Five Frugal Things

As always, hat-tip to my friend Katy for the post theme.

One

A while back, Mr. FG and I bought a Schlage handle for our front door, on the premise that a Schlage would last for a looong time.

(I love things that last.)

Well, for some reason, the finish on our handle set began to peel something terrible.   We were thinking about buying a new one and then I remembered that Schlage had a lifetime warranty.

I didn’t think I still had the paperwork, but I called anyway just to see if they’d do anything, and lo and behold, they sent us a brand new lockset, in the package.

A replacement set would have cost us $150 at Home Depot, so I am really happy I decided to call.

Two

I made a butterflied, roasted chicken last week….

And I saved the backbone (which gets cut out when you butterfly a chicken), plus all the other bones to make some chicken broth for soup.

Having a little bit of raw chicken (to brown in the pan before adding water) really helps to make homemade broth more delicious.

Three

When we shopped at Toys “R” Us for our Christmas child and Toys for Tots, of course I checked out the clearance bin.

It’s good I did, because I found a four pack of Razor scooter wheels for $6.

(Which appears to be a screaming deal, because a two pack sells on Amazon for $13.)

Zoe’s scooter wheels (especially the back one) were in pretty bad shape, so I replaced the back one right away when we got home.

I couldn’t get the front one loose, so Mr. FG and his whiskers did that one.

Or it might have been the Liquid Wrench he was smart enough to apply, and not his whiskers.   You never know. 😉

No one else needs new wheels at the moment, but it’s only a matter of time, so the gray pair is waiting on a shelf.

Four

My box of Schoola clothes arrived, and the girls LOVE them.   I need to get them to model the clothes so I can show you what all we bought.

I think Sonia’s favorite thing is this Abercrombie sweater, which is just SO her.

If you place an order with Schoola, remember to use the TRYSCHOOLA code to get 25% off.

(More about Schoola, in case you missed my earlier post.)

Five

AdoramaPix was having a 30% off sale, and since I was SO impressed with the print quality of the first book I made with them, I decided to buy another.

The only problem is that I decided to do this on the last day of the sale.   But I managed to get a 30 page book done!

My scrapbook really peetered out somewhere in 2010, so I’m getting super close to being caught up on old photos. Yay!!

By the way, tomorrow I’m doing an AdoramaPix giveaway….a TEN photobook giveaway, actually.   I’ll also tell you all about what I think of AdoramaPix as compared to the other services I’ve tried.

Plus I have another multi-photobook giveaway coming up next week, so a good number of you will get to have free photo books.

Which is even more frugal than my 30%-off book.

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What frugal stuff have you been up to lately?   Share five things in the comments (or four, or two, or whatever.   We’re pretty flexible around these here parts.)

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