On
Sunday I purchased a roasted deli chicken at Fred Meyer. It was 3¢ more than a raw one of the same
size in the meat department so it made sense to purchase it already
prepared. We enjoyed it with stuffing,
gravy (there were plenty of wonderful drippings in the chicken container) and
green beans for our Sunday supper. I
prepared several meals from that chicken throughout the week.
A
friend of mine saved me the ads and coupons from the Sunday paper so I didn't
have to buy one. She also gave me some
soap and shampoo samples she brought home from the Mirage hotel in Las Vegas. The soap smells delightful.
I
trimmed my bangs.
I kept
my grocery shopping to a minimum purchasing items only on sale. However, I still think I purchased more than
I should have. Some habits will die hard
I suppose. Plus I really enjoy grocery
shopping, especially if there is a bargain involved. Here are some of my really good buys:
·
Milk
- 1/2 gallon for 99¢
·
Whole
wheat bread for $1.50
·
Ground
beef - 85% lean. 2 packages for $4.53 ($1.99/lb.)
on markdown.
·
Apple
juice - 2 half gallon bottles for $1.29 each
·
Orange
juice - 1/2 gallon for 99¢
Our
landlady gave us more cucumbers and some wonderful tomatoes from her garden.
The
girls fed our kitchen scraps and some stale bread to the neighbor's
chickens. A friend gave us her stale
bread to feed them too. The girls love
feeding them and the chickens love them for doing it.
I
ordered a washing machine from Home Depot, put it on my Home Depot account
and will pay it off next month in full.
I have the money already set aside.
I took
the girls to the library again to check out books.
A trip
to Goodwill netted us two sweaters and two fleece jackets for the girls for
school. Total price $14. Instead of dashing off, like I usually do at
the end of the transaction, I took the time for a brief conversation with the
clerk. It was really nice.
We
watched a couple movies and TV programs using our Amazon Prime membership. I also used it to get my oldest a scientific
calculator she needs for school for $11 (half price) plus free shipping.
I was
able to fill the girl's backpacks with about 90% of the school supplies they
needed from what we already had on hand.
I purchased six packages of notebook filler paper for 2/$1 and two
packages of index cards for 78¢ each at the neighborhood grocery store. I still need to acquire one more composition
book, a compass, and some graph paper.
I
finished a book I had bought for 25¢ at a thrift store. I will "gift" it to someone or
re-donate it.
I read
two books and watched a DVD I borrowed from the library and then returned them.
I took
the girls out to eat for less than $20.
I
listed more of our stuff to sell on eBay and Craigslist. I also started a box to fill with items to
donate.
I made
some maintenance repairs around the house using items I already had on
hand. I fixed a shelf and touched up the
scuffs on the kitchen cabinets.
How was
your thrifty week?
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