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Budget Freeze

Winter is coming.  But more importantly, we are now inside of 4 weeks until Thanksgiving and 8 weeks until Christmas.  These major holdays combined with a couple first birthday parties, are adding up to an expensive finish to 2017. So this week's adventure is to explore ways to keep the budget in check. Keep the house at a cooler temperature - I have been reading posts from friends pledging to not turn on their heat until November.  The practice of putting on an extra sweater and making sure we are wearing socks/slippers around the house certiainly helps - plus pulling out the blankets for cuddle/ wind-down time in the den before bed makes having a cooler house seem like areat to me.  I am at the opposite extreme with my strict "keep the window air-conditioner units installed through Thanksgiving" policy.  (Trust me, there is nothing worse than baking a bird for 6+ hours and sweating yourself and everyone else out of the kitchen.)  My husband and I are also  examin

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