| Sometimes it can be a whole lot more fun to be | | | | hens will lay for you as long as you feed them well. |
| weird and wacky than normal and predictable. And, if | | | | Be sure to check your town or city by-laws |
| it saves you a few bucks, that makes it even more | | | | regarding keeping small animals on your property. |
| great, right? Here are some out-of-the-box ways to | | | | Pretty soon, you'll be supplying eggs for the whole |
| save when you are trying to stretch your budget | | | | neighborhood-and hey, now you have a second |
| dollars. | | | | income so birdies pay for themselves, and you make |
| Take a course at the community college, and get | | | | a few bucks, too. |
| access to their library, their gym, their internet, and | | | | Move outside town and buy a smaller house. If you |
| more. Why not? You can take all kinds of great | | | | can live on the edge of town, you can save a |
| courses from art to physics, meet a whole lot of | | | | fortune, not only on the actual cost of a house, but |
| new people, get in shape, and get other stuff for | | | | also on the taxes you pay. If you buy a house that's |
| free. Many community colleges (or universities) have | | | | smaller than your current one, you can save money |
| terrific workout rooms, pools, running/walking tracks, | | | | that way, too. It takes a bit of time to organize |
| and so on. As well, the libraries have the latest | | | | going to town for groceries and other purchases and |
| industry magazines, journals, books and great seating, | | | | appointments, but with a bit of care, this can be a |
| too. You also get free super fast internet access, | | | | huge cost saver. And the cost of moving is totally |
| because as a student, you get to use their | | | | tax deductible, so save every bill, and lower your |
| computers, too. And, once a week, you can learn | | | | taxes for next year. |
| about something you may have always wanted to | | | | Volunteer for special events and go for free. When |
| know. | | | | special events come to town, volunteers are always |
| Get chickens for your back yard. Chickens are totally | | | | needed to help out. And volunteers almost always |
| cool birds that lay eggs you can eat. They're super | | | | get rewarded with freebies or deep discounts. As |
| cheap to feed, don't smell if you care for them | | | | well, when you volunteer, you find out about all kinds |
| properly, and it takes only a few hens to provide | | | | of other freebies or special events before other |
| plenty of eggs for your family. And they taste a | | | | people do. So volunteer at the symphony, the local |
| whole lot better too. Getting ready for your chickens | | | | YMCA, your library, or for special events at the |
| can be a lot of fun in itself. The whole family can | | | | movie theatre. |
| read up on different kinds of chickens (Auracanas lay | | | | With costs only going up, and what seems like |
| green eggs, for example; Rhode Island Reds lay | | | | incomes always coming down, it might be time to |
| brown ones) and how to prepare for their arrival. | | | | start thinking really creatively about how you can |
| Oh-and you don't even need to have a single | | | | save more money and stretch your income dollars. |
| cockle-doodle-do male that annoys the neighbors-the | | | | |