Thrifty and Frugal Thursday

Thrifty and Frugal

It has been pretty much a usual week here on the old Phillips homestead. Nothing too exciting really, except for the price of fuel and me trying to use things up as much as possible.

So have I had any new and frugal adventures this week? Perhaps not really, but I added change to the change jars, prepped some veggies for the freezer before they went bad, baked bread, baked buns, made some jar meals for Kurt's and Kris's gift laundry baskets (using items in the house), and managed to use up the last bits of things (big plus in the every little bit counts mantra). 

The biggest saving was getting fuel for the SUV this week. Costs had fallen about $0.25 a liter which meant a savings of $10.00 on my fill up over the last time. 

I did some mending work on some seams on a nightgown belonging to me, a pair of pajama bottoms for Kurt, and hemmed a pair of jeans. Which I am lucky I did not cut. When Harvey tried them on, he could have walked through 6" of water without getting them wet. So I let them down and will do the hemming again when I get more mending to do. 

I went through the sewing/craft room and have been putting things away and looking at what can be used up over the winter. Heck, I probably have enough to see me through the spring and the summer before I even need to consider getting any new yarn, embroidery threads, patterns, or even fabric really. There are lots of large pieces that can be used to make clothing for me.

Still walking for exercise and when this month ends I will be adding another 500 steps to my total. 

Harvey is making more wine. This time some white Pinot. I myself much prefer white over read (unless it is a Malbec). 

My entertainment has been streaming free shows, watching YouTube channels (some of which are highly amusing, but I doubt that is how they want to be thought of), and reading free books on my ereader. 

Life is good and I am sure life will continue to be good if just a tiny bit more costly. We will all be watching to see what happens with the tariffs and probably tightening our frugal belts if necessary.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.