Lori, also good job on the box freezer. having extra fridges is one of those things a lot of people forget about. Esp an old fridge - they use a ton of energy.
This
link shows that a sample 1990 fridge uses 1514.83 kW�h/year. A 2010 energy star fridge uses 248.2 kW�h/year. That is a massive difference. Six times less. Literally hundreds of dollars a year in the balance.
And if you had two fridges going plus a stand alone freezer, think about that for a moment. I don't think any amount of fancy coupon shopping would ever make that much fresh/frozen produce worthwhile. You probably live close enough to a grocery store to run out and get some steak if you wanted anyway - no need for a freezer just in case. Unless you are a deer hunter.
Most people just use their extra fridges for soda, beer or bottled water anyway. If you think about it, that's paying a huge premium for what works out to be an extravagant indulgence: ie, the ability to grab a cold soda from the garage.
Anyway, I speak in generalities. The point is GOOD for you!
What stuff did you pull out from the freezer?
