Five More Frugal Things
by Katy on November 15, 2024 · 4 comments
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I’ve scheduled a free haircut through the Supercuts training center for next week, which is good as my hair has reached the length where it snakes around my throat while I sleep. I love this frugal hack as I get to do something semi-indulgent for myself without the guilt of overspending. (The average price for a woman’s haircut is between $45- $75, if not more for hip urban salons!) The stylists aren’t students, but are instead fully licensed professionals, so there’s no worry about being on the receiving end of a wonky haircut. I’ve been enjoying their services for at least six years and have been 100% happy with each and every experience.
You can check if free Supercuts salon services are available in your area by just calling around, which is how I got on the Portland area’s email list.
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I checked out a fresh stack of library books when I took my mother to sign up for a library card. My library is closed for construction, so I haven’t been able to browse the stacks for at least a month. I won’t necessarily read every book, but it’s nice to have choices to match whatever mood I happen to be in.
I accidentally checked out a “Lucky Day” book that I already had at home, which I guess shows that my taste in reading is consistent.
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I perused the clearance rack on my recent trip to Winco Foods and scored a big $1.28 jar of Plochman’s Stone Ground Mustard, which was a great deal as it would’ve cost $8.39 had I ordered it from Amazon. I’m unlikely to score 10¢ bags of chocolate chips ever again, but that doesn’t mean I won’t be checking that shelf with each and every trip!
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• I used up the last of a bag of mediocre store brand shredded cheese in some grits. It was about to go bad and I’ll make a mental note not to buy it in the future, even if it is on sale.
• I binge watched the TV show Somebody Somewhere through my parents’ HBO account. (So good!) It’s fun to have a new streaming service to flick through.
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I didn’t buy a vulgar gold plated apartment in the sky.
Katy Wolk-Stanley
“Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.”
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After a month in which there was unexpected travel to help family, a week of sickness for both me and my husband (with some overlap) two groups of visitors, pet medical problems, two leaks at our water meter, two engine lights that came on, a craft show, and medical appointments for both of us, I feel like I can finally try to think of something frugal.
1. I found two dimes and a penny in separate incidents.
2. I wanted to use up a lot of milk that was about to go bad. I made butterscotch pudding. It was too sweet but that recipe has a lot of potential. I will adjust and make it again.
3. I paid the plumber for repairing the water leak on our side of the meter. Then I received an invoice for more than the amount I had paid. I didn’t know if I still owed the difference, or if the new bill was an additional amount . I questioned it and received a very nice email saying that the second invoice was a mistake and that my account was paid in full.
4. I had a very successful craft show- the only one I am doing this year. I hardly had anything left.
5. I picked up two books from a free pile and added them to a little free library for others to enjoy.
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1. I made chocolate chip cookies and froze half of the dough for later.
2. My youngest daughter and I spent several enjoyable hours putting together a large puzzle she had gotten for Christmas a couple years ago.
3. I just finished one library book on my kindle and downloaded another. I’m going to read Horse which I know a few of you have read already.
4. I purchased several Bath & Body Works purse size hand sanitizers at an estate sale. I’ll put some in each of my daughter’s stockings this Christmas. I also bought myself a small tube of hand cream for my purse. All of it was unused.
5. My daughter used the last of the leftover rice in the fridge to make herself omurice for lunch. We ate leftover soup and grilled cheese for dinner.
1. My hair doesn’t snake around my neck trying to strangle me as I sleep. Mine gets to a certain length and some of the strands start standing straight up. They should be too long to do that, but they manage. So, the husband cut my hair this week.
2. Since we had the equipment out, I cut the husband’s hair.
3. Husband went to a potluck and brought home Reece’s brownies. I have made them before so I knew they were made by the devil. Even putting them on the back porch didn’t help; it was 21 below zero and still went out there to fetch more of them. I am not a cookie or pie fan, but pound cake and brownies cause me to lose all sense of proportion. At least they were free, so the calories were frugal.
4. My best grocery store parking lot finds are in the winter. I think people get so cold they just want to get in their cars, and they don’t look around. This past week I found a 1-pound sleeve of Jimmy Dean’s sage pork sausage rolling around on the ground near the cart return. Frozen but not a mark on the packaging. I brought it home and inspected it one more time. Perfect, so it will be part of our Thanksgiving sausage stuffing.
5. Several years ago, I found a gift card for a vehicle detailing business. We are finally going to use it to detail the car we are selling; it needs work but is still low enough mileage that even with that it is an attractive deal at the price we are asking. Because we have dogs, it is $225 for the job. Our garage is not large enough for us to do the job ourselves and we certainly can’t do it outside at below freezing temps. And I don’t think we would do as good a job. I have patted myself on the back several time for being so organized that I could immediately locate the card even though it has been several years. The card had $205 on it, so I paid the remaining $20 and the tip out of pocket.
6. Sold another book and mailed it using a USPS mystery shop so the selling price, minus the eBay commission, was all profit.
1. I reached out to Ibotta help desk because I didn’t get 2 bonuses totaling $4. I now have the money in my account. Trying to get to a $50 gift card before Christmas for Hubby. I’m at $43 right now.
2. Down loaded Stop & Shop digital coupons. There was a free coupon for a can of tomato paste that I will pick up next week.
3. Ordered more gifts through my library’s teck department.
4. Took leftovers with me for lunch to my client’s house. She gave me a piece of an amazing crumb cake that I happily enjoyed. She will eat if I eat so I make sure to eat with her everyday.
5. Hubby had leftovers for lunch too. He had coffee and a bagel at work for breakfast. He had a can of soda from work in the afternoon with a granola bar. All of it is free at his job. RSVPed to his work Christmas party. It’s at a nice restuarant. I’m excited. We rarely eat out.