Frugal Five: #73

 The Frugal Five: #73

With inflation on the rise and salaries not increasing, our ability to make ends meet keeps going down.    Therefore, we 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.    

1- “Potluck” lunch

At work this week, we are having a potluck appetizer/dessert party for a colleague’s 60th birthday.  Everyone is expected to bring an appetizer or dessert for the party.    Since there will be a lot of food provided by everyone, I am not bringing my lunch that day and will eat from whatever people have brought.   In addition, on Friday, our social committee is providing us with a turkey lunch feast.    

2- Picking up a Cheap Turkey

This week at Kroger, if you spend $25.00, then you can purchase a Kroger turkey for just $0.49 per pound.  Although we do not prefer dark meat, we decided to take advantage of this deal and planned for what to do with the dark meat.     No worries→ we will be using all parts of the turkey within the week after Thanksgiving.   

3- Changing our Choices 

Recently my husband and I have been feeling unhealthy and noticed that we have been consuming a lot of prepackaged items that are not the best choices for our bodies.    Therefore, we are choosing not to purchase certain items, even if they are on sale.  For example, soda prices have been rising steadily over the past year and although we see soda “sales” regularly, the price is high.  We decided to pick up soda for the holidays during the best sale of the season and store it in the basement.    This will prevent us from drinking it without thought.     In addition, we replaced this item with a refillable water bottle.    

     

4- Hair cuts 

I am still cutting my husband’s hair for a quick $30.00 savings every other week.    In addition, my hair salon is offering a 20% discount on their gift cards for the holidays.     I am calculating how much to purchase so that I can get an easy 20% off my hair appointments.   

5- Energy Savers 

Energy prices are still going up in our area and with winter coming, it is important to work on energy-saving opportunities.     We do have a fireplace and use the wood from our grove.   In addition, we unplug appliances that are not frequently used or are easy to plug in.     Another example included checking our insulation and using draft dodgers and curtains to prevent our warm air from escaping.   

What Free-bees have you been able to pick up this year?    My September free-bee haul knocked it out of the park!    Hopefully, October will pick up soon, because it is looking a lot like my August haul.      

Here is my list: 

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.