Saving on things we buy
- We stumbled on a huge sale on ski clothes, so we picked up a few things we needed. We were also able to get hiking shoes for both kids (they need for a camp they are attending, and Sam is going to a school field trip at Yosemite). They were 1/3 of the price I'd been expecting to pay.
- I also used a $5 Uber reward (mostly earned from work travel) towards our trip to the airport on Saturday
- I found a quarter on the ground, but that's pretty much all I can think of.
Avoiding spending
- Packed sandwiches for lunch on the flight to Portland. No matter how much I pack, it's never enough for the kids. ;-) They each ended up getting a piece of pizzas. The adults managed to avoid purchased food.
- We've also avoided most eating out while on vacation. However, both kids had a "snack" at Costco (hot dog/pizza), even after eating lunch before we went. They are teen boys. *shrug*
We've had an absolutely fabulous time with my parents, my sister, etc. Tomorrow we'll head to Portland to briefly meet up with my nephews before we fly home. It's been such a lovely trip. What about you? Any frugal wins for the week?
Well I am proud to say we did not eat out once while the kids were here. We did go and get pizzas one night, the night we did all the baking.
ReplyDeleteOh I can see it coming, my son has been wanting to eat a second dinner at 9 pm as he just feels hungry again!
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