Frugal Friday

Still not very frugal in the grand scheme of things, but we are feeling blessed & lucky right now that we are both employed & we are all healthy.


Saving on things we buy:

• I filled Sam's prescription, and then immediately filled out the form for reimbursement from my health care account. We'll get a small amount of credit card rewards as well. 

Earning money:

• Can't think of anything. No eBay sales, no found change (not leaving the house), nothing to report. However, we are both still employed, so we'll take that as a win. 

Avoiding spending:

• We used fallen oranges to juice for smoothies, while we were waiting a week for a grocery delivery.
• We also used a citrus fruit growing in the corner of our property (not accessible, & a strange fruit) to dress our salads, once we ran out of lemons & limes. 
• Lots of meal planning, using up what we have on hand, and being creative with our pantry ingredients. 
• We still can't find chicken anywhere, so I suppose we are avoiding spending on that? ;-) 

Bonus quarantine section - things we've done to help others lately:

• Donated masks
• Donated to a local food shelter that was reporting a huge increase in demand, with a large decrease in donations
• Donated to our corporate COVID response
• Walking our neighbor's dog, as she is finding it hard to get out too much right now. 
• Bought a workout streaming pass for two local small businesses that are struggling (yoga studio & personal trainer)
• Ordered takeout 2x to help support small businesses 
• Sent fun "shelter in place" survival kits to my sister & best friend. They included chocolate, tea, & a puzzle.

What about you? Tell us about your frugality this week or helping others this week!