Five Frugal Things -- Free Salad Mix & Vacuum Cleaner!
1) I sold the Ikea curtains for $60 that I just thrifted the other day for $13.49. I blogged about them in this this blog post.
You can see in this photo why they grabbed my attention. A welcome shot of color and pattern in a sea of blandness.
The buyer had been looking for these exact curtains, which pleases me to no end.
I renewed all my Facebook Marketplace listings and now have TWO other items that people are supposedly buying today. (Any Marketplace seller knows not to count their chickens before they hatch!) It's always satisfying when I've made the right choices about what to buy for resale!
2) I curb picked a free vacuum cleaner, which looks to be in good condition and not missing any important parts. (Yeah . . . I've made mistakes in the past!) I'll clean it up and order new filters and bags for my youngest, whose crappy Amazon vacuum has multiple issues.
If they don't want it, I can always sell it for a few bucks.
3) I pulled one of my handmade pizza crusts from the freezer and broke it in half. I then topped it with stuff I had on hand and cooked it in my preheated air fryer until the cheese started bubbling.
Tasty easy frugal dinner!
4) I took the wire hangers from my recent closet reorganization to a nearby dry cleaner and they were happily accepted! I was unsure if they'd want them when I first walked in, as their hangers seemed much nicer, but she cheerfully took them.
Pleased to put them back into circulation instead of a landfill!
5) My neighbor got extra salad mix in her CSA (community supported agriculture) box and brought a bag to share. No shame is letting people know that you're the kind of person who happily accepts excess food. It means you're the kind of person to receive random excess food! Of course, I do nice things for her as well.
Salad with dinner tonight!
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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Yay to a quick, satisfying and money-making sale, as well as a free vacuum.
Picked up from a free pile today:
-- Squeegee, the kind with the mesh head like at the gas station
-- Windshield scraper/brush combo, nicer than my current one
-- Garage dustpan to replace our current one held together with duct tape
-- One-gallon water jug, rarely if ever used. Used Goof Off to remove the previous owner's name written in Sharpie.
-- Kid's giraffe plush toy for our dog. I pulled out the plastic eyes so my pup wouldn't choke on them in her mission to tear its head off.
-- Large plastic tote with lid. Found the lid first. Since the homeowner was outside, I asked about the bottom and she said it was too icky to give away, with mouse droppings and all. I told her I didn't mind cleaning it out myself. One less thing for her dumpster and one more useful container for our travels this winter.
-- MY FAVORITE FIND: A paperback book titled "Why Trump Deserves Trust, Respect & Admiration." I took it, planning to recycle it and get it out of circulation. When I got home, I just happened to open it and discovered ALL 206 PAGES ARE BLANK! Hilarious! The back cover says "Drawing upon exclusive interviews and exhaustive research, political analyst David King has compiled a complete and brilliantly accurate account of Donald Trump's virtues and qualities. This is a refreshingly different biographical masterpiece." Still laughing. I'm keeping it now for kicks.
Hilarious!
We went to our city reuse bazaar today (free drop off of absolutely anything, they sort and set out all the things that are usable in a Walmart sized hall, and we can shop for free in the afternoon). We picked up ramps for working on a car, several things to resell, and a couple things for us. I picked up 2 pairs of cleats that Play It Again Sports gives me $5 cash for, right on the spot. I also picked up many used swimsuits as J. Crew has a recycle program that gives $5 credit for each swimsuit piece.
I continue to purge in my house, keeping a running "to list" pile. I list something every day. I'm also using up foods that were aspirational purchases (for example Teff flour). A common theme in my reading is simplifying choices. I really don't mind eating the same rotation of meals, with the occasional variation to use food we've been given. It is definitely most cost efficient.
I picked up only loss leaders at Safeway, which I find very satisfying.
Washed a pair of winter gloves ready to list them. Too small for both of us and quite a few years before they'll fit grandson. These are the decisions I dither about-keep the gloves because eventually they will fit grandson. But what is the cost to me in the space to store them and the brain space to remember where they are 5 years from now. But part of me things there are hard times ahead. I don't know... Any thoughts?