Five Frugal Things

1. I filled out a Nielsen survey I got an envelope from them with two visible dollar bills in it. Soooo, I opened it and …

1. I got two big tubs of strawberries from my parents I don’t deserve a lot of credit for this but…my mom texted me and …

1. I got a Beyond Yoga tank on eBay Back when I was still getting Stitch Fix boxes, I had gotten a Beyond Yoga pink …

1. I bought marked-down eggs I was going to make waffles on Sunday night and then I remembered: Oh no! I have no eggs! So …

More on the menu-planning hump in item #5! 1. I redeemed more birthday freebies Let’s see…I got a huge iced coffee for free at Starbucks. …

1. I modified my piano bench cushion After I moved last year, my piano bench was having a hinge issue. It’s not the first time…this …

1. I got a free pair of jeans Most of my current jeans are the skinny-jean style, and apparently, those are starting to be a …

1. I turn a shirt into a cropped version I had bought this tee years ago at H&M (my first time ever buying something there) …

1. Lisey taught Zoe how to change her oil Zoe drives a little Civic and it needed an oil change. So, Lisey went out into …

1. Lisey helped me change my oil Despite my whole, “You don’t need whiskers to do that” philosophy, I have never really done much work …

1. I bought another American Giant hoodie dress I don’t know if this is technically frugal or not…but when I was writing my American Giant …

I’ve still been busy working on getting my money back for all my CLEP-related expenses! 1. I got a $30 testing center refund In addition …

1. I got a CLEP exam refund After several days of burying my nose in college algebra CLEP test prep, I emailed the nursing program …

1. I shoe-gooed my snow boots Way back in 2012, before a late-winter vacation, I realized I had no snow boots. So, I went to …

1. I bought a round mirror on FB Marketplace I’d been wanting a round mirror to hang in my office because the walls are awfully …