1. I got some free fluorescent bulbs
Someone in my Buy Nothing group was offering some new in the box, so I picked them up. Part of my basement has some fluorescent fixtures, and one of the bulbs recently burnt out.
Yay for a free replacement!
2. I canceled my Dollar Shave Club subscription for now
I have too many blades here right now, so I need a minute to catch up. 😉
I do like DSC’s razors, but a sad thing is that they recently changed their handle/blade design. So, I had to get a new handle to fit the new blades.
However, I discovered that someone on eBay is selling the old style blades, so I ordered a bunch of those for Zoe, who still has the old style handle.
(If you are new to Dollar Shave Club, you can use this link to get $20 off a starter set.)
3. I got a Starbucks drink with a gift card
I got an email recently telling me I’d neglected to add a gift card to my Starbucks account (a gift I had somehow missed in my email!).
Sooo, I added it, and I did a study session at Starbucks this past weekend for $0.
4. I chose free store pickup for a shirt I ordered
I got one like this blue shirt, on clearance:
And I chose free store pickup at the mall vs. paying for shipping. While I was at the mall, I redeemed a freebie with a coupon at Victoria’s Secret.
5. I…
- picked up a penny (woohoo I’m rich!)
Honestly, I’m not sure if this one is even usable!
- fixed my pen light that I use for clinicals (I almost bought a new one because this one was only working intermittently. But I discovered a part just needed to be screwed in better.)
- kept on cooking at home, packing lunches from home, and making coffee at home (aside from my free Starbucks drink)
kristin @ going country
Tuesday 19th of November 2024
This one is kind of funny: Every semester our school has some kind of "community engagement" night. Last night we had one that was a night of bingo, but all the prizes were board games or card games. One son had gone home sick with my husband, one was at home after an FFA trip, one was at basketball. That left just my daughter and me there playing. The adults were given pages of three bingo cards on each page and told we could play as many cards as we could keep up with. So I did six at a time, figuring that way I could play for all my missing family members and go home with a game for them. I did win once, and now we have Charades, which is perfect, because my younger kids love Charades, but always ask me to use the word generator online. Now they can just use the plysical cards, hooray.
Also, a man from our church who has only grown children won one time, so he gave his win to my daughter and let her pick a game. Which is why we now own something called "Pass the Pigs."
This may not have been a net frugal thing, however, as my daughter also really really really wanted to win the door prize--a 10-in-one board game thing--that I may now end up buying her for Christmas. :-)
lee
Tuesday 19th of November 2024
Picking up items from the store can save on some serious shipping costs. Good job!
Here are my 5: 1) I'm answering surveys in my spare time. I earned $8 this week.....I did get a $30 gc last week, which will be a holiday gift for a relative. 2) Any extra hours at work that someone doesn't want is something that I've learned to ask for. My boss is texting me to come in if I can. I'm glad about that. 3) I purchased a cookbook that had authentic recipes in it. It's not written in english, so I have to take time out to translate it. I'll try a new recipe today. I got it from a book fair in another country. 4) I needed some new make-up and went online to Sephora. There is a sample package that's sold with lots of foundations and a cute blender sponge. For $10, I got about 12 samples and if I make a purchase, a $10 gift card is included for the purchase. I'm having lots of fun with this. 5) I had some long, forgotten body lotion hiding in my room. I'm using it in the shower to soften my skin and as a shaving cream.
Andrea G / Midwestern Andrea
Tuesday 19th of November 2024
We selected a discount day to see the winter lights at a museum ($5-10 savings per ticket). We also declined the $10 blinky lights… lol. Used check instead of credit card to pay for a home repair from our inspection (radon remediation), saved 3% in fees which is extensive for a $1900 procedure! We found a semi-local board game store, and checked their consignment shelf. We got 3 games for $42! They also have a demo shelf, where almost every game they carry is available to test before purchasing. One of my vintage children's book went missing!! I filed a USPS report for missing package though, & got a refund from eBay. Signed up for a discount at the health food store for working at the local university. They have some recyclable hygiene products I want to try.
Frugal fail: Antique mall incorrectly charged us $5.60 instead of $0.80... and we didn’t notice until we drove away. We decided it wasn’t worth the $5 to drive back and bother the employee, but it’s nagging me LOL. That’s a latte’s worth!
N
Tuesday 19th of November 2024
We hosted Friendsgiving this past weekend!
--I roasted a giant $2 pie pumpkin from our local pumpkin patch ahead of time, retrieving seven cups of puree. This went to pumpkin pie, a triple batch of creamy pumpkin pasta, and to last night's pumpkin lentil soup.
--We snagged Halloween paper plates, paper napkins, and skeleton plastic silverware on sale. Our guests outnumbered our everyday dinnerware, so disposables were both easier and necessary. Friendsgiving is the only time we ever buy such things, now that I think of it.
--We provided the main courses (creamy pumpkin pasta, four cheese pizza, and pumpkin pie), using ingredients we had on hand. Our friends brought one side each. I encouraged everyone to bring to-go containers so any leftovers could be split up, which they were happily. Our group is full of excellent cooks!
--Wine was provided by a friend celebrating a professional milestone.
--I recently repainted our kitchen door and invited our guests--all of whom helped with preparing our house and/or moving--to sign the door on their way out. I'd been wanting to do something special with the door and acknowledge everyone's part in our home in some way; my husband and I agreed this was perfect. I had both a coupon and a $5 reward for Michael's, so the paint pens were free. The kitchen door is our main door, so now we're greeted by our friends' signatures coming and going. It makes us smile every time.
lee
Tuesday 19th of November 2024
I luv the door signing idea! What a beautiful thing to remember everyone by!
K D
Tuesday 19th of November 2024
It was not the most frugal week at our house:
1. There was a languishing bag of "Quick Grits" that DH was no longer using to make hot cereal. I poured the rest of the bag into a glass jar and I add just a little of the grits to my morning oatmeal mixture before I cook it. It will be gone eventually.
2. Halloween candy was 75% off at the grocery store. I bought some Kisses for making Peanut Blossom cookies and also some Miniature Peanut Butter Cups for making peanut butter cup cookies. It will not matter that the candy is wrapped in fall patterns.
3. DH wanted to go out for lunch for with DD and SIL for his birthday. The restaurant charges a 3.5% convenience fee if you pay with a credit/debit card so I paid cash.
4. On chilly days I'm layering up in the house and letting it get to 65 degrees during the day.
5. A lot of passive frugality as in wearing what I have, using what we have, etc.