MARCH’S FRUGAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
My Goal: Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
And if you have to spend money, do it with intention.
+ I replaced a missing button on a hand-me-down shirt. My mother gave me a soft flannel shirt but it was missing a button right at the belly button, ha! Nothing a quick search through the button jar couldn’t fix! I quickly attached a similar-sized one and the shirt is ready to wear out in public again.
+ I sold a few things on reselling sites like ebay/Poshmark/Pango. I keep and reuse the packing materials I receive (boxes, bubble wrap, tissue paper, even Amazon envelopes!) so my shipping costs are kept at zero.
+ We made a compost system using pallets and wire we already had on hand. Love the eventual free compost for the garden and love that we no longer have a stack of pallets taking up space in the yard.
+ I saved the bones from a whole chicken to use for broth. I later froze the broth in my Souper Cubes (affiliate link) for future recipes.
+ When working on sod removal for the new potato bed, I accidentally whacked myself in the face with the shovel. (Don’t ask…) Fortunately, my glasses received most of the blow, but unfortunately, now one of the “arms” is wobbly and will have to be fixed. Thank goodness for the inexpensive back up pair I bought last year! They saved me a trip to the eye doctor for now.
+ One of my boys is quickly outgrowing his sneakers, so we dug around our “big brothers hand-me-down bin” to find a pair that fit. I used a Magic Eraser to whiten up the soles and they look good as new!
Re the glasses: at least in Canada, Walmart optical centres will do minor repairs (including what you described) for free regardless of where you bought the glasses.
Oh that’s good to know! I’ll see if that’s the same at my local store, thank you!