This wasn’t written for us though, my right wing fil used to brag about doing this shit for 3 reasons

1. It makes them seem like country bumpkins, there is some weird contest in the south where people try to compete for who is the most “country”
2. They brag about how much money they saved not going to that lefty vet that’s just trying to pilfer their pockets
3. It reminds them of the way their parents/grandparents used to handle stuff when there weren’t better options available.

So she brags about this to seem more “authentic” country to magats, and they eat it up.