Here is how we saved money/spent money wisely/made extra money this week:
- Saturday morning we visited the Downtown Franklin Farmer's Market for some fresh green beans and peaches. We also stopped by our new Pet Smart store for fish filters and the kids loved watching all of the fish.
- I bought a $10 Starbucks giftcard on Groupon for only $5 OOP. I also went through eBates for 3% cashback.
- Saturday afternoon Mark and I each took turns taking Annabeth out one-on-one. Mark took her to lunch at 'Sun and Moon Mexico' aka the Mexican restaurant closest to our house. She was so excited to have Daddy all to herself. Owen and I enjoyed a quiet lunch at home together. Then in the afternoon, we switched, I took Annabeth grocery shopping and out for Lickity Split snowcones and Mark and Owen played at home. Mark works so much so when we have the chance we really try to split the kids up so we each can have some one-on-one time with them.
So happy to be out with Mama!
She had a Wedding Cake snowball and I had a Birthday Cake one.
We filled our punch-card so our next one will be free!
- Sunday after church we drove up to Trinity and Mark worked and the kids and I attended a fundraiser for one of Mark's scouts. This young man put on a BBQ rib dinner to raise money for his Eagle Project and we are happy to report it is now fully funded and he is ready to move forward! God is good!
- My sister sent the kids and me back-to-school gifts! She sent Annabeth a book signed by the author about interesting creatures, a firetruck book to Owen, and a beautiful "Guide and Inspire" necklace to me. Thank you Lu for making our 5th back-to-school so exciting!
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- We received a free sample of mouthwash to use and review.
- I received a free magazine subscription and used it to renew the Vogue Magazine subscription that we give my sister.
- We bought laundry soap for the second time this year. We only use Purex and we only buy it when I can get a coupon for each bottle + buy 2, get 1 free at Kroger. We have spent a total of $12 on laundry detergent ALL year!
- I also ordered our dishwasher pods for only the second time this year. I order ours from Boxed.com and each box lasts about 6 months.
- We bought laundry soap for the second time this year. We only use Purex and we only buy it when I can get a coupon for each bottle + buy 2, get 1 free at Kroger. We have spent a total of $12 on laundry detergent ALL year!
- I also ordered our dishwasher pods for only the second time this year. I order ours from Boxed.com and each box lasts about 6 months.
We had a great week, although it felt very lllooonnnggg, because I am SO looking forward to this weekend and for the solar eclipse next week!
Happy Savings to All!
2 comments:
Are you on the path to be able to see the Eclipse well? I have various friends and family that have traveled south (and some west) to see it better. We will see what we can see from here in MN.
We drove down to Evansville, IN where my parents live and then made another 2.5 hour drive south-west to Vienna, IL to be in the path of totality. I will say that while what we saw through the glasses was very neat - the 2.5 minutes of totality left us awestruck. It was truly incredible to see. God is SO good!
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