Friday, Frugal Friday and Progress report!

 My first chart of the year!  This means $1000 has been saved through all of my scheming. I took $500 to the bank to apply to my first goal of the year. That means this month I have applied $1,100 to this goal. This is from the 5 dollar bills I save using cash when I need to buy something.  Leftover money from things I did not buy. I only sold $25.00 worth of things on market place this week, but still have several things listed. 

I am pretty proud to me I will tell you. There is so much work in the shop for next week, so I hope to be able to complete my goal of $1,500 toward my savings challenge for the month. at first, I thought I was playing with the Fairies when I made the goal, but now I think it is doable.

All from just cutting back and not going to the store and using what I have.  I did have to go and buy some canning seals, and pectin to complete my jam that I started.  But I was able to make 28 pints of strawberry jam and 4 pints of blueberry, and 8 jars of blueberry syrup.  So delicious.  Pectin, sugar, and fruit.  No high fructose corn syrup and crap they put into store jams. I was glad to get all that fruit out of the freezer.  Now it won't freezer burn, and the family will have jam for the year.  I will take some to my mother-in-law along with some syrup. Also, all the girls will want some and of course Sissie.

Frugal things this week:

1. all meals from scratch at home or at Sissies

2. roasted 5 whole chicken legs, froze the meat and add three quarts of homemade stock to freezer.

3. sold 2 items on Facebook marketplace that were taking up space.

4. Made homemade scones for church and also cookies last week for goodies.

5. Used a cake mix and frosting to make a cake for church funeral

6. used up salad fixings for a funeral as I could not possibly eat them all.

7.  Made Kelsa's baby doll new pj's with flannel scraps

8. made lots of jam and syrup for the year with fruit I had that was free!  So only sugar and pectin.

9.Tried to stay home so I did not use a lot of gas

I have Kelsa for the weekend as WIlliam has a hockey tournament in Cour D Alene.  He has three games in one day too much for Kelsa to handle, so she is with me.  I have a bridal from out of town coming tomorrow morning.

We will make oatmeal, raisin cookies tomorrow and I also need to make muffins for Choir practice Sunday.  I will be busy with Kelsa, she keeps me hopping.  I am sure more doll clothes will be made and lots and lots of messes.

What are your plans for the weekend?

God is good

Kim