At our Annual Fall Festivals, the Gazette, given that we’re a newspaper, conducts a community poll. This year we asked residents to: Mark the rules you still adhere to that were passed from your Depression Era parents and grandparents.

With 26 participants, 25, or all except one, selected Have left-over nights for supper.
Turn off the lights when leaving the room was marked by 22 of us, followed by 21 residents who Wear Hand-Me-Downs.
Eighteen of us Compost and Order tap rather than bottled water.
Seventeen of us Save buttons and Reuse bows, but only 15 of us Save nails and only 14 of us Reuse wrapping paper.
Fifteen of us Turn off the water while brushing our teeth.
Fourteen of us Never leave the car running.
Thirteen of us Use fans rather than air-conditioning.
Twelve of us Save the twists from wrappers (in that “miscellaneous draw” that many mentioned).
Eleven of us Reuse uncancelled stamps.
Only nine of us Walk instead of drive whenever possible (though this was dependent on age, weather, and safety).
And the number one thing we no longer do: Darn Woolen Clothes. Only two of us still do that (though many of us remember wearing darned clothes, especially socks).
In conclusion: we’re a thrifty, frugal bunch, who probably also remember the proverb – “Waste not, want not.”