Five Frugal Things | a Pusheen mug repair
1. Lisey Krazy-glued her mug back together
Her beloved Pusheen mug broke.
Luckily, it was a pretty clean break, so she just Krazy-glued the handle back on.
2. I remembered to use Fetch rewards
Fetch is a receipt-scanning app, and I'd forgotten to use it for a while (I get a little unmotivated because it's slow going when you don't buy name brands!)
The good thing about this is that if you leave Fetch alone for a while, they welcome you back with a nice points bump.
So, you know, only 5,000 more points and I can get a $25 gift card.
(I did mean what I said about it being slow-going.)
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Fetch is a free app that gives your rewards based on what groceries you buy. You can get $3 (redeemable for things like Amazon credit!) just for downloading the app and scanning your first receipt. Use code QG8V2.
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3. I made some energy balls because I have a LOT of peanut butter
The last time we volunteered at the food pantry, they had cases of Jif peanut butter left over, with more to be donated the next month.
So, they gave us a flat of peanut butter, which I am now working on using.
Anyway, Lisey started a new summer job working at a lumber yard (apparently she is on a mission to work in as many male-dominated jobs as possible in her lifetime. Ha.) and she walked 9 miles on her first day there.
When she works jobs like that, she has to be careful to eat enough to keep her weight up, and that's what made us think of energy balls, which are a little like cookie dough, except with no eggs.
They're super calorie-dense, easy to pack to take to work, and they're a great use for my extra peanut butter.
If you'd like to make a batch, here's the energy ball recipe.
4. I picked up a few grocery markdowns
I can't walk past the markdown shelf without taking a quick peek, and this time there were several things I wanted.
(I skipped the banana-flavored granola bars. We all know why those are on the markdown shelf!)
5. I planted green onions + more marigolds
I had quite a few green onion ends, and I planted some in pots and some in various spots in my borders. Since grown-up green onions look sort of decorative, you can put them pretty much anywhere.
I also planted some more marigold seeds.
I still am not anywhere near getting through the seeds I saved last year, and I only saved a small fraction of the seeds that my marigold plants produced!
And this is why marigolds are on my list of frugal plants.
1. Our bearded dragon died a couple of months ago. We cleaned out his large terrarium and I listed it for sale together with a bundle of lamps and all the other goodies the terrarium included. FB marketplace didn't seem like a place where people look for terrariums, so I also listed it on Craigslit and got it quickly sold.
2. Gave away two nice nursery pictures on a Buy Nothing Group. Frugal for someone else 🙂
3. We need some dead trees and tree limbs taken down in the yard. Together with our neighbor, we arranged for three arborists to come and give us estimates, getting a bundle offer. Also, it's been nice to hear the perspective of three different professionals on the health of our trees.
4. When buying a birthday gift for my husband, took advantage of a 15% off first order offer.
5. Stocked up on toiletries in CVS. I didn't see many sales for things I needed, but after uploading several digital coupons ended up with a large discount (two large packs of toilet paper, facial lotion and something else I can't remember for $30)
Oh yes, hair conditioner also at CVS! Why has the price of hair products gone up so much??
You must shop at a Martins/Giant because those markdown stickers look familiar!
1. My son's baseball tournament was this weekend. We were very lucky to live about 6 miles from the field, so we were able to go home and eat in between games. The team divided up snacks and drinks...so no one was tempted by the concession stand. We did splurge on ice cream after!
2. My checkbook is in the red this week. But we have enough gas to make it to work and plenty of food at home, so now the "game" is to survive on spending nothing the rest of the week. If I make a game of it, I'm more motivated to stay positive. I still have my coffee (that I make at home or at work) and plenty of snacks to last me until Friday.
3. We are getting ready for camping season and while I was cleaning out our camper I took inventory of what we needed in terms of personal items (toilet paper, contact solution, etc.). I will make sure that I use what we have (in the house) before going and buying more.
4. I live in a college town and the few students who were living here have moved out for the summer. I've been making my way around, checking out some items that were left. I was able to save some from the landfill and recycle others.
I can't think of anything else amazing right now, so I'll just leave it at 4 this week!
Jenelle, I always hear of the incredible finds in college towns at the ends of semesters. I've always wanted to do a scrounge, but alas, am nowhere near anything like that. Sounds like fun, though.
