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1. I sold a Duplo squirrel.
Sonia and I packed away the Duplos for storage while tidying her room, and I decided to sell this squirrel. It’s sort of an unusual Duplo piece, and it didn’t fit tidily into the box.
So, I put him up on eBay, sold him, and shipped him off to a new home!
Only $6 in my pocket, but that’s $6 I didn’t have, and one less thing I need to store.
2. I soaked some wilted cilantro.
I wanted to some for our burrito bowls last night, but mine was looking pretty wilted.
So I snipped the ends off, put it in a cup of water for a few hours, and then all was well.
3. I fixed a reusable bag.
This is one that folds up into a little bag, which is attached to the actual bag.
The seams on this had frayed, so I did a little zig-zagging.
Beautiful? Nope.
Functional? Yep!
4. I fixed a hand-me-down shirt.
Apparently one of my girls had cut the tag out of this shirt rather messily, which left a small hole.
So I sewed that up before I put it into a bag for one of my nieces.
It took just a minute, and now it won’t just end up on someone else’s mending pile!
5. I’m not planning to buy anything on Prime Day (which is today).
If I had a $10 Prime credit from shopping at Whole Foods, I’d buy something. And I might do the“Buy a $25 gift card, get a $5 credit” thing.
But aside from that, there aren’t a whole lot of can’t-pass-up deals for me.
Prime Day feels a little like Black Friday to me: a lot of hype, not that much in the way of amazing bargains.
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Share your own Five Frugal Things in the comments.
(Also: Are you shopping on Prime Day? If there are can’t miss deals you think we should know about, share in the comments!)
Shannon says
1) Today, I’m headed to Kohl’s to return/rebuy clothes my husband bought without a coupon – should save $40+ dollars
2) Combined a sale at Kroger with an Ibotta rebate to buy 20 veggie burgers for $6, normally $17.50
3) We have 3 first birthday parties this month. I happened to find some toys at Target on clearance that my kiddo has and loves, so they should make good gifts. Spent about $50 on $100 worth of toys.
4) Followed my meal plan and avoided fast food this week.
5) There are 2 second and charles locations near me and each location has different buyback criteria for books. I took 4 boxes of books to the first location – they bought back 2 boxes worth. Took the remaining 2 boxes to the 2nd location and they bought back 1 box worth. Ended up with $40+ in store credit to use and only 1 box of books to recycle.
Rachel R. says
1. I made my daughter’s cupcakes & party decorations for her birthday party. I found clearance plates/napkins & thrift store tea cups for her party. We rented out the library party room for $10.
2. We used summer reading program coupons for an lunch after church.
3. I froze grapes & bread that were about to go bad. I’ve been using clearance spinach from our freezer in smoothies.
4. Did some deep cleaning in a hallway closet & discovered a lostswimsuit/forgotten cleaning rags. Got rid of misc. clutter.
5. I bought supplies to do some freezer cooking (breakfast egg wraps, twice baked potatoes).
Monica says
1. I did do some Amazon shopping for Prime Day, but it was for items that I had sitting in my cart for a while, things that I needed. I’m switching my internet from one provider to another and will be losing a streaming box, so I got the Fire Stick to use with our TV at a really good discount. I also managed to NOT buy a bunch of things that I didn’t need lol.
2. Started doing the “click and collect” service with our local grocery store where I build my grocery list and a staff member puts it together for me and delivers it to my car. I’m 9 months pregnant so I appreciate that I don’t have to waddle down the aisles AND I don’t impulse-buy skittles to make me feel better about waddling down the aisles lol. It’s just whatever’s on my list, nothing more!
3. I had been really unhappy with my vacuum’s performance lately and was about to buy a new on on Prime Day, but I decided to take the whole thing apart and discovered a major hidden clog. I gave it a full cleaning and it works like new again!
4. Made my husband a birthday cake from scratch instead of store-bought.
5. I’m using up all my produce this week on my son’s summer camp lunches. I’m lucky in that he loves veggies but I bought a bit too much cucumber that would have gone bad otherwise.
Becca C says
1. Made radish green pesto pasta for one dinner and radish green soup for dinner another night with radish tops from our garden.
