Friday, Frugal news!

 

Well, well, well, here it is Friday, and I need to report my frugal ways for the week. But before I do that, I must tell you about my days.  Because you are all waiting, I am sure. And I just need to spill.

I went into the year with this no spend challenge and guess what?  You do have to spend.  So frustrating. I had to purchase a few groceries and my beloved Diet coke.  As I was out of milk, eggs, cheese, sour cream.  I need these things for baking. I also wanted to buy a couple of boxes of cereal that was somewhat good for you, but not Grape nuts. Bitter, nasty stuff.  Kind of like me!!!

Yesterday, my daughter came down and she and Sissie and Dan and I worked all day putting all the Christmas away and labeling and cleaning.  This of course had effects on me as it flared my carpel tunnel and arthritis in my right hand.  By evening I could not open or close it without extreme pain.  It is still bad this morning, but I am trying to work and ignore it.

The house still needs a good dusting a vacuuming, floors mopped, but that will have to wait as my hand can only do so much.  And of course there are the Christmas droppings.  These are the things that you discover after you have wedged every last thing into a tote and have put all said totes away.  You find a blanket in the car that is now in the wash and belongs in a Christmas blanket bin.  (There is no room in the Christmas blanket bin) Then there is the cast iron advent candle, and the entire box of Christmas books.  How do you miss and entire box of books?  It is easy follow my steps for KIM brain.  On second thought don't.

So now I must find a way to put these things away and I just don't know if I can. I wiped down every dirty tub in the garage with warm water and soap.  I think the wringing of the rag is what spurred the wrist malfunction. Anyway, onto frugality.

1. I stayed out of the stores except for loss leaders.  Cheese was $5.99 for two lbs. limit two, Milk was 2.37 a gallon and also a large sour cream, limit 2, I bought one of each. Now how do I stock up one diet coke you ask?  Well Albertsons has buy two twelve packs get two free limit one time.  I use my phone #, I use Sissie's phone number, I use Dan's phone number.  So, I shelled out for 12/12 packs which should last a long while.  What a bad habit but it is my only vice... If you believe that, I have a home for you. Sissie is picking me up eggs, so I will see what I owe her (my life).  She was going to Winco which is the cheapest store here and eggs were outrageous at Alberton's.  SO, total spent for the week on groceries and Diet coke, $82.14

2. @ Had to go to get a prescription and paid $62.54.  I swear it goes up every month.

3. Bought too many brackets for new shelving and took back 7 brackets giving me a 27.87 credit to my CC.

4.  No money eating out in the last ten days.  No diet cokes at McDonalds.  This was hard.  Say that in a whiney voice several times.  I want you to get my true feelings.

5. Sissie was tired yesterday after I worked her to death and wanted to go out.  She would have paid for my meal, but I said NO!  I whipped up some mashed potatoes, a can of corn, pulled out the frozen boned chicken and added it to gravy, then made a nice, tossed salad. No spend plus enough left over for Kelsa and I tonight!

6. Kelsa and I made sheets and pillows and blankets for her dolls beds with fabric and batting I had.  She was thrilled; no money spent.  Hours of play.  We also made cinnamon rolls, as a sweet treat for the weekend. We are making chocolate chip tonight when she comes over as I need to use up chips.  Treats for the week.

7. I saved on gas by staying home as much as possible. 

8. Sold $210.00 dollars' worth of stuff on Facebook marketplace.

9. Total savings for week with $5.00 bills added plus budget line saving $570.00.  Woot, woot!

Now I don't expect this kind of savings every week, I expect more!  It is always better to think positive.

How did you save money this week? Do you have a habit that costs money?

God is good

Kim