Comments by "Lily Gazou" (@LilyGazou) on "I Allegedly" channel.

  1. Cut out what you can. We cut dairy, any kind of alcohol, processed foods. We bake bread, make soups. Meat is more of a condiment and flavoring now. I have a long commute and sometimes I sleep in the car overnight rather than spend gas money. We only heat the kitchen and bath end of the house( it has the plumbing). Grocery outlet stores have eggs for cheap, lots of close out items, bacon for $3 a pound, tortilla packages for 97 cents, frozen broccoli for 99 cents, etc. Safeway has a section for 50% off the last lowest price for meat or chicken. So we buy a pork loin for $4, add it to rice and lentils or other beans, eat like that or wrap in a tortilla. I volunteer in a food bank and they give us what is leftover at the end of the day because of the sell-by date. You can blanch and freeze vegetables, eggs can be pickled to last longer ( healthy snack). We carry a thermos for coffee or tea. Plain oatmeal is cheap- I use it to make a pie crust to make a quiche or pie. Look around your area- sometimes there are fruit trees that the owners don’t harvest from. I made tons of apple cider and apple butter and sauce. Good luck.
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  2. I haven’t had a tv since it went digital.
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  3.  @AKAK-im5zt  I’m reading a book about those years. People have no idea of the desperation.
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  4. I went to buy a coffee at McDonald’s because I was exhausted and had a long commute ahead. On the receipt, it had an option to fill out a customer survey online- if you gave a good review to a worker, that person would get $10. So I went back inside to take not of the name tag of the kid at the counter. Gave him a good review. I hope he got that credit.
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  5. And just try to get money out of that insurance company when you get hit.
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  6. October. New York. The usual suspects were there. “Flood the zone”. Etc
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  7.  @breakerb4  eastern Washington, Methow Valley. Okanogan county. Access to wilderness, fishing, hiking.Connections with other small farms , orchards, ranches.
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  8. Some people fall for it.
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  9. My sister told me that a friend’s 35 year old daughter died in her sleep. On July 4th weekend another person she knew died in his sleep on a family vacation. Age 42, healthy, fit.
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  10. The friends of my nephews in NYC are all working at places like Starbucks— graduates of very expensive universities.
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  11. You should buy land instead of furniture.
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  12. But Florida Man stories🤔
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  13. I pass tents and campers on my way to work. Along 1st Ave South, there are now signs and cement blocks set up to keep the RVs from parking along stretches of it. There are hundreds of tents in the trees along the interstates.
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  14. I would buy a trailer park.
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  15. Theater of war
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  16. Exactly.
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  17. I hope it works out as a boarding house.
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  18.  @mandrews1245  don’t show up at the bbq.
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  19. Only one friend has cable- we go there, bring wine, share a meal, watch movies, talk about books.
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  20. Scary.
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  21. All my jobs are side hustles - because I wouldn’t get the needles. Being a nurse is a great skill.
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  22. I would love this. I’ll probably never get to CA again.
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  23. Well done
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  24.  @Olefaithfull  smart. It’s why I didn’t sell my van.
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  25.  @joejoejohnson8207  get out while you can.
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  26. Back then, there were family farms they could return to or big houses that could be turned into boarding houses. They could be useful and get food to eat.
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  27. I’m never bored, never craving entertainment. Always looking to learn new things. Maybe some people are used to being entertained.
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  28. Might take you 20!years to get paid.
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  29. Yes. I bought coolant and it doubled overnight in price. I’m looking for a backyard mechanic now.
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  30. You can make pet food from better ingredients for less $
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  31. After ten, you can call the cops.
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  32. Sorry to hear that NY is rough on businesses. At least you have necessary skills.
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  33. I know some young people like that. They say they have “anxiety” and “social awkwardness” problems. 😂 who doesn’t have a struggle at some point? The society is making it possible for them to live in their parents basements and play video games.
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  34. A friend of mine goes to the wealthy neighborhoods to do Door Dash- they tip better. .
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  35. CNN 😂😂
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  36. Teaching school in an underserved area for a set number of years— that would be a sensible way to forgive loans.
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  37.  @Wholelottarosie-lc8ed  my nephew has insurance but it won’t cover the stem cell transplant he needs. He is newly married and they are expecting a baby in 7 months.
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  38. There are houses all along the water around Puget Sound. These are landslide-prone areas even without an earthquake. They are actually common- and can be deadly to residents. But people still live in these houses. My friend sent me a Zillow ad for one right at the beach— I told her to look at the bluff rising just behind it— topped with huge houses. Guaranteed to take you out to sea on a rainy night someday.
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  39. Oh joy.
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  40. Sounds like paradise. Well done.
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  41. We have to build real parallel societies now. Grow food. Store supplies.
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  42. I never went to a restaurant until I was 13 and it was a big honor. My parents never took us for fast food junk. I learned how to cook from scratch. Different times.
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  43. I miss those days.
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  44. Thriving? Interesting take.
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  45.  @Jenifer_G  it’s an unpredictable event characterized by extreme rarity, severe impact and the widespread insistence it was obvious in hindsight. Like terrorist attacks. Or the personal computer. Or the internet. The events can be positive or negative. See The black Swan: The impact of the Highly improbable. Book by Nassim Taleb.
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  46. Ideal place.
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  47. A land deal in eastern WA just fell through for me. Hoping something better is out there and is meant to be. I want to be able to take people in.
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  48. I wonder.
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  49. I have staged houses for a company. They have a warehouse full of furniture from Value Village sale days😂. I think it’s better to just go simple, with neutral colors. It’s called international Air B n B style.
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  50. Depending on size of your house and location, you can rent a room with Air B n B. It provides insurance and they do credit checks etc. maybe you can just rent out your garage. There are senior programs in some places that help you to find someone to share. Think about side hustles like babysitting , teaching English online, growing vegetables, etc. I would consider holding off on siding- there will be more people willing to compete for that work and prices will drop. Make sure you have a year of food, vitamins, supplements, etc. Water filters.
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