1. My remote sold!
You know that little garage door opener remote I bought at the Goodwill bins for something like $0.50? It sold for a little over $13 on eBay, within just a few days of me listing it.
Crazy!
So now my little Goodwill bins adventure with Katy is actually more than free; the garage door remote sale covered my purchases and then some.
I cut down a saved padded envelope to fit my very tiny item. And Chiquita wanted to bite it, of course.
2. I ordered red lids to save money
After a Pyrex lid cracked recently, I ended up with more 4-cup Pyrex containers than lids, which is causing an issue.
Lidless Pyrex is not very useful.
I hopped on to order a replacement lid, of the silicone variety, and noticed that the mint green/turquoise ones were 60% more expensive than the red and orange lids.
So, that made my color decision easy; the cheaper color is my favorite!
If you are sick to death of your Pyrex lids cracking, no matter how carefully you hand-wash them, may I suggest these silicone lids?
They are thick, flexible, and nigh onto indestructible (I have never had one wear out on me, and I’ve been using them for years.)
They are a little more expensive than regular replacement lids, but unlike regular Pyrex lids, they are a one-and-done purchase.
10/10, definitely recommend!
3. I glued my electric kettle lid
The “silver” (actually plastic) top part of the lid came undone from the bottom part. It’s held on by a little plastic piece, which broke.
So, I used a tiny tube of super glue to put it back together, and we’re back in business.
(In case you have a safety concern here: this part is completely inside of the lid, so there is no concern that the glue will ever come into contact with the water we are heating up!)
I love these little tubes of super glue; up front they seem more wasteful than a regular tube, but the nice thing about them is that you never end up with a big ol’ dried up tube (which has been my super glue experience more often than not.)
4. I made a roasted vegetable soup
I had some potatoes, celery, and carrots that needed to be used, so I roasted them along with an onion.
Then to make them into soup, I blended them up with some of my homemade chicken broth and added some milk and seasonings.
And now I have a nice big batch of soup, ready to eat.
I am curious if this can be frozen, so I’m going to take my own advice to try it and see.
I’ll set aside a small amount, freeze it, thaw it, reheat it, and see how it fares. That way, I’ll know what to do next time I make this type of soup.
5. I got a free Starbucks drink for my road trip
I took a day trip to visit my college girl, and I got a free coffee for the road, using my Erie YourTurn Rewards gift card.
I got the pecan crunch oatmilk latte, which is delicious and also 130 calories less than a pumpkin spice latte (340 vs. 470 for the venti size in both).
Marybeth from NY
Wednesday 22nd of October 2025
1. I got a dozen jalapeño ketchups for 34 cents each on clearance at Aldi. I make food baskets every year for Christmas. Most of the men in my life love spicy stuff. 2. I got a bunch of summer clearance at Dollar General. The matches wouldn't ring up so they gave them to me for free. I love 90%off. 3. My friend and I went to a pizzeria for dinner last night. I brought the leftovers to work as my lunch. 4. I made a big pot roast on Sunday. We had finished the sides. I made mashed potatoes and carrots and we had that for dinner. 5. We still don't have the heat on. It's supposed to get cold the rest of the week so I might have too.
Elaine T
Wednesday 22nd of October 2025
5 Frugal Things
1. I packed lunch and dinner for my road trip to a work conference 3 hours away. 2. I decided against making an extra drive for some dessert once I arrived. Saving my wallet and my waistline! 3. I used my free night from Marriott reward for my overnight stay for the conference (the hotel offered by the conference was pricey) 4. Been in a fall soup mode- I made several pots of soups to mix and match for work lunches/dinners throughout the week 5. I wasn’t feeling great yesterday but did go to a prepaid gym class yesterday to use up my 10-class package ! I just took it easy during class.
AW
Wednesday 22nd of October 2025
My Frugal 5+ - I’ve been craving my mom’s home cooked Vietnamese food so I’ve been self educating myself with free online video recipes and I’ve been cooking Asian food at home these last couple weeks. - Will be taking my girls to the library tomorrow for their free monthly Lego Building club. They’ll be building a spider and Halloween cart together. - While at the library, we’ll be returning items and checking out an inter library loan of the Harry Potter 8 DVD disc collection. My 2 oldest girls have been into Harry Potter recently. - Will take my girls to the pumpkin patch on Thursday for their half admission day (normal price is $8 per person) and will bring a wagon for an extra couple dollars off. - Been playing card and board games, watching free movies and reading books. Everything we all already had or borrowed.
Selena
Tuesday 21st of October 2025
My five frugal things are work, work, work, work, and work. Leaving me little time to spend money much less remember when it is pay day. Oh to be paid again once a month on the 15th or at least the 15th and the last day of the month. Enough years at this job to officially "retire" but the earliest it will happen is next spring 1st day of the month when I turn 65. I can afford COBRA, ACA can no longer be considered a viable health insurance plan. Regardless, all of us in the US will be paying more for health care.
Blue Gate Farmgirl
Tuesday 21st of October 2025
Pulled up the tomato vines, sweet peppers, sweet onions and harvested the celery. I chop it all, freeze in 2 c portions for soups, stews and sauces. I picked the remainder of the hot peppers to make cowboy crack for Christmas baskets. Braided the garlic to store in the larder. Wrapped the winter squash in Amazon brown paper and sawdust in boxes. Harvested the last of the zucchini, shredded, drained and portioned in 2 cup freezer bags. Made pesto in ice cube trays. Today is elderberry gummies day. My farmer helper took the last baggie of them to get over his wicked cold. I love the wine rack water bottle storage idea! I see stylish wine racks all the time at estate sales. Silly me, I had been picking them up and buying a bottle or two of wine as house warming gifts. Ha!