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Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673831016296504795noreply@blogger.comBlogger491125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693777272950160088.post-21848090895888041152019-03-26T02:00:00.000-04:002019-03-26T02:00:00.177-04:00Quote of the Week<img alt="stuart scott quote cancer" src="https://www.ihadcancer.com/sites/default/files/img/blog/ihc-20quotes-you-live.jpg" /><br />
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“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.”<br />
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Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673831016296504795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693777272950160088.post-10893883441312533282019-03-04T03:00:00.000-05:002019-03-04T03:00:08.821-05:00 Last Week's Frugality This week I added quite a bit to my pantry. I purchased a case of trash bags for <br />
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This week Meijer had pork chops on sale for 99 cents per lb. so I picked up several packs to separate into meal sized portions and to freeze. Hamburger was on sale for $1.99 per lb. so I stocked up on that as well. <br />
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I packed my lunch all 5 days! Yeah!!!<br />
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I have my Pantry stash built up to the point at which I just am buying the basics(eggs, bread, milk and veggies/fruits) and picking up sale items to help build my stash. I do not have to go shop every week for my weekly food--I shop my stash! It is so convenient and by buying the sales and loss leaders, I almost always am buying my food as cheaply as I can get it and that saves so much! <br />
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Frugal Blessings,<br />
Lisa<br />
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<br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673831016296504795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693777272950160088.post-33309437319602074442019-02-28T09:44:00.001-05:002019-02-28T09:44:36.373-05:00Walgreen's Goodies! This week at Walgreen's, I used a coupon on the Dawn dish soap and got it for 74 cents. The All clothes detergent was on sale for $2.88 and using a coupon for $1.00 off , I got it for $1.88. I wanted to purchase the olives in the ad but they didn't have them. So for $2.62 plus tax, I was able to add a bottle of Dawn and a jug of ALL to my pantry stash! Not big quantities, but when you get your stash built up, small additions bought at rock bottom prices will help keep it stocked!<br />
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Frugal Blessings,<br />
LisaLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673831016296504795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693777272950160088.post-33825037426972522012019-02-28T03:00:00.000-05:002019-03-01T22:38:09.267-05:00Thankful Thursday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today I am so very thankful for still having my Mother in my life!</div>
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She lives with us and while that can be difficult sometimes, I love her to death! She has not had an easy life-Losing parents, 2 husbands, ten brothers and sisters, and a son. Having to rear 3 children on her own had to have been so very tough but she never complained, or felt sorry for herself because of it.</div>
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She was my rock who taught me, by her example, to believe I can do anything I set my mind to. My Mother can sew, quilt, can, mix and pour concrete sidewalks, garden, fix minor repairs around the house and anything else she cares to do! She is truly a Jack of all Trades and master of most! While she isn't able to do most of those things now, with her failing health, I still see that Can Do attitudes at times!</div>
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Hello, <br />
I hope this post finds you all well!<br />
Last week I felt like I was back in the coupon groove! I used coupons at Walgreen's to get dish soap for $.49 and a bottle of clothes detergent for $1.49. Also saved $4 on two sticks of deodorant.<br />
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I used a $5 off coupon at Big Lots to get a free canned ham and a free can of chicken breast to add to my pantry.<br />
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My DH is addicted to soda.Thank goodness he likes the Big K cola from Kroger. It was on sale for $1.99 per 12 pack so we stocked up on them. Bought 6. He will make do for a long while on that!<br />
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I was able to get 4 Mayo, and a case of water cheap using the buy 5 save 5 sale at Kroger.<br />
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Used 2 more coupons to get $4 off of 2 more deodorant sticks! Used a coupon for deodorant for my DH as well. At least we won't stink! Lol!!<br />
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Was able to purchase 24 cans of ravioli for just $12!! Nice addition to my pantry stash especially since I love ravioli.....right out of the can......cold! Lol! It is true!!! Don't judge me!!!<br />
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I packed my lunch all 5 days! Go Me!!<br />
