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How many ways can you save?
« on: March 13, 2011, 11:26:57 AM »
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How many ways can you save?
   
Reducing energy consumption is maybe the best way to insure we have enough. We all know how to do it.

Keep your thermostats at livable temperatures, not comfortable ones. Buy more fresh food, more often, so you don't need to blast your refrigerator. Drive less. Turn things off that consume electricity when not in use, and try to use them less.

But does anyone have a tip to share that maybe isn't so obvious?

I always charge my cell phone in my car whenever I can, so I'm not using additional energy to do this. Maybe we can all share some ideas. What's yours?

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Well if we use the Democrat logic on saving money and balancing the budget, teh best way to conserve energy is to leave every light and appliance on in our homes 24/7.

I figure if more govt spending is the answer to being broke more energy consumption should save us energy.

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Taitertots  (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Sun Mar-13-11 09:42 AM
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5. Unplug chargers and appliances when not in use, they can draw power even when they are off
   
Slightly less useful...
Eat with your hands and avoid washing silverware.
Use your hand instead of TP, you were going to wash them afterward anyway.
Sponge baths
Go on a diet


Rip the door panels, dash board, roof liner, trunk liner, all decorative but useless pieces out of your car to save weight.

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16. I bought a hybrid car
   
Tomorrow it goes on its first long road trip.

I'm enjoying the savings on gas. :woohoo:
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Sun Mar-13-11 10:14 AM
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18. Are you aware that you are likely to produce more pollution?
   
While costing more money than a non-hybrid car.
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21. No I wasn't aware of that
   
I'm also supposedly at risk for having a wreck when my accelerator sticks. Of course, that's what the internets says. :)

So far, no problems. And I LOVE 48 mpg.
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Sun Mar-13-11 10:47 AM
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34. Those batteries have to come from somewhere
   
And they have to be made out of something, and it has to go somewhere after the car dies.

You could get comparable mileage by conscientiously driving any compact car.
   

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60. If I did ONE thing in my adult life to improve my financial well being it would be developing an
   
annual budget. Simply having a budget shows me where I need to cut back, where I CAN cut back and helps me with flexibility and security in my life. It gives me control and having that is worth a LOT. I am baffled that so many people don't have budgets...

Hey the feds don't have a budget, why should we?

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Re: How many ways can you save?
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2011, 11:34:19 AM »
You can save a ton of money by putting stuff on someone elses credit card.
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Re: How many ways can you save?
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2011, 11:36:23 AM »
I saved 15% by switching my car insurance.
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Re: How many ways can you save?
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2011, 11:43:03 AM »
I'm glad the Primitives are cutting back. I have always run my AC at a comfortable level (as opposed to livable).

Winter heating is there to keep me WARM. Its not there to keep me bundled up inside my home.
Summer AC is to cool me down. Its not there to keep me so hot I have to run electric fans all the time.

You Primitives go ahead and cut back. I intend to be comfortable, thank you.

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Re: How many ways can you save?
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2011, 11:56:07 AM »
One way in which the primitives can save about forty bucks a month is by aborting their internet service, and dealing with the real world.

We, and they, would all be happier, more fulfilled.
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Re: How many ways can you save?
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2011, 12:03:19 PM »
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How many ways can you save?
  
Reducing energy consumption is maybe the best way to insure we have enough. We all know how to do it.

Keep your thermostats at livable temperatures, not comfortable ones. Buy more fresh food, more often, so you don't need to blast your refrigerator. Drive less. Turn things off that consume electricity when not in use, and try to use them less.

But does anyone have a tip to share that maybe isn't so obvious?

I always charge my cell phone in my car whenever I can, so I'm not using additional energy to do this. Maybe we can all share some ideas. What's yours?

I've got an idea. We ship all DUmmies/liberalcrats to the places that they support such as Cuba, Venezuela, and terrorist strongholds in the mid-east. It would save us money as a country and once the folks that they support meet the DUmmies/liberalcrats face-to-face it will cut down on the drain upon the world's natural resources.
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Re: How many ways can you save?
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2011, 12:18:24 PM »
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PhillySane  (742 posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Sun Mar-13-11 09:29 AM
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How many ways can you save?
   
Reducing energy consumption is maybe the best way to insure we have enough. We all know how to do it.

Keep your thermostats at livable temperatures, not comfortable ones. Buy more fresh food, more often, so you don't need to blast your refrigerator. Drive less. Turn things off that consume electricity when not in use, and try to use them less.

