Here are our frugal moves this last week of 2017......
* When in Rite-Aid this week I found money!
Two pennies in the foyer and a dime sitting in one of the candy bar boxes by the register.
Free 12¢ is Free 12¢.
* 8 bags of coffee were procured at Weis(PMITA)Markets(in two separate transactions)this past week for a total OOP of $5.96 or .74¢+ per bag.
* Now I can show some of the Xmas gifties I picked up cheap this year since Christmas is over. I shop during the year and throw items into my gift box when I can get something for little cash.
These Red Hot Chili Peppers CDs for College Boy were found for $1 each at a thrift store in IL.
These items for College Boy were also bought this past Summer on our road trip--a RHCP shirt for $5, a bag of specialty coffee for $1, a pack of candy cigarettes for .50¢. Also the large bag of M&Ms for $1 at a grocery outlet in MO. The bottles are vape juice I picked up for $5 each in Pierre, SC at a convenience store. The company that makes the juice changed it's name in 2017 and the "old" label bottles were on clearance for $5, regularly $15. That was an awesome score I didn't know was so awesome until later. lolz
My brother smokes cigars. We stopped at a tobacco shop on the Nez Pierce Reservation in Idaho and I picked him up some stogies for cheap plus no sales tax.
Daughter got an "Abraham Drinkin'" shirt, specialty coffee, candy cigarettes and a pack of cute socks from Shopko in ID. I signed up for a Q and got these items plus CB's shirt/coffee/cigs above for less than $15 after that Q. The Jackalope t-shirt was bought in Rapid City, SC in Walmart there since they had a souvenir section because they are so close to Mt. Rushmore.
The lip gloss balls were $1 at a thrift store in IL. Two small bottles of vape juice gotten at the Nez Pierce Rez tobacco store too for $5(smaller bottles so not as good as the other vape juice deal).
I also got my brother's wife some Bath and Body Works eucalyptus aromatherapy body wash during a sale last Spring for cheap for her Xmas gift. Eucalyptus is her favorite scent.
* I saved money on Christmas dinner too. While I got a free smoked ham(10+ lbs.)at Weis with Points I earned on my card we didn't use it for Xmas dinner.
Instead we used this 7.37 lb. whole eye roast. I bought two of these roasts November 2016 when it was a Fantastic Friday Weis deal then. We used one of the roasts last Christmas but I super wrapped the second one and tucked it into the depths of my little chest freezer. Took it out and it was just as good as when I bought it in 2016(the ham would have been the backup meat for dinner if this had gotten freezer burned). Why pay $9 or more a lb. for a roast at Christmas when I had this $2.50 lb. eye round bought on a great sale?
* I refilled all my prescriptions I could before December ended. January 1st means a new year and having to satisfy a $3K deductible(including Rxs)before we see a healthcare benefit. Some of these Rxs I don't use every day/month so I will be ahead of the game in co-pays for 2018.
* On Dec. 18th I sold an expensive item on eBay and shipped it out the next day. A 15 year old Star Wars lego set. I bought it on clearance at Walmart after Xmas in 2002 and meant to resell it on eBay but soon after purchasing it I stopped selling on eBay so it has sat unused/unopened in the garage since.
I wanted to wait until the legos arrived and the buyer was happy(and wasn't going to back out of the sale and/or return it)to mention this sale.
I can safely add this to my side money total for 2017 now. After fees, extra shipping insurance and what I paid I have $323.85 in extra income to report to the IRS.
$323.85 in my pocket instead of something sitting in the garage still. ;-)
* I've got a 70 cents discount at Weis(PMITA)Markets gas station. We'll take all 3 cars here up and get 20 gallons of gas between all 3 cars before the discount expires Sat. evening.
So what frugal wins have you had recently?
Here's to a frugal 2018!
Sluggy
* When in Rite-Aid this week I found money!
Two pennies in the foyer and a dime sitting in one of the candy bar boxes by the register.
Free 12¢ is Free 12¢.
* 8 bags of coffee were procured at Weis(PMITA)Markets(in two separate transactions)this past week for a total OOP of $5.96 or .74¢+ per bag.
* Now I can show some of the Xmas gifties I picked up cheap this year since Christmas is over. I shop during the year and throw items into my gift box when I can get something for little cash.
These Red Hot Chili Peppers CDs for College Boy were found for $1 each at a thrift store in IL.
These items for College Boy were also bought this past Summer on our road trip--a RHCP shirt for $5, a bag of specialty coffee for $1, a pack of candy cigarettes for .50¢. Also the large bag of M&Ms for $1 at a grocery outlet in MO. The bottles are vape juice I picked up for $5 each in Pierre, SC at a convenience store. The company that makes the juice changed it's name in 2017 and the "old" label bottles were on clearance for $5, regularly $15. That was an awesome score I didn't know was so awesome until later. lolz
My brother smokes cigars. We stopped at a tobacco shop on the Nez Pierce Reservation in Idaho and I picked him up some stogies for cheap plus no sales tax.
Daughter got an "Abraham Drinkin'" shirt, specialty coffee, candy cigarettes and a pack of cute socks from Shopko in ID. I signed up for a Q and got these items plus CB's shirt/coffee/cigs above for less than $15 after that Q. The Jackalope t-shirt was bought in Rapid City, SC in Walmart there since they had a souvenir section because they are so close to Mt. Rushmore.
The lip gloss balls were $1 at a thrift store in IL. Two small bottles of vape juice gotten at the Nez Pierce Rez tobacco store too for $5(smaller bottles so not as good as the other vape juice deal).
I also got my brother's wife some Bath and Body Works eucalyptus aromatherapy body wash during a sale last Spring for cheap for her Xmas gift. Eucalyptus is her favorite scent.
Instead we used this 7.37 lb. whole eye roast. I bought two of these roasts November 2016 when it was a Fantastic Friday Weis deal then. We used one of the roasts last Christmas but I super wrapped the second one and tucked it into the depths of my little chest freezer. Took it out and it was just as good as when I bought it in 2016(the ham would have been the backup meat for dinner if this had gotten freezer burned). Why pay $9 or more a lb. for a roast at Christmas when I had this $2.50 lb. eye round bought on a great sale?
* I refilled all my prescriptions I could before December ended. January 1st means a new year and having to satisfy a $3K deductible(including Rxs)before we see a healthcare benefit. Some of these Rxs I don't use every day/month so I will be ahead of the game in co-pays for 2018.
* On Dec. 18th I sold an expensive item on eBay and shipped it out the next day. A 15 year old Star Wars lego set. I bought it on clearance at Walmart after Xmas in 2002 and meant to resell it on eBay but soon after purchasing it I stopped selling on eBay so it has sat unused/unopened in the garage since.
I wanted to wait until the legos arrived and the buyer was happy(and wasn't going to back out of the sale and/or return it)to mention this sale.
I can safely add this to my side money total for 2017 now. After fees, extra shipping insurance and what I paid I have $323.85 in extra income to report to the IRS.
$323.85 in my pocket instead of something sitting in the garage still. ;-)
* I've got a 70 cents discount at Weis(PMITA)Markets gas station. We'll take all 3 cars here up and get 20 gallons of gas between all 3 cars before the discount expires Sat. evening.
So what frugal wins have you had recently?
Here's to a frugal 2018!
Sluggy
