tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post1793379373039677524..comments2024-03-13T08:03:38.906-07:00Comments on Frugal Freedom: Increasing My Standard Of LivingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-82477944821101440122011-05-26T20:05:35.577-07:002011-05-26T20:05:35.577-07:00Frugal Queen, your fees sound like the ones we hav...Frugal Queen, your fees sound like the ones we have here in retirement communities. Pretty much everything is taken care of for $200 a month extra. You have to be 55 and older to live there though.Daizyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075279944974601962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-17527546169216174842011-05-26T20:03:49.775-07:002011-05-26T20:03:49.775-07:00Dave, I don't suppose they gave you a refund f...Dave, I don't suppose they gave you a refund for the over payment? Well, at least they finally reduced the fee.Daizyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075279944974601962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-60181150821649791562011-05-26T20:02:31.766-07:002011-05-26T20:02:31.766-07:00Frugal Miser, I was down to one kitchen shopping b...Frugal Miser, I was down to one kitchen shopping bag a week too...before the dogs. And the recycling dumpster is 35 minutes away. Not very convenient. It's the dogs that are producing so much trash. Dog waste is the biggest one, paper towels for cleaning (because I don't have enough water for floor cleaning machines or for laundering rags at the moment) and dog food bags/cans. It is getting to be a bag a day and carrying dog poo is quite heavy.Daizyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075279944974601962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-81633316833833549982011-05-26T19:59:11.264-07:002011-05-26T19:59:11.264-07:00KoBold, I have NEVER had to separate my trash like...KoBold, I have NEVER had to separate my trash like that. They are intense about recycling! Here they just throw it all together and I have no idea where it goes.Daizyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075279944974601962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-70301451492757514162011-05-26T13:53:41.144-07:002011-05-26T13:53:41.144-07:00We pay one municipal charge, called council tax, t...We pay one municipal charge, called council tax, to the county council who run serivices where every we live. The bigger your house (more occupants) the higher your council tax, that pays for all environmental serivices, lighting, cleaning, hedges, trees, parks, roads, pavements, local services of all kinds including childrens and old people services, I pay £1800 a year, so around $3600!!! So stop and think that a few quid for your bins is actually quite reasonableAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10555001676886354389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-25503395061040473592011-05-26T06:17:05.614-07:002011-05-26T06:17:05.614-07:00Until a few years ago, we had a different problem ...Until a few years ago, we had a different problem at my co-op complex. We were paying twice for trash pickup, once through our village taxes and a second time for private trash pickup. This was because we were considered a commercial enterprise and were ineligible for municipal trash pick.<br /><br />But a few years ago, the new village mayor finally listened to our complaint and reduced our annual village taxes by $10k or $20k (I forget which, too lazy to find the letter he sent us) to compensate us for not having to pick up our trash.<br /><br />Our private hauler does the separating of recyclables, too.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05503978839912338538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-8014723271223180032011-05-26T05:02:33.589-07:002011-05-26T05:02:33.589-07:00I don't pay for trash service, either. In my ...I don't pay for trash service, either. In my neighborhood it was going to be $54 every 3 months and recycling is not part of the offer. There are two recycling facilities within 5 miles though. Is there any way to reduce the amount of trash you have instead? I've gotten down to one kitchen-sized trash bag per week by shopping for things with light packaging and by not letting clutter into my home in the first place. I've been taking the trash to work but I also own a condo that I rent and use that dumpster from time to time.My Frugal Miserhttp://www.myfrugalmiser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-48741826322264040162011-05-26T00:36:50.349-07:002011-05-26T00:36:50.349-07:00Do keep up recycling. It is just another word for ...Do keep up recycling. It is just another word for not wasting.<br />Remember the first time we had to face "separating trash" in Gaming?<br />:-)KoBoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285415909669136256noreply@blogger.com