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I started reading a library copy of Peony in Love, by Lisa See. She’s one of my favorite authors, as The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane and The Island of Sea Women are two of the best books I’ve read over the past few years. I’m just a couple chapters in, but this one’s also a keeper!
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I loaded a Fred Meyer e-coupon for 99¢/lb peaches and nectarines and brought home a couple bags of fruit. They won’t be ripe for a few days, but I’m excited for this sweet treat. I’ll likely share with my kids. Still paying with my Red Cross gift card!
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I paid my next door neighbor our biannual share of the garbage service. This is one of my favorite frugal hacks, as we’ve both saved thousands of dollars in the 16 or so years since we started doing this.
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I bought a couple packets of Betty Crocker Reese’s Piece’s cookie mixes for $1.25 apiece from Fred Meyer’s clearance shelf. They’ll be handy on have on hand.
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I’m listening to Jane Green’s thoroughly enjoyable The Friends We Keep through the library’s free Libby app.
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Some free food came my way last week:
1. On Monday I brought home two pears and three oranges from my volunteer gig. No one else wanted them.
2. A friend gave me two cucumbers. I cut one up and put it in a jar with liquid remains from pickles.
3. Another friend gave me two butternut squash, two acorn squash, and a pepper. I will cook the squash in my Instant Pot over the next few days and use the pepper with a pot a chili I will make today.
4. Some items we saved from the landfill (on trash day or Bulk Trash Pickup day) found new homes courtesy of Freecycle.
5. I listed on Freecycle some “barely expired” food items a neighbor was getting rid of (they are foods we don’t eat).
1. Sister came over for lunch and brought a lot of grapes and pineapple that she left for us to finish.
2. From Buy Nothing, I received under-eye concealer for my raccoon eyes and two large jars of expired peanut butter that no one else wanted.
3. Husband spent $20 on a high school fundraiser. He was impressed by the young man selling the card that provides discounts to local businesses.
4. Went out to dinner with friends and limited my order to a $9 salad. Scoped out the menu ahead of time so I wouldn’t be tempted to spend more. Forgot to bring enough cash so I had to pay the 3 percent charge for using my credit card.
5. Asked for plastic newspaper sleeves for dog poop bags from my Buy Nothing group and received 40 plastic bread bags, all from one person. Score!