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Frugal Happenings

January 13th, 2013 at 11:39 pm

I woke late. My husband off to a battle assembly weekend of work. My girls starting to stir awake. I appreciated that the newspaper, paid for with airline miles, had been brought in out of the cold.

I warmed up water on the stove for tea. This is the start of a new habit. Tea instead of coffee and sugar. I enjoyed the first warm cup while I read the paper and clipped a couple coupons. Since I'm still working on the coffee change, I did break down and warmed up a cup of yesterday's leftover coffee and still added sugar. I purposely didn't make a new pot of coffee, because I expect that would have led to more than one cup of coffee.

I did not take a cold shower, which is too frugal for me, but used the conditioner I bought a year ago, since I never finished it. Curly hair can be stubborn at times, and requires a change of product, before said product has been used.

I have spent an hour or so reading my library book. It's a chick lit book, in my opinion, and not one I would normally pick. This author has grabbed my attention with her story telling. This is the third one of hers I have borrowed from the library and she has a few others I hope to read. I'm grateful for access to a library and the savings it brings to many.

We stayed home today, so we didn't use gas! We have played games, video and board. One daughter is drawing and using Photo Shop; the other is enjoying listening to a movie soundtrack she purchased with her iTunes gift card.

I took some time out to use some of my sewing skills today, too. I repaired a couple seams on two tote bags the girls use. I also began and finished a repair on my husband's uniform. He purchased hook and loop tape so that I could replace it with some that had lost it's ability to hook! I pulled off the old, and replaced the new. I actually had to partially remove two sleeve pockets in order to attach two of the pieces. Kind of a pain, but the repair did save a uniform shirt, which retails for about $40.

The other frugal event at our home today was laundry. Two big loads washed in cold water, with half the amount of detergent. We get away with less soap because of our soft water.

The sun has set and I see a dinner of pasta and vegetables in our near future. While the water boils, I will chop up some leftover celery and onion, and flash freeze it for a future soup. No waste today.

What did you do today that is considered frugal?

8 Responses to “Frugal Happenings”

  1. rob62521 Says:
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    You were frugal! My frugal activities included cooking meals and getting stuff ready for meals later this week. I also made extra coffee and put it in the fridge so I can have iced coffee this week.

  2. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    I made brownies today from a mix I already had, and made a CC roast with ingredients I already had. I also read a book on my iPhone that I'd gotten for free thanks to Pixel of Ink.

    I like Chick lit - care to share? Smile

  3. Beawealthywarrior Says:
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    I made a pot of vegetable chili for my lunches/dinner this week...both frugal and healthy Smile

  4. wowitsawonderfullife Says:
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    Sounds like a wonderful day. My frugal dinner was bow tie pasta, a can of spaghetti sauce, half a left over green pepper, and 5 sausages that I removed from the casings, shaped into meatballs and fried. I fried the green pepper with a little bit of garlic and mixed the whole batch together will some bits of left over cheese. About 8 bucks for a meal for 5. That's a frugal meal for me, both for the bottom line cost and using up the bits and pieces fading in the fridge.

  5. snafu Says:
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    Have you tried home made laundry detergent? Simple to make and oh so frugal

  6. creditcardfree Says:
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    Yes, snafu, I have tried homemade laundry detergent. I think I used it for over a year, maybe two. It worked pretty well. I think I got out of the habit during the moving process. Once I use up my stash, I'll try again. It may work even better now that we have soft water.

    @FrugalTexan, the current read is Kindred Spirits, by Sarah Strohmeyer.

  7. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    Ahh, thanks. Smile

  8. Shiela Says:
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    Great day

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