The Frugal Five: #47

 The Frugal Five: #47




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 the daily or weekly activities that help us live a frugal life.    


This week I focused on food-gathering ideas and savings.  Grocery Budgets are stretched to unknown limits, so any free food is delicious. This week I was able to find several opportunities to pick up some free food/treat items and I am so grateful.


1- Free Food

I made a point this week to use the store coupons before they expired which allowed me to pick up a Silk Almond Milk, Pepsi Sugar Free and 2 cans of baked beans.   In addition, IBOTTA had a few offers which when combined with coupons made 2 Core Bars free.  I also had a Register Reward that was about to expire, so I used it to purchase 2 bags of Twizzlers.  When I combined the coupon, Register Rewards and Walgreens Cash, the cost was $0.00.  


2- Community BBQ at Work

This week was our annual School BBQ where the PTO provides the meat for the BBQ.   Each person can volunteer to bring a dish to share.    I voilunteered to bring Baked Beans and since I was able to pick up several cans of free Baked Beans and only needed to add another can, my contribution was under $5.00.    It was delicious and a nice break from having to pack my lunch. 

  

3- PTO Snack Cart

Our PTO hosted a snack cart for the teachers this week.   I selected a Diet Coke, bag of chips and a candy bar as my snack.   It was a nice treat during the week and I am grateful for the PTO’s kindness and generosity.   


4- Lunch and Snack Bag


Our family went to check out a church last Sunday and was invited to stay for lunch.   We were treated to pizza, salad, chips and a drink.  It was a nice treat and we were grateful for the hospitality.   In addition, they sent us home with a welcome back which had popcorn and water in it.        


5-  Harvested Re-grown Vegetables

The other week, I placed my green onion ends in water and waited for them to regrow their green stems.  This week I harvested them to add to my baked potatoes for my lunches.    The green onion stems elevated my lunches each day and the cost to my budget→ $0.00.   


Do you want to see what we did last week?   

Just click on the picture for the link. 



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


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