2. Picked and froze a big bag of black raspberries from our yard.
3. Went to Target and got only what was on our list. Woohoo!
4. Made a homemade card and from scratch cake for a birthday party instead of buying them.
5. Went to a local lake one day and a splash pad another day for free fun summer entertainment.
Suz says
Just thought of a frugal something that I’ll throw out there – last week I sent in an old backpack to Jansport, which has a lifetime warranty on their bags. Our backpack had gotten hardy use (4-5 years of heavy textbook use) and had developed small holes and the zipper was fluky. They have a really easy warranty policy – no need for sales slip etc. – you do have to pay to mail it to them (cost us @$10), but that’s the only cost. They will either fix and return it, or send you a free new one (you indicate what colors you would prefer). They couldn’t fix ours so – we just got our brand-new backpack in the mail, in our first color choice. Definitely love a company that stands behind their product like this!
Nan says
I’m sorry- I know they have that policy but to
me it is a warranty for a newer backpack that has not held up. I could never return a 4 year old backpack regardless of the warranty but that is just me. I really can’t speak for others.
Susan says
I see your point, but if a company is willing to offer this type of warranty, there is nothing dishonest about taking advantage of it. Oftentimes these products cost more initially because of the warranty.
WilliamB says
That’s an extremely quick deterioration for a Jansport backpack. They usually last through decades of hard use without a problem. Glad to know they stood behind their warranty.
Susan, did they send you the same type of backpack you had before?
Suz says
They sent the same type in the sense of it being “large;” I think there were multiple bag names (all looked pretty similar) we could have gotten from that category. I was actually expecting they would repair it – the main issue that made me send it in was that there were several small/growing holes in the bottom, and I thought they’d sew on a new bottom. This was not one of their backpack styles that has that reinforced leather bottom; maybe this style doesn’t hold up as well… So I guess my thought is, if I bought a new one I’d go for the leather (or whatever) reinforced bottom style. But in the meantime, I’m happy they stood behind the warranty!
Kelly says
1) Redeemed credit card rewards for a Lands End gift card, I will use this to purchase school uniforms for next year.
2) Consolidated errands, bought most groceries at Aldi, and bought gas at Costco.
3) My son and I went to a local park to go running and play tennis when we needed to be out of the house on short notice. We packed snacks and water. We had a great time and spent no money.
4) Our contractors finished up work mid morning one day last week so I made sure to pick our dog up before 1:00 so we only paid for a half day of doggie daycare.
5) I have been diligently using up everything in our CSA box. This has meant some very different, but tasty dishes. The latest was a salad made from Bok Choy & Napa Cabbage. It also had apples, carrots, and beets in it. I made a dressing with tahini, lemon juice, and honey.
Susan says
I have a kid heading to college in the fall and one already there who is switching dorms which means a new mattress size. I bought the older one a mattress topper to make the crappy dorm mattress more comfortable and a set of sheets. We had planned ahead and bought a full/queen comforter and blanket for him originally, so only these items need refreshing. I am sending the old mattress topper with my incoming freshman as she will be in the twin XL for only 1 year. I also ordered a first aid kit for her but that’s it.
Cathy in NJ says
1. Did not buy an ice cream maker on Amazon Prime. I checked the price on Sunday then Monday it cost $17 more. Wait what… no sale. Today it is only $14 more!
2. Had zucchini, green beans and cucumbers from the garden for dinners and lunches.
3. Bought a Lucky Brand shirt, 2 pair earrings, & origami book for my daughter at a yard sale for $4.
4. Shopped the garage for a fan to bring to work. Cleaned it up and it works great.
Alison says
Kristen, not sure how you store cilantro, but just thought I would tell you how I store mine. When I get it home, I snip a wee bit off the end of the stems, then stand the bunch in a glass of water and put in the refrigerator. Occasionally I will change the water and snip off a couple of mm from the stems. The cilantro lasts for weeks and weeks this way.
Tamara R says
Alison, do you cover it, or just leave it exposed? Lasting for weeks and weeks woyld be amazing!
Alison says
No, I don’t cover it.
Julia says
1. No Prime day.
2. Was able to get a coupon from the pharmaceutical company that reduced my husband blood thinner meds from $250 to $10.
3. Remembered to replace my gas cap at the gas station. I have a little routine I do so I don’t forget it and have to buy a new one.
4. Made pulled pork in the crock pot with ingredients on hand
5. Got marked down veggies for us and the guinea pigs at the store
Heidi Louise says
Re: gas cap: I once read a tip that said if you lose your gas cap, go to a gas station and ask if it was left there, or if they have any extras people have left. You might find one for your model.
