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A speedy Five Frugal Things

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Quick because it’s already almost 10:00 am here!

1. I sold a faux leather jacket on eBay.

I bought it on clearance over a year ago, never wore it, and recently realized I could actually sell it on eBay for more than I paid for it.

So, that’s what I did. And I’ll package it up and ship it out today.

Considering that it’s a week before Christmas, I am VERY VERY grateful that eBay lets me print out a shipping label right from home.

That way I can just drop the package off without waiting in December post office lines.

2. I used some Amazon credit from TopCashback towards my Christmas shopping.

Mr. FG and I were running a little late on shopping for our kids, but Amazon Prime’s 2-day shipping has saved us. 😉

Whenever I redeem TopCashback credit, I always opt for the Amazon option because you get a small bonus for redeeming that as opposed to cash.

I didn’t have nearly enough credit cover all my shopping, of course, but every little bit helps.

(Related: TopCashback has a really great e.l.f. makeup offer going right now for new members. Join up through this link, spend $10 at e.l.f., and you get $10 back from TopCashback. Also, I believe e.l.f. is offering free shipping at the moment.)

3. I’m using saved shipping envelopes for Sonia’s knitted animals.

She’s got a couple of orders for bunnies and mice, and we’re shipping them out in reused padded envelopes I’ve saved.

Reduced business overhead for the win. 😉

4. I exchanged a Groupon for two new ones.

I bought one for a date night, but Mr. FG and I accidentally let it expire. Luckily, Groupon sent an email offering to let me exchange the full value for a new Groupon.

Phew!

(The paid value of a Groupon never expires, but the promotional value does.)

5. I got a replacement pair of pants from Kohl’s.

Kohl’s sells a skinny jean that actually fits my very slender Sonia.   I ordered multiple pairs online, and they’ve been great…except for one pair on which the fabric split open by the zipper.

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Since this happened shortly after purchase, under normal use, and hasn’t happened with the other three pairs, I took this pair back to Kohl’s, explained the problem, and they replaced them with a fresh pair.

Which will hopefully be split-free for a nice long time.

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Rachel

Wednesday 20th of December 2017

We're enjoying a quiet night at home & it's so good to switch gears from the Christmas hustle & bustle to a little blog reading:)

Here's my 5:

1) I'm filling some cute cosmetic bags with little gifts for my sis/mom. Walked around Walgreens looking specifically for nice clearance soap, nail stuff, etc. This helped me get way more bang more my budget.

2) Used a 25% off coupon for Christmas cards & hand delivered some locally.

3) Bought like new used $1 books from the Library for some gifts.

4) I'm going to make hole-y sock/lost partner mitten puppets with my girls over break. Also plan to make homemade play-dough & use our cookie cutters.

5) Bought a huge container of organic spinach at rock bottom clearance. I've froze a ton & we've been eating lots this week too. Love finding cheap produce!

Kristen

Thursday 21st of December 2017

Isn't it marvelous that you can freeze spinach? Not for salad, of course, but you can always smoothify it once frozen.

Julia

Wednesday 20th of December 2017

1. My son always pours too much OJ in the morning. I saved the extra in a jar for his breakfast tomorrow. 2. Filled my outside pot with free pine branches scavenged from where we cut down our Christmas tree. Looks great! Iโ€™ll add lights later today. 3. Got free Christmas lights from a neighbor that had too many 4. Found a new to me surplus grocery store near our Wednesday night activity! Great prices!,, 5. Got new Clark shoes for me at a silent auction fir $8!!!

Profesora H-B

Tuesday 19th of December 2017

1. I fixed my washing machine! I tried because I had read about you fixing your appliances. It was a VERY simple fix (clearing out a clogged piece of tubing) once I got the machine apart.

2. I am returning shoes that didn't fit, a jacket that didn't fit, and bras that didn't fit. Can't wait to get that $$ back!

3. Made dinner tonight from what we had on hand instead of running out to get food or anything else to supplement.

4. We are making our long holiday trip overnight because traffic is lighter and, since the dog and I both sleep the whole way, we make far fewer pit stops and consume fewer treats.

5. I asked a friend at our holiday destination to borrow an academic book from her library for me to use while I am visiting. I don't need to own the book, so it's a big savings!

Gina

Tuesday 19th of December 2017

1. Eating out of fridge, freezer & pantry...trying to cut my grocery bill way down this month to make up for some of our Christmas spending. 2. Sold a few items on Facebook garage sale sites to make up the extra $ i needed in my Christmas budget. 3. We had a White Elephant gift exchange at my work's Christmas Luncheon. Instead of opening a new gift, i "stole a gift card" someone had as the gift they opened & nobody ended up stealing it from me, so I got to keep it. Will come in handy (better than just an item I probably won't use). 4. Making all of our holiday goodies myself, saving me lot of money from buying them. They taste better too! 5. Used all of our extra Christmas cards from years past plus all leftover gift tags so I didn't have to buy any this year.

Ruth

Tuesday 19th of December 2017

1. Ate leftovers for lunch. 2. Served leftovers for dinner last night. (I made a FULL crockpot of soup on Sunday... for our family of 4.) 3. I put half of the above soup in the freezer already. I didn't wait til it was near it's expiration to do this as I often do. 4. Tonight we're going to look at Christmas lights at a zoo 45 minutes away (free with the zoo membership we got for Christmas last year!) We are packing food for dinner instead of eating out. 5. My dishwasher has been failing to clean dishes, so we've been washing them all by hand for quite a while. Now that I'm pregnant with our third child we are motivated to do something about the dishwasher situation. We debated whether we spend $70 for my husband to buy parts and fix it himself or to get a new one. We opted for the frugal fix. Even though my pregnant/tired self was leaning toward just getting a new one. ;)

Kristen

Tuesday 19th of December 2017

I hope the dishwasher fix is speedy!

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