Hello All,
Last week I shared
how I got a great deal on blackberries, well this week I used them to make blackberry jam! I was able to get 5 half pint jars and one
small quarter pint jar of yummy blackberry jelly out of half of my berry
purchase. I flash froze the rest and
then bagged them for use later on
this year.
I don’t know if you have purchased blackberry jam but it is pricey! So
for $6 I got 6 small jars of jam, and 4 bags of fruit way cheaper than 2 jars
of the jam!
I bought a mop
bucket to keep in the shower to catch the water while it is running and heating
up. I can use this to flush the toilet
once or twice and it is an easy way to save some of the wasted water before a
shower.
I am happy to say I
jumped back on the band wagon of packing my lunch all week! Yeah Me!
It is becoming a habit now and it is one I am enjoying. Leftovers ROCK! Most of the time, my leftovers are way better than the cafeteria food —I work in
a hospital and you know about hospital food! LOL!!
I purchased a book
this week! I know, you’re thinking… how
is that frugal, right? But it is a great book- The Complete Tightwad
Gazette. I have been in a rut lately and
trying to come up with new ways to save and while I read each of the 3 book set
back in the day, I had forgotten more than I remembered! So I found a great
deal on amazon and ordered a gently used edition! If nothing else it has been very
inspirational for me. I love new/old
frugal ideas!
The green beans I
found last week on clearance were so stinking good. We enjoyed them with smoked sausage and
potatoes one night and then I had it for lunch 2 days and then just the
remaining beans as a side dish with
another meal. They were delish!
I have been
diligently saving coffee grounds, egg shells, and veggie scraps for my
garden. This is an amazing boost for my
garden and is totally free.
I have started
signing up for free samples again. I was
doing this for a while and somehow just stopped. If you want to do more of this, go to All
You.com and sign up for the free sample newsletter. http://www.allyou.com/coupons-deals/daily-free-samples You will be emailed about all new free
samples daily! Anyone know of any more
free sample web sites?
I have been timing
my showers. No more than 5 minutes. I am trying to get my kids to do the same but
as they are grown, they are a hard sell.
But still, I try!
I hung my towels up
to dry again this week. 2 loads hung
saves almost 2 hours drying time!
My family is now calling me the light Nazi-they really aren't but that is how I think they think of me now! I have been on “light patrol” as my kids used
to call it! I make it a point to turn
off lights as I leave a room and have been bugging the family to do this also!The funniest thing about it is that I used to get so mad at my Dad for yelling about lights left on! Now I am the one making my kids mad! What goes around come around I guess!
Well, that's about it for me-what have you been doing to save money?
Frugal Blessings,
Lisa
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