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I biked today! It felt great! I biked 11.43 miles according to Map My Ride, and spent only $2.50 on a special donut. :) This next thing isn't really a frugal, but I have been working on some of the exercises in the Right Brain Business Plan book and discovered that movement is really important to me. This from the girl who was the quintessential phy ed class hater all through my youth. I was surprised to discover this about myself. When I think about it, when I am hiking, biking, running, anything, I really feel alive. So I'm trying to do it more often, and having moderate success.
I also got a bunch more yarn from the coordinator of Team Yarn. I made a shawl that was a hit with some scratchy yarn combined with Fun Fur, which some of the other gals don't like because they say it's hard to work with, but it's easy when put with another yarn. Anyway, I'm making another one with the rest of the Fun Fur that was donated to us. I am glad I mentioned it to her and she offered up the rest because I had used all that I'd already taken and was going to buy the rest of what I needed at JoAnn.
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Kelli, That is a beautiful shawl. The Fun Fur really makes it special.
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Thanks, LilyB! It is so soft.
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I love those colors, Kelli!
Haven't spent any money this week other than the anticipated vet visit, which was less than expected. Think we need some work done to both cars though :(
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Kelli, Just love the shawl you made! The colors and textures are so pretty!
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We've been staying close to home most of the time and its making a real difference in the amount of gas that we use. I went exactly 2 weeks between fill ups and then only needed a half a tank. During the school year, we buy gas twice a week.
Yesterday we did our weekly shopping and had Chinese for dinner. My parents wanted to join us and I talked them into going early like we usually do, saving about $10.
We had promised ds that we would do or buy something special for him after paying off the restaurant-his choice. He didn't come up with anything that he wanted, believe it or not, so I suggested that we get him a new game for his Nintendo ds. I bought him two games with the machine a year and a half ago and that is it until now. I was planning on buying a brand new game or two but we found a used game store. We managed to get him 3 games for $54. The new games are $30-40 each.
We went to the library yesterday and got several books for free entertainment.
Today will be a no driving/spending day.
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Kelli, What a lovely shawl. I have never learned to knit and a friend offered to teach me - my first reaction was to start buying yarn at garage sales/wherever but am trying very hard not to do so. I don't want to get too far ahead of myself.
I did a market research study yesterday (earning $100 for 1.5 hours!) and took the bus since DH had the car. I had to wait 25 minutes for a bus home and almost went to Starbucks to buy an iced tea while I waited but decided to instead stand in the shade and read my book while waiting. The $ went in the bank today - I like that they give you a $100 bill rather than smaller ones - it would be too easy to spend otherwise!
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Making treats put of the garden... Hazelnut sorrel pesto, which I have put on pasta, fried eggs, and roasted veggies. Cobb salad with strawberries, peas, parsley, nasturtiums, pansies, & chard. Beautiful cut flowers in our house -- peonies, roses, lilies, campanula. Sitting under the fig tree on our patio, having a cold beer after work, surrounded by the beauty we've worked so hard to create over the years is just such a joy.
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I saved a little money by having DH pick up some things at Wally World when he was in America last week, which he carried back with him. His trip also allowed me to order some used books from Amazon.com that I need for work, thereby saving loads of cash--both on the books and on the shipping. DH wasn't happy being a "mule," but at least we saved some money!
I also invested a little money on the staples needed to make sushi at home: rolling mat, nori, pickled ginger, wasabi, roasted black sesame seeds, sesame oil, etc. Although my rolls are more like vaguely cylindrical wads at this stage of my learning curve, at least they somewhat taste like sushi from the restaurant, which is saving us loads of money and giving me lots of happiness and, hopefully, better health.
By the way, Kelli, that shawl is GORGEOUS! Wow! :)
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Love the shawl, fidgie! Such pretty colors, and it looks soft and cozy, too! :-)
Nothing too exciting here. Been eating at home and trying to be mindful about waste. I cleaned the fridge today, and while a few things did get away from us, I tossed much less than I have in the past, so that is good!
DD keeps running of with the baby's pacifiers (she uses them to "feed" her baby dolls), so DH suggested we buy a few more. We decided to wait a week or so to see if DS would even continue to like pacifiers. He has started refusing them, so we won't be buying more. That will save us around $6-$8 or so.
A couple of people sent us some financial gifts for the baby, and we put them straight into his college fund.
DH's family and mine have been asking about getting copies of the baby's newborn photos. Well, we really can't afford to get everyone professional prints (they are crazy expensive!), so I have been printing off some of the Father's Day photos I took of the baby at home. They turned out nice, and this will be much, much cheaper.
