Five Frugal Things -- Frugal Errands Galore!

1) I spent a good chunk of yesterday driving around town in the name of frugal erranding.

First errand was to drop off more brand new art supplies from my late in-law's estate. The high school art department supply room is now satisfyingly full with high quality materials. I remember the art teacher sharing that her supply budget was $0 when my kids were students, so there could be no better destination for all this Stuff!

My husband regularly floats the idea of replacing our 21-year-old minivan with a compact car, but it's amazing how often a big car comes in handy.

I also brought a bouquet of hydrangeas for the art teacher. The two of us are doing symbiotic favors for one another and I currently appreciate her more than ever. If it wasn't weird, I'd gift her a dozen bouquets!

2) The next stop was Dollar Tree, as I love sending my kids home with food, but need some leftover containers that don't require a tracker. On record I'm no fan of plastic food storage, but real life sometimes gets in the way of lofty ideals.

3) The Dollar Tree is in the same complex as Chipotle, so I ordered a kids' meal using the gift card I earned from donating platelets.

$5.70 got me two soft tacos with chicken, pinto beans and corn salsa; as well as a tangerine and drink. The tortillas were hard and dry, but otherwise it was a halfway decent meal. Then again my standards are pretty low when it comes to free food.

Hello, cutie!

4) I had more time to kill, so to I drove over to a nearby Goodwill. I walked out empty handed, although I did look up a couple items, including this wall hook organizer.

Google Lens told me it was an Umbra Estique over the door organizer currently selling for $35. (I think it was $6.99?) I've picked up multiple wire and wooden ball organizers to resell through the years, as they're all knockoffs of the $325 Eames Hang it All and sell quickly.

I prefer to pick them up when they're a buck or two, like this one I grabbed from a Goodwill bin back in February. I gave it to my youngest, who painted the balls red and now uses it in their apartment.

I also looked up this toy helicopter, as it didn't appear as mass produced as its shelf mates. It turned out to be a Green Toy brand that sells at Wal-Mart. (Recycled plastic?) Sometimes discontinued high end toys sell for a pretty penny, yesterday was not that day.

5) Speaking of "Yesterday," I finally scored a Lucky Day copy of Yesteryear, which I've had on my hold list for ages.

You can see that I'm not the only library patron looking to read this book! I've been working hard to avoid spoilers and mostly have, aside from readers having a hard time with an unlikable protagonist. I've been in a reading slump since finishing The Calamity Club and am crossing my fingers that this book kicks me back into bookworm mode.

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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