1. I mended a swimming towel.
We got this towel probably 15 years ago at an Eddie Bauer outlet and it’s still holding up impressively!
Well, except for the one edge that started to fray.
I trimmed the frayed parts off, folded the edge over, and ran a zig-zag stitch down the frayed length.
It was easy, fast, and now the towel is good to go again.
On a related note, we bought some swim towels from Aldi a couple of years ago and they’re really wonderful. After several years of use, they’ve done better at staying soft and lofty than the Pottery Barn Kids ones I splurged on a few years back.
(Scroll down in the post to see the towels.)
2. I made French Toast out of rolls.
I’d brought honey-glazed rolls to a gathering on Sunday, and I came home with leftovers. We ate a number of the extra rolls, but the last ones were starting to get a bit dry.
So, I cut them up and turned them into French toast.
You end up with kind of wonkily-shaped pieces this way, but they’re still tasty!
3. I cooked up egg whites.
Two separate recipes called for egg yolks this week, so I had a container of extra egg whites in the fridge. I normally use whole eggs when I make scrambled eggs, but I heated up a bit of bacon grease and scrambled up the egg whites.
I’d have taken a picture of the finished product, but since scrambled whites vaguely resembled pillow stuffing, I decided to skip it. 😉
(Regular scrambled eggs don’t look that appetizing in photos, and scrambled egg whites are decidedly not a visual improvement.)
4. I ordered discounted pants.
Mr. FG wears L.L. Bean khakis to work, and I found a pair marked down $20 online, with an additional percent-off coupon. I also got a $10 gift card with my order.
I went thru TopCashBack to get my cashback for the purchase too, so, yay me!
(Here’s a rundown of the three main cashback sites I use.)
5. I used the library for history reading.
Our history curriculum gives a lot of suggested reading titles to go along with whatever we’re studying, and I faithfully use the library to obtain these books. The library never has all of the suggested reading, but I put holds on whatever I do find in the database.
(It’s suggested reading, which means it’s not the end of the world if I don’t get every book.)
I can only imagine how much it would cost to buy all of these books each year, not to mention how much book clutter we’d end up with.
The library is such a fabulous homeschooling resource. Love, love, love.
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Alrighty! Those are my five; what are yours for this week?
Maria
Sunday 18th of September 2016
Dear Frugal Girl, My five frugal tips..... 1. We nixed our Saturday breakfast and latte habit at Starbucks after our workout! ( 4 months so far) 2. I cook breakfast, lunch and dinner for us everyday of the week except for a pizza, Mexican or Sushi splurge only on weekends. 3. We only buy hygiene products like toothpaste, deodorant and mouthwash at the Dollar Tree or on sale. 4. I started using Ibotta! ($40 so far) 5. I recently started using Digit for savings. ($60 so far)
Lydia
Wednesday 14th of September 2016
Just a thought about the library -- for the books that your library doesn't have, you can try requesting an inter-library loan. Many libraries are part of groups that will do that for free. Also, if you have a community college nearby, many of them will let members of the community get a library card there and they should be part of those free-lending library groups.
Happy frugal reading! :-)
Jenni
Friday 9th of September 2016
1. I'm delaying getting my grays covered until my bday next month. I will put gift cards to my favorite salon on my "wishlist" 2. Husband did a day trip instead of staying overnight, saving the cost of a hotel 3. Put the extra money that I saved on groceries into our vacation jar, instead of using it to buy coffee out 4. It is Pumpkin Spice Latte season. I made coffee at home and used Silk coffee creamer, maple syrup (pure, of course!) and a sprinkle of nutmeg and pumpkin spice. Yummm. 5. Walked to work today instead of taking the car.
Linda
Friday 9th of September 2016
I'm not sure that I can come up with 5 things but I'll give it a try. 1. Cooked every night this week. No eating out. 2. I took my lunch to work everyday from leftovers. 3. While the girls were at baton practice I took the boys to the park across the street. No driving around wasting gas. That's all I can think of for this week. It was a pretty quiet week.
Isabelle
Friday 9th of September 2016
* Really wanted to swing by McDonalds for breakfast on the go today but I brought cereals and grapes to work instead. * Very happy our second "car" is a bicycle. My husband bikes to and from work year-round, snowy, rainy and icy days included (!!). We save SO MUCH money not having a second car or him having to take the bus. Plus, it's free exercice for him (about 80 minutes/day). He even picks the kids from school/daycare when he can, using the bike and an extension in the back for them. * Got invited by a friend to a Halloween fair. She has free tickets, yay! Normal price : 35$. * Free stuff coming up this week-end : city activities, plum picking with Hidden Harverst, game night with friends. Might take advantage of the 5$ offer from a good yoga studio tomorrow. You pay 5$ and you can try up to 12 differents classes (35 min each) of yoga/stretching/pilates. Good deal! * Going groceries shopping using price matching, buying what is on sale, using reusable bags (gives money back, bonus!), bringing empty cans (gives money back), racking PC Points for future free groceries. My groceries shopping is serious stuff, hihi! * Last but not least : Something that saves me a lot of money is something I do not do, which is Drink. I mean, I drink water and milk, but I'm not a drinker otherwise (pop, juice, alcohol, coffee, etc). It's just not an interest for me. So I'm sure I save a lot of money right there!
Have a great frugal day!