Thrifty and Frugal
A cooler day today, one that was perfect to stay in and do a bit of baking or candy making. Also a great day to do a bit of extra cleaning (not done yet, but I am going to do that very soon).
There have been a few thrifty and frugal happenings here on the old homestead.
I fixed the hem on a couple of pairs of my pants (trousers for you readers across the pond).
Baked 4 loaves of bread.
Using up all leftovers in the fridge for lunches or suppers.
Saved the elastics and twist ties from various packages.
No spending on 5 days this past week.
Put $70.00 in the savings envelope. I need to build this up once again in order to be able to purchase craft supplies in the new year.
Hung two loads of clothing on the lines downstairs.
Drinking lots of water (decided I needed to do this for my own health).
Only used the vehicle once this week when I took it in for an oil change and a tire swap.
Walking in the house for daily exercise.
Cutting open tubes to get the last bit of toothpaste or lotion.
Everybody have a wonderful evening.
God bless.
It's always amazing to me just how much is left in containers once they are acting as though they're empty. Sometimes I can get up to a week of extra brushings out of a tube of toothpaste. Wonder how many people just throw all that goodness out.
ReplyDeleteWe're starting the Christmas baking this afternoon. D is running out this morning to pick up sugar as we're low on that, and a couple of other items to see us through the storm this weekend.
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I learn so much when I visit your blog. Cutting open tubes!!!
ReplyDeleteI drink a lot of water every day, but it's stormy & rainy here, so it's mostly tea lately. (Hawaii Planner)
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