[homesteadmamma]

We are going to have to watch every penny even more now seeing as dh won't be working for a week or so because of his hand.

~all lights, tv, radio and computer off when not in use
~blinds opened to let in the light and warmth from the sun
~we were given more deer meat last night (our freezer is almost full)
~watching how often we use the van. There will be several trips to the doctor for rebandaging and I have 5 recitals with the kids this week.
~baking bread
~turning heat down 1 degree or more at night.

 

[Mom23boys]

I am sorry about your DH's hand, CJ. :hugz:

~received free complimentary Sunday paper (no need to buy one today!)
~dinner in the crockpot
~heat off/blinds open to let the sun in
~combining sales with coupons

 

[baxjul]

11/19

~lights off
~TV off
~leftovers for dinner
~making HM laundry soap
~clipping coupons

 

[FrugalWitch]

Lights off
Heater off, extra blankie on bed for DH (he works nights)
Deer meat in crockpot for supper (free venison from a friend who hunts)
Coupon clipping later today
Re-homed one of our outdoor stray cats this morning (people use our yard as a cat-dumping site :weeping: )

 

[mustang80]

Back on the wagon I go...

Free dinner at mom's tonight
Used coupons for this weeks meals (Saved $87.40 with coupons yesterdaY!!)
Teaching a friend how to coupon so she can save too!
Blinds are open to let light in
heat is down
Let DD take the car to her friends instead of me driving her, saving one round trip
Planning meals for the week
Packing lunches

 

[Nantahala]

Books and vidoes from lib for entertainment
All meals at home or from home
All coffee from home or at home
No grocery shopping this week
Use gas watch to check for cheap gas
All electric off when not in use
No heat on yet, continue to use wool socks and blankets
Work on resume on my days off
Plan to work 10-12 hours on Wednesday (prepare with food, etc.)

 

[dwallyfam]

Today was a little spendy for me as I had to take DD to the urgent care. We have a sinus infection and ear infection. That was $59 and then her meds was $86.
-Lights off
-washed laundry and hung it up
-heat on low
-made brownies
-cracking walnuts
-thawing out dinner

 

[homesteadmamma]

I forgot to put down that I bought 10 bags of quilt batting yesterday. She regularly sells them for $12.00 for queen size, however sold them to me for $9.00 per bag. That is a huge savings. I can now make a huge amount of baby quilts with that much batting.

Today has also been a no spend day.

 

[telephus]

Sunday, Nov. 19th...

*Took my own coffee to church, and didn't buy any muffins or doughnuts
*Used a coupon and gift card at Babies R Us to buy diapers
*Got a new battery for my pedometer instead of getting a new pedometer
*My mother is watching DS for free babysitting!
*We wanted to eat lunch out and chose the mall food court instead of Olive Garden, saved at least $20
*My mom wants some classical CDs for Christmas, so I went to Newbury Comics and picked up some used ones for $5 each. I'll pick up a few more before Christmas.

 

[Lyn5]

~ all meals at home
~ picked up my neices to play with DD and DS on the way home from church

 

[my4littlebuffaloes]

- dinner from meatballs I made a few weeks ago and froze
- homemade quick bread for breakfast
- free toothbrush and special dark chocolate bar today
- dh turned down the heat to 65, and I am going to try to leave it there, but I am cold
- washed some ziploc baggies
- hung a load of laundry
- had neighbor come and bid some electrical work, with dh helping, to cut down on time and cost
- dh built a fire to help with the heating costs
- reserved a frugal book at the library, 1 I had not read before
- dd is officially potty trained - YAY!!!

