http://tightfistedmiser.com/2008/05/29/turning-off-the-gas-again/ Extreme Frugality - How to Live Well on Very Little Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:57:05 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://tightfistedmiser.com/2008/05/29/turning-off-the-gas-again/comment-page-1/#comment-17201 Tight Fisted Miser » Blog Archive » Turning Off the Gas Didn’t Work Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:14:10 +0000 http://tightfistedmiser.com/?p=338#comment-17201 [...] year I was able to successfully turn off my gas and save some money during the summer. I tried to do that again this year but my landlord was [...] [...] year I was able to successfully turn off my gas and save some money during the summer. I tried to do that again this year but my landlord was [...]

]]> http://tightfistedmiser.com/2008/05/29/turning-off-the-gas-again/comment-page-1/#comment-16747 karen Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:13:02 +0000 http://tightfistedmiser.com/?p=338#comment-16747 My POINT is that maybe you should be kicking in some cash to your mother, since SHE is now incurring exrta cost. If you're aware of how much it costs for you to take hot showers at YOUR expense, it'd be a nice gesture to be just as aware when it's someone else's expense, mother or not. My POINT is that maybe you should be kicking in some cash to your mother, since SHE is now incurring exrta cost. If you’re aware of how much it costs for you to take hot showers at YOUR expense, it’d be a nice gesture to be just as aware when it’s someone else’s expense, mother or not.

]]> http://tightfistedmiser.com/2008/05/29/turning-off-the-gas-again/comment-page-1/#comment-16739 Tight Fisted Miser Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:46:48 +0000 http://tightfistedmiser.com/?p=338#comment-16739 Karen- My mom's place is 3 hours away from my apartment so it wouldn't be feasible to drive all the way back to my apartment to take a shower. The cost of taking showers at my mom's is going to be incurred regardless of whether I turn off the gas at my apartment. Karen- My mom’s place is 3 hours away from my apartment so it wouldn’t be feasible to drive all the way back to my apartment to take a shower. The cost of taking showers at my mom’s is going to be incurred regardless of whether I turn off the gas at my apartment.

]]> http://tightfistedmiser.com/2008/05/29/turning-off-the-gas-again/comment-page-1/#comment-16733 karen Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:09:40 +0000 http://tightfistedmiser.com/?p=338#comment-16733 Well, you may be saving money, but what about your mom??!!?? That's not cutting back -- you're transferring your use to someone else's shoulders. Well, you may be saving money, but what about your mom??!!?? That’s not cutting back — you’re transferring your use to someone else’s shoulders.

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