Last Week’s Thrifty Moves

Sunday started out much more productively than the prior week despite the rain that railroaded my original plans.  Instead of working outdoors I got busy in the kitchen and purged and cleaned my cupboards up over the stove and soon realized I have overbought in the spice department by purchasing things I already had.  I hate when I do that. 

I baked the 10 pound ham I bought on sale a couple of weeks ago and made a potato salad using up the last of our Easter eggs.  I made raspberry gelatin with crushed pineapple in it too.  I ended up using the leftovers to make a lot of lunches throughout the week. 

I went ahead and made the spaghetti sauce I had planned for the previous week and did a little menu juggling.  Leftovers from the sauce and pasta made for two suppers and some lunches too. 

I purged and reorganized the pantry so I now have a better idea of what we have on hand – A LOT! 

Wednesday I filled my gas tank on the car.  I got a 10¢ per gallon discount using my Fred Meyers rewards card. 

I sat down and re-evaluated our grocery list for this month and was able to eliminate nearly everything on it.  I also re-evaluated next month’s list and have pared it down quite a bit as well. 

I sold an 18 count carton of eggs to a friend of mine for $3. 

I won $5 at Bunco Friday night so it didn’t cost me anything to play this time.  Last month I came out $5 ahead and I still have that money for next month. 

I bought greeting cards at the $ Store for 50¢ each. 

Saturday night we watched the race and made snacks from items we already had on hand. 

Our chickens blessed us with 19 eggs last week!  I imagine I’ll have extra carton to sell.