So here I am. Friday night and wondering what I did this week to save some money. Here's what I managed to get done amidst the busyness -
* Replanted 6 strawberry runners ( plants ) that were growing in the garden.
* Saved the shower water to use on the veggie seedlings.
* Picked lettuce to use in three of our main meals.
* Wrote a menu plan for the next four weeks.
* Fed lots of grass and clover to the chickens.
* Picked a couple of feijoas from the ground each day. I've enjoyed eating them as a snack.
* Sold four dozen eggs.
* Dried the washing on the line. I didn't do as many loads this week so there's a saving on the water use too.
* We put a deposit on a new side by side fridge / freezer this week. After getting a quote at one retailer, we went to another store and they bettered the other quote. The fridge / freezer was already on sale at a very good price too It always pays to ask for the best price possible.
* I did the monthly food shopping on Wednesday and stuck to the list. Always a bonus to stick to the plan.
* Found $1 in an abandoned trolley when I was taking mine back. A dollar is a dollar and will be used wisely.
* Gratefully received a few capsicums from my friend Maureen's garden a couple of weeks ago I diced and froze them into small portions to go in casseroles.
* Baked a few cranberry hootycreek biscuits and peanut butter choc chip biscuits using dough from the freezer.
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| Easter decorations in our entry. |
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| Eater dccorations on the kitchen dresser |
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| Feijoas ripening on the windowsill |
How did you save money, time or energy this week. I'd love to see your frugal list.
Hi Wendy, you still managed a very good frugal week despite how busy you were! Glad you are getting a new fridge/freezer, it always pays to look around and get the best price! Here's what we got up to this week:
ReplyDelete- took advantage of half price specials at coles this week and stocked up on deodorant, toothpaste and jam.
-line dried all clothes
- baked cupcakes for a fundraiser and raised money for a friend who is fighting for her life, I was only able to donate so much so this was my way of helping more
- home cooked all meals
- took my daughter to a kids concert and packed our own lunch and avoided the merchandise stands (which had long queues and the items were very expensive!)
- apart from adding to our stockpile, we only bought fruit, milk and bread at the shops this week.
-tried to use electricity and gas as little as possible
- on the hunt for good nappy pants that are not a premium brand, I managed to find good nappies that were cheap but time to look into the next stage. I have requested samples so hopefully I find something soon.
- diluted more fabric softener.
I hope you have a great week Wendy!
Amy
Even though your were very busy, you still have a long list, Wendy! At our place, today, it's raining so I will only do one load of washing to hang on our racks & downstairs line so it has full weekend to dry. School clothes! During the week here:
ReplyDelete* topped up car with fuel at $1.12 pL before it went back over $1.20.
* bought a lovely top at op-shop for $1.50 (half - price sale!)
* used gift card we were given to pay some of cost of an electric mulcher (we have big garden and want to make more of our own mulch)
* all meals made here at home. Made lemon slice for morning teas.
* borrowed lots of books from the library:)
Have a lovely weekend. Meg:)
Wendy, you had a frugally good week! I've worked on planting the garden, planted several more herbs, and started a sourdough bread starter. I chuckled when you said you found $1 in an abandoned trolley, we made $.50 when we returned two abandoned carts at Aldi's. Hey, it was $.50!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Wendy,
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear you were unwell but glad to hear you found a new fridge.
This week I spent some time in the garden picking veggies and watering with the tank water. I also used the tank water for the washing machine. Had Easter at the in laws and just used chocolate blocks I had hidden for presents. I've been waking each day and using the exercise machines around the lake that I walk. When we were away for a couple of days over Easter, we took all our own food etc...
I fixed a hole in DS2's school tracksuit pants and used the Thermos to store the boiled water from the kettle.
I made 2 x Orange cakes , chocolate cake, pasta sauce x 2 meals, froze 2 meals from leftovers, stretched the milk by adding milk powder to it and made Moo Pasta sauce (like the Maggi pasta sauce packets) and cream of anything soup mix (as I ran out of tins of cream of chicken tin soup).
Hope you enjoyed the movies.
Hope you will post your shopping list and Menu plan,
Blessings Maureen