Sunday
morning I used up the last of half a boneless ham and made delicious breakfast
sandwiches. I also used my bargain bin
English muffins I bought the week before.
Using
three sheets of cardstock I printed out my daughter's classroom
Valentines. After cutting them with my
paper cutter they were all ready for her to address to her classmates. I also used two more sheets of cardstock and
some colored paper to make four homemade Valentine greeting cards. I wrote a letter inside to each recipient and
then mailed them off using up the last of my Christmas stamps.
I
veered off course a bit with our menu plan in order to efficiently use up some
leftover items in the refrigerator. I
will be posting more about this tomorrow as even I was surprised at how much
mileage I got out of a package of pork sausage and a can of tomato sauce.
Apparently
my girls are a little off their feed with the milk lately. We had a little sour milk again, about a cup
is all, so I made two loaves of pumpkin bread with it.
I sold
and listed more items on eBay. This was
a remarkably good week for sales.
With
the gallon I purchased the previous week I mixed up more milk and put it in my
half gallon Mason jars. Love those jars!
I
watched a few documentaries and a couple TV shows on Hulu.
I
worked on filing my taxes. I so don't
want to talk about it. There is nothing
thrifty about this year's tax bill.
Grumble, grumble.
I added
water to my "empty" bottle of laundry detergent and shook it real
good to rinse off the thick layer of soap on the inside of the bottle. I was amazed to be able to wash three more
loads of clothes with it.
I was
ultra conservative with my gas usage since I didn't work last week. I put less than 45 miles on my vehicle. On Friday I used my rewards points at the
Fred Meyer gas station to fill up my truck and saved 10¢ per gallon.
I took
a survey for Fred Meyer and earned an additional 50 rewards points toward
another gas discount.
At
Walgreens I bought my girls each their own jar of Nutella for Valentines. It was on sale for $3.49 and I used a buy one
get one free coupon so each jar was only $1.75.
While I was there I also picked up a gift for my oldest daughter's next
birthday. After using a coupon I had
Walgreens actually had to pay me 1¢ to buy the item. I love when that happens! The clerk got really excited about it too.
I made
homemade tarter sauce.
I
ordered four bricks of my favorite coffee online with free shipping.
I
bought a potted mini rosebush from a post-Valentine clearance table for 99¢. Now I just need to do my best not to kill it.
We
enjoyed a family game night with chips & salsa and a small batch of
homemade taco dip.
My
daughter gathered up items around the house to make her friend a birthday
gift. It was quite a collection but all
items the young lady particularly enjoys.
What
thrifty things did you do last week to save money?
Today, I am drying clothes indoors, planting
ReplyDeleteseeds in egg cups, working on swagbucks, sewing this supplies on hand, and I plan to stay home all day.
Your pumpkin bread looks yummy!
I love pumpkin bread. Good job on the savings Rhonda!!
DeleteI went to TJ Maxx's and didn't buy anything. Hah.......
ReplyDeleteI stopped at Targets on the 13th after a doctors appointment. They had some of their dollar items for half price. I bought Vaentnes and Easter gifts for the grands.
That is great Debby!!
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