We had a wonderful short trip down and back for Hubs father's 90th birthday. We had dinner at a sister-in-laws house. Hub's and I bought ice cream cakes as that is what he wanted. We also went to See's chocolates and had a special box made up of 90 chocolates. What do you get a man that has everything? He needs to gain weight and so does mom so this was the perfect gift. See's was so glad to do it for us.
Saturday morning we went shopping with D#1 and her mother-in-law. Hubs came along to play with baby. Baby is two but he is still my baby. So cute He and grandpa played while we shopped. I bought D#1's Christmas while we were there. I finally broke down and bought 4 sweaters and a pair of jeans. I have really not bought any winter clothes except for what has been given to me by my sister. When I went to pack I saw how washed out and shoddy my things were and thought you can buy a few things for yourself.
One thing I had planned on doing is replacing my nude heels. The old pair I had was ripping inside and irritated my feet. They were 7 years old and well loved. So I found a pair at Dillards with a great cushioned sole and a wide toe bed. The are made by Naturalizer.
Old ratty inside shoes.
New nice nude heels.
Money saving Madness: October 21-27th 2018
1. Purchased chicken legs/thigh for .19 a pound on a close out and took them home and food saved them Bought 20lbs.
2. Purchased extra lean ground chuck marked down to $2.19 a pound bought 3 large packages, then food saved them at home. Almost 10 lbs.
3. Used Ibotta app and coupons to stock up on cereal. Getting most for around 1.25 a box. Ibotta saving of over 15.00!
4. Used points and coupons at rite-aid to purchase diapers for a family with many foster babies. 4 packages my out of pocket $3.87
5.Used my food wraps and used jars and containers for leftovers.
6. used my clothesline for drying heavy items and just dryer for touch up.
7. Still eating squash from the garden
8. Neighbor brought us a Hubbard squash, which we did not grow
9. Our renters are gone and left us a 10lb bags of oats, a jar of mayo, several seasonings, olive oil and new potatoes.
10. picked up at least 25 lbs of large sweet onions on road as we traveled. Free!
11. received potatoes from Idaho relatives.
12. Used Coupons at Joanns to purchase zippers
So how was your week? How did you save money?
Have a great and productive day staying positive while you are in the negative.
Kim
As far as I know, the only thing here in the South that can be found along the road is cotton.
ReplyDeleteBut you can't eat that.
DeleteHow do you get free onions along the road?
ReplyDeleteWhen potatoes and onions are harvested they are taken in large trucks to the plants. Many fall off onto the soft soil and you can glean them for nothing.
DeleteAre onions like zucchini where people just throw them out the moving car window to get rid of them?
ReplyDeleteIt is an idea...
DeleteHi Kim, wow your father in law is 90. God bless him and what a perfect, perfect gift!... I love the new heels. I seriously need to get myself a pair exactly like those. Mine are so old and ratty. Maybe I'll go to Dillards here and see if I can find the ones you got because I really like them and the heel doesn't look so high that I'd trip myself and break my neck.. LOL...I saved money by not going anywhere and only spending what we needed on food we needed. We are so deep in debt it's not even funny and honestly, there is no way out.. Im so overwhelmed and lost with it all :(
ReplyDeleteHang in there kiddo, you will get there.
DeleteSounds like a good week. Free onions? Inquiring minds want to know!
ReplyDeletethey fall off the trucks headed for the plants at harvest.
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