tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post7802910771870566735..comments2024-03-29T01:24:49.394+11:00Comments on My Abundant Life: This Week's Frugal Tasks Saturday 23rd February 2019Wendy Gowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079131126381265901noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-12944631035998335502019-02-28T21:26:11.851+11:002019-02-28T21:26:11.851+11:00I have bought a couple of dresses at the op-shop f...I have bought a couple of dresses at the op-shop for work and that has saved a small fortune. Both good quality, hardly worn, perfect fit and for such a small fraction of what someone paid for them. I hope Megan really enjoyed her baby shower, such an exciting time! Meg:)Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573371198907761962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-41324131751930665002019-02-26T19:53:15.244+11:002019-02-26T19:53:15.244+11:00Latest op shop finds were a Rainbird jacket and la...Latest op shop finds were a Rainbird jacket and large pyrex jug for $5 each. I had a look at Marie Kondo's show on Netflix on your recommendation which brought on a declutter and filled the boot with donations for the op shop which is the best part.<br />Sold a couple of items on ebay and facebook also. Marie Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-5848254068279333012019-02-24T05:34:22.418+11:002019-02-24T05:34:22.418+11:00Wow what a lovely spread, You do such neat things...Wow what a lovely spread, You do such neat things and I know you do it very inexpensively, which I love.Out My windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456481267171643227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-28989283360543907822019-02-23T16:04:13.561+11:002019-02-23T16:04:13.561+11:00Hello everybody. Beautiful day so i hope you have ...Hello everybody. Beautiful day so i hope you have great weather for the shower. This week i saved money by buying dinner plates from savers which were well needed. I had my hair cut and i colored it at home. I stocked up on Jarrah coffee which was half price this week. I bought some reduced trays of meat. Got money back at coles after some cold meat was scanned twice on my last visit. Cashed in my coin jar and added it to savings. Remembered to take frozen drinks with me when i went shopping. Most importantly my pay rise finally come thru from work so looking forward to 14 months back pay still to come. All in all a great week, and another one where i still haven't bought anything new! leannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-10252914439664294472019-02-23T08:51:08.404+11:002019-02-23T08:51:08.404+11:00Wow Wendy you have done well from the op shops and...Wow Wendy you have done well from the op shops and Megan will have heaps of wonderful low cost baby clothes for the baby. The find of the near to new slow cooker for such a low price is incredible and a good pick up.<br /><br />We kind of went op shopping but it was at a collectors house clearance sale where we picked up lots of gardening tools and other needed things for the home. We had great fun and there was so much stuff there we will have to go back and have a second look.<br /><br />Our savings last week added up to $447.37 :).<br /><br />Finances -<br /><br />- I found a $190 transaction on my bank account that we didn't make and reported it to the bank, it is coming up as miscellaneous debit ?. The bank is waiting for 10 days and then refunding us this amount and our local bank has escalated this to the fraud squad to hopefully get our money back sooner. Note to everyone check your bank accounts for nefarious transactions regularly.<br />- On eBay I let them know about a glitch where they are charging us for free listings and they refunded me the listing fees charged.<br />- We paid an extra fortnightly payment and a bit off our mortgage and have decided to pay off the standard mortgage payment and monthly interest each month to save money and time on the home mortgage.<br />- I listed 7 items on eBay using a free listing promotion saving $11.55 on usual listing fees. I know I listed lots more than this but lost count during the week :).<br /><br />Earnings -<br /><br />- I earned around $18 from the sale of saved pumpkin seeds and a handmade A6 notebook journal cover in my eBay store.<br /><br />Purchases - <br /><br />- We asked at our local post office about a local property that looked like a wrecking yard and found it was a "collectors" home and all the items were for sale. Upon hearing this and knowing we were in need of a few gardening hand tools and galvanised pipe joiners we decided we would have a look. We purchased 2 really old road pick heads, a rake head, a trench shovel with handle, a 1.8 m post hole crow bar and 14 galvanised pipe connectors for $60 saving us $404.98 less the cost of handles over buying them in our local hardware stores new. Can you believe they now sell unbendable garden tools for $89.95 each ?, and the older ones never bent anyway. I could not justify this price and only paid $5 ea for the 2 picks and garden fork heads. If we could find them, the galvanised pipe joiners were anywhere from $12 - $20 + ea for the larger ones we purchased and we paid $20 for 14 of them.<br />- Purchased 3.812kg of beef mince on clearance special at a little country supermarket for $5.42 per kg. I picked 4 of the largest packets I could find for $5 ea and saved $14.33 on our usual $9 kg prices here.<br />- Purchased all on specials 4 x packets of potato chips, 1 packet of twisties, 2 shampoos, 2 conditioners, 2 norsca deodorants saving $16.51 on usual prices. We added these to our grocery stockpile.<br /><br />Organisation -<br /><br />- Went through my sewing and craft room and listed a lot of items that were not listed. Still more to go but I am getting there slowly.<br /><br />Water preservation -<br /><br />- Used grey water from our washing machine and grey water tank to water fruit trees in the yard and ornamental flowering potted plants. Also used saved shower warm up water and dish rinsing water to water potted herbs and fruit trees with.<br /><br />Hoping everyone else had a wonderful week :).<br /><br />Sewingcreations15 (Lorna).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-32543011124351221712019-02-23T07:50:54.657+11:002019-02-23T07:50:54.657+11:00Hi Wendy,
This past week I found and bought a mar...Hi Wendy,<br /><br />This past week I found and bought a marble rolling pin from the op shop. I've always admired them, but never bought one, because I have a wooden rolling pin. But for $8 I couldn't resist! I've used it already, and it works like a dream, it's so heavy you don't hardly have to push it. I love it! I can't wait to use it more!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07900993246451486017noreply@blogger.com