Happy Frugal Friday!
Here's how we saved money/spent money wisely/made extra money this week:
- Friday night we had a Family Movie Night but big kid style with pizza rolls and Gilmore Girls. I watched the show as it aired with my family each week in high school, rewatched on DVD in college with Leah, and then again with Mark a few years ago. I am loving watching it, while fastforwarding some scenes, with the kids now!
- Our Saturday plans were canceled due to the friends we were supposed to visit being sick. I ended up getting all of our totes organized for the Kids' Sale instead. I listed many items on Facebook first to save me tagging time and sold about 30% of it there. Sunday morning I entered the rest of the items into the sale program. We're ready with our things now so I can move on to my Express people.
- Mark spent Saturday afternoon making subs with the Scouts. They do this fundraiser each year for the Superbowl. We bought some and took them to Kristi's on Sunday to watch the Superbowl there. With the late game time, we stayed through the first quarter and then headed home. The highlight of the night was stories and songs from our niece.
- As we have continued our decluttering journey, we've focused on giving away many things for free this year. Instead of just donating to places, we've been putting items on Facebook and have been surprised that every item has been quickly claimed! I feel so much better about this menthod vs donating big bins of items because it might takes weeks/months for them to be bought by someone vs us being able to gift them to someone right away that wants/needs it. This week some of our freebies were a book, a swimsuit, and phone ring holders.
- I gifted myself a manicure for my birthday. This is a special treat and I was thrilled when Liz gave me $10 off because I had left her a Google Review! If you're looking for a great, under $50 treat for yourself, Liz is the sweetest gal!
- As always in the winter, we're challenging ourselves to buy just what we need at the grocery. This forces us to eat down our freezers and pantry. Last month, I did our annual January clean out and was SO proud that I only had to throw away two expired items from the whole thing! I would have loved for it to have been zero but I was pleased with two. One was molasses and the other was sorghum - both purchased for a recipe no doubt and only used slightly.
- Last night Mark took me out for an early Valentine's Day. We had dinner out with a giftcard, thrifted at Goodwill with only $10 spent there, and then Mark surprised me with Crumbl cookies. I know I am behind the times but I had not had them before. The chocolate chip, of course, was my favorite. So thankful for a sweet date.
Looking to save money this month? Think about a store that is a trigger for you to spend. You know the one, you just "Pop in to see what's new" and somehow spend a heap of money. Even is something is a deal, if you don't need it you are wasting money! Try to not enter your trigger store until March and see if you actually miss it.
Happy Valentine's Day and Happy Savings to All!
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