Suzan says
I am avoiding Prime day too. If it isn’t healthy food, necessary medications or fuel for the next two weeks I am not buying.
1. Taken a quick audit and written down 26 possible meals using what is in the cupboards and fridges.
2. I wish I could not buy the medicines as this is a huge cost every four weeks but we go consistently to the same pharmacy and they do look after us.
3. Meals are home cooked and will remain so for the next little while.
4. Since petrol is expensive so I plan trips so that as much as possible is done on the one trip.
5. Believe it or not I have fruit soaking for Christmas cooking and will make the cakes soon.
Stephanie says
1. Found two shirts for work at dollar shirt day at the local thrift shop.
2. Cooked and ate at home when I sure wanted to just pick something up on these hot hot days.
3. Shopped only at ALDI last week!
4. Shopped for needed house items during 11 percent sale at menards. Exciting things like door knobs and light switch covers!
5. ????
Karen. says
I did shop Prime Day, but only on behalf of my mom for the long-planned purchase of two Kindle readers. The clothing markdowns (also mentioned above) were super disappointing. I need three items to fill out my wardrobe and am apparently too particular, since it’s taking more than a year to find things I like and am willing to pay for (new or used). I have yet to browse the grocery selection. Sometimes the prices for things like cereal are good. But if I don’t get to it, so be it.
Karen. says
One interesting thing that correlates with Prime Day is other online retailer sales. Pretty handy if you’ve been looking for something in particular to go on sale. Not handy for just buying to buy, lol.
Deb says
I did get the gift card deal at Amazon as we have relatives (grandkids! ;)) all over the country and I know I will use it. I am also looking at the 5/15 book deal as that is like 33% off their already discounted book prices and I have a kiddo on college.
But all the other stuff is just stuff…
Jadie says
No Amazon shopping for our family today as their warehouse workers are striking and as union members we always want to be in solidarity with other workers who are trying to improve conditions for everyone. (Also my grandma would haunt us for crossing a picket line, virtual or real).
And as someone above said, it’s pretty annoying to pay more in taxes than the country’s richest person
Brooke says
I checked my wish list to see if anything had gone on sale. Other than the fire stick, it had not. I used my $25 gift card (plus $5 promotional credit) to buy that and a book sitting on my wish list with the $5 off a book coupon). Ie – I stuck to my plan and got exactly what I expected to be on sale.
Kristina says
1. Thanks for the gift card tip, I ended up buying one but am refraining from any other Prime shopping.
2. No other shopping either (theme of 2019). My kids have completely destroyed their sneakers, so I might use the Amazon gift card/credit for those.
3. My friend was getting rid of two rattan chairs. I need more seating in the house so I was happy to accept these. They are in great shape and can be used both indoors and outdoors. Just washed the cushions.
4. Pre-ordered all my kids school supplies via a PTA fundraiser. I priced it out and the package deal ended up being cheaper than buying items individually.
5. Visited the free Smithsonian museums in DC with my family (one of my summer bucket items!). So happy to live close enough to visit these world class sites regularly.
Susan says
I want to buy a few things for my son, leaving shortly for Ohio State. We have to fly the 2000 miles so we are limited to what he can bring with him. Everything else will get shipped directly from Amazon, Ikea or Target. I would love to buy some cheap things on Amazon (plus a printer…not cheap.) But, I can’t start shipping to the dorm until August 1st. So I am not buying anything today on Prime (well, maybe the gift card!)
Mona M says
If this is for college – he might not need a printer at all. Most universities have printing fees bundled into tuition, and students can print up to a significant number of pages (~500/semester, I think, at my school) for free… May be worth looking into it?
jan says
Only one, but my daughter is getting ready to pack for college. She has a big drawer full of T-shirts that have sentimental value (autographed by camp, drama or school friends, commemorating plays she was in, clubs she belonged to) but she doesn’t like wearing them because she hates the crew necks.
I looked up online how to convert a crew neck T-shirt to a vee neck. It isn’t too hard, so I’m converting many of the shirts and the rest we are stuffing and turning into fun pillows for her bed in the dorm. She will have a new wardrobe of all the shirts she didn’t like to wear because of the neckline.
Anne says
I normally don’t do Prime Day, since I share your impression of it, but I got a great deal on a car seat this morning. We just realized that the one we used with our first two was expired, and with Baby #3 headed this way in just a few weeks, it was good timing. I’d link to it, but it looks like they’re already out of stock.