Yes to the incredible finds behind college dorms and Greek houses end-of-semester! I've seen and/or gotten microwaves, bulletin boards, coffeemakers many types of furniture, and much more.6
I’ve never heard of Martin’s. Around here Giant goes by Stop & Shop. Same labels.
1- Since my kids prefer a specific type of oatmeal that is at one place not so nearby, I made my bi-monthly visit when I was as close as I might get. They had an entire shelf full. So, I bought all of it so I don’t have to go back sooner than necessary.
2- I remembered to check their online coupons. Ten pounds of russet potatoes for free. I grabbed the potatoes and oatmeal; nothing else.
3- Last night I tried a new recipe that used a number of things we had on hand, including some of a bottle of flavored olive oil that was my free item of the month over the winter. It was a hit.
4- I’m working through the freezers. I found a rather old package of chicken. No freezer burn so I turned it into soup.
5-I also found a few servings of lasagna in the freezer so I’ve been having those for lunches.
FFT:
I mended a small tear in a fitted sheet (small tears, unmended, often become big ones)
- shredded and froze cheese for later use
- added some yarn from my stash to a themed gift
- replaced worn matrasses by new ones, at discount price
- made book reservations at the library, rather than buying
Plus one: looked for and found materials for necessary repairs at a discount
Frugal:
1. I also plant my green onion ends all over the place once the temps get warm. I will now not have to buy green onions until after the first freeze.
2. Cooking and eating at home.
3. In the pandemic times in motor city I had not been super frugal about groceries. I had been allowing 100 dollars or less at grocery pickup. This week I really focused on deals and coupons and picked up 113 dollars of groceries for 61 bucks. I have not been IN a grocery store since March 2020. Thank you to the heavens for grocery pick up. ( GROCERY PICK UP IS KIND OF LIKE A FUN GRAB BAG FOR GROWNUPS at times!!!)
4. Did not purchase new sandals for summer but really want some!
5. Biking and walking for exercise while listening to free podcasts.
Take care!
I am so thankful for grocery pickup as well! 🙂 It saves me from buying a lot of extra "stuff" at the store.
I wish I could get on the Grocery PickUp Bandwagon BUT I just can't. Every time I have done an order they have replaced items with other items that I DON'T want and the fruits and veggies are awful. Where do you grocery shop that actually picks good produce? I am unfortunately still "at risk" and I can't be vaccinated due to my health so I am very scared to go to stores now because of all of the people that aren't vaccinated and are no longer required to wear a mask.
Whole foods has great produce (have never had a problem with delivery) as does Instacart (look for natural grocer produce or a myriad of other places near you - the shoppers will always notify you if a fruit/veggie isn't fresh enough for them, and I've always had the option to choose a better option). I pretty much only shop via delivery, and while I wouldn't recommend something like wally world delivery, I would the sites/stores above.
The danger of getting sick may be the vaxxed actually, not the unvaxxed (possible shedding of spike proteins), so either way, delivery is probably the safest option.
I feel compelled to speak up about the last paragraph, which is contrary to all of the medical sources I found. I’m not here to argue but as a public health nurse, I have been working around COVID-19 for so many months! We cannot have unintentionally erroneous info prolonging our pandemic.
Kristen, I hope it’s OK.
1. Went to IKEA for the first time in over a year and didn't go hog wild. I was really contemplating buying an induction cooktop for use in cooking outside and I came to the conclusion that not enough of my pans would work on it and I don't need it.
2. Bought some manga with all the Amazon digital credit I've been accumulating thanks to purchasing some necessary items for work and the home repairs.
3. Used the 30% off under $10 items coupon at Harbor Freight this past weekend. I didn't go hog wild and only bought things I need (some new paint brushes, Frogtape etc.)
4. Perhaps a TMI one but I get fungal infections sometimes due to damp skin (I'm no athlete but it happens.) As a preventative from time to time I use Gold Bond. I just discovered Dollar Tree has a generic version (talc free) at 6 oz for $1. Same ingredients. $1 in the name brand buys you just one ounce. It's not a product I buy all the time but I'm stocked up for a while.
5. Did a BJ's' run and bought a lot of meat that was cheaper than the grocery store sales. The downside was I had to spend some time prepping it and getting it ready for the freezer but it worked out well.
It's been an expensive few weeks between the cat and a road trip, so I'll just share some awesome uses for your peanut butter trove instead!
