Frugal Friday

 It's been another busy week, but here's what's been happening in our house:

Saving on things we buy

• Used $22 in grocery rewards to stock up on some pantry items & two frozen pizzas (kids preferred brand) to keep on hand. I saved $4.50 through iBotta. 
• Used Target gift cards to buy two bras, and some grocery items. Additionally, used $.77 in Circle earnings, and I'd forgotten that I had a 5% off my purchase, birthday reward, which saved me another $3.79. I uploaded the receipt to iBotta, & saved $1.60.
• Used the leftover amount on my Nike gift card (from Nick's shoes) to get soccer cleats for Sam. His cleats have become detached from the soles... I suppose, in positive news, they lasted 1.5 seasons, and he has now outgrown them, so better luck than we've had with other shoes. I paid $9 & change out of pocket, and clicked through Rakuten to save a bit more. 
• Bought two large heads of cabbage, heavy cream, a bagged salad, & a large bag of onions for $1.36, using rewards and special store offers. I saved $13 (although, this grocery store is notoriously overpriced.) I bought the cabbage because it was so cheap ($.29/lb) & picked up the cream so I can make M's favorite Keto friendly coleslaw. 

Earning money

• Uploaded all receipts to Fetch
• I earned a $500 bonus at work this month
• I earned a few Swagbucks, and had enough to cash out for a $5 Amazon gift card. Normally, I'd save up for a bigger amount, but I had a birthday offer that gave me an additional 55 swagbucks for any gift card redemption. 
• Sold on eBay
• A book that I picked up from a freebie box
• A duffel bag

Avoiding spending

• I've been wanting a second handkerchief, as I have ongoing "seasonal" allergies. I have a mask that was made for me by my neighbor when COVID was first happening. The fabric is triple lined & makes it really difficult to wear. (I have since bought oodles & oodles of masks, because...boys lose masks. But, that's a non-frugal story for another day.) I took a look at the mask, and decided it could be repurposed. I don't sew, so this was very basic, but I cut off the straps, and used scissors to cut out all of the stitches gathering the fabric. And, now I have a new handkerchief!

Eating what we have

• Used two tortillas leftover from a Hello Fresh meal to make Nick a quesadilla to go with his dinner one night
• Continued to roast carrots to bulk up M's meals, as he can't eat carbs
• Ate the last of a Hello Fresh meal leftover for lunch

For others

• Uploaded receipts to BoxTops for schools, earning $.40 for things I was buying anyway. 
• Made a large donation (and, requested a company match) for the Pancreatic Cancer Network, as part of a fundraiser. 
• Added another non-profit into our company tool, so another smaller donation could be matched & approved
• By using Amazon smile, donated $50+ to a local school (I just got my quarterly update, this wasn't all at once.)

That's it, frugal friends. What about you? Any frugal wins, or things you've done for others?