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Beg to disagree! That groundhog is CUTE!
We aim for Nov 1 before turning on the heat. We’re in Pennsylvania and sometimes we don’t make it. But we go as long as possible. We have a small ceramic heater that we us when in the bathroom and it is still a savings if we don’t have to turn on the furnace.
We are trying to make it to mid October but we live in northern Ontario Canada
Stores put things on sale & then do not reduce the price in the computers, check your receipts
Have you tried any scent ways to repel the groundhog?
We should always think ahead 👍👍
Dont like to use Amazon at all x
Plant mint. You can buy fresh mint from produce section, and root it.
I buy those plastic tablecloths on sale ( dirt cheap) and use them when I paint. Cheaper than drop cloths. I thrift at least twice a week. Especially on days when it’s thirty percent off day
Usually we try to wait until October OR below 55, whichever comes first.
Our goal date for puting the heat on is end of octobre and then we still try to keep the thermostate as low as possible…about 19 degrees celsius (when we are at home and also the bedrooms are not heated only the main floor)..we already know that at the end of the year the gas and electricity costs will probably go up again here in Holland. So we're going to be frugal about that. So we'll pull out all our warm sweaters and blankets again 😊 and that's okay
At our local Tractor Supply, the company sells "SAFE" chemicals that can be applied in and around areas that have little creatures you gone BUT exterminated. There are a variety that can be used around children and pets which are very safe. We had an armadillo family move under our out buildings. I just sprinkled the safe material in and around the area they were homesteading and within a few days they moved out of our land and went somewhere. I am a big believer that country life is big enough for me and God creatures — just not in my yard. LOL
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Turning the furnace on in central Wisconsin is like playing Russian Roulette when picking a date. One day at the end of August it can be 20 degrees and the next week it will be in the 90’s. We aim for mid October.
There are food drives coming up. I have bags of groceries ready. Tina, Al's wife
Hello from Michigan
I don't buy the sales. These things you mentioned aren't necessary. My husband and I live in a 30+ yr old modular home which has not been taken care of so it's 80+ degrees inside during this heat. Windows can't be opened and when it goes into November and if it gets cold enough I can only imagine how cold it may get inside. Have only been in this thing since April. Not applicable.
My FSA doesn't roll over to the next year. I have it through my job, it does have a maximum amount thatI was able to put into. HSA is only on the higher insurance premium and will not cover anything til meet deductible.
Call animal control and ask their advice.
Thanksgiving Day is our goal.
I bought waist high ski pants anticipating winter..wear my uggs inside….getting dark early..trying to do chores early in the day..cook 1x a week..
Dental insurance and adding dental savings plan..maje sure that your dentist in on board
We combine pancake mix with quickcrete to killed rats/mice
I try for October 15 before I turn on the furnace or start using the wood stove, but I live in Vermont and there are years when I've caved in mid-September because it's snowing – though also years when it's 80 in October.
My mother and I are always cold so our furnace goes on when we're cold. LOL we're in Michigan so usually turn the heat on sometime early to mid October. Also how funny that you're mentioning holes around your house and groundhogs because for the first time, I have a hole just outside my Landscaping border and I need to get a Pest Removal company come in. The first one I called was very expensive though. I also have a skunk hanging around and needs to be trapped, so it would be about $400 I believe plus the removal fee. Yikes, but I truly love my critters, and I agree with Larry that groundhogs are super cute 😂😂 from what The Pest Removal people have told me is that you need to take them at least 25 miles away from your home. That may be overdoing it but it's very unlikely that they would find their way back to your house at that distance.
I turn the heat on when I get cold. Menopause keeps me pretty hot so I make
My husband wear his heavy robe until then. Lol
If you’re basement is leaking that’s a basement problem not an animal problem.
You said y’all use every dollar to budget? I get paid every other Friday, so it doesn’t exactly “fit” into a monthly budget. I like to budget by each paycheck-is there any way to make this doable with the free version? I currently budget with pencil & paper-thanks for any insight! Love your videos! 😊😊
We hope to not need the heat until December, but turn it on once the house gets to 55 F.
I keep my blankets underneath everyone mattress … Lay them flat and u won't have to go to the trouble of storing them every year
Groundhog….maybe it's a sign that it's time for Larry to get his dog. 🙂 On another note, snow tires…. My snow tires are on rims, my husband's aren't. It costs us $30 for our mechanic to switch over my tires from summer to winter and takes no time at all. My husband's cost around $90 for the switch, takes longer and all the wear and tear of pulling them on and off the rims has caused a little damage and he constantly has a slow leak in his one tire now. Buying winter tires on the rim may cost a little more up front but worth it and saves in the long run, not just the switchover cost but also constantly having to drag out a compressor and also taking the chance of being stranded with a flat. Our car insurance also gives us a discount for having snow tires for the vehicles.
We have a ground hog living under a storage barn below our property. We've had other varmints, ie. foxes, etc that have moved in from time to time. I think the best option is a live trap that we can borrow from local county conservation. Thanks for the reminder! We'll check with animal control rules to find out how and if we can relocate it. We see the ground hog about once a month.
Great advice. We just bought a grill for 50% off.
FEATHER pillows are the best.
Groundhogs are so rude! They hissed at my father as he mowed the lawn, and were extremely territorial when my friends and I rode the go-kart. My family also fought many rehoming battles, put chewed up bubblegum in their holes in an attempt to poison them away, tried smoking them out (which I would not advise to you as they are next to your home), but as I remember. . . they had to be eliminated. I was a teenager and my first ever boyfriend was over for dinner when a groundhog decided to show up. Dad excused himself from the table only to shoot the critter and finally, the groundhog saga ended. I was dumped eventually LOL but no matter, I am happily married to the best man ever and my parents are groundhog free. Hooray! 😂🎉 Please share with us how you have won your groundhog war in a new video, that would be entertaining for sure.
My husband used a loud percussion noise just a foot inside the tunnels, no more ground hogs after that!