But does anyone have a tip to share that maybe isn't so obvious?

I always charge my cell phone in my car whenever I can, so I'm not using additional energy to do this. Maybe we can all share some ideas. What's yours?

I suppose it is silly to point out to the primitive that like so many lib talking points there two are in conflict with each other.
Sounds good  to say and makes one feel better though. :whatever:
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Re: How many ways can you save?
« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2011, 01:10:15 PM »
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PhillySane  (742 posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Sun Mar-13-11 09:29 AM
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How many ways can you save?
   
Reducing energy consumption is maybe the best way to insure we have enough. We all know how to do it.

Keep your thermostats at livable temperatures, not comfortable ones. Buy more fresh food, more often, so you don't need to blast your refrigerator. Drive less. Turn things off that consume electricity when not in use, and try to use them less.

But does anyone have a tip to share that maybe isn't so obvious?

Livable temperatures could mean different things to different people. Before I got a wood furnace my oil one broke and I lived with a 49 degree house for several weeks. I'd rather be comfortable in an winter up here.

I buy stuff right from the local farmers however I use the fridge just as much as I did before, possibly even more so as I fill a freezer with meat.

I drive a car more efficient then most of what they drive and driving less isn't an option, not that I'd drive less if it was.

Turn things off that consume electricity? I think we all do that to a reasonable extent. Sure we won't all unplug power bars but we'll all turn off the TV, lamp or radio.

The best way to conserve energy is to stop breathing. It works every time rarely without fail.

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I always charge my cell phone in my car whenever I can, so I'm not using additional energy to do this. Maybe we can all share some ideas. What's yours?

 :hammer:

Does this person not understand how things work? Charging it in your car takes power too, so yes it is additional electricity. Plug anything into your car and it has to burn more gas to power it, or to recharge the battery...
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Re: How many ways can you save?
« Reply #8 on: March 13, 2011, 01:23:17 PM »
Screw the moonbats. I like to wear a T-shirt in the winter, and a sweater in the summer, and I like to use warm covers on my bed in the summertime. If I wanted to save money, I'd look for some way that doesn't affect my comfort. Maybe buy paperbacks instead of hardcover books, or maybe go to less expensive restaurants, something like that. I hope it never comes to that, but you never know for sure. Whenever I'm being really wasteful, I comfort myself by thinking how much moonbats would resent it.
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Re: How many ways can you save?
« Reply #9 on: March 13, 2011, 01:47:19 PM »
I wonder how much energy we could save if everyone agreed to stop using some of those really high energy things like X-ray units, CT scanners, PET scanners, and MRIs.  Not only could we save tons of energy, we could reduce the carbon footprint of the human race really quickly.   :rotf:
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Re: How many ways can you save?
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5. Unplug chargers and appliances when not in use, they can draw power even when they are off
   
Slightly less useful...
Eat with your hands and avoid washing silverware.
Use your hand instead of TP, you were going to wash them afterward anyway.
And they wonder why we call them primatives....
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Re: How many ways can you save?
« Reply #11 on: March 13, 2011, 03:49:06 PM »
I'm surprised Bobo the Hobo hasn't made an appearance. "Self help tips" -type threads like this one usually attract her ire as she berates the idea that anyone should actually take charge of their own destiny.
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« Reply #12 on: March 13, 2011, 04:09:37 PM »
I bought a new energy efficient fridge. New 15 SEER AC unit and replaced a bunch of incandescents with florescent and LED bulbs. Brought the electricity bill down to 100-125 a month from over 300-400.  My car runs 2 weeks on 9 gallons of gas. I've done more than my part DUmmie. Besides the stupid car charger thing what have you really done?
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Re: How many ways can you save?
« Reply #13 on: March 13, 2011, 04:12:23 PM »
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How many ways can you save?
  
Reducing energy consumption is maybe the best way to insure we have enough. We all know how to do it.

I've always found I conserve massive amounts of energy by getting the wife on top. Myself, I'm partial to Reverse Cowgirl - that way, I can respond to emails on my iPhone without having to listen to her piss and moan about it.

But that's just me doing my part. What can I say? I'm a giver.  :-)
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Re: How many ways can you save?
« Reply #14 on: March 13, 2011, 04:13:54 PM »
Quote from: The Hollywood NeoCon on March 13, 2011, 04:12:23 PM
I've always found I conserve massive amounts of energy by getting the wife on top. Myself, I'm partial to Reverse Cowgirl - that way, I can respond to emails on my iPhone without having to listen to her piss and moan about it.

