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Frugal Fridays- April 17


Making small changes that have big results. 
Living the Good Life On A Budget can happen with small changes repeated weekly. 
Here are some ideas as to how you can make some small changes that will have HUGE
results over the course of a year.  
On Friday’s I share 5 frugal ideas to help you maintain The Sweet Life on a Budget. 
These things will have money saving ideas and/or a way to enhance your lifestyle for
very little money. 


Mending a few items-   A button missing- A small rip, A seam unravelled-- No worries!   It is
an easy fix and no replacement needed.     
Used Free Movies Sources- Roku, Amazon Prime, Vudu, Library and Family/Friend
Exchange. 

Enjoyed the sunrise and sunsets.     Beauty is all around us and it is easy to give into the
stress of our current situations, but by pausing, slowing down and enjoying the simple things
in life our stress can decrease.   This can provide us with the much needed energy to do
what is necessary in this time of crisis.   

Restaurant Remakes- Sandra Lee created an entire show series based on doing this.   She
has inspired me to bring this fun activity to my home during this time of crisis.   She is a
great resource for doing this in your own home. We have made Butter Chicken, Spanish
Chicken, Greek Kabobs w/ hummus and pita.   
Baking Day-   Since we are trying to go grocery shopping every week, there are a few things
that we didn’t plan well enough to be able to do that week or so I thought!    We decided that
we would go without yogurt this week, so we could stretch our milk and we would also make
more items this week from scratch. We made Bread, Peanut Butter Eggs, Easter Cheese
Pie, Dips, Hummus and more.  
What Frugal ideas do you have? 

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