Five Frugal Things -- May Day Boycott
Today is May 1st, which is "May Day" and a worldwide economic boycott. I haven't promoted it on the blog, as I plan on living my life today as I do the other 364 days per year.
Refusing to buy new whenever I can, promoting the nonconsumer concept to thousands of people on a daily basis and to "use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without."
1) My new (used) iPhone14 needed a proper phone case, but instead of buying one online I simple rummaged through Goodwill's offerings until I found one that clicked perfectly into place. It took a few visits, but in the end I got a graphically interesting case that set me back just $2.69, (55+ senior discount, bay-bee!) and kept Schmeff Schmezos from getting a tiny bit richer.
2) I went for a walk after dinner and came home with a discarded water bottle that'll add 10¢ to my family's growing coffers. By going for a simple walk I was able to chat with a couple neighbors, get some exercise and not hand our hard earned dollars over to a private equity/corporately owned gym like 24 Hour Fitness.
But what about my upper body workouts? That's what the cast iron pans are for!
3) I stopped by Lounge Lizard to sell them the vintage lighting globe that I thrifted the other day for $2.99. I walked out with thirty dollars in cash. This groovy store is in my neighborhood and I love that my sourcing helps keep them in business.
4) I thrifted this lucite table to resell, paying just $11.69. (It was priced at $12.99, but again I used my 10% senior discount, as it was a Wednesday.) I'm no expert on lucite furniture, except to know that some of it can be worth a pretty penny. I haven't been able to identify this specific model, but it's super thick and heavy which is a good sign.
I'll clean it up to sell locally and in the end I'll have done enough lucite research to sharpen my thrifting eye for future lucite offerings. My guess is that it was specifically manufactured for a retail space, which is why I haven't been able to find a match online.
5) I went to lunch with my mother and she paid for my bagel and lox. Thank you, mom!
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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It's super easy to boycott the stores today bc it's raining cats and dogs here! No doubt we'll have a very slow shift at the store tonight and they'll make us fold t-shirts. IMI the deepest pit of hell should be reserved for Hitler, Trump and customs who mess up the T-shirt displays. I've seen dirty clothes hampers that were less jumbled than our T-shirt shelves!
Poor Snuggles! He's decided it's too rainy to chase squirrels in the backyard and he looks bored.
Meanwhile, I'm setting up my secondhand refurbished computer, something I've procrastinated on for months now. Because I have a freelance assignment next week. And I'm reading books in preparation of same
I just hard-boiled some of those (89 cents a dozen) brown eggs I bought the other day. Will be snacking on them a lot!
IM0, customers. Spell check errors again
In "Nickel and Dimed", when writing about her time at WalMart, Barbara Ehrenreich also laments clothing clean-up, but especially the bra section. All those straps and sizes on little plastic hangers. I remember when bras came in boxes, and that might be just as bad to restuff.
Finally made a batch jam from cherries from my niece's tree picked last June. I reused jars and bands. Now to get the other 4 batches made from fruit measured and frozen since last summer including 2 batches of raspberries from my bushes, one more cherry, and strawberries picked from local farmers pick your own.