Here is how we saved money/spent money wisely/made extra money this week:
- I had two more Usborne Book parties and continued my summer babysitting job.
- Mark worked at the fair so he will have overtime on his next check.
- My dad was in town last weekend to take a woodworking course near us. We were happy to have him here for dinner and dessert Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. By planning ahead we didn't have any eat out costs - which is rare for when we have company! We also had tons of leftovers from the weekend to feed us through the early part of the week.
- Saturday morning the kids and I enjoyed the Downtown Franklin Farmer's Market. We bought some great produce and also enjoyed some snow cones from Lickity Split. We, of course, also bought bows from Emma's Bows for a Cure.
- Annabeth's friend brought over 10 Bob reading books for us! A is headed into 2nd grade and a great reader so she is way beyond these. We are so thankful that she decided to share!! I love having Annabeth read these easy books to help build her confidence.
- A friend has decided not to do the fall sale but had some items that she wanted to get rid of. She brought them over for us to enjoy or to sell in the sale with our own stuff. Annabeth is THRILLED to have a Princess scooter!! Thank you Andrea!
- I received some freebies with my Clinique order that I didn't want. I mailed them to a friend with two little sheriff themed outfits for her new baby boy. We were happy to pass them along to a fellow sheriff family.
- Monday afternoon we took two books to the Little Free Library and traded two of our old books for two new-to-us books. We also enjoyed the Franklin Story Walk.
- Owen finished his summer reading hours and earned a free book. We chose a book of first words for him.
- A friend gave Mark a free (3 lb!) zucchini from his garden. It gave us two meals worth of veggies!
- Last summer we received notification that we were eligible to be part of a class action lawsuit against our old mortgage company. I filled out all of the paperwork and promptly forgot about it. This week received our settlement check! ($17.04) We added it to Owen's savings account.
- Yesterday morning we did a huge toy clean-out in the living room and then after dinner we took two hours and cleaned out Annabeth's room. The kids picked a huge box of toys to donate and 8 nicer toys that I will try to sell at the Fall Consignment Sale.
- We started school this week - it was SUPER hot so this was a great week to start since we needed to be inside for the hot parts of the day. Annabeth started 1st grade and Owen began 2-year-old-pre-school.
Owen's 1st Day of Pre-School
Hit hot-wheels car had to come too
Annabeth's 1st Day of 1st Grade
This rainbow dress has been her absolute favorite this summer.
This rainbow dress has been her absolute favorite this summer.
We hope everyone is enjoying these last few weeks of school and are also looking forward to heading back to school soon!
Happy Savings to All!
2 comments:
My God bless and guide your new year of school!!! We have such short and lovely summers so we don't start school officially until after Labor day.
We usually start in July and go heavy through the end of July and August (some days with the heat index/hummidity it is over 100. We take a big break in the beginning of September when it finally cools off again! - I think it's interesting to read about how the weather in different parts of the country affects when/how people do school.
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