[mustang80]

Another crazy, cold week of being frugal!

Heat is on 65. We're freezing but I refuse to turn it up. I have 3 shirts on lol
Saved $34.00 with coupons this morning. We won't need canned soup for awhile
Staying home today except for church
All meals from the pantry
Cleaning and decluttering is ongoing

 

[thrifty gal]

Cold and gloomy here today! Very yucky weather!

Today's frugals:
~no eating out
~staying home except for church
~tracking expenses
~keeping heat on low
~keeping lights off unless needed

 

[Mamaw]

1/21/07
~staying home since it is cold, cold, cold! No gas used
~Leftover meatballs and swiss cheese for lunch today
~thawing ham chunks to make a casserole for tomorrow
~making hamburger helper( got free with a coupon) for DD BF
~making brocolli, rice and cheese casserole for DD as she does not eat meat
~DH cutting beef and will be stocking the freezer this week
~DID turn up heat cause I am freezing but am turning off lights like crazy
~Asked DD to pick up a paper for the coupon inserts while she is out today
~looked at some recipes in the casserole and 99 cent meal book that I found
Thats about it for now

 

[crazyBMB]

I haven't been to frugal today at all since we needed to go grocery shopping. But I did use coupons and said no to several wanted but not needed items. Does that count?

 

[bumplett]

1/21

~ it's raining & cold here - so we didn't go anywhere
~ laundry is almost finished - yippie!
~ scrubbed/cleaned laundry room - organized the shelf -
~ sew/mending all that needs to be mended (thanks to the wonder dog!)
~ all meals at home - I will work on my grocery list tonight

 

[Jill B.]

today was very frugal!
~Went to Dunkin Donuts with DD14 for a treat. Gave her $ and a dollar off coupon for her treat. I had a free donut with my large coffee. Bought a $5 card and added $2 to it online when I got home.
~Went to Goodwill on the way home and bought 3 books for resale purposes. One will sell for $13!
~Made menus for the week using what we have in fridge and pantry only!!! Won't go overbudget with groceries this month (can you hear that determination?)

 

[Mom23boys]

~Made a big batch of pancakes....froze leftovers for quick breakfast during the week
~Clipping coupons
~Combine coupons with sales
~Heat is off today!! Finally a nice day...feels like a spring day!
~Blinds are open for light
~DH fixed some minor water leaks instead of calling a repair man
~Meals at home

 

[Nada.Leona]

21/01:

~ spent most of the morning checking prices and grocery shopping
~ made several trips around the city, burned about 1/4 tank of gas :shake:
~ got burned by a person on Freecycle
~ making homemade baked beans and cornbread for supper
~ trying instant powdered milk tonight for the first time!

 

[Marie78]

Combining all of my errands tomorrow. I will make one loop around the town and complete my errands for the week. (Banking, Aldi's, Library)

Keeping lights off until dark

unplugging appliances (especially battery chargers)

Washing 3 loads of laundry - using less detergent and a 1/4 of fabric softener in the dryer

Try to use dishwasher only 3 times or less this week. Using less detergent.

 

[warramra]

1/21

~ Home all day except for DH's trip across the street to the grocery store for me (it is cold & raining)
~ Lights off unless we absolutely need them - it helps that my dc like it dark
~ Heat set at 67
~ HM Pizza using ham from freezer for dinner
~ Finally clipped coupons from last week's inserts (we get the Sunday paper later in the week from a neighbor)
~ Checked the grocery store flier online before sending dh to store so he could pick up some good buys - gal milk for $3.00, and he found manager special bread for $.50.
~ Reading "Financial Peace" for entertainment today
~ Made list & matched coupons for a different grocery store to go to tomorrow

 

[smk0817]

1/21:
-added up how much I've spent at grocery store this month and REFUSING to spend any more except on milk, bread, veggies
-menu planning for the week
-started taking 25 cents from kids' allowances for lights left on in their rooms...Very effective!
-planning menu and presents for Valentine's Day. Budgeting $25 for total, including cards and candy for 2 classrooms
-DD had a friend over for free entertainment
-reading and watching Young and the Restless from last week for my entertainment
-listing coupons on here for trade
-turned heat down upstairs...DH had it set on 70!
-left oven ajar after cooking dinner to heat kitchen and dining room
-switched out DD's old messed up backpack for a "newer" one she had stashed in her closet. She used it on sleepovers but now it's for school. I bought it on clearance at Target last year knowing that one day it would be needed. The same almost identical one costs app. 15 now.

Stephanie

 

[Bethany]

Burning wood like crazy to stay warm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stayed home all day (except the gym.)
Ate leftovers.

 

[telephus]

Sunday, Jan. 21st...

