Friday, November 15, 2019

Frugal Friday

This is the "my parents are in town" edition. We've been having a lovely time. Here are a few frugal wins:

Saving on things we buy:

  • Used a discounted gift card to buy my mom an iced tea while we were running errands
  • Used a grocery store reward towards items we needed for dinners



Earning money:

  • Sold an item on eBay. It was only worth $5, but it's out of the house, & I used a recycled Amazon mailing envelope to ship it. Double win.
  • Because of my parents flight cancellation, they both earned a $150 flight credit for future travel. I used miles for their original flights, so this was a win. My parents are planning to take our kids to Disneyland, so I told them to keep the credits for that trip. 


Avoiding spending:

  • I took my mom out for her birthday, & we thought about Ubering there & back, but my husband graciously drove us & then picked us up again.
  • I made dinner on their first night, and we had a big taco feast with guacamole, empanadas, & ground beef tacos. Yum!
  • My parents flight was cancelled, & they were put on another airline. Their revised flight came in to SFO. We considered having them take an Uber (it's a 90 minute drive in traffic to pick them up, and we weren't sure we could make it happen). We realized M had the electric car, and could therefore carpool. My parents waited a bit at the airport, but we saved the cost of an Uber (likely around $75)
  • Packed a lunch for our flight to Hawaii 
  • Brought our own wine & snacks for our trip

What about you? Any frugal wins this week?

10 comments:

  1. You had some nice frugal wins while having your parents visit!

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  2. Just the usual frugal stuff we do every week. Nothing special. I hope you enjoyed your visit with your parents, sounds like fun. :)

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    1. We had a really nice time - my parents are so lovely.

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  3. Al added up, you had a massive week in savings. Uber is a great option, but the $75 saved is sizeable.

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    1. It was great! And, I'm so happy for my parents that they were able to earn $300 in future flight credits for their trouble.

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  4. I hope you are all having a great time.

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  5. What good savings on that visit! I hope you're all having a fantastic time in Hawaii.

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    1. It really worked out well. We had an amazing time - M & I always laugh about how easy life is without kids, house chores, or work. ;-)

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