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Where else is he going to keep his neighbors corpse?Do you have a freezer? We fill two large freezers just with game meat.
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Where else is he going to keep his neighbors corpse?Do you have a freezer? We fill two large freezers just with game meat.
"Waste backet or waistline" - Dr. William CastelliI wish we could say that. We tend to be big eaters and make more then we should. Sometimes we eat the leftovers and sometimes it just sits in the fridge. It’s unfortunate but we throw more food away then we should.
Septic tank, ideally their ownWhere else is he going to keep his neighbors corpse?
I had a “nice refrigerator” It’s actually a piece of shit, was from day one. I’ve thrown more food out in the last year then the thing cost to begin with. There’s no point in having it, eat the food or throw it the f*** out. Don’t leave it to rot in the refrigerator…I wish we could say that. We tend to be big eaters and make more then we should. Sometimes we eat the leftovers and sometimes it just sits in the fridge. It’s unfortunate but we throw more food away then we should.
Where do you keep your cheese?
Cheese doesn’t need to be refrigerated until it’s opened for the most part and you can freeze itOn a serious note, interesting topic. With just the two of us now, outrageous price of grocery and store being two minutes away, we buy way less. The fridge is half empty, always. We go to the store two to three times a week, getting just what we need. No waste and nothing gets thrown out. We could almost get away without the fridge. But definitely need the freezers.
I hate explaining to people how to use the refrigerator. Get jugs of water or fill it with laundry or whatever.. It’s about thermal mass. Every time you open that door, your power meter is ticking. Empty space is a waste, the more you have in it that’s already chilled the less the compressor runs. But I’m not talking about pinching pennies, It’s just obvious.On a serious note, interesting topic. With just the two of us now, outrageous price of grocery and store being two minutes away, we buy way less. The fridge is half empty, always. We go to the store two to three times a week, getting just what we need. No waste and nothing gets thrown out. We could almost get away without the fridge. But definitely need the freezers.
Forget the fridge. Want to change your life? Live without a TV. You'll be amazed when you realize how much of your life you've wasted sitting on your ass watching other people pretend to do stuff.
It’s the food that you throw out that’s the real cost..But you sort of are talking about pinching pennies. What’s a fridge cost to run per year? Normally, without filling it with laundry. It’s under $100. Why live in the 19th century if you don’t have to?
SheI’m waiting for @FrugalFannie to chime in.. But he has a freeze dryer. He’s out of my league.
It’s the food that you throw out that’s the real cost..
A refrigerator definitely cost more than $100 a year to run… I was throwing out $300 worth of food a month.
Says who? I’m not a preteen anymore stealing dads beers.Drink it 1800s style. Warm. It sucks that way but it’s still beer.
Says who?
Thank you.
I like it so cold ice is starting to form on the surface and the glass is hard frozen I drink it from.Spend a lot of time in the UK and most pubs carry a selection of room temp beer. I’ve tried a number of them and to me they all weren’t good. Maybe it’s just me but warm beer just isn’t right.
I don’t have a microwave and haven’t had one in 4 years or so. I only miss it once in a great while.
There’s no reason from me not having one other than not needing it often enough to justify the purchase.
I’m all for enjoying foods anyway that you like, though I also don’t like any warm beer. I’m happy to hear from gourmands as to what may make things taste better, but, if I like something a certain way, f it, that’s how I’m eating or drinking it. I hate hearing from “experts” who say “if you eat this food like this, then you’re a moron.” You used to see that a lot on those cable food shows as people tried desperately to emulate Bourdain thinking that’s what he would say, until the internet came along and the only way those jokers could stay on cable tv is to compete with each other as to how much gross sh*t they can eat in third world countries while pretending to enjoy being “citizens of the world” while eating pig balls sautéed in urine.Spend a lot of time in the UK and most pubs carry a selection of room temp beer. I’ve tried a number of them and to me they all weren’t good. Maybe it’s just me but warm beer just isn’t right.
A lot of stuff we refrigerate doesn't really need to be. Cheese, butter, eggs, all those things keep well enough at room temp.
But I've got kids. So I buy milk and I end up with leftover food. So I need a fridge. Plus, how else would I chill my beer?
I did just win a tax abatement on the land… They don’t give you your money back, but I don’t have a taxes for a couple years..Well, but that's YOU, though. We've figured out how much to buy and how much not to buy, and we almost never throw anything out.
Say I lose $2000 a year in electricity and junked chow (not sure if I do). That's a whole lot less, even over a lifetime, than buying a piece of land big enough to support my family, with all the livestock, crops, and pest mitigation, plus taxes and the cost of moving.
I mean, I'm glad your way works for you. But don't pretend it's practical for most people.
An unplugged microwave is an effective Faraday cage. Even more effective when you bury it. Use this useful information for what you will.I don’t have a microwave and haven’t had one in 4 years or so. I only miss it once in a great while.
There’s no reason from me not having one other than not needing it often enough to justify the purchase.
I never really thought about it like that. Neat!An unplugged microwave is an effective Faraday cage. Even more effective when you bury it. Use this useful information for what you will.
Man! I thought I was wierd for not owning a toaster
I actually went 20 years without one. My wife made us buy a smeg one a year or so ago because "it's wierd and I (she) like toast".
Bought the wife a toaster for Christmas. Was not one of her favorite gifts.I actually went 20 years without one. My wife made us buy a smeg one a year or so ago because "it's wierd and I (she) like toast".
Still mint condition and unused. But it "looks pretty"