*Bought diapers at BJ's and used a $2 coupon
*We did eat out for lunch (Papa Gino's) but got the two pizza deal, so we have enough for two more leftover meals
*Reused a giftbag and tissue paper to wrap a birthday present
*Took my own coffee to church this morning
*Researched some cloth diaper laundering methods online, and crunched some numbers to see how much we can save if we use them
*Talked to DH about maybe stringing a clothesline in the bedroom to hang laundry to dry

 

[my4littlebuffaloes]

- pulled leftover ham and stuffing balls out of the freezer from Christmas and had a nice dinner
- dd and I made a scratch coffee cake for desert
- while the coffee cake was baking, I popped in some muffins for our breakfast to cook at the same time
- washed some ziploc baggies
- 1 dozen eggs bought for $.67 was our breakfast this morning - for 6 people
- leftover pizza for lunch today (as in leftover delivery, dh had my kitchen torn up all day yesterday trying to install a light over the sink, it didn't go well and it didn't get finished, so I couldn't cook)
- saved $27 in coupons at the grocery store today - got free protein water and bbq sauce
- had a fire this afternoon to help heat the house
- hung a load of laundry
- renewing a video online to prevent an extra trip to the library

 

[lilk]

Not to frugal here, our dog was missing and came home all banged up, I wasn't sure if he got ran over or attacked. We took him to the vet, he had to spend last night. I picked him up today, they said his hip was out. They fixed him all up, gave us pain pills for him and a bill for 140.00. I was praying he was okay. Thank you lord for our lovely doggie Spanky.

Back to being frugal;
all meals at home, got plenty of free exersize taking the dog out.
Made hm taco seasoning, used deer burger for meat. Made menu out for the rest of month.
Last night sewed Spanky a hugh doggie pillow using the stuffing from old pillows I was going to toss. The pillow cost 20.00 at the store, and I just used stuff I already had here. Also made 2 barbie dresses.

 

[mom2hancj]

Not sure how frugal I was today...well I guess a little bit...just hard to see that when you spend over $100 at Walmart!

~ Ate at IHOP for lunch with a gift card from Christmas
~Lights off today for the most part
~Bought fabric to make curtains, slipcovers, and pillows...figured it to be about 1/4 of the cost.
~Dinner at home
~ DH finished renovating the bathroom in the new house...all done himself
~ I finished painting our bedroom in the new house

 

[Mamaw]

1/22/07
~found the freezer was defrosting itself. Saved all the meat in it to another freezer.
~DH cleaned and fixed the on the fritz freezer. Working good as new!
~Dinner in oven using what I had in the house
~made a hamburger helper using half the beef
~Froze other half beef and found recipe for tamale pie for later in the week/month
~Will need a few items at the store. Asking DH to bring them home from save a lot rather than me going out. Less gas and less cash since he is the better shopper when it comes to food stuffs.
~posted a few coupons for trade
~making a casserole using left over ham and brocolli for DH to munch on this week.
~made baked apples using up apples before they went bad
~washing in cold, less soap
~Dh brough home a damaged bottle of laundry detergent. Cap broken. Putting into old milk jugs. Almost free detergent!
~Dh brought home 4 pounds of free bacon from butcher owner ( his buddy)
~used shampoo as bubble bath today since I am out and needed a warm bath
~searching for more recipes in my 99 cent meal book.
~that is about it for today. I am pretty boring! Need to think of some unique ways to save

 

[mustang80]

No Wawa stops this morning (no cappucino)
Packed my breakfast and lunch
Dinner was free soup that my mom made
Heat was on 60 all day
Found $10.00 in my wallet I forgot I had
Made $14.00 on half.com to be deposited this week
Made $4.00 on ebay last night.
Making a deal with a friend to sell some of our round wood to her for $50.00

 

[geckoace]

made a sale on half.com -need to ship it
keep heat around 66 all day
had a moment of weakness cause i was having a pity party and went to mcdonalds ARGH (my Nan is still in the hospital and i think my car is about to crap out, plus i have jury duty tomorrow )
cooking dinner at home, planning for leftovers for lunch tomorrow
worked for a friend for a couple of hours
using the heck out of my dryer balls saving dryer time

 

[telephus]

Monday, Jan 22nd...

*No driving/no spending day
*Looking through my coupons to see what expires this week so I can use them
*Taped a rag from our rag bag over a crack where our sliding door won't shut all the way to keep the heat in!
*Keeping lights off when not in use
*I bought some cloth menstrual pads last year and just started using them. Two of them had snaps that broke - I was past the return period but emailed the company anyways - I am getting two replacement pads!
*Ate leftovers for breakfast and lunch
*Dinner was pork in some leftover sauce
*Listed two items on eBay
*Did a load of laundry with 1/2 the detergent and no dryer sheet
*Did not run the dishwasher