This stew is AMAZING--there is no such thing as a bad batch.
https://www.budgetbytes.com/african-peanut-stew-vegan/
Ditto for this dressing.
https://www.budgetbytes.com/peanut-lime-dressing/
Wow, 9 miles!!!!! Lisey definitely needs to eat well when getting that much exercise.
1) I am participating in a big vintage flea market this weekend. I have been busy pricing and organizing. I’ll be so happy to get these things out of my house and garage.This semi- annual event did not happen at all in 2020. The profit that I make goes to help my son and daughter who are graduate students.
2) This one is absolutely silly. I picked up dog clothes for my DIL- to-be’s chihuahua from Buy Nothing. I took a picture of her that is adorable. I will get it printed and framed for her as an I-love-you gift. This little dog is something else!
3) There was a fabulous sale on ground sirloin this week, so I bought 10 pounds. I also used a $3 store coupon. This has been divided up into 1 pound packages and frozen.
4) My husband has taken his first business trip in 14 months. (Rescue Pup is very confused. She keeps going into his office.) Food has been simple and I eating leftovers for my meals. I should have all the odds and ends cleaned out of the frig come Friday. Other than the ground beef and milk for my coffee. It should be a zero spend week!
5) I needed to order a sign for the vintage flea market. I found a coupon code and saved 30%. Yay!
Ooooo I have some green onions and I'm going to do that! I'm the only one that eats them so if I can grow them and use what only I want without waste, that'd be great.
1. Have been bringing my lunch from home all last week and yesterday. I am going to keep continuing to do that but today I will have to grab something because I've got some errands to run at lunch and I didn't have any leftovers last night.
2. We are on the lookout for a new car. We went and test drove some this past weekend. I'm not in a huge hurry so I'm trying to make an informed decision and working on getting the best loan I can. This will be the first time I will have a car payment in over 15 years but our house will be paid off in Sept. so I'm comfortable taking on the payment but I want it to be as low as possible, lol. I have also driven junkers for so long, I'm ready for something nice.
3. We will receive our tax return tomorrow and we are going to finish up the renovations on our house with it. My husband will do all the work (which is the frugal part). We have to finish the trim on the front of the house and paint. This project has been 5 years in the making and I am so ready to have it done. And I get to pick out paint which is always fun!
4. After 3 years at my job part time, I've been offered to go full time. The insurance alone will drop from $308 a pay period to $123, so that is a huge savings! Along with the extra hours, I will get a nice bump in my pay. Idk if that's frugal but it's a financial win for sure!
5. Revisited my auto insurance policies and was able to cut about $220 off for the year.
Every week I tell myself: This time I'll keep track of the frugal things we do — same with Friday food. It appears I'm not good at that, lol.
Frugal things could include that my husband and I bought a dishwasher for the parsonage. How often does a pastor's wife get to choose her own appliances? I'm guessing not so often. But we had a bunch of options and then found a really nice one with a non-obvious dent that was marked down, and she seems pleased. It's not frugal for us, necessarily, but it's frugal overall. The markdown was $200 savings and we installed it for $20 in fittings vs. $120 for a visit plus fittings.
Plus it's on my LLBean card, which means a new backpack for a kid down the road using the points. Good bags, there.
Yes to LL Bean points!!! If I can' find something to purchase, I let them accumulate for Christmas or Operations Christmas child boxes, looking at clearance stuff for that.
BTW, Fetch has started giving 25 points for any receipt, right now I do a lot of fast food (the kitchen being renovated) and a LOT of Dutch Brothers cold brew (I work 10-12 hours a day 6 days a week) so I scan those receipts as well (also gasoline receipts). It used to be only 5 points for non-grocery store receipts so the extra 20 points per receipt helps!!
I also use NCP, slower going AND items have to be scanned rather than the receipts. Box Tops for education is now a scanning thing too and I've earned a small amount for my school.
My husband just left with a trailer-load of sheep (just five) to bring to auction. This is frugal because it will be fewer sheep to feed, as well as some cash in hand.
Time for end-of-year teacher gifts! I always give them all loaves of sourdough bread. I know they all love them, and it's easy for me to make because I bake it every week anyway. And, of course, very frugal, because the only ingredients are flour, salt, and water. The one teacher who can't eat bread is getting a half-pint jar of the dark amber maple syrup I buy by the gallon. I've never seen that for sale outside of the northeast, so I thought she would like to try it. It's certainly much more flavorful and delicious than the stuff at the store. More like caramel.
