Five Frugal Things -- Robes for All!
1. I threw my name in the hat for a fuzzy white Pottery Barn robe in my local Buy Nothing group and was chosen to receive it. (It helped that no one else responded!) I host a fair number of house guests and like to have the rooms set with comfortable amenities. I already have a robe for one of the bedrooms, but thought it would nice to have one for the second spare bedroom.
My sister and nephew will be coming to Portland for spring break and now they'll both have a robe while visiting "Aunt Katy." Keep in mind that our only bathroom is down a flight of stairs and across the house, so robes come in very handy.
2. I sold the vintage Wagner Ware pan in under 24 hours on eBay. I packaged it up in a free USPS Priority Mail "flat rate" box, but used PirateShip.com to buy the discounted postage, as eBay no longer makes it easy to select the flat rate option. I then uploaded the tracking number into eBay so the buyer can watch her pan's journey. Convoluted, but it worked, as their large size box was the perfect configuration.
This isn't part of the $100 Goodwill Gift Card Challenge, as it was heavy and would've eaten up too much of the gift card.
3. I dropped off and picked up library holds while on my way to the post office. I'd reserved a copy of George Orwell's Down and Out in Paris and London, which seems like something up my alley. Officially I only read books by women, but I'll make the occasional exception.
It might prompt me to reread Barbara Ehrenreich's Nicked and Dimed, on Not Getting by in America.
4. I cut fresh rosemary for our singular bathroom, which is a year round practice to provide a pleasant scent to an unpleasant room. I have an ever growing rosemary shrub in the garden, which I grew from a cutting.
5. I didn't sue the Internal Revenue Service for ten billion dollars.
Katy Wolk-Stanley
"Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without."
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Nice sale on the Magnalite pan. I love finding those to sell. They always go quickly but not that quick. That's great!!
I don't have much in the way of frugal to add. My kids and I have just returned from a tour of Italy. This was not frugal but my frugality is one reason I can do this.
1. I emptied my refrigerator before I left by way of meals and gave my mom my extra produce that I couldn't finish.
2. I did not turn down my heat before I left because it's already pretty low. Since we were having record low temperatures, I wanted to make sure I had no frozen pipes. I opened all my vanity and sink cupboard doors to make sure any heat in the house could get to the pipes in case we lost power. I'm home and everything is in one piece.
3. I used my travel credit card while on vacation. It has no foreign transaction fees. I was credited the transaction fees from my debit card that I used to withdraw cash. I turned in my customs form at the airport to receive the tax back on a purchase. It has already been credited to my card.
4. I need to buy groceries but the jet lag is killing me. I had everything I needed for some minestrone soup. I had some frozen onion and celery in the freezer. Carrots in the refrigerator were still good. I made enough for many leftovers and will share with my mom. Hopefully today I will have more energy for a trip to the store.
5. I tried to ignore the news at home while I was gone but heard about the Alex Pretti shooting. I am heartbroken. I will be calling my Congressman.