Five Frugal Things -- Spa Treatments for Me & My Coach Bag!
1. I drove across town for my free Supercuts Training Center haircut, which as always was a 100% positive experience. The certified hairdressers are closely guided by their manager and it barely no more time than a standard salon cut. If anything it's faster, as there are no added services that extend a traditional salon appointment. I tipped five bucks and enjoyed the experience of being a wee bit pampered.
2. I was close to Clackamas Town Center, so I popped into the Coach store to have them clean and condition the small leather pouch that I pulled out of a Goodwill bin last week. This is a free service for all their leather goods and now I just need to get it photographed and listed on eBay for my $100 Goodwill Gift Card Challenge.
As a reminder, here's how it looked when I found it -- all dry and scratched up:
3. Clackamas Town Center Mall is just a couple blocks away from Costco, so I drove over and grabbed honey, frozen chicken breasts and a rotisserie chicken. Sadly it was kind of late in the day and there were only a few sample stations.
The original designer bag!
4. I was hungry at this point and actually walked into the food court to grab a $1.50 hotdog, but instead talked myself into heading to the car, as "We have food at home!" plays constantly in my head. Dinner was a combination of the last of some leftover rice and beans, plus half an avocado and a handful of fresh warm rotisserie chicken. Perfect for a cold January evening!
5. I stopped into a regular Goodwill store on my way to get my hair cut, but didn't find anything worth buying for resale. The best bargain is money not spent.
Now your turn, what frugal things have you been up to?
I need to post your quote on my refrigerator....or maybe in my billfold: "The best bargain is money not spent." Brilliant!
Speaking of, I worked last night and was mightily tempted to purchase some really nice Christmas items for gift-giving next December. However, even at half-price on clearance, the item were priced too high, so I didn't buy them. They'll likely be bought before the manager slashes the prices again.
Despite my back hurting, I managed to work the entire 5 hour shift. (It wasn't easy. I was in pain.) I'm headed to the chiropractor in an hour, so hopefully they can do something.
Instead of bringing meds from home, I used the break room first aid cabinet's products to slather on some arthritis rub and take some powdered aspirin (that's all they had; it tastes horrible) during my work break.
Once more, I got complimented on my earring studs. Since I'm at work, where we sell earrings, I'm not able to tell people that mine come from Walmart -- I buy one of those cards that contain 20 pair for $9.99. They look fancy, some even look like pearls or gold, but they're really just painted plastic. And they last almost forever until/unless I lose one.(The ones our store sells cost $7.99 or more just for one pair. Although those are made of real metal and real costume jewelry "gems", not painted plastic. Being a cheapskate, I'll stick with what I have.)
1. Besides gas for my car I spent no money yesterday.
2. I thawed a smoked sausage from our freezer and cooked that up with some beans in the pantry.
3. It was my turn for carpool last night so I took my daughter and my nephew to swim practice. My nephew only lives 2 streets over and they’re on the same team.
4. My husband eats a frozen pizza every Friday so I had him stop on his way home to take advantage of a 3 for $10 deal and also use a $1 off coupon I clipped in the grocery app.
5. My grocery store has a free $7 coupon in their app. I had my husband download the app as well so we can save $14 total on separate transactions. I’m just picking up some odds and ends I need to complete meals.