Subsailor
Life is Tough, Stupid makes it Tougher
We hunt, fish and forage for a lot of what we eat. Not to save money, just like the flavors better and truth told, traveling to some of the locations definitely offsets the savings potential. The other reason for this, is that was the way I was raised and I cannot abide the flavorless stuff shipped up from outside and I don't want to rely on a limited food supply from the city. We raise chickens for eggs and some meat and rabbits for meat. We garden and have a lot of vegetables and berries.
We prefer to stay far away from Anchorage for most of our efforts.
Land line for phone because cell service is very very sketchy up here away from the city. Internet and cable TV are bundled into this. Since spring is finally here we are spending much more time outside and probably will not see much TV until the first snows.
The Durango is paid for and the VW was just purchased last year, payments are $350 so we pay $400.
We mostly buy what we want when we can afford it. I work for the State and my wife works in the Native Hospital and we have pretty good incomes.
Medically, I am a 70% disabled Vet and so my woife and I are very well covered by the VA and the Native Hospital.
We use the fireplace to offset the costs of running the furnace in the winter, wood is cheap and plentiful for us. No need for an air conditioner, just open the windows in the summer.
We just try to keep our bills paid down each month, not always sucessful but we are not swimming in debt either.
We prefer to stay far away from Anchorage for most of our efforts.
Land line for phone because cell service is very very sketchy up here away from the city. Internet and cable TV are bundled into this. Since spring is finally here we are spending much more time outside and probably will not see much TV until the first snows.
The Durango is paid for and the VW was just purchased last year, payments are $350 so we pay $400.
We mostly buy what we want when we can afford it. I work for the State and my wife works in the Native Hospital and we have pretty good incomes.
Medically, I am a 70% disabled Vet and so my woife and I are very well covered by the VA and the Native Hospital.
We use the fireplace to offset the costs of running the furnace in the winter, wood is cheap and plentiful for us. No need for an air conditioner, just open the windows in the summer.
We just try to keep our bills paid down each month, not always sucessful but we are not swimming in debt either.