1. I got a TI-84 from Sonia
She’s done with her pre-calc class, and I need a non-iPhone calculator to use for my chemistry exam today.
So, she brought it over for me. It’s got more functions than I need for this exam (I don’t need to graph things) but I’m glad I didn’t have to go buy a scientific calculator.
(I mean, obviously I bought this one for her previously, but that money is already spent! So, it’s currently costing me $0 to borrow this one from her.)
2. I got 8 free Covid tests
We’d used the last of the free mail-order ones we’d gotten (happily no positives!), so I checked to see if our insurance would cover some at-home tests.
It took some doing (because insurance is never simple), but I got eight free tests, and I managed to avoid doing the whole reimbursement process; I got them covered at the time of purchase instead.
Yay for one less paperwork process to go through.
And now if one of us gets sick, we can make sure it’s not Covid.
3. I used my leftover coffee to make chocolate oatmeal
You can make chocolate microwave oats with just water, or milk. But a combo of leftover coffee + milk for the liquid makes for an especially good bowl of oatmeal.
I make my chocolate oatmeal using this basic microwave method, but I add a tablespoon of dark cocoa powder, leave out the cinnamon, and add in some vanilla.
Also of note: dark cocoa powder is on my list of power ingredients. 😉
4. I got three Maui Moisture products for $3.79
These are normally at least $7-$8, even at Target, but I saw they were on sale at CVS for $6.99.
Plus, I had a $5/$20 purchase coupon from getting my vaccines, plus a few other Extra Bucks coupons in my app, including some prescription rewards.
So, I got three bottles of Maui Moisture shampoo and conditioner for a total of $3.79, which means each bottle was $1.26!
That’s a really, really good deal.
5. I..
- made coffee at home
- sold a book on eBay (The Shift, which is from my list of medical memoirs!)
- made several meals that used up odds and ends in my fridge and freezer
suellen roley
Thursday 13th of October 2022
1) Eating down the freezer so that I can defrost it. 2) Almost 3 months of not shopping at 7-11 every night before work (I work nights, generally 6 nights a week) has saved me both money and time (they are and have been for months now working on the road going past my 7-11 so the expense and the inconvenience were both adding up). 3) Taking lunch to work or storing stuff that won't spoil in my locker at work. 4) Not drinking Dutch Brothers cold brew every single day. 5) All of my savings/investments are mindless, set it and forget it so I don't worry so much about financial stuff.
Gina
Wednesday 12th of October 2022
I have a few to share: 1. My daughter's boyfriend's mom did an online grocery order and wanted 5 bananas; she got 5 bunches!!!! LOL She gave us 2 bunches as that was too many for them to eat before they went bad. 2. My youngest daughter got a new job that she'll be starting soon. The new job required her to do bloodwork and a flu shot. They scheduled her bloodwork & while there I asked if they also did flu shots. they said yes, so they gave her a flu shot while there saving me time (also no cost to me) 3. I made a trip to Sams club for a few items and it said we had $12.18 Sams cash to use; I applied it to my order. 4. I picked a few more lingering tomatoes from our plants and have them sitting on the ledge of our deck to finish ripening. 5. Trying to eat down our freezers and pantry. Using up a lot of odds and ends to prevent food waste.
Lisa K
Tuesday 11th of October 2022
1. Mended the hem on my dress pants 2. Was going to cut a new thread for hemming but decided to see if the remnant still threaded through the stored needle was enough. Yes. Small savings, but at least I'm not wasting things. 3. Thankfully took advantage of shopping with my friend to get a few things at Costco using her card. It was nice to try some new products, but I have again decided a Costco card is not worth it for me as a single person. 4. Did not buy the Lindt chocolates I wanted at Costco. 5. Really wanted turkey soup, but I can't eat a whole turkey, so I picked up a turkey leg at the local Co-op. Now I have turkey soup that should do lunches for the whole week.
Nikki
Tuesday 11th of October 2022
1. I made most of our meals at home. 2. I picked up dinner at Arby's with a free meal coupon. That's the only one we didn't have at home. 3. When my washing machine fix didn't hold, I did some more research and tried again. It is working now. 4. We enjoyed free entertainment. We borrowed a game from the library. We watched a movie that we already had. 5. I had a small collection of items that needed to be glued. So I spread everything across the table one day and fixed it all. 2 Barbie chairs, 1 stone dinosaur, 1 water bottle, and 1 eyeglass holder are just fine now. 6. I remembered to mail off a rebate offer. 7. I am taking a free continuing education class (for credit). 8. I got some free advice from a former colleague about getting published. 9. I also knew the right person to get same cool swag for my daughter at an event... that I got us free tickets to.
Carol
Tuesday 11th of October 2022
1) Canned up bone broth from beef bones in my freezer. 2) baked bread 3) froze tomatoes from my garden and put the rest of the green tomatoes under newspaper to ripen inside. I’ll make sauce and can it when I have enough. 4) turned some stained t-shirts into rags 5) saved marigold seeds for next year’s garden