I'm sure there's more, but I always draw a blank on this topic for some reason.
P.S. Kristen, do you know what's up with the comments on your Prompted site? Are they just going to moderation and languishing, or disappearing altogether? I haven't seen any comments there (including the ones I submitted) in quite some time.
Yes, I agree with Kristin, Kristen; those things are still not working. I do see the superpower post but am not sure that's the most recent thing you've added, and there's nothing between it and the one about something annoying. 🙂
I am so sorry about this; I'm giving a new company a try and so far, I am massively unimpressed because they keep breaking stuff on that site. UGH.
I was wondering, too. Sorry that things aren't working smoothly! They're still fun to read when I can.
1. I reused old party decorations for my daughter's birthday party. Some of them have become so familiar it's comforting to haul them out every time someone has a birthday. (They're in good shape and still look nice. Frugal is good but when they start looking crappy I will definitely replace them.)
2. I stayed true to my goal of only six gifts for her (and they were smallish, nonpricey things... a craft kit, a summer romper from target, a pair of earrings, etc.). I LOVE giving gifts so it's unendingly tempting for me to buy too many.
3. Taking a hiatus from gymnastics for the summer. This will free up the money for each of the kids to try something different (oldest wants to try a weeklong dance day camp).
4. Took our own lunch last Friday when we went on a kids' activity with another family. There is a small cafeteria there but it's too pricey considering how low quality the food is, plus it seems dirty. And with four of us eating it adds up so quickly.
5. I made banana bread and banana muffins to use up sooo many overripe bananas taking up counter space.
We have a Birthday banner that gets hung up for each birthday. We’ve had it for years. We even took it to Florida one year to celebrate our sons birthday when we took a trip to Disney.
I just did this one, literally:
1. I had an annual wellness visit with my primary care doctor in March, making it the first annual visit since I started on Medicare. Then I got notice that payment was denied by Medicare, and I owed $1226.00! I made all the calls, and today confirmed that the doctor's office had re-submitted the claim, correctly coded as the Initial Medicare Preventative Visit, which is how all first annual check ups occurring in the first 12 months after beginning Medicare must be coded. The bill has been paid by Medicare and I can relax.
2. I planted some more vegetable seeds in my container garden, which sits on a concrete slab. I moved one of the containers and discovered four earthworms that were living under it, using the drain hole as their avenue into the container. That pleased me, because that's a sign of healthy soil. The worm castings I put in from my worm farm and the straw mulch have done their jobs in the containers. I caught every worm and put them back in the container.
3. I took our pickup truck and picked up a small load of very finely crushed rock, to use under pavers in our yard. The man didn't want to deal with a check, I never have cash on me and he couldn't take a card, so he just gave it to me, free, over my protests. If I need more, which I probably will, I will definitely have cash on me, but this was very nice of him.
4. I picked, dried and stored stevia leaves from my plant. We use the dried leaves to sweeten our iced tea.
5. I regularly refresh the water in the goldfish tank we keep on our side porch, and did so this weekend. It's actually a cattle trough, fancied up with sand, rocks, and peace lilies that bloom quite happily in partially submerged pots. We built an outflow pipe that empties the tank as the fresh water comes in. I capture gallons of outflow water in a big watering can and use it to water outdoor plants. Thanks to the fish, it's like a weak fertilizer tea. I get good use of the water twice, this way, once for the fish, once for the plants and grass.
This goldfish setup sounds marvelous! And useful!
Lisey isn’t working at the oil change place anymore?
Nope, for the summer she's working at a lumber yard and then she's off to airplane mechanic school, where she will, once again, be greasy instead of dusty.
But for now, it's sawdust for her!
Kristen, I used to make peanut butter balls for my son when he was little because he was so skinny and ate so little. Those are not problems for him now. 😀
My FFT: Planned meals and cooked brown-bag lunches around bits and pieces in the freezer. Added a little oil and molasses to a jar of too-thick natural peanut butter and blenderized it to make it better -- yum! Cut a lotion bottle in half and used a skinny spatula to scrape it clean and transfer the remaining lotion to another bottle. Did not immediately replace a couple of Rubbermaid lunch containers that finally wore out: we have other bowls with lids that will work. Bought coffee in a real steel can with an eye toward baking bread in the can.
