How frugal has MT made you? - Poorme

Just wondering how the decline in MT wages has affected other people.  Here are some things I now find myself doing:

1.  Cutting my own hair.

2.  Going without dentists or doctors.

3.  No new clothes other than an occasional cheap pair of jeans to replace a pair I have worn to a frazzle.

4.  Ramen noodles from the dollar store for many meals.

5.  Sewing holey socks over and and over again.

6.  Using cheap wood pellets rather than expensive cat litter.

7.  Hand-shoveling a 200-foot driveway rather than paying for someone to plow.

8.  Doing all household and yard chores myself for the same reason.

9.  Line-drying everything and only using the dryer to "fluff" briefly (to save on utility bills).

10.  Keeping heat in winter to only 60 or 65 for the same reason.

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