Battra92 says
1.) Prime day for me meant buying a $15 Firestick for the bedroom. I have a specific use for it (hack it and run an app to stream off my network drives) but otherwise there’s a whole lotta nothing on there. I was expecting Amazon’s clothing brands to be on sale and they aren’t so I’m passing on everything.
2.) Speaking of Duplo, I debated on buying a Duplo set for my daughter but it’s not her birthday and she has enough toys as it is.
3.) Took advantage of some good deals when grocery shopping and combined them with coupons. I’m actually thinking I may need to downgrade my grocery budget as I’m consistently under budget.
4.) Paid my car insurance and homeowner’s insurance in full (always makes for a massive hit in June/July but w/e) but by combining and paying in full I ended up saving quite a bit vs. paying in installments.
5.) Used a bunch of Microsoft Rewards points to get some Target gift cards. I used them to buy stuff we needed (boring stuff like laundry baskets and the like.)
Jenelle says
1. Just had to giggle at myself here at work. Right before I started to type this I wrote out a list for shopping. Noodles was on my list and then I remembered I had some in my desk drawer here at work for when I forget to bring my lunch. I can scratch that off my list!
2. I went school shopping for my son (my daughter’s class has no list!) before church yesterday at Target. I knew that the majority of the items he needs was on sale this wee. We stuck to the list and even found cheaper post it brand notes in the stationary section of the store instead of the back to school section. I used my Target debit card for a grand total of $7! The remaining two items on the list we already own! Done, done and done!
3. A co-worker of mine gave me two x-large citronella candles for our camper. They just need to be dusted off! Another co-worker brought in a few tops that her mom found while yard sale shopping.
4. Using our pool membership regularly since its gotten very hot here.
5. Attended a work meeting and was able to bring home a bag of black and white cookies.
Susan Fitzpatrick says
The post it notes that Dollar Tree carries seem to work just as well as the name brand and they are only $1!
WilliamB says
1. I saved $150-200 by cleaning some felt-lined organizers myself rather than buying new ones. Hear me out and you’ll see why buying new was so tempting. The organizers are 15+ years old with considerable dust accumulation in the uncovered spots. It took me 20-30 min to find an effective way to clean the felt. The effective way involved the vacuum cleaner, which I loathe using. I recently redeemed credit card points for $1200 in found money, which was sitting there, tempting me. But I held strong to the thought that I’d feel damn silly for spending that much when I knew how to make do.
2. I sold some outdoor side tables for $150 total. Note: that would have paid for the new organizers as well, another thought I had to ignore.
3. That side table I was staining as a test run for the LR table? Didn’t look good stained, so I painted it instead. It was almost free: used paint I have for the back door and $2 of hardware. Now it’s bright and clean and pretty. A-a-a-a-n-n-d … it’s making my white porch look dirty and shabby. I sense a porch-cleaning project in the near future.
4. As usual, surveyed the fridge to see what needed to be used, including cutting away the moldy half of an orange and used the unmoldy half in a smoothie.
5. Made Baked Egg Cups inspired by Starbuck’s Sous Vide Egg Cups. At the same time I baked a spaghetti squash. While this may have saved only a couple of cents in electricity, it kept my kitchen rather cooler.
Anne says
Re 1 and 2, I’m seriously impressed by your self control.
WilliamB says
Thank you. I focused hard on how Future WilliamB would feel about Current WilliamB buying new instead of just cleaning the (dusty rather than disgusting) existing thing.
Future WilliamB owes Current WilliamB a big debt.
WilliamB says
I hope y’all will forgive me for throwing one more in, but it’s significant and solves a problem I’ve had for years. I found a way to get a quality rug pad for a very large rug, for less than half the expected price. Because of the rug’s unusually size I expected to have to special order a pad at a rug store for $$$. I was griping about this with a friend who asked why I didn’t buy two standardized pads and tape them together? Genius!
Moral of the story is: share your sourcing dilemmas broadly. The solution could come from an unexpected source.
Kristen says
We ALWAYS accept more frugality around here.
Yay for the genius friend!
Laura Vanderkam says
1. My biggie – my laptop could be repaired! That was $200, but much cheaper than the replacement cost of a new computer. My old computer lasted from 2010 to 2016, and so I was really hoping my current one would go longer than 3 years.
2. The only thing I purchased for Prime Day was the Kindle Unlimited trial (since it’s free). I made a note to evaluate if I wish to cancel in mid-September, so I’ll make a conscious decision about whether to keep it.
