Showing posts with label Goodwill donation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Goodwill donation. Show all posts

Friday, April 25, 2025

Frugal Friday....the April 25th Edition

 

Here are the frugal wins for this past week....


*  I love finding marked down foods at Kroger(this really doesn't happen at Walmart).  There was a deal on strawberries, 2 lbs. for $2.99 so I bought 1 package.  Other than that, a bag of salad mix and a tomato were the only purchases.

*  We are getting to the bottom of the freezer but will have some frozen items left.  The guy who maintains our road is going to take whatever is left and the neighbors across the street are taking any canned/bottle/boxes food we are leaving, including our emergency bottled water supply,

*  We used up some more pantry items this past week. 

*  We are working on documenting another Goodwill donation which will go out either this weekend or early next week.

*  We've been paying deposits for services in PA which hasn't been very frugal but it is what it is,

*  Entertainment last week was watching some tv shows and packing boxes. lol  It's to spend money if you are sitting home packing up your stuff. ;-)

*  I found money!

I found .02¢ at Walmart on Sunday.


I found a nickel walking out of the Kroger on Sunday as well.

         

Hubs had to go to Walmart on Thursday and found .37¢ in the coin return of the self-checkout change return at the machine he used.

         

Found Money This Week..... 44.¢

Grand Total Found in 2025....$3.17

That's all I got.


Any frugal wins in your neck of the woods?  Let's hear all about them!


Sluggy       

Friday, April 18, 2025

Frugal Friday.....the April 18th Edition

Here are the frugal wins for this past week....


*  I love finding marked down foods at Kroger(this really doesn't happen at Walmart).  There was a digital coupon for $1.99 strawberries this past week so I bought the limit of 5 lbs.  Some marked down broccoli, green beans and air fryer Brussels Sprouts were procured as well.  I also bought a few things to donate for Bingo prizes at my Group Therapy that also had Ibotta rebates for them
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*  We had to buy 2 pairs of curtains as I am not leaving my curtains in those rooms.  We went to Ollie's and I picked up two different sets of curtains.  One was a Pioneer Woman brand(I don't care her show but I liked these curtains anyway.  The package said there was one panel inside so I bought two packs.
Come to find out that there were  TWO panels in a packaged so each pack covered one window.
Since I opened the second pack I now have a set for myself.  I had debated in the store about buying a set to take to PA but decided against it.  Turns out I didn't need to! 8-)
And they were only $4.99 a set!

*  We used up some more pantry items as well.  The less we have to move the better.  We went through the pantry last weekend and Hubs took a large donation to the food bank. 

*  Goodwill also got a large donation of goods we don't need any longer and don't use.  I think there will be one more trip to Goodwill plus they will send a truck to pick up some furniture next week.






*  I sold some toiletries locally finally.  You would thing with the financial uncertainly lately and with people getting tax refunds they'd jump at the chance to buy new toiletries, etc. for pennies on the dollar.
People here are so flaky and won't commit.  I didn't have this problem up in PA.


*  We are going to have stuff left in the freezer still once we are ready to bug out as I did 't stop buying frozen foods soon enough.  Hubs arranged to have a neighbor who has helped us out before take what we don't eat.  He's got 5 freezers and 2 are empty.(He hunts and fishes.)  What will be left won't even fill 1 of those freezers but I am happy to give him what we can't eat.  I'll have 7 packs of butter so come and get it Kim and Kay! lolz
This neighbor is also going to mow the grass for us until the house sells.  This is the least I can do for him and his wife.

*  It's been quite warm here so the heat has been off most days.  We had to put the a/c on some days for a time.  This house is very well insulated and keeps in the heat or a/c.

* Entertainment last week was some tv shows, You Tube, sitting on the deck reading when the pollen isn't so high. I've also been sorting through items and packing.....don't know if that is "fun" but if it gets me out of here, I'll call it fun! 8-)))

I found money!

I found .01¢ at Kroger on Friday.


I found 3 pennies in Walmart on the way out of the store on Sunday.


I found a quarter in the parking lot at a dr.'s office on Thursday when I went to meet someone locally to sell some toiletries.


Found Money This Week..... .29¢

Grand Total Found in 2025....$2.63

That's all I got.


Any frugal wins in your neck of the woods?  Let's hear all about them!




Sluggy