Please enjoy some text for today, and I promise there will be pictures in tomorrow’s post.
1. I used my Amazon Visa.
Birthday season approaches at our house (oodles of birthdays between mid-February and the end of March), so Mr. FG and I did a bunch of shopping on Amazon, and we used our Amazon Visa to pay. You can use the Amazon Visa anywhere, but you get 5% back when you use it on Amazon.
So, that’s the only card we used when shopping there. 5% is 5%!
Also, we have an Amazon Prime membership, so we got free shipping on almost everything.
(I love Amazon Prime, and I think it’s totally worth the price. If you want to try it free for 30 days, here’s my referral link.)
(Not affiliated with Amazon Visa.)
2. I sold two more books.
I off-loaded a geometry book (on Amazon) and Lisey’s college Spanish book (eBay). Woohoo!
3. Mr. FG negotiated our internet bill down.
I deserve no credit for this one. But I’m gonna throw it into my list anyway. 😉
4. I canceled a credit card that we no longer use.
It’s one with an annual fee (we’d signed up for it with no annual fee, but the grace year is over).
Incidentally, I know that signing up for and then cancelling credit cards CAN negatively affect your credit score, but our credit scores have stayed fantastic even though we do this every now and again. So I’m not worried about it at all. Your mileage may vary, though, and I’m not telling you what to do. 😉
5. We got free wiper blades for Mr. FG’s car.
He bought some, and then realized he could get a free pair at the dealer. Yay! So, we returned the ones he’d purchased.
Randi MacDonald
Thursday 25th of January 2018
when my annual fee comes up, I call, threaten to cancel and the fee is waived.
Vickey
Thursday 25th of January 2018
During those months that Discover offers 5% cash back on Amazon purchases, we use that card instead. Discover let’s you redeem all of your accumulated points as a statement credit, our Amazon card only allows redemptions above a certain threshold.
Megg
Thursday 25th of January 2018
I’m not sure I can come up with 5 but I’ll try! 1. I bought fruit/veggies at Costco (cheaper per lb than the grocery store) and we’re eating them, not wasting! This is big in my house. 2. I made a concerted effort to use our cloth diapers while we were in the house. (I don’t like leaving the house with them, it’s easier to throw away a diaper than tote it back home) 3. I haven’t gone into a store or bought takeout in 3 days, another accomplishment for me! (Though I did buy something I needed on amazon but with gift cards) 4. I nursed the baby (always frugal!) 5. We recently refinanced our house to get a lower interest rate and more money back in the budget. This is especially helpful since I’m still on maternity leave and will be returning part time.
Deidre
Thursday 25th of January 2018
1. Just recently solved an ongoing issue - my favorite moisturizer comes in a pump pack & the 'straw' part of the pump doesn't reach the bottom of the bottle, so when the level got too low to pump I unscrewed the pump lid, took it out, wiped the cream on it on to my hands to use, cut the 'straw' part off, reinserted the pump lid, & keep it upside down in a large glass jar. When I want to use it I remove the pump lid I & wipe the short end covered in moisturizer on to my hands or can put the tip of my finger in the bottle to easily get a bigger blob of moisturizer. I plan to keep an eye out for an inexpensive attractive container to keep the bottle in upside down but for no the jar will do fine. This will keep saving me money as there is quite a lot of cream still in the bottle.
2. Keeping going with a pantry challenge and using up what I have
3. Bought a 1litre bottle of non-soap wash to pour in to smaller bottles for the basins as it was much cheaper per ml
4. Have been using up some supermarket gift cards I got from a rewards program
5. Planning my laundry washing so I can hang it out on the line instead of using the dryer
Kathleen
Tuesday 23rd of January 2018
I got my first smart phone, which isn't per se frugal, but I resisted the temptation to buy a lovely iphone, and instead got a basic samsung through ting mobile (thank you, Kristen, for the recommendation). We are cancelling our land line and I use my phone very little, so we will save money every month.
I used my Amazon points to buy a case for the new phone. (Yeah, Prime!)