What frugal thing did you do today?

[funnyvalentine]

I love hanging mine outside; I have a wierd little machine that is a washer AND a dryer, and the dryer part isn't working. I'm going to stall on having it fixed until it gets cold again, cause I love that smell of air dried laundry.

celia

Originally Posted by contrary1

Hung my laundry on the new clothesline! What fun! I love that smell....

Second load, ready to haul outside! Just think of all the dollars I can save this summer....

[funnyvalentine]

I also managed to start a LOT of seeds this year. The UNFRUGAL thing was that I bought seed start soil this year, because I have damping off problems when I use old soil, even if I sterilize it in the oven. I have four window boxes fully planted and sprouting, beans, flowers, and gourds.

I tried to do tomatoes from seed last year, and that didn't pan out, so the frugal thing to do in that case seems to be to buy plants, lol....

[debtfreeme]

I need to buy one of those stand alone pieces to dry clothes this summer. I hope to find a good deal on one and i have a gift card at bed bath and beyond to use. My roomie has a coupon for 20% off a total order. Woohoo!

[Ima saver]

I bought stuff for sunday dinner for under $3.

[funnyvalentine]

We are going to a concert at a local concert, Richard Schindell, that cost us almost nothing between the tix prices and an alumni discount!!

[Ima saver]

We haven't run the heat or a/c for almost 3 weeks!!

[contrary1]

My usual list of

no heat source turned on...........
drying laundry outside
turning hot water tanks off as soon as showers are finished
leftovers for lunches
running dishwasher with dry cycle turned off
no driving today
no spending today


created a Mr Rogers type zip up cardigan sweater for my kiddo who
worships Mr Rogers (don't tell him he died!!) Took a pull over
from Value Village, split the front and sewed in a zipper. Great
"toy" for my guy.........hours of playtime!

[Ima saver]

I didn't buy a BMW!! (Not that I ever would)

[joesbaby]

didnt use any heat.
got my lunch half price at work for working only 4 hours. (its free if i work 5 hours)
got an air compressor for joes birhtday for less than half price.
made a home made mouse trap for my barn
saved 10% of my check for emergency in my jar

not alot i did today huh?

[funnyvalentine]

LOL...I didn't buy MANY things, but seriously, I didn't buy new shoes for a wedding I have to go to; bad enough that I already bought a pink dress, it would be even WORSE to buy pink shoes to go with it....

maybe some very light tan sandles? yikes,.....

Originally Posted by Ima saver

I didn't buy a BMW!! (Not that I ever would)

[Thrifty Ray]

1. DD1 cut my hair for free.
2. Used box of hair color that I got for $2
= makeover for $2 that I could have spent $60 on if I went to a professional!

3. Ate all meals at home.
4. Evaluated grocery needs and only spent $42 (instead of the $100 'stock up' shopping that I had planned.) We now have enough to last the week and I didn't break the budget doing so!!

[lrjohnson]

Made some muffins for breakfasts/snacks, and snuck in some bread crumbs for a cup of grain. Can't taste them,the muffins are great,, but it helped use those homemade breadcrumbs.

[Savin4disney]

• picked up extra shift at work -- tomorrow too
• heat off - even though it is chilly here
• meals from home.

[Thrifty Ray]

all meals at home again...even made enough to feed DD1 and parents!
Am starting a list for this weekends camping trip. Plan to feed us as cheaply as possible.
Did not drive today.
Used the 'no heat' dryer cycle on the dishwasher.
Hung clothes out on the line to dry.
Decided not to rent a PPV movie, but instead find something free on TV.
Made sure all monthly bills are scheduled to pay and avoided all late fees!!!

[lrjohnson]

Didn't spend a cent. Boring, but frugal. It's a good thing I actually like my leftover lunches!

[abowers]

I sold $439 of the knitted bags that I make-- last night.
I contemplated going out to get coffee this morning, but I stayed here.
So far this morning, on my day off, I've stayed here doing fun things like washing dishes and putting laundry away -- instead of going out and spending money.

[Ima saver]

Stayed home yesterday, used no gas. Even ate dinner at home, meatloaf for under $3. Enought left over for dh and my lunch today!

[shelbylovesmelby]

More laundry on the clothesline

left overs for lunch

stayed home the past 2.5 days, oh wait I do that anyway I'm a sahm *LOL*

rinsed out a plastic coffee container to use for hair accessories the Easter Bunny brought my dd's.

[allyourworth]

I washed my car instead of going to the car wash.
Never again. It's worth it to pay ten bucks to have someone else wash it.
I need a break!

[funnyvalentine]

I'm trying to get through at least two days a week without spending any money except for gas to get to work.