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Groceries, Sales, & More

March 6th, 2017 at 02:22 am

It's just my daughter and I here at home this week. I went grocery shopping for just the two of us and spent $52. I'm very excited about that number! The truth is we just eat a bit simpler without my husband. One night we are at an event at school where we will be served pizza. I will be giving a donation to a scholarship fund with a chance to win some prizes, so not exactly free, but a good cause to donate to.

My net proceeds from selling 11 items on eBay recently came to $145.33. Not bad for stuff we aren't using! This could probably be considered the first money for my new BIG goal.

Flute lesson was cancelled last week because the teacher got ill. Luckily she was able to tell us before we made the full trip all the way over there. Turns out she won't be available to teach this coming week either, so I have a $50 credit that will be applied next month.

I'm working on getting more Swagbucks. I have an item to buy from Amazon that is just under $12, so I'm aiming for a $15 gift card. This item is reusable and will save me about $60 a year by using it. So now I'm realizing I need to see what else I could replace to save. Another option would be to eliminate something I use because it is unnecessary. I have one idea, but I need to try it for awhile to know for sure. That would probably save me $40 per year.

I did a little online research and found that we could likely move on post in Summer 2018 (assuming availability) to an 2 bedroom apartment. The cost would be $1250, and include ALL utilities, cable, internet and trash. I figured that would save us nearly $910 a month or $10,920. And actually would save us even more as my husband would be blocks from work, so could probably walk. I would be driving less without a child at home. I sure like the possibility of saving some serious cash! Not sure what my husband would think of an apartment, nor do I know that we would still be living in the area next summer.

Posted in Saving, Sales, Surveys, Rebates, Family, Snowflakes | 5 Comments »

5 Responses to “Groceries, Sales, & More”

  1. My English Castle Says:
    March 6th, 2017 at 03:56 am 1488772618
    1488772618

    That's pretty interesting to think about!

  2. rob62521 Says:
    March 7th, 2017 at 07:47 pm 1488916062
    1488916062

    That sounds like a good deal if you can get on post.

  3. FrugalTexan75 Says:
    March 11th, 2017 at 04:17 am 1489205874
    1489205874

    Wouldn't you lose your housing allowance?

  4. creditcardfree Says:
    March 11th, 2017 at 01:26 pm 1489238810
    1489238810

    From what I can tell the apartments work differently then the homes on post, where yes, the entire housing allowance would then go to the the rent. But I would definitely double check since I wouldn't want to lose the whole thing. Smile

  5. FrugalTexan75 Says:
    March 11th, 2017 at 02:48 pm 1489243697
    1489243697

    That'd be great if that works out!

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