Friday, November 21, 2025

Frugal Friday

A few wins this week, as we head towards the end of year! 

Saving on things we buy

  • Stopped by CVS to pick up some vitamins & travel face wash (for the NZ trip) & used a $1 off a purchase, my $10 rewards, and then a 10% off a full price item coupon. All together I saved $13 or so. 
  • I used a $250 credit card reward (good for only certain shops) to buy Sam Airpods for Christmas (his request), for $21 out of pocket. 

Earning money

  • Cashed out $42 on Rakuten
  • Received a settlement for $.61 - with the cost of stamps, I'd rather they had skipped me & given someone else an actual $1. ;-) 
  • Sold sunglasses on eBay & made $17
  • I made $114 using a credit card reward. 

Avoiding spending

  • I received Southwest A list status matching with my credit card, which saves me about $60 on an upcoming flight, as I won't need to pay for early boarding. To be fair, paying for early boarding is never a "must do", but I really like to know I have room on board for my bag, and potentially even sit next to M. ;-) 

Eating what we have

  • Eating leftovers, roasting veggies, trying to stave off food waste.
  • Made a big yogurt bowl for Sam while he was studying, and included lots of blueberries, pomegranate seeds & granola. He was very pleased, and it kept him from having less healthy & nourishing snacks, as he tends to do a grab & go. 
  • Eating lots of fruit & veggies, which tends to be way less expensive than packaged snacks. That said, I did buy some snacks ahead of Nick's arrival. 

For others

  • Helped my parents with some financial stuff.
What about you? Any wins to share?

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