I made a bottle of maple pancake syrup and a pint of chocolate ice
cream syrup.
I sold a scarf and ear warmer set to one of my blog readers. Thank you very much!
The only grocery shopping I did was to pick up two gallons of milk
at $1.99 each.
I picked my first blueberry.
It was delicious!
I went through my pantry and pulled some stuff to make a big bowl
of trail mix for us to snack on last week.
Peanuts, multi grain Cheerios, Craisins, raisins and M&Ms.
Since appetites are a little off with the summer heat I made a
nice veggie platter and kept it in the refrigerator for snacking along with a
variety of salad dressings for dipping.
We also kept our Brita water pitcher full and drank a lot of ice water.
Since I don't have a Costco card I ordered our Kirkland brand
vitamins online through Amazon. They
shipped for free in two days and I got the discounted price for being a Prime
member. I think that made them less than
at the store.
I stopped at Walgreens and picked up three packs of sugarless gum on
sale for 69¢ each. I used a $1.00 OFF coupon
making my final price 1.07 plus tax. I
kept one pack for myself and put the other two in my stocking stuffer stash.
Also at Walgreens I bought four sleeveless undershirts on sale for
$2.oo each. I plan to pair them with
some sleep shorts for the girls to have as summer pajamas.
I printed off six online grocery coupons from Coupons.com.
I took the girls to the dollar movie Tuesday night. We saw Mall
Cop 2. They thought it was pretty
funny.
I set up the toaster oven from our old RV in the garage so we can
bake things without heating up the house.
I composted coffee grounds, tea bags, the core from a head of
cauliflower, egg shells and onion skins.
We took advantage of the cooler nights and mornings and opened up
the doors and windows. I also did my
watering at this time as well.
I renewed a couple listings on Craiglist for items I have up for
sale.
I splurged and bought four used, but in very good condition, DVD
sets of Burn Notice, our favorite TV show
ever! Seasons 1 through 4. I found them on eBay for $20.50 and free shipping. While little missy is still recuperating I thought
we'd have a marathon over 4th of July weekend.
I watched a few TV shows online for free.
How thrifty were you last week?
Not super thrifty as my son had a lacrosse tournament almost 4 hours away which meant 2 nights in a hotel. It is the first time in 18 years the 4 of us all stayed in a hotel. My son's team did terrible but my kid scored and took no penalties...yay!!!
ReplyDeleteI won a $20 Starbucks card, a $15 Cineplex card and a travel mug at a work function. I only buy Starbucks in the fall as I cannot justify their prices. This card was a nice treat. I loaded it online and got a free (any size) drink of my choice, yay again :).
Started my new position at work today which will mean more money to finally start paying down debt incurred from my husband being sick last year.
I saw Paul Blart Mall Cop 2 as well. My fave show ever is King of Queens so any Kevin James movies make me laugh.
Enjoy your upcoming Independence Day.
Sounds to me like you had a great week! Congratulations on your winnings. You will enjoy your coffees even more because they are free - ha, ha. I agree, Kevin James is pretty funny.
DeleteI redeemed $5 Amazon gift cards from Bing, went to the matinee of a movie, hung clothes out to dry, used a coupon on formula.
ReplyDeleteGreat way to save $$ Jess! Matinees and $1 nights are the only way I can afford to take us all to the theater. There is just nothing quite like the big screen. :)
DeleteI had a thrifty week by accident !!! If you remember last week there was an estate sale in my neighborhood and I had my eye on a wingback chair for my living room. Well, the price was NOT right and I didn't buy it. :-(
ReplyDeleteThrifty, great news !!! My sister suggested using the wicker chair from my front porch in the living room !!! Why didn't I think of that ?? It's clean, repainted white, has a cushion wrapped in fabric from my stash and looks great with my white IKEA-sofa. Plus it feels cottagey like my home. Now all I have to do is find another cheap wicker chair for the front porch. Shouldn't be too difficult, right ???
Have a great week.
Vanessa B
Great idea! I end up moving pieces too and funny thing, I was contemplating using my porch chair in front of my desk. Still might. Or I'll be on the lookout for another cute chair to redo. Too much fun!!
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