Five Lil' Frugal Things -- Christmas Edition
1. My husband filled my stocking with heavy treats, to the point that he had to enlist a clamp from the basement to hold it on place!
Oy vey!
Here are the contents:
Everything got set aside, except of course for the milk chocolate digestive biscuits which served as a post-breakfast snack. He and I don't exchange Christmas gifts, although we do fill one another's stockings.
2. We watched a couple of Christmas movies through streaming services we already have. "Elf" through HBO, which is $2.99 per month through a Black Friday deal; and "Krampus" on Peacock, which is free with our cell phone service.
They're completely different movies, but both scratched that "Christmas movie" itch!
I went into my Frndly TV account setting and turned off "auto renew" for my 99¢/month subscription, which allowed me access to some Hallmark TV content. No need for it now that the the holidays are over. I'd added a free one week Hallmark+ trial, which would renew at $7.99. I also cancelled that auto renew.
3. My mother gifted me a $100 Goodwill gift card, which I'll work to stretch as far as humanly possible! Maybe I should use it for items to resell and see how much I can earn from an initial $100 start point? That would be fun.
4. I baked up a Christmas morning frittata to balance out the plethora of anticipated treats. It turns out I was the only person who wanted to eat sensibly, which gifted me some perfect leftovers. My husband would've loved the meal, but he worked Christmas.
Boo!
The frittat really was chock full of deliciousness, as I'd added spinach, sautéed mini peppers, artichoke hearts, cottage cheese, Tillamook colby jack cheese and bacon. More for me!
Click HERE to read my "Hakuna Frittata" blog post from 2009!
5. I didn't give a single freaking dime to Schmeff Schmezos while shopping for Christmas gifts!
How was your Christmas? Please share in the comments section below.
I'd have been happy to have leftover frittata as well. Yours sounds delicious.
1. DD and SIL came for dinner at noon. The Sparkling Blush was $1.99 from Grocery Outlet. We really liked it, it was less sweet than some. Leftovers were eaten today and will be eaten tomorrow.
2. I didn't support Schmeff Schmezos either. Most of our gifts were consumables or cash with a Pet Smart gift card thrown in (I used reward points from Discover for that).
3. DH and I do not give each other gifts. DH did a lot of cleaning on Wednesday and Thursday which feels like a gift to me.
4. I listed some items on Freecycle on the 23rd which I suspect became small gifts for others. They were things we didn't need and were still in factory wrapping.
5. We walked to the library as I had a book due. They don't charge fines but I know there is a waiting list for the book. I had two books on the Hold shelf ready for pick up and DH picked up a book and a few DVDs. It's hard to beat the library. It's easier to walk when it is cold and gray when there is a destination.
I saw my oldest son, briefly, in the northern part of the state on Christmas Eve. It was a beautiful drive up and I managed a thirty minute walk at the lovely park in my hometown! Ex said he was not going so I dropped off our middle son’s gift for ex to take to middle son, and ex’s gift on the way up to see the oldest. Oldest was disappointed not to see his dad but was very happy to see me! I will see the youngest son and his girlfriend tomorrow. He is feeling much better. I FaceTimed on Christmas with my daughter and grandkids who live across the country while sitting outside my house in a T shirt bc it was so hot. My thermostat said 80 degrees! But it is going to turn cold next week! Really, I just want to see my kids and I am happy with that. All my kids live in different places and have differing work schedules so I am just happy to be able to talk to them.
1. Went to WalMart to check for holiday candy on clearance, (only 25% off, not the 50% off for the rest of the stuff). Took the last bags of a few things and gloried in shopping in the QUIET! I didn't know they leave the sound system off from 8-10 am, for sensitive shoppers the checker told me. She found it boring; I thought it was wonderful.
Over the past decade or so, the amount of holiday clearance at local major chain stores has gone way down, because they just don't seem to order as much. That's a good move. (Some years ago, I saw a woman at WalMart loudly telling everyone that she had completed her holiday shopping on the 26th for /next/ year. She had three full carts bungy corded end-to-end. I found that perhaps practical but also un-Christmasy, especially as she would have to store the stuff somewhere and would forget what she had).
2. Found various clearance granolas at the grocery store for the husband.
3. Applied cash back bonus on credit card-- we usually don't charge much, because we usually don't shop much, but had dental appointments this month. Dentist does not have a discount for cash/check. His loss.
4. Working through an old book series again from the library.
5. Moving slowly, especially on cleaning, but making slow progress!
I went to the frittata recipe page and the recipes at the bottom had no content.
I'm curious about the black bean recipe.
Crap! Sorry about that!