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This comes from Bankrate.com and is full of suggestions on how to live more frugally. You can print it if you want.
http://www.bankrate.com/finance/smart-spending/2010-frugal-living-guide.aspx
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I like the lawn idea of xeriscaping, where you plant things that are native to your region.
The savings can be big. One estimate by the University of Illinois Extension puts the amount of water a lawn needs to stay green in summer at 1 inch of water per week, which translates to an average of about 2,500 gallons of water per week to keep a 4,000 square-foot lawn green, assuming no rainfall. If you pay $3 per 1,000 gallons, that's almost $400 per year to water your lawn. Xeriscaping cuts that in half, according to the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension, making the savings almost $200 per year.
Thanks Jewel! :)
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I'd never heard of xeriscaping. That's an interesting idea for next Spring. Thank you Jewel!
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I never water my lawn. That's how I save that $400 on water every year LOL. If it dies, it dies. It's not died yet. The rain always arrives just when the lawn's ready to. :)
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I don't water mine either pennywise. I do enjoy my garden and get a lot of pleasure out of gardening. Having a big water bill would take all the fun out of it. I just plant things and cross my fingers that the skies will open in time.
Thank you Jewel! I'll save the paper and read it online. How's that for frugal! ;)