My frugal list is a little shorter this week because I'm going away for the weekend. I'm joining a group of lovely ladies from The Cheapskates Club for a weekend of card making at Phillip Island. Here's what I managed to do before I left on Friday -
* Mended a coat by sewing back on some buttons and tightening the others. There was a hole in the pocket lining so I sewed that up too. I also replaced the buttons on a pj top.
* Turned the power points off in the girl's bedrooms when they were out. I also closed the ducted heating vents.
* Bought lots of chicken fillets for $4.99kg. For about $63 Darren and I were able to get forty meals which works out to approx. $1.60 per meal for meat. Gotta love a bargain.
* Picked lettuce, silverbeet and lemons from the garden.
* Saved the rubber bands wrapped around our mail
* Used the thermos to store boiled water during the day.
* Made lots of raspberry and white choc muffins and raspberry jam to sell to a friend.
* Bought oranges for 49c kg, golden delicious apples for 99c kg and mandarins for 99c kg.
* Saved the washing machine and shower water to wash our clothes.
* Decluttered and donated lots of items to our local op shop and received a couple of discount stamps.
* Stayed home as much as possible to save on petrol.
* Gratefully received some card making items in the mail. Thankyou Barb.
* Used the carpet sweeper mid week instead of the vacuum cleaner.
* Lifted up my retractable eyeliner ( Avon ) to use every last bit.
* Made a big pot of chunky chicken and veggie soup using chicken carcasses I'd frozen. I also made a batch of peanut butter choc chip biscuits. Both of these items were for the weekend away
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What frugal tasks did you complete this week ?
* Mended a coat by sewing back on some buttons and tightening the others. There was a hole in the pocket lining so I sewed that up too. I also replaced the buttons on a pj top.
* Turned the power points off in the girl's bedrooms when they were out. I also closed the ducted heating vents.
* Bought lots of chicken fillets for $4.99kg. For about $63 Darren and I were able to get forty meals which works out to approx. $1.60 per meal for meat. Gotta love a bargain.
* Picked lettuce, silverbeet and lemons from the garden.
* Saved the rubber bands wrapped around our mail
* Used the thermos to store boiled water during the day.
* Made lots of raspberry and white choc muffins and raspberry jam to sell to a friend.
* Bought oranges for 49c kg, golden delicious apples for 99c kg and mandarins for 99c kg.
* Saved the washing machine and shower water to wash our clothes.
* Decluttered and donated lots of items to our local op shop and received a couple of discount stamps.
* Stayed home as much as possible to save on petrol.
* Gratefully received some card making items in the mail. Thankyou Barb.
* Used the carpet sweeper mid week instead of the vacuum cleaner.
* Lifted up my retractable eyeliner ( Avon ) to use every last bit.
* Made a big pot of chunky chicken and veggie soup using chicken carcasses I'd frozen. I also made a batch of peanut butter choc chip biscuits. Both of these items were for the weekend away
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| One of our mango plants still growing |
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| Jam to sell |
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| The Sun streaming through the window |
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| Can it get any fuller ? |
What frugal tasks did you complete this week ?
This Week's Frugal Tasks Saturday 16th July 2016
Reviewed by Anonymous
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July 15, 2016
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Reviewed by Anonymous
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July 15, 2016
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