3. When I ran a rather annoying errand this morning (related to getting a Canadian tax ID number…) I managed to find a parking space where there were still 48 minutes on the meter! This made me deliriously happy.
Amanda says
1) We keep a whole bunch of stuff in our amazon cart. It’s stuff we need for the office, stuff we know we will need but don’t yet, and stuff we think we need in the moment. Sometimes if it sits there a week I realize I can live without it and it never gets purchased. But it works out well for prime day too. For example we have known for a while that we would need two more sets of headphones for two our kids for the plane when we go on vacation. I put them in my cart, but we weren’t hurting for them, so I hadn’t bought them yet. And then this morning they were each $5 off!
2) We should have gone grocery shopping yesterday but got home too late. Somehow we still scrounged up breakfast and lunch. I think with milk we might be able to get supper on the table.
3) We love the beach, but rarely do a week at the beach because we prefer to home exchange to new places for vacation. So we got our beach fix with one long day trip to the beach on Saturday. We packed a lunch and picked up a pizza for dinner on the way home. It was a lovely, cheap day.
4) I borrowed a second piece of luggage from my mother in law. When our family of six goes to the Pacific North West next month we will entirely carry on. Everyone will have backpacks, and we already have one carry on. So one more carry on piece of luggage should get us there and back.
5) We stopped airbnbing our home in May, but I was sneaky and left the listing up with no dates open. I knew that airbnb was going to soon do the evaluation for super host, and sometimes they give me a $100 credit with it. I got my credit this month, so now I will officially take down the listing.
K D says
1. I am skipping Prime Day. I don’t have Prime and don’t need anything.
2. I did get an Instant Pot. It was on sale at Bed Bath & Beyond. I was able to use a coupon and paid for most of it with a gift card (that I’m sure I bought at the grocery store when there was a promotion). I used it to cook beans yesterday and was impressed. I look forward to trying more recipes in it.
3. A friend gave be some surplus tomatoes. We had some pilfered from the vine last week. The best guess is a deer helped themselves to semi-ripe tomatoes.
4. We attended a concert in the woods last night. The concerts are sponsored but they collect donations so we always donate. It’s still a cheap evening.
5. Reading books and ebooks and listening to an audio book in the car borrowed from the library.
Eileen says
I’m not shopping Prime Day either – I’ve been on the journey to becoming more minimal in my living and the idea of promoting buying just because it’s on sale is a real turn off for me.
Mable says
I agree, I think it is obscene that we’ve created a new day encouraging people to go on a shopping orgy. And when I read that Amazon paid no taxes on their mega profits, I decided that my own little stand against their corporate greed and lack of being good citizens by paying their fair share would be to stop shopping there.
Jenny says
I noticed that several blog writers whom I usually admire focused on Amazon Prime Day in their writing, which irritated me, though maybe they have to if they’re being paid or sponsored or whatever. And I’m SO thrilled that you didn’t! I think Amazon is probably more harmful than good, for most people and communities. Not looking for a debate here! But, thank you, Kristen!
Ruth says
1 . Vacuumed out my van at the car wash place that graciously offered free vacuums (no wash required!) Our morning started out rough and it was a nice treat for myself that cost no money and involved no calorie consumption.
2. Took advantage of the flexibility of my 1yo and fed her random leftovers for lunch (cold corn, the other half of my peach, and some cheese).
3. My oldest is just getting into Adventures in Oddessey (thanks to a free CD) and right now my kids are watching an AIO DVD someone gave them on Saturday.
4. My cold coffee is part cold brew, part leftover coffee from yesterday that I put in the fridge.
5. My husband negotiated a lower rate for our internet. Someone told us a few years ago how the system works and when you have to call, so he did it for this year and put a reminder on his calendar for next year.
Ruth says
Oh, and I’m not shopping Prime Day. We had Prime for a season, but didn’t use it consistently and can often get what we need with free shipping from Walmart.com.
Julia says
My son loves Adventures in Odyssey. You can listen to episodes free here.
https://www.oneplace.com/ministries/adventures-in-odyssey/
Ruth says
Oh wow! Thanks!
Jeanine says
1. I bought a large industrial size can of crushed tomatoes and used it for making lasagne and then froze the rest in one cup containers..