But that's just me doing my part. What can I say? I'm a giver.  :-)

It's good to see you're well on the way to full recovery, sir!

Great news!
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Re: How many ways can you save?
« Reply #15 on: March 13, 2011, 04:16:13 PM »
Quote from: franksolich on March 13, 2011, 04:13:54 PM
It's good to see you're well on the way to full recovery, sir!

Great news!

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Re: How many ways can you save?
« Reply #16 on: March 13, 2011, 04:48:21 PM »
Quote from: The Hollywood NeoCon on March 13, 2011, 04:12:23 PM
I've always found I conserve massive amounts of energy by getting the wife on top. Myself, I'm partial to Reverse Cowgirl - that way, I can respond to emails on my iPhone without having to listen to her piss and moan about it.

But that's just me doing my part. What can I say? I'm a giver.  :-)

The only thing that's bad about that post is that I can't explain to my wife just why I'm in tears right now.  H5!

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Re: How many ways can you save?
« Reply #17 on: March 13, 2011, 05:00:38 PM »
I just clip coupons and save at retailers and grocery stores.  I have no care in the world to set my A/C at 80 degrees in the summer or anything like that.  We did put up some energy saving panels on our east facing windows for this summer.  We will find out if those will save us some pennies this summer.  It doesn't matter if you set your A/C temp higher, the electricity company will continue to raise your rates anyway. 
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Re: How many ways can you save?
« Reply #18 on: March 14, 2011, 12:37:05 AM »
Quote from: chris_ on March 13, 2011, 11:36:23 AM
I saved 15% by switching my car insurance.

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Re: How many ways can you save?
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How many ways can you save?
   
Reducing energy consumption is maybe the best way to insure we have enough. We all know how to do it.

I always charge my cell phone in my car whenever I can, so I'm not using additional energy to do this. Maybe we can all share some ideas. What's yours?

Wow!

You just saved $0.0014 and 0.000037KWH in energy.

I can light a fart and produce more energy than that.

Here's a tip DUmmy - figure out a way to turn your stupidity into energy and power the world for free.
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Re: How many ways can you save?
« Reply #20 on: March 14, 2011, 02:35:44 AM »
Quote from: JohnnyReb on March 13, 2011, 11:34:19 AM
You can save a ton of money by putting stuff on someone elses credit card.
Yes, you can save a shit-load of money by over taxing the "rich" and make them pay for your delicious weed and Cheetos.
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Re: How many ways can you save?
« Reply #21 on: March 14, 2011, 02:38:10 AM »
Quote from: chris_ on March 13, 2011, 11:36:23 AM
I saved 15% by switching my car insurance.
And...it only took 15 minutes of power to support the required on-line time to do so...if I ate a burrito...the resulting gas would easily pay for that.
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Re: How many ways can you save?
« Reply #22 on: March 14, 2011, 02:46:16 AM »
Quote from: Randy on March 13, 2011, 04:09:37 PM
I bought a new energy efficient fridge. New 15 SEER AC unit and replaced a bunch of incandescents with florescent and LED bulbs. Brought the electricity bill down to 100-125 a month from over 300-400.  My car runs 2 weeks on 9 gallons of gas. I've done more than my part DUmmie. Besides the stupid car charger thing what have you really done?
The important question is...how did this effect your weed budget?
A DUmmy needs to know... :-) :tongue: :tongue:
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Re: How many ways can you save?
« Reply #23 on: March 14, 2011, 02:47:25 AM »
Quote from: The Hollywood NeoCon on March 13, 2011, 04:12:23 PM
I've always found I conserve massive amounts of energy by getting the wife on top. Myself, I'm partial to Reverse Cowgirl - that way, I can respond to emails on my iPhone without having to listen to her piss and moan about it.

But that's just me doing my part. What can I say? I'm a giver.  :-)

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Re: How many ways can you save?
« Reply #24 on: March 14, 2011, 02:53:19 AM »
Quote from: BlueStateSaint on March 13, 2011, 04:48:21 PM
The only thing that's bad about that post is that I can't explain to my wife just why I'm in tears right now.  H5!

 :lmao: :rotf: :lmao: :rotf: :lmao: :rotf: :lmao: :rotf:

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Hey man (HNC), glad to see ya back, can you PLEASE maybe drop over to the Lounge and start a thread on what it is like to have a stroke?

Not trying to be perverse but at the age of 51.25 I worry...

What's the scoop...what's the status???
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