what 'modern' convenience have you given up?, page-85

probably no clothes dryer as sucks the power but need to have plenty of spare sox and underwear for long periods of rainy days.
Also learning how to do oil changes saves money just need to have a oil container to save the used oil and can make a small ramp out of two 2*8s pieces one 8 inches long the other 12 inches long nailed together to form a little ramp, park with car facing down hill and drive up the ramps under both front wheels to make level to get enough space to work under car.