Five Frugal Things -- Museum Day!
1) Yesterday was finally my day to hit the Portland Art Museum with my free library pass and although my kid flaked out at the last minute, I still took myself across town for an adventure. I took the city bus there and back, which set me back just $2.80. Cheaper than parking.
I was most excited for their David Hockney exhibit, but also to just wander the museum for spontaneous discoveries.
Like this painting by the artist Ralph Pugay who used to work at the same art supply store as my youngest. He even taught my daughter's drawing class at one point, which was an amazing opportunity as she was the only kid and we had to get special permission for her to join. I'm very happy for his well deserved success!
I was tempted to keep my admission clip as a souvenir, but turned it back for reuse. I spent two hours at the museum and only left because they were closing. Fun day!
2) My free library pass was for two admissions, so I asked the employee if I was allowed to use my extra ticket to let a random person in for free. She liked the plan and assisted me to make sure my second ticket didn't go to waste. Mind you, the regular admission price is $27.50, so the guy we plucked from the line was very appreciative.
3) I listed the weird Lakeshore figure toys on eBay that I picked up at the Seattle Goodwill last month. I priced them low as they're actually pretty banged up. Not exactly a home run thrift store find, but I only paid $3.99 so not a terrible loss. They stood out as different from most mass produced toys and that always catches my eye. Unfortunately I was socializing with my friend and didn't take the time to look them up.
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4) I set my robot vacuum cleaner to clean the kitchen while I was gone and came home to a nice clean floor. Cheaper than hiring a cleaner. This may seem like a stretch as a "frugal thing," but it's amazing how much schmutz gets picked up by the vacuum.
Let's file this under "cheap thrills."
5) My husband and I watched the new season of Deadloch through my sister's Prime Video account. Absolutely hilarious and suspenseful -- I highly recommend!
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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1. My youngest daughter and I wandered around a large neighborhood garage sale yesterday. It was a beautiful day and we got some good exercise. I found a pair of snow pants for daughter #2 in a free pile. I almost paid for them but decided to wait for a reply from my girl about whether she wanted them or not. I had to drive past this garage sale to go home and saw that they'd put them in their free pile. That's a win and yes, she did want them.
2. I cleaned up a silverplate set of utensils using the aluminum foil, boiling water, baking soda and salt trick. It worked pretty well and I've photographed the set and will list it on Ebay.
3. I made a quiche using some of the ham I had portioned from the spiral ham I shared with my mom. I took this to my MIL's house where DD#3 and I had lunch with her. I meant to make a fresh fruit bowl but ended up taking a can of fruit cocktail instead that was languishing in my cupboard. It worked out perfectly since the pieces are small and soft so she was able to easily eat it. She's 91 and has bad teeth.
4. I sent some quiche home with my sister and I'm sure this will be dinner tonight for her and my mom. Neither likes to cook so I like to give them a break. They do the same for me sometimes.
5. My mom took my styrofoam to the quarterly collection our county does at a local park. This saved me a trip.
Dwadloch is great. A suggestion for you if ypu can fond it is Ten Pound Poms. A fantastic series
After reading your library pass score, I checked my library & they have state Park passes! I need to investigate this further, although we are happy to support our parks - could be a win. I'm pricing out an annual park pass now, which I should have bought earlier in the year (have already been to two national parks).
1) Made a double batch of chicken broth out of two bags of rotisserie chicken bones I didn't have time to deal with & stuck into the freezer. Added 9 containers of varying sizes of chicken broth back into the freezer. It's taking up more space, but they are ready to be put into action for a recipe.
2) Got my doctor to my autoimmune medicine to a 3 month prescription, as required by my insurance.
3) Picked up said medicine at CVS & while I was there, I used a bunch of reward to pick up two containers of vitamins for $3.45. My hair is falling out with the double whammy of menopause & lupus, and my doctor said this may or may not help, but won't harm. For $3.45, I"ll give it a shot.
4) Remembered to make the bacon languishing in the fridge. This will serve as a quick breakfast for DS20 & DH.
5) Made sure to use up the rest of the bagged salad I bought at Trader Joes before it went off.