The Frugal Five: #48

 The Frugal Five: #48

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.    

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1- Harvested Rosemary

My rosemary plant did not survive the move, and its leaves became dried out.    My husband carefully harvested all of the leaves and now we do not have to purchase rosemary for another year.    Since the gardening season is upon us, so we will either grow another plant by seed or purchase a small plant.    

2- Reused Grocery Store Bags

We try to reuse all items at least 1 additional time before it gets tossed into the trash.     We reuse the grocery store bags at Aldi or our grocery store, carry donates to the Good Will, or as trash bags throughout the house.    

  

3- Caring for Quality Items

We sharpen our knives twice a year, care for our wood cutting boards and marble countertops monthly and maintain the rest of our high-value possessions.     Since we invest in value items, it is important to take care of them, so our cost per year will continue to be reduced as the years go by.    

4- Banana Chip Muffins

 

We had a few bananas that were overripe, so I took the opportunity to turn them into banana chip muffins.     Our church had a Sunday brunch and we signed up to bring pastries. Since, I was already bringing chocolate croissants, so adding a few muffins were nice.          

5-  2 Weeks of Cooking Meals at Home

We slipped into ordering out every week, because I was just too tired to cook dinner after work at least 1 day a week.   I decided to make an effort to cook ALL meals at home for as long as possible.    After all, we spend a lot on food every week and it is important to eat what we invest in instead of wasting it.   I started on April 1st and we are going 14 days strong.    I am looking forward to keeping my streak going for at least 30 days.     

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.