1. Cooked our last turkey from the freezer that was purchased last November. I used the electric roaster that sits on our countertop instead of heating the house with the oven. I dumped a languishing bottle of beer into the bottom of the roaster and seasoned the bird with lemon pepper, onion, garlic and tarragon. This will appear in several meals this week.
2. Used seeds bought a year ago for our garden and am happy to say that all have germinated. Hooray!
3. Received a bill from my eye doctor that seemed redundant so I called and it turns out that it was a mistake. Hooray $40 saved.
4. In an effort to do more succession planting this year, I planted an additional row of sugar snap peas and three rows of zipper cream peas.
5. Harvested basil from the garden for a lovely caprese salad. Made stock with the carcass of the turkey and cooked the giblets to give the pup a yummy treat. Completed an annual health assessment that should give me a bit of money back from my insurance provider.
I'm continuing to scan receipts for Fetch, and I'm with you - slow going. I rarely buy name brands, so it doesn't happen quickly for sure.
1) I was able to find an iBotta offer for two things we needed at Costco this week, which was unheard of. We got pico de gallo & strawberries, with money off of each, & then a small bonus for completing an offer. We saved $1.90, so no one is getting rich by doing this, but it's nice to earn a small amount back.
2) Sold a few things on eBay
3) Got paid via Decluttr (mailed in movies, a few books & an old iPod). Put that directly on the mortgage
4) Used a work gift to order takeout on a busy night
5) Used up garden items in salads
Yep; Fetch would be way faster if you bought name brands!
1. Sold a bundle of craft supplies that I've had for many years for $12.
2. Found 32 cents on my walks and at Kroger.
3. With the great weather we had over the past 30 days, I was able to keep my utilities very low ($41.01). This will be the last one though as temps are forecast in the 90s by the end of the week.
4. I salvaged some less than perfect peppers and celery by using them in a rice dish that will feed me many meals.
5. Still walking with a friend three days a week for free exercise and vitamin D.
4FT
1. Still packing lunches for work
2. Did not grocery shop for this week (usually I do it on the weekend before) decided to make do with what I have-trust me I’m not starving myself just trying to use up things to lessen/prevent waste
3. Combined trips on Saturday when I was in the cities it was nice to pick up a few things(saved on shipping costs, so again frugal) and see some family
4. Still using up soap from hotel stays
5. I Plan on using the gas discount either today or tomorrow from my moms grocery shopping. My parents don’t use the rewards because they fill up at Costco
Oops while I could originally think of 4 . I then thought of the 5th one and forgot to change the title
1. I accepted a bunch of free things including sheets and dishes.
2. I served a meatless meal of burrito bowls.
3. I bought some used t-shirts.
4. I accepted free mangos, it's Mango season here.
1. No air conditioning yet! It's getting toastier but we have busted out the a/c yet. This weekend may break us, however.
2. Saved my 15% off coupon to Ollie's for when we bought curtains and curtain rods for the girls' room instead of using it on a smaller earlier purchase.
3. I've been hanging a lot of laundry outside to dry lately instead of drying it in the dryer.
4. We also needed a new drying rack as ours has lived a good long life but now struggles to stay upright. I shopped around and found that process varied widely!! I'm really glad I didn't purchase it at the first place I looked.
5. We have a reusable shopping bag that we've often used for a library bag, but it sprouted some holes. It can't be sewn back together (or at least I don't think it can) but I found some blue carpet tape in the garage and used it to tape over all of the seams in the bag. I have no idea what's special about carpet tape, but it matched the bag and was free!
Ruth T, I am looking for a new drying rack too-- would you mind sharing where you purchased yours? Thank you!
1. I picked up a black dress and Ann Taylor skirt off Buy Nothing for work. I rode my bike there to get it too!
2. My husband found a lawn mower in our neighor's trash. It needs a $12 part, but is worth about $125 used. So, once it is fixed it will be listed for sale.
3. My son brought home the Scholastic book order and wanted to purchase some books. We found all the books he wanted at the library. Holds are free for kid's books in our library system. This saved us at least $30.
4. We planted our vegetable gardens this weekend. We were short 2 tomato cages, but a neighbor had 2 they were not using. We should have a ton of produce this year, which makes me excited!
