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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, we feel similar OP.

It doesn't affect us as much because we grew up middle class (DC lower middle class) and our parents always mowed and cleaned out gutters, etc... so we always did that as well and never hired everything out once moving to the DC area.

We do this as much for the environment as for the cost savings, so that's one way to refocus your motivation. If we mow our own grass, we don't have to mow as much and can let it grow a bit between mowings, which is better for the environment.

I have kept the same quality of groceries, just stopped any and all junk food or snacks or most premade food, which eliminates a lot of packaging.

Not that impressed with Aldi, except for the produce, and they have all that tempting stuff in the center of the store that drives up the cost per trip.

Our grocery bill is approximately the same, but it's now mostly produce, meat, dairy and bread / rice / pasta and condiments. No treats of any sort. I buy only things that are discounted every week, and then freeze or store until we need them, and menu plan around the sales. If something is not discounted, we don't buy it. I stopped buying and using eggs when prices soared, and have only started buying them again lately.

We also don't talk about this, even cost saving things we do mostly for environmental reasons, because people here assume we are on the brink of poverty if we do so. It's something that I would have definitely talked about more to others in medium sized cities we have lived in previously. We make about 200k a year.

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