90 Percent Project - Week 12

Some of my figures are absent for week twelve of the 90 Percent Project. I just didn’t get around to reading all the meters while in the midst of packing the lad up and out the door.

Electricity
Week 12: 47 kWh

It was a disappointing week in terms of electricity use. With three days to prepare the lad to leave and the washer going near non-stop, I had to use the dryer a fair amount. For every load that hung on the line, there were two that went through the dryer. After a month away, he returned with a lot of laundry.

Now that the lad has gone, I’ve downsized to the 1.5 cu ft fridge again. While he was home, we used his larger dorm fridge. Today I’ve plugged the little fridge into the kill-a-watt meter to see exactly how much electricity it uses. Seems to me my daily electricity use has bumped up a small amount from the usual since plugging it in. His fridge used .66 kWh per day. I hope the tiny one doesn’t use more. I’ve now reached the point where I wonder what on earth I used to put in the 18 cu ft fridge.

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Gasoline purchased (for 2 people)
Week 12: 0 gallons

Miraculously, we squeaked through the week without needing to refill the tank.

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Water (for 2 people)
Week 12: ? gallons

I don’t know how much we used. A lot, I’m sure. At least there was no lawn watering. It’ll have to be averaged in with this week’s water use.

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Natural Gas
Week 12: ? therms

I didn’t read the meter, but it shouldn’t be much more than usual. It’ll be averaged in with this week’s meter reading.

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Trash (for 2 people)
Week 12: 9 lbs

I’m surprised it wasn’t more.
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Consumer Goods
Week 12: $150

$5 - dog chews, the rest was divided between a pair of shoes for the lad and other items needed to take back to school (socks, underwear, supplies, toiletries, etc.)

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Food
All food from the farmer’s market. Plus...fresh peaches! Oh yum!!!