I am sitting here waiting for our storm to hit. It has been snowing lightly pretty much all day and that snow is being blown down the street with the stiff winds we are having. I am keeping my fingers crossed that we do not get as much snow as being predicted. I think the next few days are going to be very thrifty and frugal around the old homestead.
So what frugal things have I been up to this week.
Mostly the usual keeping lights off in rooms not in use.
Cutting up scraps to work into quilts. I have even started cutting 2" squares.... I refuse to go smaller as my fingers are taking a beating doing these (not to mention my back).
Still using up bits and bobs from the fridge freezer. It is getting pretty cleared out which makes me happy.
Saved some plastic bags to be used when the grandcat is here to do the daily kitty litter sweep.
Saved twist ties to use with the mesh produce bags I made.
Still using yarn from my stash to knit that sweater, which seems to be taking forever.
I decided to try to make crab cakes from those packages of imitation crab I bought on sale about a month ago. The recipe will make 8 so that means two each for supper tonight and the remainder froze to be used later.
Kurt's good friends that were going to lose their home if they couldn't come up with the $8K the bank said they needed to pay (which they couldn't come up with as Hubby just got back to work) have now gotten that amount. Kurt called all his contacts, I put in $1K (money from my savings envelope, allowances that I didn't spend) and an anonymous doner gave $7K.
Now this family helped so much when our son was doxxed by far right Neo Nazi's and he was so depressed that he actually thought at times death would be easier. This was something I did not know when things were happening (of course he always told me and his Dad he was just fine...he wasn't), so whatever I could do to help I would do and will continue to do.
I am now friends on FaceBook with the female head of household and am really enjoying that contact.
This is another reason I am frugal. To help those that really need the help.
Everybody have a wonderful evening.
God bless.
