Frugal Happenings
Just a few things this time...
* Delayed grocery shopping by a week (three weeks in between shops instead of two). There was still food in the house, so I made do with what was here instead of rushing out to buy more. See, procrastination and laziness DO pay off!!
* Took two large trash bags full of clothing to the consignment shop. Last year, a similar amount of clothing netted me ~$100. Here's hoping for a similar outcome!
* I had holes in the rear of two pairs of dress pants. While watching a movie, I stitched them up by hand with supplies I already had.
* Received $97 cash back from Upromise, which will go toward Christmas gift shopping. I have been working on careful Christmas planning and am ~halfway done with shopping.
* Finished booking travel plans for a conference, which will be paid for by my place of employment.
* Finished up several at-home continuing education courses (needed to maintain my professional license), also paid for by my place of employment.
* Received an unexpected bonus from work. Will likely do a couple of small house repairs with a bit of it and save the rest.
How are you saving money these days?
* Delayed grocery shopping by a week (three weeks in between shops instead of two). There was still food in the house, so I made do with what was here instead of rushing out to buy more. See, procrastination and laziness DO pay off!!
* Took two large trash bags full of clothing to the consignment shop. Last year, a similar amount of clothing netted me ~$100. Here's hoping for a similar outcome!
* I had holes in the rear of two pairs of dress pants. While watching a movie, I stitched them up by hand with supplies I already had.
* Received $97 cash back from Upromise, which will go toward Christmas gift shopping. I have been working on careful Christmas planning and am ~halfway done with shopping.
* Finished booking travel plans for a conference, which will be paid for by my place of employment.
* Finished up several at-home continuing education courses (needed to maintain my professional license), also paid for by my place of employment.
* Received an unexpected bonus from work. Will likely do a couple of small house repairs with a bit of it and save the rest.
How are you saving money these days?
Comments
Almost finished holiday shopping for 3 kids (not related). Found a ton of things on sale. I will finish up this week.
Put off grocery shopping and it totally paid off! Taking care of friends dog and they gave me ALOT of organic fruits and veggies and a loaf of sprouted grain bread. That saves me a lot of money!
Rolled my coins, $110. Wow, change adds up! That's going in my savings!!!!
Thank you for a blog that reminds me to think before I purchase and to keep it simple!