2. I made a batch of laundry detergent. Once you buy the supplies, they seem to last forever.
3. Froze ripe banana, some blueberries that were on sale and dried parsley that was extra from a bunch that I bought.
4. We had to book accommodations for one night for 5 of us. I booked a cabin at a KOA campground. I saved $100 over the next best price. We all think it will be rather fun!
5.I organized a group of friends to go to the Botanical Gardens on their free day. I just googled free day Botanical Gardens and it gave me the calendar for the year of which days were free. It was a perfect day of peace and beauty with friends.
Beth Hahn says
Ummm, Vitamix for $279.95. If you were waiting to splurge, now would be a great time! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008H4SLV6?ref_=Oct_DLandingS_PC_Gurupa_B008H4SLV6
Cyndi Rienstra says
Nice week! 1. Used my Groupon for carpet cleaning today. Looks great and cost $28 for 2 rooms and a hallway 2. Received a $25 red robin gift card for cleaning a friends house for a party. 3. Sold a new in package shower curtain I picked up at a yard sale for $1 on eay for $24.99 ! 4. Rescued a few boxes of clothes going to the thrift store from a friend and found a bunch of cute outfits that fit. 5. Not really frugal but we previously cut the cable cord and my husband cant deal with it so got a deal with directv for $35 a month plus a $200 gift card to come back. Have a great week!
Kayleigh says
I’m not seeing the squirrel either and I’m so curious!
Kristen says
I can’t find my pictures that I used for my listing! I looked in my deleted items folder and everything. I dunno what I did with them.
Anne says
I don’t see a squirrel in the first picture. Have I missed something.?
JD says
Wow, BJS, your #2! What a win!
1. I actually did shop for prime day. I earned the $10 at Whole Foods and used it, along with some Swagbuck credit, to buy two items I had sitting in my list, waiting: some of those narrow measuring spoons that will fit in a spice jar, and a pack of stainless steel drinking cups, the kind without the rolled edges. We have some SS cups with the rolled edges at the rim of the cup, but it can be a pain to get the water out that has collected under the rim. We are using all non-breakable dishes these days, as my husband has grip issues. That’s not exciting stuff, but that’s what I’ve been wanting for a long time, and I got it for zero dollars and with 2-day shipping. Prime membership isn’t a deal for everyone, but we live in a rural area, and getting stuff we can’t get locally, shipped for free, is a real boon.
2. My washer stopped working. Our first impulse was just to replace it because it has issues already, but then we realized it’s not that bad, so we will see if it can be repaired, first. What’s frugal is that I can wash clothes at my daughter’s and I can wash by hand in the deep sink in our laundry room. I washed three small loads by hand yesterday. I am glad I had the deep sink installed in the laundry room, and that I have a clothes line outside where I can let them drip for a while.
3. It must be pillowcase week. I, too, needed a random pillowcase and remembered I had some put away.
4. I have a crockpot full of bones from the freezer simmering at my house, to make bone broth.
5. I trimmed the excess fat off of the Boston butt I used to make pulled pork last week, and rendered it to make my own lard. Bones and fat can be very useful, yet so much gets thrown away.
BJS says
1. Before my husband headed out to the local hardware store to buy a small item he needed for a project, I asked him to wait while I dug out a 20% off coupon.
2. Called to pay a small medical bill (less than $15). The person on the phone started out a little dry, but as we talked she warmed up. Before I gave her my credit card number, I heard her say, “I’m going to use the something-something for your bill … okay, it’s getting cleared out now, okay, you have a $0 balance.” What?!? I told her I didn’t understand, and she said she has the ability (during the course of some time period) to zero out someone’s account at her discretion. She said she’d send me out a statement with a $0 balance, which I got in the mail a few days later. I’m sure that’s the one and only time that’ll ever happen in my lifetime! I asked what her name is, thanked her profusely, and told her she totally made my day.
3. Had a party for my high-schooler’s friends to celebrate the end of the school year. I bought a bunch of $5 pizzas and splurged on balloons ($6), but that was all I spent. The kids did a good job bringing everything else – decorations, soda, lemonade, chips, and fruit.
4. My son got a new, fluffier pillow for his bed. He prefers flannel sheets over percale, so I thought I was going to have to buy a bigger flannel pillowcase. A couple of days passed with it on my shopping list, then I somehow remembered I had four spare flannel king-size pillowcases in my linen closet. That was such a satisfying feeling.
5. Got free Slurpees with my kids on Thursday. This has become a little tradition with us and I enjoy it.
Kristen says
Aww, that’s so nice about the medical bill!