Five Frugal Things -- Red Cross Gift Cards!

1. I printed my $35 in Fred Meyer (Kroger) gift cards from donating platelets at the American Red Cross. They offer a few hundred corporate gift card options, but aside from IKEA, eBay and Safeway, there really weren't any retail option that matched up with how I spend my money. Mind you, my idea of "spending money" at IKEA is to buy one of their $1.40 veggie hot dogs!

It would nice if they had Costco or Goodwill, but I'm good with Kroger as it's walking distance from the house.

2. I took my Fred Meyer gift cards to the store and picked up the groceries we need for the next week or so, including everything for a baked macaroni and cheese that we're taking to a party over the weekend. I also swiped my card from The Frugal Girl to cover the leftover amount. Thanks, Kristen!

I scored strawberries and avocados from the $1.50 clearance shelf, as well as a two-pound bag of cranberries for 50¢. I'll pop these into the freezer for later use. Cranberry sauce is really just jam and 50¢ for two pounds of fruit that can made into jam is a screaming deal!

3. I quickly sold my Phillies Christmas sweater on eBay for $30, which seems a paltry amount after my $200 sale, but still worth the ten minutes it took me to put the listing together.

4. I sent $126 to our next door neighbors, which is our share for six months of garbage service. We started this practice in 2008 and it's saved each of us thousands of dollars through the years. My household doesn't put out much garbage, so it's an especially good deal for them.

5. I called the Costco corporate offices to thank them for standing up for American consumers regarding their lawsuit against the current administration's tariff policy. I also threw in a extra "Thank you for standing up for diversity, equity and inclusion" since I had them on the line.

The operator suggested that I go to the Costco.com website and scroll all the way down to the bottom right hand corner where it says "Feedback" to share my thoughts. It took me all of maybe five minutes to complete this task and will hopefully help balance out the negative feedback they're undoubtably getting from others.

Now your turn, what frugal things have you been up to?

Katy Wolk-Stanley 

"Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without."

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