The Frugal Five: #29

 The Frugal Five: #29

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.    

Last week was a little hard to get anything accomplished, so I needed to give myself grace.   Although I did try to be as frugal as possible, I also needed to keep my life together.    

1- Haircut Savings

Since haircuts are $30 per cut plus tip, each time my husband asks me to cut his hair, I am happy to.    This is a huge savings!   He gets his hair cut every other week, so on average we save $60 per month on just his hair cuts.   

In addition, my salon is offering a special on gift cards this month.   Purchase $100 in gift cards and get $20 free.    Since my hair color/cut runs about $120 per month with tip, this is a 17% savings.    I picked up several gift cards this month.    In addition, for every 10 visits, I get a $50 gift card, so I am tracking this too.   This month my hair stylist had an emergency and at the last minute she canceled my appointment, but I had already driven to the salon.    The salon provided me with another stylist and a 30% discount for my trouble which is about $30.00.   Finally, I’m stretching my hair appointments out by 1 week which saves me 3 appointments per year or $360.00.  

2- Taking Advantage Coupons and Perks

Meijers gave me a $5.00 coupon off groceries for just trying their store the other week.    They had a great price on chuck roast this week, so I picked up a roast and used the coupon towards the bill.    In addition, I utilized my coupons and rebate apps to pick up several energy bars, granola and Jimmy Dean Sausage.   

3- Swimming Meet Snacks

This week started the competition season for my son’s swimming.   Eating out or just picking up snacks when out is very expensive, so I packed a few items and we are set every time.     We pick heather options to fuel our bodies and when others are spending tons of money.   

4- Freeze Tomatoes from the Garden

Prior to the frost, I picked all of the remaining tomatoes from the garden.    When they were ripe, I cut them up and placed them into the freezer.   I was able to preserve 8 cups of tomatoes.    These will be great for chili, soups and tomato gravy.       

 

5- Ice Tea vs. Soda

Soda prices are very expensive and we got into the habit of taking a soda everyday for lunch.    This week, I made an effort to make ice tea at home which is a fraction of the cost for soda and pack a thermos of tea everyday for lunch.    

Do you want to see what we did last week?   

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