03/13/2009 What are your "Frugal Friday" plans?

**DJ1972** · 03-13-2009, 07:46 AM

Good morning all! It's going to be chilly here today, around 45 I think. I hope to have a very frugal day.

so far I have:
-had coffee/breakfast
-fed the kids
-kids up and waiting on school bus
-checked in at FV (of course)
-started the laundry

plan to do today:
-shower and dress
-trip to Aldis to shop for our town's new food pantry that will open next week (thanks to the ministerial alliance!)
-2 more loads of laundry
-general clean up of the kitchen and living room
-cook supper
-relax and read

My only spending today will be for the food pantry and a few staples we need for home, so I am considering this a frugal day!

**thefrug** · 03-13-2009, 08:11 AM

Today is errand day so I'll be heading to the pharmacy, the grocery store, the club store, walmart and sometime in there I have OT. Thank goodness I think I only have 2 more weeks. It takes a big chunk of time out of the day. I wanted to make it to my local Extension office, but I don't think I will.
I did make a big dent in my pantry organizing yesterday.
Everybody have a good day!

**nancycg56** · 03-13-2009, 08:17 AM

DD and I are having a bridal shower tomorrow for DD's roommate from college so I am finishing up cleaning and cooking up a storm today

**annymoll** · 03-13-2009, 08:50 AM

Sunny and warmer here, or so they say.Todays plan:
*Workout
*Pet Chores
*Linens
*Bank, post office, pick up cleaning
*Pick up contacts and cleaning solution
*Order new glasses. Dog grabbed old glasses off of endtable. Chewed up .Pick up reading glasses. Same issue.
*Stop by store. Pick up a few items we will need for company this weekend.
* Have lunch with son, if he can get away for an hour.
*Hopefully meet up with DH at the gym this afternoon to do weights and I want to swim. If not will try to go myself.
*Supper, cleanup, movie, bath and bed.

Full day planned. Hope you all have a fabulous Friday!

**lmbaker520** · 03-13-2009, 09:29 AM

Yay for Fridays!!

I am leaving work early today because I worked 3 hours over yesterday due to an issue that we had. I hope to get out of here by 2:00. I am having my 4 yr old niece over to spend the night tonight so that should be fun. Her most favorite thing to do with me is bake cupcakes (or pupcakes as she calls them). So the evening will consist of playing with her. Once she is in bed I will get a few things done around the house. I am sure that there will be some straightening to do after she destroys everything. I also need to spend some time getting ready for my grocery shopping tomorrow. I usually only shop for 1 week but I am shopping for 2 this week because I go out of town for 6 days on Thursday. I need to make sure that I have enough stuff in the house for the others to cook.

**Neeley** · 03-13-2009, 09:56 AM

Nothing exciting or profound going on here today. DD wants to be checked out of school this afternoon so I will get her between 12:00-1:00. Her Sweet 16 is in about 6 weeks and I am trying to get everything ready for her blow-out party. DS wants to go to the batting cage this evening so we'll head there after dinner.

Not really a whole lot more happening for us. We are just going to take it easy.

**cheles2kids** · 03-13-2009, 10:39 AM

Let's see, for today~

~Clean #2 bathroom today, since I never got around to it the the other day.

~Strip the sheets off my bed & put fresh sheets back on. Don't you just love to sleep on fresh sheets?

~Figure out something for dinner, I'm thinking breakfast burritos & home fries?

~Dust our bedroom & the den. I try to get around to doing this every week, but I just hate doing it, so sometimes it's every two weeks.

~Pick up kids from school & make sure 14 dd. gets her chores finished for this week.
She's had quite a bit of homework the past 2 nights, so I've been lenient.

~Start my inventory of my HBA upstairs in the linen closets, then all I'll have left are the freezers. Whoohoooo!!!

Have a GREAT weekend everybody!

It's supposed to be rainy, cold & yuck here all weekend, so I've gotta a feeling we won't be doing much outside, besides going to visit my Dad.

**nuisance26** · 03-13-2009, 10:56 AM

~Hubby has the day off so we started the day with dunkin' donuts. :-) Friday the 13ths are kinda a family holiday at our house.
So far I just did the dishes this morning, then swept and mopped the kitchen floor.
If it warms up today I want to trim my rose bushes and clean up leaves. I really need to run some errands but I'm kinda scattered mentally today so I should probably wait until tomorrow.
Hope everyone has a great day!~

**YankeeMom** · 03-13-2009, 12:13 PM

Cold but sunny here. I've already:
~made bed
~had coffee & breakfast
~made lunch
~emptied hampers
~started laundry
~knit

Still need to:
~vacuum downstairs
~clean downstairs bathroom
~wash breakfast/lunch dishes
~pick up dd from school
~dinner
~knit

**TheRootedNomad** · 03-13-2009, 02:36 PM

It's nippy here and the day is half over.

So far:
~worked
~double checked the taxes
~did 2 loads of laundry
~excersized
~emptied the card game drawer
(what a disaster)
~emptied one of my sewing totes and organized the sewing box that was my grandmothers that she passed on to me
~sorted sewing projects
~been pitching and gathering for a spring yeardsale as I straighten

still to do
~ finish sorting, pitching, and putting away the stuff from the card game drawer
~ finish up the laundry
~ address the taxes
~ pay bills
~ feed the kids
~ sort through at least one other area
~ continue flinging and gathering for our spring yardsale

**thesightofoneself** · 03-13-2009, 02:46 PM

rack up some points in the fling challange
stretch it out

**Sassyclass** · 03-13-2009, 08:06 PM

Today was a day of digging, searching, gathering and jotting down.
1. found books fiance's mom wants to borrow from me and of course they were buried in the office.
2. gathered all my grocery reciepts so I can update coupon savings
3. sorted all my medical bills so I can send claims in to AFLAC.
4. pitched lots of junk for 2009 fling challenge, finally
5. fixed dinner
6. did dishes

Cat

**annymoll** · 03-13-2009, 10:55 PM

Originally Posted by lmbaker520

Yay for Fridays!!

I am leaving work early today because I worked 3 hours over yesterday due to an issue that we had. I hope to get out of here by 2:00. I am having my 4 yr old niece over to spend the night tonight so that should be fun. Her most favorite thing to do with me is bake cupcakes (or pupcakes as she calls them). So the evening will consist of playing with her. Once she is in bed I will get a few things done around the house. I am sure that there will be some straightening to do after she destroys everything. I also need to spend some time getting ready for my grocery shopping tomorrow. I usually only shop for 1 week but I am shopping for 2 this week because I go out of town for 6 days on Thursday. I need to make sure that I have enough stuff in the house for the others to cook.

I have noticed what a loving Aunt you are. I had an Aunt that you remind me of. The things that you are doing will stick with them always.(Pupcakes - very cute.LOL)

**Frugal-Nana** · 03-13-2009, 11:58 PM

Here are my plans:
-Go pick up awards for Saturday
-Go pick up hamburger buns for Saturday
-Go to store for a few things
-Bake last roast for Saturday
-cook chili for Saturday
-Take DS to friends house
-Gather everything for Saturday (Our shooting club is having a big shoot and I'm cooking for 125 people for 2 days)
-Take bath
-Go to bed by midnight (I have to get up at 4 a.m.)