With my
computer I made Christmas cards and invitations for a Halloween Party using
cardstock and envelopes I already had on hand.
I made
a small batch of black beans and one of kidney beans to put up in my
freezer. I like to have them on hand to
add to recipes as I need them.
Using
one of my 50¢ boxes of cake mix I made a cherry Jello-O Poke Cake to take to
Bunco. It was my turn to bring dessert
so I made my favorite go-to recipe.
Light and not overly high in fat and calories. Not to mention scrumptious.
I made
another payment on my six months same as
cash account using money I earned working overtime which makes three
payments in one month on my furniture. I
worked another four hours of overtime this week too.
I added
extra money to my savings account.
At the
dollar store I found some things I needed on my grocery list.
Green olives
Jalapeno peppers
Marshmallow crème (for fudge at
Christmas!)
Baking powder
Triaminic cold medicine
Maraschino cherries
Two graham cracker pie shells (to use for
quick desserts when needed)
Plus a
few other items:
I also found a really nice pair of lined
jersey cotton work gloves to wear when we get ready to tackle some yard
projects in the coming weeks.
I bought eight new wine glasses at the
dollar store. They are heavy restaurant
quality and very nice. Now I have plenty
of stemware for when company comes over.
I picked up some party supplies too which
I will be talking more about in another post.
I bought a pumpkin pie spice scented
candle for the downstairs bathroom and a vanilla one for the living room.
I did
not grocery shop this week.
I sent
a letter to my aunt and printed it off on my own homemade Halloween stationery
I made on my computer.
Using
our Roku we watched three of our favorite shows for free on Hulu - Sleepy Hollow, Castle and The Goldbergs.
We finally got the rest of the trash
cleaned up out of our front yard. Our
next door neighbor was kind enough to lend us one of their extra trash cans
which saved me having to go and buy one.
How did
you save money last week?
You watch Castle too?!!! That is my absolute favorite show! I also discovered a great series called The Blacklist- if you like Castle you may like this one too. :)
ReplyDeleteYou had a really thrifty week! My week was good in the way that I didn't spend much money at all on groceries or birthday supplies for my lil girl. I went to the grocery outlet and just got what we needed plus a few other things that were really discounted. I got some things for my daughters b-day at the dollar store. And since we recently gave the kids a nice day out and bought them both Legos and a few other things we kept her b-day gifts small this year. We are also bringing in some extra income by subbing a second large newspaper route this month. Other than that all our entertainment, meals, etc. have been free and at home.
OMGosh! I do watch Blacklist. In fact I need to get caught up and was thinking I'd watch it tonight. Sounds like you had a great thrifty week too.
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