Frugal Friday

 Nick needs braces, so once again, it was not a particularly frugal week on the major expenses front, and we are trying to keep the rest of our spending in check. 

Saving on things we buy

• I was really craving a turkey sandwich on sourdough, and was tempted to go out. Instead, I went to the store & picked up ingredients to make the sandwich. The local grocery isn't cheap & nothing was on sale, but it was still less than a sandwich out, and I can make plenty of sandwiches out of the ingredients. 
• Used $40 of rewards for pizza delivery for the debate party we hosted on Tuesday. 

Earning money

• Sold an old tablet on eBay, as well as an alarm clock, and a shirt I bought that I didn't notice was a final sale. 
• Made $2100 selling some old jewelry. Gold is super valuable these days. 

Avoiding spending

• We ate leftover cold pizza at home (and apples) on the day the power was out, vs going out to dinner. 

Eating what we have

• Continuing to eat the lettuce, tomatoes, peppers & herbs from our gardens. And, our pomegranates are almost ripe!
• Used some very old carrots in a crockpot chicken dumplings recipe.
• M finished off the last of a bag of panko shrimp for dinner last Friday, and I ate more of the buffalo chicken style meatballs that no one else seems to like. We served with Trader Joes cauliflower gnocchi. I thought that was very *okay*. It's hard to replicate a regular gnocchi. 
• Made Nick a grilled cheese (using the above bread & cheese) on a night he was just home briefly between events. 
• Made banana bread for the debate party, out of overly ripe bananas. 

For others

• Continuing to mentor my students who are applying to college. 

What about you? Any wins to share?