Frugal Happenings
* Sent three trash bags of clothes/ shoes/ accessories to the consignment shop. My friend took them for me, so no gas spent getting there.
* Mowed my own yard. WHY am I still having to mow in late October?? I saved a bunch of money this year by being too lazy to hire someone to mow it for me. Sometimes laziness and procrastination can save you money!! Hee.
* Sold an old textbook on Amazon for ~$65. I feel oddly attached to that book (no idea why!!) which is why it took me so long to sell it. It's about the Rorschach ink blot test. I haven't given a Rorschach in years and won't unless I change my practice significantly, so it was time to go.
* To avoid food waste, I chopped up some soon-to-be-bad strawberries and froze what I could. I also used overripe bananas to make banana-walnut-chocolate chip bread. I still struggle with food waste and it's an ongoing battle.
* I have been eating the majority of my meals at home. I find that if I have a stocked freezer and pantry that I will eat at home, so I try to keep food in the house. This also means having some junk food in the house, but I figure that junk food purchased at the grocery store is still probably better than junk food from the drive through or a restaurant.
* Attended a meeting and had a free meal at said meeting. The food at these meetings is never great, but it is free. The dessert is good, though!
* Attended a seminar for continuing education credits. It was an inexpensive seminar ($79 for six hours) and my workplace paid for it, which is wonderful! I'll be attending another seminar in November that will also be reimbursed by work.
* Sent and received several books from Paperback Swap.
* Tried plain cornstarch as an alternative for dry shampoo. I am unfortunately an oily-scalped gal, so I need dry shampoo for my in-between days (I try to only shampoo every other day). So far, it seems that plain cornstarch works just as well as the dang ol' expensive dry shampoo. Yay!
* Figured out a fun DIY Christmas gift idea for my four-year-old nephew. I am going to attempt to make him super hero finger puppets out of felt. I've spent ~$2 on felt and have all the colors of thread that I need already. Fingers crossed that I actually do it and that it turns out well!
* Since quitting my side job and transitioning my main job from hospital to clinic, I have saved a bunch in gas money. I was having to fill up my gas tank weekly and now it's every two or even three weeks.
* I've been having a hankering for some new fall clothing and picked a few things out of catalogs that I was going to order...but I just couldn't pull the trigger. Prices are ridiculous and I don't like supporting shady manufacturing practices. Ugh. Went to the thrift shop and got the pieces below plus a new long sleeved white t-shirt for ~$12 total.
How are your frugal happenings?
* Mowed my own yard. WHY am I still having to mow in late October?? I saved a bunch of money this year by being too lazy to hire someone to mow it for me. Sometimes laziness and procrastination can save you money!! Hee.
* Sold an old textbook on Amazon for ~$65. I feel oddly attached to that book (no idea why!!) which is why it took me so long to sell it. It's about the Rorschach ink blot test. I haven't given a Rorschach in years and won't unless I change my practice significantly, so it was time to go.
* To avoid food waste, I chopped up some soon-to-be-bad strawberries and froze what I could. I also used overripe bananas to make banana-walnut-chocolate chip bread. I still struggle with food waste and it's an ongoing battle.
* I have been eating the majority of my meals at home. I find that if I have a stocked freezer and pantry that I will eat at home, so I try to keep food in the house. This also means having some junk food in the house, but I figure that junk food purchased at the grocery store is still probably better than junk food from the drive through or a restaurant.
* Attended a meeting and had a free meal at said meeting. The food at these meetings is never great, but it is free. The dessert is good, though!
* Attended a seminar for continuing education credits. It was an inexpensive seminar ($79 for six hours) and my workplace paid for it, which is wonderful! I'll be attending another seminar in November that will also be reimbursed by work.
* Sent and received several books from Paperback Swap.
* Tried plain cornstarch as an alternative for dry shampoo. I am unfortunately an oily-scalped gal, so I need dry shampoo for my in-between days (I try to only shampoo every other day). So far, it seems that plain cornstarch works just as well as the dang ol' expensive dry shampoo. Yay!
* Figured out a fun DIY Christmas gift idea for my four-year-old nephew. I am going to attempt to make him super hero finger puppets out of felt. I've spent ~$2 on felt and have all the colors of thread that I need already. Fingers crossed that I actually do it and that it turns out well!
* Since quitting my side job and transitioning my main job from hospital to clinic, I have saved a bunch in gas money. I was having to fill up my gas tank weekly and now it's every two or even three weeks.
* I've been having a hankering for some new fall clothing and picked a few things out of catalogs that I was going to order...but I just couldn't pull the trigger. Prices are ridiculous and I don't like supporting shady manufacturing practices. Ugh. Went to the thrift shop and got the pieces below plus a new long sleeved white t-shirt for ~$12 total.
How are your frugal happenings?
Comments
Something that I am revisiting in my old age are the "old ways" of doing things: vinegar, baking soda etc. I'm not surpised that cornstarch is better than store bought product. I need oil put in my air. :)
Lately I've been trying to use up odds and ends. If I buy something out of the ordinary for a recipe and don't use it immediately, it tends to migrate to the back of the pantry and breed.