1. I bought some under-dress shorts on sale
The dress I bought for pinning and graduation is fitted and also is white, obviously, which makes undergarments a challenge.
So, when Knix had a sale last week, I bought a pair of the thigh savers in a color that matches my skin tone, because that is the only color that is invisible under white clothes.
Chiquita enjoys licking plastic packages when she can
(White undergarments with a white piece of clothing = always visible! A color that matches your skin tone is always better for invisibility.)
2. I mailed in my speeding ticket payment
It is only $40 (yay!) and no points (yay!), and I started the process of paying it online.
But then I saw there was a $4 fee for paying online, and I thought, “Hmm, well, a stamp sure is cheaper than that.”
Soo, I wrote a check.
(Obviously, getting a speeding ticket is not frugal. But hey, minimizing the damage is at least helpful. And now I know the school speed limit starts at 6 am there (a fact that still befuddles me).)
3. I went to Dollar Tree for my poster supplies
The middle section unties and a list of this patient’s many medications unfurls. 😉
A classmate of mine suggested I get my posterboard at Dollar Tree, and I was so grateful because that would not have occurred to me!
I also bought a big sheet of thick red poster paper there and used it to make some paper kidneys, and the CKD letters (for Chronic Kidney Disease).
4. I bought skinny double-stick tape for my project
I’m not sure if this qualifies as a frugal win or not, but I was about to buy a roll of normal-width tape when I realized you could get two rolls of the skinnier kind for the same price.
Unfortunately, the skinnier kind didn’t come in a single pack, but hey, now I have two rolls instead of one, and the skinnier width was actually better for making my smaller project pieces stick to the board.
5. I got a free eyeliner and eyebrow pencil
CVS sent me a $3 birthday reward, plus I had another $5 of ExtraBucks in my account.
So, I got an eyeliner and a brow pencil for free.
I needed a small purchase to bump up my total so I didn’t waste any of my ExtraBucks, so I picked up two Mounds bars because they were on sale, and also I got a dollar in Extra Bucks after my purchase.
AW
Thursday 8th of May 2025
Yes, Dollar Tree has poster boards! I found out later but I wish I knew it sooner when I brought my girl's poster at the beginning of the school year. Live and learn.
My Frugal 5's - Packed my girl's field trip lunch with things we already had at home. - Got a bag of bruised apples, a couple containers of muffins, and a tiramisu for free from my food pantry, that they got through Costco, which they're not able to give out . - Husband brought each of our 3 girls a couple of Cat & Jack pants at Target since they keep getting holes on their pants at their knee area. Target has a great one year return policy on their Cat & Jack clothes. - Batch run all my errands at the library. Attended a floral arrangement class and got a free bouquet for Mother's Day. While there, returned all checked out books, DVDs, video games, and card games to the library. Also, donated a couple books and turned in our drawings for this summer reading t-shirt contest. - My Husband has been our most awesome handy man. He pushed the loose siding on our house back in, replaced the cracked wood on our deck steps, removed the hard drive from my dying laptop and destroyed it. He's also in the process of fixing our AC unit (Just waiting on the parts to arrive) and the brakes on our two vehicles.
Joyce from Arkansas
Wednesday 7th of May 2025
Five frugal things I saved some greens for soup. I opened a big can of seasoned greens for dinner one night and we still had a lot left after a second dinner, so I froze them to go into a veggie soup later.
I recycled a big, heavy wooden decorative piece to a local thrift shop. This had been sitting in our garage for years. We bought it from a new shop friends had opened to kind of support their new venture and my husband loves nearly anything made of wood. We never hung it because it's big and we didn't have an obvious place for it. I got tired of scraping my leg on it. It will be fabulous – in someone else's home. I didn't tell him, but I doubt he will even miss it. He's a bit of a pack rat.
I doctored up a frozen pizza instead of buying pizza from a restaurant. We wanted pizza but couldn't decide where to get it as we've been disappointed the last few times we ordered – hubby thought the meat tasted bad. So I just bought a few frozen supreme pizzas on sale and added peppers and feta cheese to one to make it the way we like it. We're not pizza connoisseurs so it was fine for us. I made a nice salad to go with it. We saved a bundle since takeout pizza is easily 3 times more expensive.
I treated myself to an hour-long facial. It felt so good and my skin was glowing for days. It wasn't cheap and I can't afford to do it often. After googling how to do a facial step by step, I realized I had nearly everything I needed to do my own facial at home. I ordered some exfoliating pads from Amazon and I'll be doing my next facial at home. I'm think of inviting a girlfriend and we could each have one! It'll save $100.
I dropped off a tax payment to our county treasurer in their office drop box rather than paying a $4 fee to pay it on line or putting a stamp on it. I was out running errands anyway. And then I stopped and visited with a friend who works nearby.
Denise
Wednesday 7th of May 2025
FYI from my community theater hobby----if you are going to be in bright light (like sunlight) black undergarments are invisible under white clothing, too. The light reflects off the white but is absorbed by the black. If you don't have access to skin tone, it works.
I will never understand why there is a fee for online/electronic transfers. They literally cost next to nothing, while accepting a paper check requires man hours. Makes no sense.
Selena
Tuesday 6th of May 2025
Sad to say @Kristen I deem you now officially old. Someone 18-24 years old/some "celebrities" would not give a hoot about undergarments. Said from a person who has not worn a bra since age 17 except when leaving the house as a nursing mom. But it is exciting that you are graduating - Be In Total Control of Yourself. What every woman should aspire to be.
JP
Tuesday 6th of May 2025
I remember someone giving me that advice about skin colored undergarments, before my nursing school graduation. Just passed the 15 year anniversary of that event! I borrowed white scrubs from a nurse friend who had to wear them at her job ;)
Congratulations on being SOOO close to done!!!