Last Week’s Thrifty Moves

Sunday morning, when I opened the door to get the paper, I found a large bag of dry plus five cans of moist cat foot on my porch.  My neighbors had left it for me sometime the night before.  While I am glad to have it I am sad that the reason is because their beloved kitty passed away after 17 years of love and affection.  I can completely understand why they didn’t want to ring the doorbell. 

I sent my aunt’s surprise afghan to her.  I used money in my PayPal account to print a shipping label online.  I also reused the priority shipping box I sent it in.  I had received something in it last summer.  I love it when I can reuse or recycle something! 

Last week I received an email from Nascar.com that I’d won a travel mug of my favorite driver.  It arrived in Tuesday’s mail.  I was so excited to get it as I never win anything, really.  It is a really nice mug too! 

Friday I found a pair of black shoes on clearance for $23.  That takes care of my annual pair of work shoes purchase.   Another item off my list.

I sold a dozen eggs to a friend of mine for $2.  We now have $6 to put toward our next feed purchase. 

I bought the ingredients and made up a container of homemade laundry detergent. 

I dragged out my VHS tapes of the Star Wars Trilogy and played them for our family movie marathon night.  Still great movies and the girls loved them.  I popped popcorn too. 

Our chickens blessed us with 17 eggs this week!  Another record!