5. We are going to an outdoor museum this weekend with my sister-in-law and her family. I found a discount for $3 per ticket through work.
1. I needed a sympathy card for a friend. I looked through my box of cards and stationary and found a blank card that would be suitable. I also found a brand new package of graduation cards. I can’t remember ever buying these, but they are just what I needed to write congratulatory notes to my seniors (I’m a high school teacher).
2. I gave my neighbor some books and she gave me some basil and cilantro plants. We were both very pleased.
3. I organized items for our upcoming yard sale. We have one every year and use the earnings to treat ourselves to fun meals when we take our summer trip to Maine.
4. My daughter wanted to give a gift to a friend of hers. I encouraged her to look in the “gift cupboard”, where I stash things that would make good gifts. She found a pretty journal and a set of pens. She sewed a tote bag with fabric she had on hand to hold the journal and pens. Her friend loved the gift.
5. We continued to use up things from the freezer. Last night, we grilled hot dogs that I had found in the freezer. We did not buy any meat at all this week, just using from the freezer or meatless meals.
Oh boy, do I love the grocery markdowns! At my store, in particular, the Asian foods get marked down regularly, so I've scored some amazing deals on things like coconut milk, fermented black bean paste (sounds foul, but is SO good for umami), canned lychees, and rice noodles. Those items tend to be very expensive at a regular supermarket, but the markdowns bring them down to Asian grocery prices so I don't have to make a 50-mile roundtrip drive as frequently.
I also scored some tetrapak organic ready-to-serve soups for a steal a couple of weeks ago. I keep them in my office for days when I forget to bring lunch or when the A/C is down so low that I need to warm up at lunch.
My mom worked on the railroad in the 70’s and then became a computer programmer in the 80s. She also followed the no whiskers needed career track! Go Lisey!!
I sold the other papasan for another $125. More space in my attic, more money in my pocket.
When I finally broke down and bought some needed clothes, I bought mostly discounted ones. Pro-Tip: always start with the sale racks. I brought my purchases home to try on for a longer period of time, to make sure they were comfortable, looked the way I thought they did, met the need, and weren't more than I needed. I ended up returning about 1/3 of them. This is the first time I've bought new clothes in a few years.
Still eating down the freezer. For me, this means buying foods specifically to go with what I want to eat, such as frozen strawberries to go with the frozen bananas for smoothies. Nice thing about smoothies is that they can use up other fruit and dairy as well.
Still brownbagging my work meals (including yesterday's 13 hour day, which meant packing b'fast, lunch, and dinner).
Frugal Fail: I've been waiting more food than usual. Need to renew my focus.
Go Lisey!! She is my hero!! 😉
Again mostly food related:
1. I, too, always check the markdowns and I found a 4-serving bag of Kroger's pre-cooked Buffalo frozen chicken nuggets (non breaded) that includes both ranch powder and Buffalo sauce to sprinkle on. For $1.49! And the chicken nuggets were delish on their own. The toppings were whatever. We ate half the chicken with salad and will eat the rest next week. Working out to 38 cents a serving 😉
2. Picked up our Salad mixes half-priced to be used up quickly (mostly cabbage and crucifers so they stay crunchy and fresh longer). We add all kinds of lettuce, etc.
3. Used up frozen chicken for soup and then repurposed it the next night into tortilla soup by adding pantry and freezer items and spice. We thawed out frozen corn tortillas and baked them into spicy strips to top the soup. Used up lots of stuff!
4. And . . . all the usual mundane stuff -- eating in, taking lunch, shopping my closet, etc.
I finally gave up trying to remember and added Fetch to my todo list app (although it’s easy enough to add to your calendar too). Since it looks back 7 days on email and 14 on Amazon I have a reminder to run it every Monday and Thursday just to be sure I don’t miss anything. That’s also the days I sort my receipts and see if anything is ready to be picked.
1) I was able to figure out how to use points on a grocery store app to reduce the total by $7. (I'm a little slow in the app department!)
2) I signed up for another mystery shop. Yeah for free meals!
3) I picked up a little casual summer dress from the free table. I haven't been collecting many clothes because of the move, but I liked this one a lot.
4) Because we are moving, several people have given us very unique going away gifts. I am so thankful for these tangible memories of our time here.
5) I bought a Subway gift card online for my FIL for Father's day, and it came with a coupon for a free sub.