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Our Goodwill trip was very productive! I found a very nice sweater set for $4.99. I found a pair of dress pants to match for $4.99. Also found 2 shirts for just $1.79 each. Score for me!!<br />
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It has been warm enough to only use the electric heater in our room when we get out of the shower. We have just been using an extra blanket at night!<br />
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Well,that's about all for me and mine, what have you saved money on?<br />
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Frugal Blessings,<br />
Lisa<br />
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<br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673831016296504795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693777272950160088.post-56737925177401231732019-02-23T03:00:00.000-05:002019-02-23T03:00:02.871-05:00Walgreen's Goodies!Hello,<br />
Yesterday at Walgreen's I took advantage of the coupons and sales to get a bottle of Palmolive Dish soap for $.49, and a jug of Purex laundry detergent for $1.49. I used 2 $2 coupons for Almay deodorant bringing it down to $1.79 each. I also took advantage of the Kroger honey bear they had on sale for $2.99. All in all, I saved $11.10 on my shopping trip! I know I cannot get great quantities of stuff from Walgreen's, but I can get things pretty cheaply if I set my mind to it! Feels so good getting back in the couponing groove!<br />
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Frugal Blessings,<br />
LisaLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673831016296504795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693777272950160088.post-52788976205341581962019-02-22T16:06:00.000-05:002019-02-22T16:06:13.057-05:00Goal ProgressHello Readers!<br />
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I hope this writing finds you well. Several posts ago I told you about my goals for the year. Here is my first progress report:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">My Goals</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">Goal 1: Build up a 6 month supply of food and household items in my pantry stash</span></span><br />
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Since making my goals, I have added 4 cans of chicken breast meat, 2 boneless hams cut into 4 pieces and frozen, 12 Bars of Ivory Soap, a bottle of shampoo(makes 10 in total), a case of TP, 12 cans of green beans, 12 cans of creamed corn, 12 cans of corn, 6 large cans of soup, 6 small cans of soup, and 3 jars of mayo. In addition to the food I already had in my stash I have about 3 months worth of food stocked up! Just need to double it and to find more storage space!<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Goal 2: Save at least $2000 this year</span><br />
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I have started a direct deposit of $200 per month going into savings so I have $200 in the account so far! I hope to exceed my goal by the end of the year!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">Goal 3:</span><span style="color: red;"> To help others in need this Christmas</span></span><br />
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I am behind on this one. Need to start stashing away gift cards to give away at Christmas time. Last Christmas we found ourselves in a jam with my cancer returning and my surgery to remove it. We received so much from so many people that we want to pay it forward this year!<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Goal 4: Monthly date nights with Hubby!</span><br />
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We planned on going out for Valentines day but ended up inviting our Mothers to go with us! Still need a date together though!<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Goal 5: Take better care of myself both mentally and physically.</span><br />
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I have had 2 girls nights out in the last month and plan on one per month! I am making a special effort to take all of my meds daily and my insulin as well.<br />
For some reason I stopped my vitamin D so I have started taking that again!<br />
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Well what do you think? I have made some progress but need to be 100% in order to meet my goals for the year! What have you done to meet your goals?<br />
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Intentional Blessings,<br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Lisa</span><br />
<br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673831016296504795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693777272950160088.post-92172495696699570882019-02-21T03:00:00.000-05:002019-02-21T03:00:08.668-05:00Thankful Thursday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This week I am so very thankful for my job. While it has it's ups and downs, I am </div>
blessed to have the income! I came close to losing it in January after I had surgery--If I would have had to have had chemo I would have lost it because of being off longer than FMLA permits. When I got the call from my oncologist saying that I didn't need chemo right away, I felt like the weight of the world was lifted off of my shoulders--I could go back to work!! <br />
As each day presents it's hardships at work, I try to focus on the feeling of gratitude that I felt after that call from my Dr. back in January. I try to remember that working is the best thing for my family even though it takes everything I have to keep at it some days. <br />
