Last
week was a big one for thrifty accomplishments.
The basket will become part of a Christmas gift. |
Our
main goal was to find a pair of jeans and a lightweight coat for the young one
which we did. At the Youth Ranch we
found a nice pair of jeans for $2.95. At
the Goodwill we found a beautiful coat, like new, for $5.99. She was absolutely thrilled about it. We also found a darling purple plaid flannel
shirt for the oldest for $2.00.
I
purchased my first Christmas gift, a really sturdy wicker basket with a handle
for $1.95. I plan to make a gift basket
up for some friends and it will be perfect.
In the meantime I will use it to hold my pile of paperbacks.
Midway
through our shopping adventure we went to lunch at our favorite Mexican
restaurant. Children's meals are only
$1.49 on weekends so it made for a very affordable dine out and the only one we
did in September.
At
Albertsons we stopped in for bananas at 39¢ a pound for school lunches and
boneless chicken breasts for $1.88 a pound.
Instead of buying the chicken we found the markdown bin full of
wonderful bargains and stocked up:
·
Two
packages of boneless skinless chicken - one for $1.14 and another one for 83¢!
·
A
package of three pork chops for $1.94.
·
A
package of sliced beef steak for stir fry for $2.25.
·
Two
packages of extra lean ground beef for $2.79 each.
I fixed
the pork chops for Sunday supper with rice and gravy and a nice salad. They were delicious. I put the rest of the meat in the freezer for
future meals. I figured I got more meat
from the markdown bin for the about same amount I was planning to spend on
chicken breasts. Albertsons also
guarantees a refund on anything that isn't satisfactory so I never have to
worry about buying their reduced meats.
I
finished my last 25¢ paperback Sunday night.
I set it aside to pass on to our next door neighbor in our old
neighborhood. I still drop off books for
her and did that on Thursday.
Monday
I cut up all the tomatoes my landlady had given to me and stewed them in my
smallest slow cooker. I had enough to
add to a pot of soup and also a 4 cup container to put in the freezer for
later.
Tuesday
I cut up all the green bell peppers my landlady had given me. I put them in sandwich bags and put them in
the freezer to add to future recipes.
Not a lot of winter prepping, compared to our usual, but just enough for
the space we have.
After
not grocery shopping the prior week I was in serious need of it last week. I went to Fred Meyer with store coupons and
manufacturer coupons in hand and spent less than $50 for five bags of
groceries! I had over $15 in coupons. My biggest bargain was three boxes of cereal
on sale for $1.88 less $3.50 in manuf. coupons = 71¢ per box!
I
listed a few more items to sell on eBay.
I also sold some things as well.
I
watched Castle, The Blacklist and The Goldbergs last week on Hulu for free. Can I just say the Goldbergs is too funny!
I
mended a tear in one of my oldest daughter's school shirts.
I
printed twelve coupons off the internet and filed them away for a future
shopping date.
I made
a centerpiece for our dining table with items I already had on hand.
I
bought weather stripping and replaced the missing section along our front door.
I used
my new electric kettle all week and the end result was an extra week's worth of
propane for our hot water heater! Whoo
hoo!
At the
$ store on Thursday I bought a fabric softener refill and two stocking
stuffers. I also picked up a few vanilla
scented candles to add some warmth and ambiance to our tiny home. I bought a twin pack of magic gloves for the
girls to wear to school. I found a set with
a black pair and a brown pair that matched each one's coat perfectly. They were pretty happy about that. I also picked up two packages of crackers to put
in their school lunches as well as two jars of stuffed green olives.
I
deviated from our meal plan a little bit this week and made Chinese Chicken& Cabbage using a leftover pork chop I thinly sliced in place of the
chicken. It was every bit as good as
with the chicken and a great way to use up leftovers.
We had
a Family Movie Night and watched two Star Trek movies by streaming them off
Amazon. No rentals and no returns. I really like my Amazon Prime membership.
How was your thrifty week last week?
Such great prices on the meat. The tomatoes and peppers look delicious.
ReplyDeleteLove that purple shirt. You had such a productive week. Puts me to shame :)
Too bad every week can't be like this. Just imagine where I'd be. :)
DeleteWow you had a great week. I love that flannel shirt!
ReplyDeleteI went to several yard sales on Saturday and picked up several things I'm hoping to sell for a good profit on eBay.
Rhonda
Good for you. I wish you great sales on eBay. My daughter loves that shirt too and it looks so nice on her. $2!
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