1. A friend and I joined a walk at a local trail. It is sponsored by a yoga studio a couple suburbs away but they invite the public to join these free walks. We car pooled and each met some new people.
2. I met up with a friend for an evening of crafting. She was worked on a scarf for a seafarer and I worked on a chemo cap.
3. Today I will meet up with a friend for a long walk. I'm trying to enjoy each and every fall day before the onset of cold winter days.
1. I spent several hours yesterday listing a small stockpile of items on Ebay. Crap out and hopefully more money in.
2. I used a discounted gift card last night to buy dinner out with my daughter.
3. I will be walking with a friend today for free exercise.
1. I opened a new savings account as my old one expired (it’s a type of savings account that has a good rate for one year, then it expires and is automatically converted into an account with zero interest).
2. Our espresso machine randomly stopped working. We had bought it on Amazon 18 months ago. I contacted Amazon and they offered a return for a full refund which I gladly accepted! I then looked for non Amazon local options and ordered a new one on an Irish electrical goods website. I googled coupon codes and found one for free delivery for the first order. Unfortunately it did not work. I called the company and they told me I ordered with them before (which I have no recollection of!) but could use a different phone number and the code would be accepted. This did not work, however, when I also changed the email address it did work! Happy days & free delivery 🙂
3. My daughter gave me a Simon’s Cat desk calendar for Christmas last year. I have cut the part with the dates/notes off each calendar page (up until November so far with the November and December pages yet to follow) and will be using the cartoon cut offs as birthday cards, they are just the right size, approximately postcard size.
Hi Katy,
The new format looks great. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into your blog, I appreciate it and always look forward to your posts. Like several others have posted, I miss the ability to easily go back to the previous post and forward to the next post.
Frugals lately: 1) I used a coupon for $79 for my annual Furnace inspection. Not so frugal- the furnace was developing a Crack and it was time for a new system. We could limp it along for an $1,800 fix but decided to change everything during this slow time ( for the HVAC company). The AC portion had 2 be repaired twice in the past 3 years. So instead of throwing more money @ an old system (almost 20 years old) we bought new. While it hurt to write the check ($14,000) we had saved for this repair. Keeping warm in winter and cool in the summer is SO worth it.
Halloween savings/ good neighborhood vibes. I make cupcakes for the children that live near me. The week of Halloween, I deliver them to their door and say, "Happy Fall". I explain that the lights will be out @ our house on Halloween, but I wanted to give them a treat. The kids are always happy to enjoy some cupcakes. We are fortunate that, weather allowing, the kids can play outside, and ride their bicycles on our block. They see me gardening, mowing the yard and doing outside work, so I'm known to them, and the families don't have to be afraid of my baked goods.
Of course, the frosting, sprinkles, cupcakes liners, and cake mix were purchased on clearance and in the pantry.
Watching a FB "reel" gave me a teen Christmas present idea. They love to receive money, but I like to give a small gift so they have something to open. Dollar tree, currently, has candy themed socks. I'm asking the teens favorite candy, finding socks and the candy that goes along with it, and including $20 - $30. For example, a box of Reese's pieces candy,the themed socks, and an envelope with cash taped to the box of candy before I wrap it.
I'm delivering the gifts, at Thanksgiving, to save on postage. Their Mom's are good about setting the presents aside till Christmas.
Thanks for everyone's encouragement to practice frugality where we can.
1. A friend and I joined a walk at a local trail. It is sponsored by a yoga studio a couple suburbs away but they invite the public to join these free walks. We car pooled and each met some new people.
2. I met up with a friend for an evening of crafting. She was worked on a scarf for a seafarer and I worked on a chemo cap.
3. Today I will meet up with a friend for a long walk. I'm trying to enjoy each and every fall day before the onset of cold winter days.
1. I spent several hours yesterday listing a small stockpile of items on Ebay. Crap out and hopefully more money in.
2. I used a discounted gift card last night to buy dinner out with my daughter.
3. I will be walking with a friend today for free exercise.
I also only have 3 things today 🙂
1. I opened a new savings account as my old one expired (it’s a type of savings account that has a good rate for one year, then it expires and is automatically converted into an account with zero interest).
2. Our espresso machine randomly stopped working. We had bought it on Amazon 18 months ago. I contacted Amazon and they offered a return for a full refund which I gladly accepted! I then looked for non Amazon local options and ordered a new one on an Irish electrical goods website. I googled coupon codes and found one for free delivery for the first order. Unfortunately it did not work. I called the company and they told me I ordered with them before (which I have no recollection of!) but could use a different phone number and the code would be accepted. This did not work, however, when I also changed the email address it did work! Happy days & free delivery 🙂
3. My daughter gave me a Simon’s Cat desk calendar for Christmas last year. I have cut the part with the dates/notes off each calendar page (up until November so far with the November and December pages yet to follow) and will be using the cartoon cut offs as birthday cards, they are just the right size, approximately postcard size.
Hi Katy,
The new format looks great. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into your blog, I appreciate it and always look forward to your posts. Like several others have posted, I miss the ability to easily go back to the previous post and forward to the next post.
Frugals lately: 1) I used a coupon for $79 for my annual Furnace inspection. Not so frugal- the furnace was developing a Crack and it was time for a new system. We could limp it along for an $1,800 fix but decided to change everything during this slow time ( for the HVAC company). The AC portion had 2 be repaired twice in the past 3 years. So instead of throwing more money @ an old system (almost 20 years old) we bought new. While it hurt to write the check ($14,000) we had saved for this repair. Keeping warm in winter and cool in the summer is SO worth it.
Halloween savings/ good neighborhood vibes. I make cupcakes for the children that live near me. The week of Halloween, I deliver them to their door and say, "Happy Fall". I explain that the lights will be out @ our house on Halloween, but I wanted to give them a treat. The kids are always happy to enjoy some cupcakes. We are fortunate that, weather allowing, the kids can play outside, and ride their bicycles on our block. They see me gardening, mowing the yard and doing outside work, so I'm known to them, and the families don't have to be afraid of my baked goods.
Of course, the frosting, sprinkles, cupcakes liners, and cake mix were purchased on clearance and in the pantry.
Watching a FB "reel" gave me a teen Christmas present idea. They love to receive money, but I like to give a small gift so they have something to open. Dollar tree, currently, has candy themed socks. I'm asking the teens favorite candy, finding socks and the candy that goes along with it, and including $20 - $30. For example, a box of Reese's pieces candy,the themed socks, and an envelope with cash taped to the box of candy before I wrap it.
I'm delivering the gifts, at Thanksgiving, to save on postage. Their Mom's are good about setting the presents aside till Christmas.
Thanks for everyone's encouragement to practice frugality where we can.