Here is how we saved money/spent money wisely/made extra money this week:
- The kids and I stopped by the Friends of the Library book sale. We each had a coupon for a free book from the Winter Reading Program. We also added three children's paperbacks (one comic book, one how-to-draw book, and one chapter book mystery) and two Indiana books (one local history for 3rd grade and one state history for 4th grade) and spent $2.75 on those. I was very excited to find the Indiana books as we will have to study our county in third grade and then our state in fourth grade and the books I have found to buy new have been a bit pricey. $1/each made me much happier!
- Saturday our Annual Junk Exchange was cancelled becuase our out-of-town guests couldn't get to us due to ice. We donated three huge totes instead of swapping. The kids and Mark enjoyed the special breakfast breads and cookies that we had made for friends.
- The kids and I stopped by the Library Book Sale again on Saturday for Bag Day. We got 20 books for just $5.00. Each of the kids chose five books - some random and some good ones but I tried to let them be interest led. I picked up a few novels for myself and then some classics to add to our homeschool library. Mark was especially glad that I found a few Illustrated Classics and that Owen scored a Boy Scout book!
- I mended two clothing items. We try to never let go of clothing items due to disrepair. By keeping what we have nice, we spend far less money on new.
- We spent $160 at the grocery and made big batches of quite a few things and ate them over many days- oatmeal breakfast "cookies", vegan pumpkin bread, taco soup, Italian soup, and dairy-free/processed sugar free ice cream just to name a few items. This trip will last us about a week and a half to two weeks since we also have fresh produce from Imperfect Produce.
- Mark and I had an at-home movie date night with a free Amazon movie on Monday night. We also enjoyed sundaes (one free thanks to a coupon) from Freddy's.
- We have been worried about buying certain items during the government shutdown after we saw a list of items that might easily be contaminated. Mark decided to begin only buying ground meat from local farmers. We are proud to buy from our friends at Burgett Family Farm.
- Annabeth is once again doing a cheer camp at our local high school. It's $30 for 4 hours of classes, a hairbow/shirt, and a halftime performance at tonight's basketball game. Annabeth loves this each time, we love supporting the local high school, and Owen loved sneaking in an extra popcorn snack during Tuesday night's practice.
I love his little tongue out!
He LOVES popcorn!
Dinosaur Snack ;)
- Dad brought up many items from their house and a friend's house that they would have brought for the Junk Exchange. We were able to add some beautiful reference books to our home library as well as a HUGE amount of new-to-us American Girl items thanks to my sister's childhood friend Ally. Thank you Laurie and Ally for passing along books, trading cards, and more to us! Annabeth LOVES them!
We are looking forward to another fun weekend and we are hoping the weather behaves so we can enjoy the basketball game and a birthday party!
Happy Savings to All!
We are looking forward to another fun weekend and we are hoping the weather behaves so we can enjoy the basketball game and a birthday party!
Happy Savings to All!
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