Two weeks of Frugal Friday

 It's been a long & busy couple of weeks, but here are a few highlights to share.

Saving on things we buy

• Our flight home on Sunday was cancelled. After spending 3 hours on hold with Southwest, and still not getting through, I found another flight & was able to get home super late on Sunday. My sister, similarly, got home after midnight, so it was a long & unexpected day. I followed up with Southwest to request a discount on the flights, given the very long delay & wasting most of our last day chasing flights. We each received $250 for future credit. 
• Used a free room offer at the hotel, and won $1500 in a tournament (we were in Las Vegas), which covered the cost of flights & meals. 

Earning money

• Nothing to report here

Avoiding spending

• We planned our vacation meals to have small snacks/drinks for breakfast & lunches (free) & splurged more on nice dinners.
• Baked Nick a cake for his birthday (vs buying one).

Eating what we have

• Because I was gone over a long weekend, meals have been a bit hit or miss, but M made burgers, I took advantage of a $50 work coupon for takeout pizza, & we had some freezer meals. 

For others:

• Found & returned two wallets while on vacation. So random that it happened, but really happy we could reunite the wallets with their owners. 
• Organized carpools, to help other parents with soccer driving. 

What about you? Any wins to share?