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The Frugal Five: #81

 The Frugal Five: #81


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.    


This week I am exploring how to keep costs down during busy weeks.    Keeping dinner on the table instead of eating out is one of my strategies to get the job done.    Here are some of my tips and trips.   


1- Gas Discount 

We are fortunate to have a Costco membership, so we receive a great discount regularly on gas.     However, before getting our Costco membership, we would use GasBuddy and watch for the lowest prices along our daily route to get the best price. Costco saved me $0.25 per gallon this week.   Before Costco, I was able to save between $0.03 and $0.05 per gallon.  


2- Grilling Chicken for Lunches


This week Chicken Breasts were on sale for $2.49/lb, so I picked up a large pack of them.    We grilled them over the weekend and packaged them for the freezer for future use.     Typically, we will pay $13.99 for 2 pounds of pre-grilled chicken.    Therefore, we are prepared for the rest of the month. 


3- Pick Up Weekly Free-Bees 

I was able to pick up an amazing number of free-bees this week.  I was able to pick up an 8x10 Photo, 4 Frebreeze Sprays, 2 Colgate Toothpaste, and 4 Hershey Candy Bars from Walgreens this week.  In addition, I was able to use my Store Coupons and My Perks Rewards from Meijers to pick up Knorr’s Rice, ¼ pound of Asparagus, 1 Banana, 1 Gallon of Milk, 1 Green Pepper, and 1 Gallon of Windshield Washer Fluid.     CVS gave me 1 free Covergirl Eyeshadow and Kroger provided me with ½ gallon of Oat Milk.   19 Free-bees in March already.   WOW!


4- Eating at Home


Through meal planning, crock pot meals, and dinner kits, we were able to eat at home every day this week.    This saves us between $45 and $60.00 per eating-out event.      Yippee!    On our way to save some money.    


5- Saving on Entertainment

We love movies, hiking, and playing games.     We are enjoying the warm weather and taking long hikes through nature.   It is getting us out of the house and helps to de-stress us.      In addition, we are using the free movies through our already purchased items, such as Amazon Prime, Tubi, and  Freevee.   


What Free-bees have you been able to pick up this year?    My entire year is attached below.    


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.


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