 

[dmvezina]

~laundry in cold water/homemade detergent/diluted softener
~hung the laundry
~served free dunkin donuts for breakfast
~combined coupons with sales
~used a free shampoo sample
~sprayed the shower w/homemade daily shower spray
~used a free olay moisturizer sample
~had leftovers for lunch
~got a free large dunkin donuts coffee today
~used cruise control when i brought dd to work
~no lights on (even peed by candlelight! LOL)
~no heat on
~used cloth napkins
~dinner was homemade sloppy joes w/corn & french fries from freezer
~when I go to pick up dd at work, I'm stopping at the grocery store for shortening, coffee (the big 34.5 oz cans of maxwell house are $3.77) and half and half, which are on sale and I have coupons
~going to grab my Tightwad Gazette right now & read some

 

[jinx]

Since dh most likely will be experiencing a job change. Money is going to tight. so here is what I want to do.

Turn off all light and tv's that are not in use.
Keep heat on or below 68
Take lunch and snacks from home (working on my starbucks./seattles best addiction.)
laundry with 1/2 soap, and hung to dry.
Meals at home
I went through gift cards, that we have not used and used them to do some christmas shopping.
Scaled down our thanksgiving, just family this year.

 

[warramra]

~ Heat turned down to 65
~ Eating at home
~ Using on-line, free resources for our unit study and enrichment exercises
~ Used a gift card to pick up baby bathtub and several bday/christmas gifts yesterday
~ Have not had to go out to do much shopping this year thanks to my shopping elf (aka mother) - she has picked up most of my kid's gifts at a local discount store using her senior discount - saving me gas, money & sanity this year
~ Knitting new scarfs fior older two dds from discount yarn I picked up last spring

 

[FarmerSue]

I really need to work harder on keeping the blinds up and letting the sun shine in.....a lot of people posted about that! Pretty frugal so far sitting home recovering from surgery. Made quite a few casseroles before I went in so those all came in handy. Really I should be doing that more often, freeze ahead meals. Maybe that will be my goal for this week, look through the recipe books and make some more casseroles for the busy hockey and figure skating days!

 

[favesis37]

had grilled pork chops and mac and cheese for dinner
packed lunches outof left overs
picked up an extra hour at work
did not buy any soda( gotta a free refill when i went back to work)
got a 106.00 credit on our phone bill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[my4littlebuffaloes]

- worked on a baby quilt with leftover scraps
- put some muffins in the oven for breakfast, so they cooked along with dinner
- popcorn on the stove for snack
- combined errands
- kept heat at 65 all day, even though I was cold
- dh stopped on his way home to pick up a christmas present for his brother
- used the cell phone to call my sister
- hung a load of laundry
- dh took leftovers for lunch

 

[dmvezina]

11/20:
~2 loads of laundry in cold water
~homemade detergent & diluted softener
~hung one load, the other wash bedding so couldn't hang
~free dunkin donuts doughnuts & muffins for breakfast
~ran dishwasher on miser water setting w/no heat dry
~no heat on
~no lights on
~no tv most of the day
~had leftovers for lunch
~brought coffee from home to an appointment
~dinner from pantry/fridge/freezer
~am disputing a shipping charge that was doubled
~didn't spend any money today
~read a little more of the Tightwad Gazette
~thoroughly cleaned small appliances

 

[baxjul]

11/20

~took lunch to work
~took dd to work with me, babysitter was busy
~crocheting presents
~heat on 68 degrees
~burning candles, less lights on
~dinner was leftovers

 

[peanut]

~ read "Cheap Talk with Frugal Friends", which I borrowed from the library.
~ making a string quilt with old clothes and leftover quilting fabric...for a Christmas gift.
~ drove dh to the doctor's, and took my book with me to read. Stopped by home for lunch before going to fill the prescription...so loop route.
~ worked out helping to set up a sale for this weekend, and again later at a free gym.
~ took my own water and oranges for snacks for the afternoon. Took my gym clothes in the car with me so I didn't have to backtrack to home before going to the gym.
~ for breakfast had mango lassi from sale mangos I picked up this summer and froze, and hm yogurt.
~ lunch was leftover pizza from last night, which was a clean out the fridge kind of meal.
~ supper was whitefish, leftover rice, and corn.
~ doing laundry with hm laundry detergent and hang drying.

That's all I can think of right now. I'm tired. But I think I'll walk to my stitching group tonight and stitch on some Christmas presents.

Jean