I am so very grateful for the paycheck that is enabling me to build up my pantry stash(6 months of food and supplies) and bank account so my family is in a better place when/if the cancer comes back! Sooooo..... Thank you Lord for my job!<br />
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Thankful Blessings,<br />
Lisa<br />
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Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673831016296504795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693777272950160088.post-37580169176993724162019-02-18T08:26:00.000-05:002019-02-18T08:26:21.064-05:00Last Week's Frugality Hello Dear Readers! <br />
Hope this writing finds you well. So Let's get right into it!<br />
I packed my lunch 3out of 4 days last week. I missed a day and a half of work due to a raging cold that I still have despite a trip to urgent care and 3 prescriptions later.<br />
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We saved $.80 per gallon on gas using our Kroger points. That was almost a $8.00 savings!<br />
I used coupons to get my clothes detergent $1 cheaper per bottle--$4.00 savings!<br />
I found spaghetti sauce for just $.82 per can and added 6 to my pantry. Combined with my $.49 per lb. spaghetti, this will be a super cheap meal! This will be my go to price for spaghetti sauce from now on! I found the Del Monte sauce at Wal-Mart.<br />
My DH was out of coffee so when Meijer had it on sale buy one get one for a dollar, we stocked up on 4 canisters! Saved over $10!<br />
I found several green and yellow peppers in the reduced bin at Meijer. Saved about $2 on the 5 peppers! The peppers will make an awesome Unstuffed Pepper Casserole!(recipe coming soon!) My family LOVES it!<br />
I purchased two more cans of the chicken breast from Big Lots to add to my pantry stash. I am getting close to having about 3 months worth of food and household supplies. I am about half way to my goal of 6 months worth of pantry stash! Go Me!!<br />
Now I just need to figure out where to put it!<br />
We switched from fi-optics to spectrum cable for our phone cable, and internet needs in order to save $40 per month. Well, the internet connection has not been very reliable( I am being very nice about this) so my DH(who just has to have cable) called and has gotten our bill adjusted because of the crappy internet service . Have saved $13 so far!<br />
Well, that's about all from my house-What have you been saving on this week?<br />
Frugal Blessings,<br />
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Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673831016296504795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693777272950160088.post-57230145355871500992019-02-14T07:45:00.003-05:002019-02-14T07:45:37.646-05:00Happy Valentine's Day!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy Valentine's Day to all of my readers!<br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673831016296504795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693777272950160088.post-61079609616037660212019-02-12T08:33:00.000-05:002019-02-12T08:39:07.123-05:00Last Week's Frugality Last week wasn't as frugal as I would have liked! We had an 80th birthday party for my Mother so it was a little expensive. Lots of leftovers-which we are eating on this week! Cannot let them go to waste!<br />
I packed my lunch all five days last week. It is too convenient to charge lunch on my name badge for payroll deduction. It makes the fact that I packed all the better! <br />
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I mended a night gown that was ripped. This is my favorite nighty that I have had for years and years! I'll wear it until it wears out!</div>
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I shop at Big Lots and have found that their off brand of canned chicken breast meat is just $1.74 per can as opposed to Swanson's that is $2.75. I added 2 cans to my pantry. This makes 10 cans total in my stash--remember my goal of 6 months of food stocked. </div>
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My cousin gave us a mess of turnips! Not my favorite but free is great--thanks Charles!</div>
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I bought 2 more whole boneless hams for 99 cents per lb. I cut them in 4 equal pieces and froze them. A quarter ham will feed our family of four very well for less than $3 for the meat for a meal. You can slice and fry or bake it-yummy!</div>
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That's about it for my family last week. How have you and yours saved money? I would love to hear about your saving ways!</div>
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Frugal Blessings,<br />
Lisa<br />
Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673831016296504795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693777272950160088.post-19666811596085553822019-02-12T03:00:00.000-05:002019-02-12T03:00:08.305-05:00Quote of the Week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673831016296504795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693777272950160088.post-56685624570080527262019-02-08T03:00:00.000-05:002019-02-08T03:00:06.822-05:00Pantry Stash Additions
