1. I used my Amazon reward points to get a shirt for $2.77
One of my co-workers is always wearing long-sleeve under-scrub tees from Healing Hands Scrubs, so I decided to order one to see how I like it.
I bought a hot pink one because then I can easily participate in my unit’s unofficial habit of wearing pink on Wednesdays. 🙂
And if I like this one, I will buy some more for wearing under my scrub tops in the winter.
Anyway, I used my Amazon card’s reward points to get my cost down to $2.77.
I’d previously bought some marked-down long-sleeve t-shirts from Lands’ End to wear under my student scrubs, so I might go that route too if I don’t love this shirt.
2. I cancelled my Kindle Unlimited membership
I honestly am terrible at reading ebooks; I always forget they are there.
Physical books are elite.
This is how I am with digital calendars as well. I need physical versions of stuff!
I wish I wasn’t like this because there are many good reasons to use digital versions. But alas, my brain resists.
So, I cancelled the Kindle membership, and I will stick with physical books.
3. I skipped my Hungry Harvest delivery
I didn’t need a delivery this week, so I logged in and clicked “skip”. Easy-peasy.
I love that Hungry Harvest lets you do this! The whole point of Hungry Harvest is to avoid food waste, so it’s nice that I can easily skip a delivery if I have a backlog of produce or if I will be out of town for part of the week.
4. I used my Equifax settlement card
I got a $7.44 prepaid card from a settlement with them, and they sent me a reminder email to use it. I’d forgotten about it!
This kind of prepaid card is rather annoying to use because it’s usually impossible to use it for only part of a purchase. And that means you have to finagle your purchase to be close to the exact amount on the card.
I ordered some shampoo online for $7.39, and I will let the other $0.05 go. Ha.
5. I got Native deodorant for sorta cheap
Native deodorant is not cheap to start with; it runs about $13 for a stick.
But by working some CVS deals and coupons, I got two sticks for $16, plus I got $5 in ExtraBucks after the purchase. So basically it was two sticks for $11.
I did an online order for store pickup because my particular CVS always has higher prices in store (my CVS employee said this varies by store, but my store is consistently more expensive).
Online with store pickup means I have the convenience of getting my items same-day, but I can pay the lower price. Perfect.
(Note: I did ask if CVS would price match their own online prices, but I was told no. This makes no sense to me because I can stand in the store, place an online order, and get the lower price. It is what it is, though. 😉 )
Jackie
Monday 15th of September 2025
Anytime I get a prepaid card, I always use it a physical store for the full amount, and then pay the balance of my purchase with another card. I've never had an issue. Just tell them to put $7.44 on the first transaction. Walmart self check out in Canada actually has this option on screen.
Marcy
Saturday 13th of September 2025
I always use those random prepaid cards as a partial payment on my utilities. I have everything setup on autopay, but if I get one of these cards, I simply log in and apply the full card amount to my bill, then the autopay adjusts. This way, I don’t have to figure out how or where to use the card, plus, I get to use the full amount of the card.
Lindsay B
Thursday 11th of September 2025
I'm late posting and have more than usual as we were out of town for a while recently.
1. I’m coming out of the fog of nausea I’ve had for the last several months (“morning” sickness is such a fantastically inadequate name), so I’ve had more energy and margin to be frugal. I’ve not been able to tolerate coffee for the last few months so that was a small savings, and as a bonus I’ve instead been in the mood to drink tea from my very elderly tea stash.
2. I was looking on eBay for sheets for my oldest kiddo’s new twin bed and was surprised at how expensive things were. So I hopped on FB Marketplace and found a construction-themed Crate and Barrel set with a duvet cover, flat + fitted sheets, pillow cases, and two themed decorative pillows for only $35. I don’t care about brand names, but that was a great price IMO! I also had DH pick up a free flannel fitted sheet from Marketplace.
3. We spent the last week and a half in the Seattle area for a family get-together and a few days of vacation. I was able to help eat leftovers to avoid food waste at our AirBnB, and I took a few tea packets (BB dates in 2013-2014!!) to our next AirBnB. I wish I’d taken a few more tea packets as the new place had no coffee or tea provided, and it would have been nice to have.
4. My uncle wanted to clean out his freezers to make room for the new hunting/fishing season excess so my parents and I each flew home with a 50-lb box of frozen halibut, cod, salmon, venison, venison/pork sausage, and even a package of blueberries. My only cost was the $35 bag check fee, so that was a steal.
5. Driving home from the airport (we flew from a major airport 3 hours away to save money), we stopped for lunch. I had two free Chick-fil-A sandwiches in the app (coupons that originally came in the mail), and when I opened the app there was also a coupon for free medium fries. So we ordered only the free items and picked up a few other things at our favorite Kwik Trip gas station to round out the meal. We ate on the picnic tables outside the store and I found a nickel and a penny.
6. I was able to download the Safeway app while I waited in line to checkout in order to save $5 as a new customer and to get the member-only savings on some items. Prices seemed much higher in the Pacific NW than here in the midwest overall.
Michelle H
Thursday 11th of September 2025
Prepaid gift cards - the inability to use them for partial payments drives me nuts, so I log into my Amazon account, and use the prepaid card to buy an Amazon gift card for the same amount, that I then add to my Amazon gift card balance. (clear as mud?)
Kristen
Thursday 11th of September 2025
Several of you guys do this and I love the idea! I will adopt it in the future.
LaLa Smith
Thursday 11th of September 2025
I'm almost 70...next month. But I took a year and renovated my kitchen for under $1500. I hired a man to install the vinyl flooring but did the rest myself. This includes, kickplating, paints, main cabinet rebuild, make new cabinet doors and laminate, tile backslash, buy assemble paint and mount two new cabinets, silicone sink under edge, change out track to can lights, add shelving to pantry, make pantry door, build and tile microwave/spice nook, putty sand and refinish wood trims and sew Roman blinds. It's a labor of love that makes me proud. So much brighter in shades of pink, green and white!