I had three bucks leftover at the end of last month. This month, my overall bills were reduced by $45.00 or more, and with luck I’ll get to save that for later. I needed ink for my printer to start one cash-producing art project, but I’m not about to pay for a new cartridge at my local box store (W**Mart). $31 USD for some black ink? No way. Not on my budget. I drove an hour to shop Office Max and bought recycled. I recycled the old cartridge, too. The gas I used to get there, plus the ink, means I saved ten dollars. I also need to wrap the house in heavy plastic, which I do every winter. Old farm houses are notoriously drafty. I stopped by Menards and saved $14 USD by picking up a 10' x 100' roll. Two birds, one stone.

How did I reduce my bills? I’m green, and I didn’t need to run my air conditioner for over a month. I’d take the moisture out of the air and shut it off. A cooler than normal September meant I was very comfortable, and so was my wife. I also took one car off my car insurance bill. As of last month it doesn’t run, and I can’t afford to fix it. It might be a head gasket, or a cracked head. Don’t know. Plus the starter, brakes, tires . . . The sewer rates went down by $16 a month, too. See you next week.