Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Frugal Accomplishments Last Week of May

We worked really hard this past week to save where we could.  Our side hustles on eBay and Amazon are proving to be a little fruitful, and I did some more cleaning out to find even more things to sell, and donate to Goodwill.  We spent some great time with friends over the holiday weekend, camping and using what we had on hand to feed everyone.

Here's what else we did to save money this past week:

  • Cooked meals at home including:  beef tacos/nachos with grassfed beef, radish greens, spring onions, cheese, and salad greens; smoothies; overnight oatmeal in the crock pot; snack plates with dried fruit, fresh pineapple, veggies, hard boiled eggs, and nuts
  • Enjoyed yoga and a fabulous dinner from Chick-Fil-A with salad stuff and fresh oranges.  Yoga class was great and we had wonderful discussion.  I came home with leftover nuggets and had them on a salad the next day for lunch.
  • Cashed in baby bucks for a Walmart card at the Children's Council.
  • We had several shared meals including ones at our children's council groups, with our Tang Soo Do family for belt promotions, dinner with Mom, and meals with friends camping.
  • Used a few other gift cards that were floating around my wallet for groceries.  Bought a watermelon and pineapple on sale for $3 total.  I also bought frozen berries for smoothies on sale for $6/48 oz and some bananas.
  • We camped out with friends over the holiday.  They have a wonderfully flat yard, so we camped there and had a bonfire (we had helped clear some sticks from their yard and they had cut some limbs recently).  We pooled our resources in terms of food and had a great spread.  There wasn't enough wood to cook dinner over the fire, but we did do s'mores, which the kids loved.
  • I took some time to clean out the garage at Mom's where we have some things stored.  I mostly organized, but did find a few boxes and toys to donate to Goodwill.  I made sure to get a tax receipt.  
  • I found some toiletries in my clean out that we can use, saving us purchasing new.  I also found some more t-shirts for the boys.
  • I cut both the boys and Benny's hair.  They got their summer cuts and all look very nice.
  • The boys had a blast playing outside most evenings and even got to build a fort with some scrap plywood.
What did you do to live and save green this past week?  I'd love to hear from you!

No comments:

Post a Comment