2012 Frugal Challenge!

[AspiringToBeFrugal]

I also made homemade waffles for DS's breakfast and made a bunch of extra so I can freeze them for breakfasts later this week and next!

[gottadance]

OK - wow - how did I miss this thread in 2011? Well, I'm here for 2012!

Yesterday not a frugal start to new year - bf and I were a smidge under the weather from some over imbibing Sat night and so we ate out twice - Arby's for lunch; pizza for dinner. Well, at least we picked up instead of delivery, LOL

Today:
Detaching elbow from bathroom sink pipe - have tried several methods to unclog - but now just have to clean it out rather than buy more expensive products
Throwing vinegar in laundry to help get the body oil out, making sheets/clothes last longer
Packing up stuff for GoodWill - tax deduction for next year
Organizing which helps me see/use what I have instead of feeling like I need to buy more
Eating from food stock
Thawing a whole organic chicken to cook tomorrow (one of 10 I bought on sale from Whole Foods in 2011)

[gottadance]

I also made homemade waffles for DS's breakfast and made a bunch of extra so I can freeze them for breakfasts later this week and next!

I love this - I always make a bunch of pancakes, then micro them during the week for a quick, healthy and frugal breakfast. I'm going to make pumpkin pancakes tomorrow.

[Mamaw]

Jan 1st
*Eating pork, HM kraut and hot dogs for dinner
*cooked up gifted carrots
*cleaned out holiday bin to see what I have. No need to buy more paper, gift bags of gift tags.
*researched anticipated purchase of small home safe. Found coupon for 20 off a good brand. No buying decision has been made yet

[Mamaw]

1/2/2012
*staying home = no gas used and no spending
*spent the morning working on the 2012 budget. Added additional categories to save for home repairs, car repairs, clothing purchases and vet bills. Am hopeful saving toward these items will help us to keep on track of what we really spend a year on these items
*counted coin jar and decided to save it for trip to visit my son in Boston in the summer
*goal list for the week completed. Contains several frugal tasks
*dinner will be left over ham and cabbage soup, LO hard rolls and LO cheese and crackers for snacking

Will post more later if I actually manage to DO anything today! I am sure lazy right now

[wunsagin]

yesterday-
big dinner, everthing including dessert from stockpile except ham and that ham will stretch for many meals
didn't go anywhere so no $$ spent
air dry dishes in dw
heat turned down to 63 at night

[AmyBoz]

Aside from the normal, I sewed up the holes in my favorite sweater. I'd been wearing it just around the house, but I really love it and want to start wearing it to school now that it's finally getting cold. However, there was no way with the holes in some of the seams. Now, it's good as new, and it's a great sweater. Going to wash it tonight so I can wear it to work tomorrow! Much better than buying a new one that I don't love as much!

[cmu]

Washing laundry in cold water and hang to dry
fightin the urdge to go to the store for stuff I can get while in town tomorrow
Curtains open to let light in, main heat off. DH has space heater on (his BP med makes him cold easy)
no lights on when not in use by someone

will have to run out to pick up DD#1 and will get smokes while I am out, not going to buy extra news papers for coupons (have a friend at the store that will give them to me if I wait till Wednesday)

[brennasmom]

Monday:

* staying home all day (no gas!)
* made a grocery list, will stop tomorrow after dropping kids at school
* dinner is fajitas using up some peppers
* ate up the leftover cinnamon rolls (I know, tough job )
* started on a new library book
* made a menu plan for the week

[Jojaby]

Sunday and Monday

- Went out yesterday morning to go to church. Got there to find out we weren't having church so since we were already out DH decided to stop by store to pick up a few things we were out of. Kids decided while they were there to buy toys using their Christmas money. I wish I had had extra money to spend yesterday - almost all the toys were 50% off or more. The same toys I spent $20 on for Christmas were marked down to $9. I could have bought a bunch of toys and put up for next Christmas

- Went and ate New Years lunch with family instead of eating out

- Picked up two papers for coupons plus got my grandma's coupons. Now I just have one more family member that gives me coupons that I have to pick up inserts from.

Today

- Lights off as much as possible

- Cashed out a survey site for $20

- Printed coupons off the web and threw away all expired coupons

- The weather has gotten cold again so unfortunately running Central Heat/AC more than I did last week

[cmu]

discovered I have a whole chicken that I got for free with coupons that needs to be cooked up, will put that in the roaster and have with veggies (from the stockpile) for dinner tonight

Making shopping list for tomorrow and next weekend now that the seak peek is up

[Maine Girl]

Stayed home today
Found something to make for dinner so didn't have to go the store.
Reading a book from my home pile so i didn't have to go out

[dwallyfam]

1/2

Lights off
curtains opened
washed laundry in cold
hung to dry
heat down

[hotprincesscm]

Today:
~Had coffee and breakfast at home
~Brought Lunch to work(leftovers)
~Lights off when not in use
~Cold water for Laundry
~Leftovers for dinner
~All money towards bills(I make tips daily)

[Mom23boys]

~Made a visit to CVS and used ECB's and coupons to get free items
~Used Target and Manufacturer coupons to get some cheap grocery items at Target today
~Clipped Sunday's coupons and filed them
~Heater off during the day and only on at night when it is in the 30's (I don't want to wake up to cold floors).