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<span style="color: #7030a0; line-height: 107%; mso-effects-shadow-align: topleft; mso-effects-shadow-alpha: 100.0%; mso-effects-shadow-angledirection: 2700000; mso-effects-shadow-anglekx: 0; mso-effects-shadow-angleky: 0; mso-effects-shadow-color: #9DC3E6; mso-effects-shadow-colortransforms: "lumm=60000 lumo=40000"; mso-effects-shadow-dpidistance: 3.0pt; mso-effects-shadow-dpiradius: 1.0pt; mso-effects-shadow-pctsx: 100.0%; mso-effects-shadow-pctsy: 100.0%; mso-effects-shadow-themecolor: accent5; mso-style-textoutline-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textoutline-fill-color: red; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .75pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-type: solid;"><span style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"> This week I shopped the loss leaders at Kroger and used the digital coupons as well. I was able to add the following to my Pantry Stash: 6lb. of angel hair pasta, and 6lb. of macaroni (49 cents a box), 5 boxes of stuffing mix (49 cents per box), 5 jars of gravy (88 cents per jar), and 1 jar of Kroger peanut butter for FREE! To My first aid stash I added a box of band aids. Remember your household items (cleaners, Soap, shampoo, TP, etc.) and first aid items are part of your pantry stash as well as food Items. </span></span></h4>
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Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673831016296504795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693777272950160088.post-64936449389130843332019-02-07T08:46:00.001-05:002019-02-07T08:57:01.578-05:00Where I have been and new Goals!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Wow, it has been quite a while since I posted last! I guess the big news is that my stage 4 colon cancer reared its ugly head again. It was found on a scan I had in mid October of last year and boy was I gobsmacked by the news! I knew the cancer would probably come back, but really didn't expect it to come back within the first year and a half. Sooooooo......I had to have surgery to resect the tumor in my abdominal wall and then when they got in there they found two or three more spots on my small intestine and omentum(fatty covering of the colon). So the tumor was removed, small intestine was resected two times, and the omentum was removed during a 6+ hour surgery. It was rough recovering from the lengthy surgery but I finally made it! Lol!! </div>
I was able to go back to work in mid January and am feeling good now!<br />
So look for more posts from yours truly in the future! I am getting back in the groove!!<br />
I have new goals I am working on--the cancer caught us in a rough spot financially and I am determined to improve our circumstances so when/if the cancer comes back, we won't have so many financial worries. I will be as prepared as I possibly can be both mentally and financially! I AM DETERMINED!!!<br />
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1. To have a 6 month supply of food and household needs in my Pantry stash by December 2019<br />
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2. To save $2000 by the end of 2019<br />
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3. To help others in need next Christmas( As we were helped last<br />
Christmas-God really showed his handiwork through others!)<br />
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4. To go on a date night with my DH once a month<br />
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5. To take better care of myself both mentally and physically<br />
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I hope you will follow my progress on the above goals and help hold me accountable for meeting all of them! <br />
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Blessings,<br />
Lisa<br />
Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673831016296504795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693777272950160088.post-78937610359834354112018-10-18T00:00:00.000-04:002018-10-18T00:00:05.199-04:00Quote of the Week<a class="oncl_q" href="https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/michael_j_fox_189302?src=t_family" title="view quote"><img alt="Family is not an important thing. It's everything. - Michael J. Fox" class="bqpht zoomc" data-img-url="/photos_tr/en/m/michaeljfox/189302/michaeljfox1.jpg" id="qimage_189302" src="https://www.brainyquote.com/photos_tr/en/m/michaeljfox/189302/michaeljfox1.jpg" /></a>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673831016296504795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693777272950160088.post-17579094564459836002018-10-15T10:15:00.000-04:002018-10-15T10:15:22.164-04:00Last Week's Frugality<div style="border-image: none;">
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I cleaned out the freezers and much to my dismay, I had more than I would have liked, to throw away. I hate waste but things get shuffled to the bottom of the freezer and are not seen again until you clean it out. One of the hazards of having a chest type freezer. Pitching old food really hurts!</div>
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I shopped the loss leaders at our local Meijer. Bought 2 half pork loins and had them sliced. Separated them into meal sized portions and put them in the freezer. For less than $11 I have meat for 7 meals for our family of four. Not too shabby! </div>
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Bought more apples to make apple butter again. We love it on hot biscuits! What am I talking about, we love it on anything and everything! Yummy goodness!</div>
