- No eating out. (Technically, I went out to lunch with my parents on Monday, but my dad paid)
- I repurposed or froze all of the leftovers, and haven't cooked a complete meal from scratch yet this week. Which has been lovely.
- I used oranges from our tree, combined with frozen scrap fruit, to make a smoothie for breakfast this morning.
- I turned overly ripe bananas into banana muffins for the boys this weekend.
- I'm packing food & snacks for M & Nick to take with them at the overnight soccer tournament. The trip will involve a one night hotel stay, and meals with the team. But, I'll send snacks, drinks, etc to keep costs down as much as possible.
- I'll return the library books on time today, to avoid a fine! I really need to get better about this.
- Speaking of the library, I'll get more books today (rather than buying), as I'm in desperate need of new reading material.
- We haven't turned on the heat yet. The house is at 65 today, so we're just at the point where I'm tempted. I'm bundled up for now, but may cave soon.
- Picked the last cucumber off of the plant in the yard, and grabbed a bonus lemon off of the ground. I'll need to turn the lemon into something. Maybe lemon bread?
- I've been working through our Hawaii trip plans, making a list of everything to bring from home, as well as our shopping list, exploring my platinum benefits, etc. We need to stay on budget for the trip.
That's it from my side! What about you? What frugal things have you been up to this week?
Good plan. I think I am going to take the example of other bloggers and find my Frugal Friday as well. Reflecting at the end of the week the wins, and figuring out the flaws should keep a little more focus.
ReplyDeleteIt's definitely helpful. I like to keep track during the week, and find it motivating. :-)
DeleteLemon bread sounds great! Not eating out is our biggest saver...managed this week with exception of a coffee and breakfast bagel for 2 for $8 the morning we took a vehicle in for servicing. I wanted to eat out tonight but instead took something out of the freezer :(. Sometimes it is tough to be frugal
ReplyDeleteI'm with you! I hum along on autopilot a lot of the time, but sometimes it is hard indeed to stay the course & be frugal.
DeleteGood plans! I also used overripe bananas to make banana bread for the kiddos. This week has been kind of unfrugal as I we have been dealing with sickness and I had to go get meds :( But I have stuck with our menu plan and will hopefully continue that next week.
ReplyDeleteOh and thanks for the reminder of the library. We have books due tomorrow, but depending on how we feel when we get up tomorrow, I am going to just go ahead and renew online tonight so that I won't have to worry if we don't get to the library. :)
DeleteHope you got the books turned in! And, that you are feeling better. I'm so sorry. When I'm sick, all of my good planning goes out the window, and I resort to convenience.
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