so we make use of

      fans. He’ll use the AC, too, but it doesn’t do much.

      Can’t say I’ll miss that wall when we move!

      We also BBQ out just about every night. A tank of propane lasts us

      half a summer, so we spend about $35 on propane for summer. The

      electricity used to heat the oven every night, and the added strain

      on making the house even warmer, though, is much more expensive. 😉

      Also, the apartment building we’re moving to has a pool, so that

      will be NICE. If it gets too hot in the house, we go swim. Without

      paying for gas or a parking permit (all the parks around us charge

      $20 per year, or $5 per visit to go to). I can’t wait!

      — In Budget101_@yahoogroups.com, “tracyforsyth2001”

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      > To keep costs low we don’t have A/C the summer can get hot here

      but we

      > have learned to survive without it,

      > *we hang dry our laundry.

      > *We bar b que what we can,

      > *I give the kids frozen juice boxes and frozen puddings as a

      treat.I

      > mak sure these are on sale when I buy them.

      > *I don;t have my kids in day care so I don’t have that cost.

      > *Check out swimming at the public pool,

      > *if the kids are young and you have a back yard set up a tent for

      them

      > to play in

      > *Most amusemnet places have special days/times with reduced

      addmission

      > go then and bring the lunch and drink thing.Atleast bring water

      bottles

      > that will save a bundle

      > *get summer clothes at second hand stores or thrift stores

      > * we check the store for marked down meats and produce year round

      > Thats all I can think of now

      > Tracy

      >

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