I have not done the best job with keeping track of my frugal doings recently, but I figured a post was long overdue.
I watched a free movie through Google Play. I need to keep a regular check of any specials. W and I never go to the theater. When I figure in the drive, cost of the tickets, and cost of snacks, I would much rather rent a movie online or buy a used DVD if I think we will really like it.
I have wanted nice, tall planters for the front porch. I had hoped to find something on clearance at the end of summer. Everything I saw was more than I wanted to pay or not the style I wanted. I decided to just work on getting some gift cards through Swagbucks to buy what I wanted. I ended up getting the two planters I had been eyeing for less than $5 total. I used two gift cards and a coupon code, but they are perfect for the porch.
I used a promo code to order a free 8x10 print.
W and I purchased more pumpkins at the grocery store. One store has had them for $2.99 compared to $4.50 at other stores. These pumpkins are much larger than the ones I saw at the higher price. We will use them for decorations through Thanksgiving. After that they will be tasty treats for the chickens. Most of our other decorations are left from last year. My only other purchase was live plants that will last through the fall holidays.
I knew we had a long errand day ahead of us this week so I planned ahead. I had leftovers for us to eat when we returned home.
I made appointments to get Tucker and Libby fixed at the low cost clinic. I can get both of them fixed for less than the cost of one at our regular vet. My parents are also taking their new cat to be fixed so we will split gas costs. I know the kittens will not be happy, but it is for the best.
Thanks to the cooler weather, our a/c unit has barely run at all. The sunny, windy days are perfect for drying laundry too.
I was happy to see that the phone company followed through with lowering our bill after the internet mess last month. We will save $30 a month.
I have continued to try to plan meals using what we have on hand. It will help my grocery budget and keep the freezer/pantry under control.
2 comments:
Good ideas on savings. We rarely go to the movies, just costs too much. Getting the cats fixed is important.
Good morning Dawn, I think the last theater movie we went to was My Big Fat Greek Wedding, I would much rather watch things at home, eat our own snacks and hit pause when it suits us.
Pumpkins seem to be a great price at stores here too. But since I don’t chickens to feed them to, we are just having wood pumpkins this year.
Speaking of planters, have you seen the planters made from an old towel and concrete mix? There are several YouTube video how tos.
They are definitely thrifty
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