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Frugal Five: #117

 

With inflation on the rise and salaries not increasing, our ability to make ends meet is decreasing. Therefore, we must be more careful with our money. The Frugal Five is a series that celebrates the daily or weekly activities that help us live a frugal life.    


I am exploring ways to reduce costs during busy weeks. One strategy is to watch the pennies because they add up. Here are some of my tips and tricks.   


1- Garden Harvest Preservation 


July - August has been busy with harvesting and preserving our garden. I preserved salsa, canned tomatoes, pickled banana peppers, froze green beans, dried tomato skins, and dried many herbs.       


2- Our Rich Backyard - Free Tickets to a Red’s Game


My husband’s work provides a set of 4 tickets to the Reds’ game to key employees.   We were gifted a set of tickets and attended the game against the Braves.  I was able to share two tickets with a colleague.  It was a great game and I enjoyed sharing what we had with a friend.  

   


3-  Packed Lunches


Ordering out can get very expensive and is typically not a good use of our resources.   We purchased various lunch options each week and packed our lunch daily.   This saved us at least $5.00 each day.        


4- Coffee To Go 


Picking up Coffee daily can get quite expensive at about $5.00 a cup.   Instead, I choose to purchase good coffee from the grocery store and pack a to-go cup of coffee for myself and my husband daily.    After two days, we have paid for the coffee and creamer, and as a bonus, we have some money left over.   The coffee and creamer will last us for the whole month.    


5-  Make Homemade Chicken Stock


I purchased a rotisserie chicken from Costco for $5.00 and picked it clean to make chicken salad for a week’s worth of lunches.    Then I used the chicken carcass to make a delicious chicken broth.   In addition, I used the stock and some reserved chicken to make chicken tortilla soup. 


What Free-bees have you been able to pick up this year?   The  2024 Free-Bee Summary has been posted.    If you missed it, then click on the link below.   The new Free-bee List will be coming this Wednesday. 


Here is my list:

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