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Frugal 5: #22

 The Frugal Five: #22

With inflation on the rise and our salaries not being able to keep up, it seems like we have taken a pay cut and must be more careful with our money.   The Frugal Five is a series where we celebrate our daily or weekly activities that help us live a frugal life.    


1- Drying Mint for Winter Tea  

We enjoy tea all winter long.  So during the summer and fall, I harvest various herbs, dry them and mix them into tea.    This week I cut back my mint and started drying it.     In addition, I have dried chamomile, basil, rosemary, ginger, hibiscus, and sage.   


2- Weekly Free-Bees 

This week our free-bees were incredible!   Kroger is having a buy 3 or more and get $2.00 off Each.  I was able to pick up 12 Spimpe Truth Mushrooms stems and pieces, 2 Schick razors, Fruit-tella candy, Pepsi Nitro, and a Perfect bar.  This week Pinch Me samples came in from last month- Stress Calm Meltaway Tablets (20ct), Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Body Wash (2 fl oz), and Morning Recovery (100ml).  



3- Green Sphere Found Cheaper 

While we were on vacation, we stopped by Pottery Time World on a whim.   While looking through the rows and rows of home decor items, my husband spied 2 green spheres affixed to a pot for $10 each.   We checked out the size of the sphere, which is around 8 inches in diameter.    This happened to be the size I had looking for, so I picked them up.   Since we have recently purchased 2 spheres for $15 per sphere, we will be returning them.   

   

4- This Weeks Garden Goodness 

Our garden produce is ready to start harvesting.    We picked a small bowl of cherry tomatoes, but there are several more getting reading to harvest.    Since these tomatoes are from last year's Big Bertha plant, I am going to save some of the seeds for next year.     In addition, we have harvested several long peppers.   I know that this year’s harvest will not be as strong because we moved during the planting season and didn’t have a lot of seedlings to plant.    Just remember– every little bit helps, so don’t get discouraged. 


5-Packing Everyone’s Lunches

Eating out every day during the week for lunch really adds up, especially when there are 3 of us.   School is starting to gear up, so I am back to work.   We pack simple, yet delicious meals the night before, so there is no excuse for eating out.      


Please leave a comment below with your ways of saving money this week.


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