Happy Frugal Friday!
Here's how we saved money/spent money wisely/made extra money this week:
- Friday to Monday the kids and I went down to Evansville to visit my family to celebrate Annabeth's birthday. She was very excited to receive the ice cream attachment to the Kitchenaid Mixer, safe snacks, and money for our upcoming vacation. Thank you everyone!
- We spent Saturday in Owensboro having the perfect day with Momaw and Uncle Lance. Lance has been out on the road in his new RV and we loved hearing stories about his adventures (and frugal finds!)
- Sunday after church we made our annual visit to Goebel Farm for pumpkins. We have been getting our pumpkins from there as long as I can remember and even now, most years, we take our kids there too. The farm has expanded its operation quite a bit and they now have slides, a petting zoo, etc and the kids love this fall tradition just as much as my sister and I did.
- After the farm, we split up boys and girls. My dad took Owen to Walther's to use up some more of his punch card on mini golf and mini bowling. The ladies went to the mall to look for a short list of items. One of the items, was a confirmation dress for Annabeth. I wanted her to have something special, and new, but it falls in early spring. I knew dresses would be full price then. We looked for a summer clearance deal over the weekend. Despite the fact that I did not give her a budget, and let her try on whatever she wanted, she chose a very well priced dress that she LOVES! The way her face lit up made all the stores worth it!
- Momaw, Mama, Lu, and I all traded clothes and shoes. I came home with three new winter vests and some new tops. We also trade with the Riley ladies so I will take a bag to share this weekend.
- On our way to and from Evansville, we checked some more Indiana counties off our list. We checked off Daviess, Owen, and Putnam. I want to be as intentional as possible about gas usage on this year long project. We did spend $15 at Gasthof Amish Village in Daviess Co. and $7 to park in Owen Co. at Cataract Falls.
- While we were away, Mark stayed home and worked. He also celebrated Luke's birthday with the extra fun of having Matt in town. They took Luke out to dinner and cigars - choosing a time-together gift vs stuff. Matt took back a huge bag of clothes for Jenn and the girls from my sister and me as well as some gluten free tortillas. We had purchased the tortillas for company that had to cancel - we were more than happy to share.
- I was able to shop ahead, for the first time in months, with our $75/week grocery budget. We had a funky schedule this week and into the weekend which meant we needed different kinds of food than usual. I was also able to stock up on some shelf stable items which were on sale - green beans, broths, and applesauce. Thank you to my Mama for the reminder to stock up when possible.
- Wednesday morning, Owen went along with a friend to his homeschool club. They enjoyed a presentation from a beekeeper and playing at the library. Thank you to my friend Amanda for taking him along - he loved it!
- I completed the new sections of the Universal Studios trainings ahead of the new Epic Universe opening on May 22, 2025! Sales open on October 22 - let me know if you'd like help with a quote or booking.
- Yesterday, our co-op went on an optional field trip. It would have been $30 for the kids and me. While it was a cute, fall themed trip, it didn't directly go with our semester theme or anything we're studying at home. Neither of the kids were particularly interested so we saved the fee on it for gas money. We headed west for the day and traveled through Parke County looking at covered bridges, went to a bit of the Covered Bridge Festival, and stopped in Rockville at the library and G+M Variety. The kids loved the five and dime store! We drove on through Vermillion County stopping in Rileysburg and then onto Fountain County. In Fountain Co. we hiked the gorgeous Portland Arch Nature Preserve! It was by far our most beautiful hike of fall so far. Total cost for the day: $15 in gas
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