Thrifty and Frugal
While this probably has not been the thriftiest or most frugal of weeks, we still managed a bit of savings.
1. By purchasing the range before the tariffs we saved money.
2. We have been eating from fridge, fridge freezer and pantry this week as usual.
3. All meals have been made here at home.
4. Back to baking bread once again, which considering how much bread now costs is a big savings. I do have two loaves of rye bread in the chest freezer that will need using over the next while.
5. Leftovers being made into another meal, or eaten for our lunches.
6. Hanging clothes to dry on the lines downstairs.
7. Today I began another one of my goals/projects/plans for the month. I am reclaiming yarn from some vests I made while working. The ones I pulled today I know no longer fit. The yarn will be used for other projects during the course of the rest of the year.
8. Came in under budget for groceries this month. Not as much under as I would have liked, but rising prices and purchasing Canadian does add a bit.
9. Saved some plastic bags to use for kitty litter patrol when the grandcat is here over Easter.
10. Saved the large elastic bands from the asparagus purchase.
No mending this week, which is very strange. Can't believe I have managed to catch up on that.
Everybody have a wonderful evening.
God bless.
The RC has made our bread pretty much exclusively since covid hit - a friend gave us a sourdough starter and he's been using that ever since. Much cheaper to make AND you know what's in it. He's also been making rolled oat scones which I'm eating to try to cut down on my bread consumption. I love bread, but the scones are a close second.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a pretty good week to me.
ReplyDeleteYeah for being caught up on mending! Great list.
ReplyDeleteHave a cozy evening!
ReplyDeleteBaking bread is not only much cheaper than all but the very cheapest commercial loaves, it is also ten times as delicious.
ReplyDeleteAnd very satisfying to eat too! xx
I save plastic bags for that reason too. Glad you were able to save money on the range ahead of the tariffs.
ReplyDeleteDo let us know how the recycled yarn turns out. I've often looked at sweaters in thrift stores and wonder if I could reuse the yarn. I'm thinking your handmade knits would fare better.
ReplyDeleteI love how any things you do that I do.
ReplyDeleteJust caught up on your posts, Jackie. Love the new chairs in your dining room/distillery, LOL. But dining rooms are seldom used so great to use for that. There is a lot to think about when spending these days it seems. I'm still drying clothes in the laundry room on the lines as I found it worked well and we don't mind the stiffness of the towels dried that way.
ReplyDeleteWell done on your savings, reusing yarn and catching up on the mending. There's usually always something to mend or tinker with here too.
ReplyDeleteWell done on coming in under budget and for saving on your range purchase. Everything is so expensive these days. I love how you always reuse your yarn. Have a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteHello Jackie ... just catching up on your posts - you have been busy. Lots of thrifty savings this week - well done! My mum always knitted recycled yarn. I remember helping her wind it up in to skeins. xx
ReplyDeleteGood job Jackie! I still have some hot pot holders my mom crocheted from recycled yarn. They last longer than the plain sewn ones from a store. My pot holders and kitchen towels take a beating, I cook and bake a lot!
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