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I have been talking to my DH bout using less. Less shampoo, less dish soap, and less laundry soap. To him more is better but I explained how little is actually needed and he seems to be using less which means more money saved. Now, I just need to keep talking to him about getting rid of cable but that is another story! </div>
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I have been picking up candy making and baking supplies when I catch them on sale and have quite a bit put up for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I usually go ape making cookies but this year I think I am going to concentrate on candies more than cookies.</div>
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Our local grocery closed down last month and I was able to get quite a bit of my candy making supplies on sale. I love making crock pot candy and lots of fudge for Christmas. My mouth is watering just thinking about it!</div>
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Well, that is about all of the frugality at my house. What have you saved money on lately?</div>
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Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673831016296504795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693777272950160088.post-46454959545047426572018-08-27T00:30:00.000-04:002018-08-27T09:12:01.613-04:00Last Week's Frugality<br />
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Last week was still a very, very tight week financially! I was only able to get the basics--eggs, bread and milk using coupons and several transactions. Still very thankful for my stocked pantry and freezers!<br />
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As I started back to work last week, I made sure I packed my lunch each day and refilled my water bottles at work. I figure at $3.50 per meal, times 5 days that this was at least a $17 savings!<br />
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Still eating on the tomatoes and cukes my cousin gave us--Thanks Charles!!<br />
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Since our grocery budget was minute, I made cookies for Tom to take to the hospital for snacks. He was in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit and they are allowed snacks. <br />
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Bought gas at Kroger and used my fuel points to save $.50 per gallon. Thank goodness our prescriptions count towards the fuel points!<br />
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We did spend $6 for entertainment this week! It was more than worth it to see our granddaughter play volleyball! Gotta have some fun Jordyn time!!<br />
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We have been using our homemade clothes detergent for every load. At a cost of less than $.05 per load, we are saving a bunch on clothes detergent!<br />
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Finally, in order to bring our electricity costs down, we have been turning off the AC when the weather had been cooler and at night. We have also been more conscious of the lights being left on and making an effort to turn them off more. I hope to get a clothes line set up next week to reduce dryer costs. <br />
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What have you been doing to save money?<br />
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My cousin Charles brought us a bucket full of cukes and tomatoes! Boy, have we enjoyed those and they couldn't have come at a better time!<br />
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I blanched and froze a mess of green beans we were given last week. Think these will be good for Thanksgiving so I'll be saving them!<br />
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We bought gas at Kroger and saved $.40 per gallon. Not a great savings but it beats nothing! <br />
We made a pot of northern beans and ate on them 3 days last week. My Mother can make a meal out of them and an onion!<br />
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I went to the Goodwill but didn't find anything--savings of ???? I am trying not to spend over $5 each trip so I saved $5.00.<br />
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We stayed home all week except to go to Goodwill and grocery (one trip). <br />
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For entertainment we swam a few days and watched TV. <br />
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Well, that is about it for our family. What have you been saving money on ?<br />
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Blessings,<br />
LisaLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673831016296504795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693777272950160088.post-47438613672728831102018-01-31T01:00:00.000-05:002018-01-31T01:00:10.144-05:00Quote of the Week<a class="oncl_q" href="https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/ralph_marston_132966?src=t_motivational" title="view image"><img alt="What you do today can improve all your tomorrows. - Ralph Marston" class=" zoomc bqpht" src="https://www.brainyquote.com/photos_tr/en/r/ralphmarston/132966/ralphmarston1.jpg" /></a><br />
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Christmas Blessings to you all,</div>
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