Frugal Friday

It's a pretty short list this week, as I've not been feeling well, & have that cough/cold/congestion thing that is going around.  

Saving on things we buy

• Nick has been sick, so I stopped by CVS & used my monthly ExtraCare reward to pick up a few things for him. I spent just under $10 after the discounts, and earned another $4 back between iBotta & Fetch. 

Earning money

• Earned $25 from a user study, and cashed out $20 from the survey site I use.
• Helped Nick sell an item on eBay. He made $185, and is saving up for his senior trip. (He wants to do a road trip to various national parks.)  

Avoiding spending

• Booked Sam's flight home for spring break & used a credit for the flight home (earned when I drove him to Sacramento at the end of winter break, and he caught a ride with his roommate). For the flight home, M used his Southwest points. The flight would have otherwise been $850!! We are very limited on time of day options, as he has finals, and then needs to coordinate around a shuttle that gets him from college to the airport. I've never seen flights to/from Portland that expensive. So glad that M had points. 

Eating what we have

• Made a delicious chicken satay dinner, which had the bonus of using up two of my January pantry challenge items (one can of coconut milk, the rest of a jar of red curry in the fridge & I started on the giant tub of red curry that was previously in the pantry). I also used some very wilty spinach in the recipe.  

For others

• Donated money to the fires

What about you? Any wins to share?