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 serve stay 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?
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