Five Frugal Things -- Day Two in Vancouver B.C.
1) My husband and I started our day with our hotel's breakfast buffet, which was amazing as ever. I've learned that the cost of our hotel's breakfast buffet would cost $39, were we to walk in off the street. My husband booked enough nights to get it included for free, as well as free parking.
Remember how we paid $75/day to park at our Seattle hotel a few months ago?! That was before we tipped the valets! Gives me appreciation for any free parking!
I just checked, and it's normally $47/night to park at the hotel, but our package also includes this perk.
Today I added a small bowl of oatmeal with all the fixings. Am I . . . "fibermaxxing?"
2) My recently foraged scrunchy had a split seam, so I asked for a free sewing kit from the hotel front desk. I'll be adding this to my travel bag.
There, that's better!
3) My husband and I splurged on admission to the University of British Columbia Anthropology Museum. Although we spent $26 apiece for entry, it was well worth the price!
Spending our money on experiences, not things.
This museum is absolutely HUGE and although we hit every exhibit, there was no way to properly spend the amount of time appreciating everything in a single visit.
I'm including just a few items amongst the thousands of things they had from cultures across the world. This Peruvian knit figure was maybe two-and-a-half inches tall and a couple thousand years old!
Is it condescending to say that it's adorable?
I was completely and utterly enamored by these miniature woven baskets, circa 1900. That's my finger for scale.
Apparently I'm drawn to the smallest exhibit items.
These wooden masks also drew my eye.
We walked around the outdoor area afterwards, you can see by the length of our shadows that many hours passed while we wandered through the museum.
I may also have also helped myself to a wild blackberry souvenir. Not available in the gift shop!
4) We were pretty hungry after the museum, so we headed across town to Kamei on Broadway, as we'd seen online that their prices were worth the extra driving.
We somehow ordered way too much sushi, and I will be answering no questions on whether we finished all of it! We've been subsisting on two meals a day, yet somehow also overeating.
They were offering "Throwback 90's prices" that truly boggle the mind. All of that sushi cost just $24.90 Canadian, which calculates down to $17.87 American!
5) I found my first dropped coin -- a King Charles III nickel! Say it with me:
"I recently came into some money!"
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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At first, I thought those might be Pikachu baskets, which would be another form of cute!
I always travel with a fun 1970s era sewing kit. It looks like a change purse, and has vinyl covering with a faux quilt print in 70s colors. It’s not a 2000 year old Peruvian basket, but I enjoy it. I’ve already used it once on this trip.
We ran into weather on this trip and spent too much time at Chicago O’Hare, and I’m pleased to be able to say that we spent $0 on the horrible, overpriced airport food. We were carrying a selection of Winco bulk items.
I am SOOOO glad you got to the Museum of Anthropology. and I agree, it has more than you could possibly see in a day.
That tiny knitted figure is so cute! What a wonderful museum and your meals look great.
The company that repaired our HVAC ductwork today gave us a $100 discount for paying in cash. They are totally legit and have done several repairs for us over the years.
I spent the morning babysitting our excitable dogs in the kitchen and used the time to make a pot of soup, two pans of breakfast muffins, a bowl of chocolate pudding, and to sort through the herbs and spices in the cupboards. Some had to go and I saved all the tiny glass jars and lids to reuse. Also scrounged up the pieces to replace two flip-top jar lids that had broken.
We had a tub of Land o Lakes whipped butter -- just butter and air -- that was too stiff to spread on toast -- it just chipped off in chunks. Was not about to waste it, so I melted the butter, measured out a half cup and made cookies with it. They did not spread as much as usual, but the taste and crispness were great.