Frugal Adventures
* Ordered a trial size container of Weleda Skin Food (moisturizer) for free with Recycle Bank points. My forehead is Sahara-dry and this seems to be helping.
* Reheated leftovers instead of ordering food.
* Walgreens was offering a free 8x10 photo. They do this periodically, and I had an inspirational quote printable ready to upload and print. If you search for "free printables" or "free printable inspirational" you will find lots of options. I keep a few ready to go for moments like this!
* Mailed the ZZZQuil rebate using an envelope that I bought in a big batch second-hand.
* Mailed a birthday card to a friend. It was part of a huge boxful for that I purchased for $2 (most of which are in my booth for sale right now).
* Found free after rebate forms for a free shampoo or conditioner and for free cat litter. The free shampoo brand (Schwartzkopf) also has a $2 instant rebate on Upromise if you buy at CVS. I already purchased the shampoo (well, conditioner actually) and mailed off the rebate.
* Sold my unused GMAT study book for $18.
* Sold a J. Crew Factory top for $12. I think I originally paid $15 for it.
* Used the plastic bag that held toilet paper rolls to line the trash can in the bathroom (this is high level tightwaddery!).
* Tried Sling TV using the free trial to watch some of the Olympics. I wasn't impressed so I cancelled before the free trial ended.
* Received the previously mentioned credit on my cell phone bill because I didn't use all of my alloted data.
* Took a load of books to the used bookstore and received ~$12 of credit. Combined this with previous credit to purchase a few books for Christmas presents.
* Mailed a couple of small old silver serving pieces and a tiny amount of gold jewelry to a refinery and received a $300 check in return!!!!!!!! I'll write a full post on this later.
* Received a rebate from purchasing reams of paper from Staples on one of those annoying Visa gift cards. When I get those, I simply go to the Amazon website and purchase a gift card for the amount of the Visa gift card. I used this one to buy a few Christmas gifts. I also still had a $5 promotion coupon in my account so that went toward the purchase as well.
* Took another load of merchandise to my flea market booth and picked up a $28 check while I was there.
Over to you- what have you been doing to save or make money?
* Reheated leftovers instead of ordering food.
* Walgreens was offering a free 8x10 photo. They do this periodically, and I had an inspirational quote printable ready to upload and print. If you search for "free printables" or "free printable inspirational" you will find lots of options. I keep a few ready to go for moments like this!
* Mailed the ZZZQuil rebate using an envelope that I bought in a big batch second-hand.
* Mailed a birthday card to a friend. It was part of a huge boxful for that I purchased for $2 (most of which are in my booth for sale right now).
* Found free after rebate forms for a free shampoo or conditioner and for free cat litter. The free shampoo brand (Schwartzkopf) also has a $2 instant rebate on Upromise if you buy at CVS. I already purchased the shampoo (well, conditioner actually) and mailed off the rebate.
* Sold my unused GMAT study book for $18.
* Sold a J. Crew Factory top for $12. I think I originally paid $15 for it.
* Used the plastic bag that held toilet paper rolls to line the trash can in the bathroom (this is high level tightwaddery!).
* Tried Sling TV using the free trial to watch some of the Olympics. I wasn't impressed so I cancelled before the free trial ended.
* Received the previously mentioned credit on my cell phone bill because I didn't use all of my alloted data.
* Took a load of books to the used bookstore and received ~$12 of credit. Combined this with previous credit to purchase a few books for Christmas presents.
* Mailed a couple of small old silver serving pieces and a tiny amount of gold jewelry to a refinery and received a $300 check in return!!!!!!!! I'll write a full post on this later.
* Received a rebate from purchasing reams of paper from Staples on one of those annoying Visa gift cards. When I get those, I simply go to the Amazon website and purchase a gift card for the amount of the Visa gift card. I used this one to buy a few Christmas gifts. I also still had a $5 promotion coupon in my account so that went toward the purchase as well.
* Took another load of merchandise to my flea market booth and picked up a $28 check while I was there.
Over to you- what have you been doing to save or make money?
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