Five Frugal Things

1. I got the bare minimum haircut service I generally get a haircut about once a year, and it seemed like it was time. So, …

1. I mowed my grass and used the leaf blower My house sits on about 2/3 acre, and luckily, my dear neighbor lets me borrow …

1. I got my Benjamin Moore paint for $10 cheaper I’d have thought Benjamin Moore paint was about the same price wherever you go. But …

1. I got some free tools My friend Elaine,  a blog reader that I met at book club, said her husband had duplicates of a …

1. I’m getting $200 back on my school books My schoolbooks for this fall total $1378. (!!!!) That’s a lot, but many of these resources …

1. I got a free shoe rack I don’t have any specific shoe storage in my closet, so my shoes have just been sitting in …

1. I helped Zoe find a pair of platform Converse I knew she’d been eyeing a pair of platform Converse or Vans, and one day, …

1. I got a wheelbarrow from my Buy Nothing group Someone was moving out of town and offered up a rather old wheelbarrow with a …

1. I got a clearance dress at Target I was helping Zoe with some necessary clothes shopping at Target, and then we poked through the …

1. I got a free lamp I was on Facebook Marketplace looking for something else entirely, and then I noticed that someone had a lamp …

1. I got a free cat tunnel for Chiquita I got this from my Buy Nothing group (that person’s cat never used it) and my …

1. I ordered a watch with a discount code When I mentioned that I needed a watch with a second hand for nursing school, a …

A few frugal things from my trip with Sonia last week, to start us off! 1. I planned a week of meals for Sonia and …

1. We got a “free” cat Meet Chiquita! Soo…I’d been thinking for a little while that perhaps when Lisey moved out, a second cat would …

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 …