Friday, August 18, 2017

Frugal Friday


It was a bit of a "slow" week for frugal things, as we are just getting our new routine sorted out with the start of school. But, we did have a few wins!

  • Cancelled our Starwood Amex. Now that Costco no longer takes Amex, it's not worth the $95 membership fee. 
  • Moved some of my savings to a higher yield account. It's not very accessible, but the interest rate is significantly better. This will generate a minimum of $600 in difference.
  • Menu planned for the week, including a "freezer cleanup night" (Thursday), which included baked chicken, & various other items we'd purchased & not used for a pool party.
  • Extended library books that we weren't done with, & returned the rest just in the nick of time before accruing a fine. 
  • Ate all meals at home (exceptions for free meals provided at work for lunch). 
What about you? Any big frugal wins this week? 

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  1. Other than the cost of our cabin our 4 night getaway is costing us very little. I brought all our food from home (except ketchup which I forgot and a small cheesecake which we are buying today, a planned purchase) and are thoroughly enjoying free hiking and free kayaking (we brought kayaks from home too). A frugal holiday, likely we are spending less than if we were at home!

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    1. That sounds like a fabulous way to spend your getaway! And, yum. Cheesecake is worth the splurge. I've tried to make it myself & it's turned out poorly too many times. Enjoy :-)

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