JULY’S FRUGAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
+ Summer seems to be a great time to sell old school books on eBay and I’ve been having a lot of luck. I save boxes and packaging from my own online purchases and reuse them to ship out the books. Frugal and environmentally friendly – a win/win!
+ I am in the process of sewing a scrap quilt completely by hand using a variety of fabrics that I’ve been hoarding forever – some given to me from my late grandmother, a few I purchased over a decade ago, even a couple pieces of clothing and an old pillowcase.
+ I made cutoffs for Sophia from a pair of her jeggings. They had big holes in the knees and would have ended up in the trash. Turned out so cute!
+ We had summer squash coming out of our ears this month! I cut a handful of them up in rounds and froze them for later. A few recipes we’ve made:
- a side dish similar to this: Roasted Garlic-Parmesan Zucchini, Squash and Tomatoes
- this one was a big hit and will be doubled next time: Cheesy Bacon Yellow Squash Casserole
- will make this one as soon as my new plant starts producing again: Mexican Squash and Ground Beef Casserole
+ I purchased two new dresses for church on ThredUp. I had credit from sending in a clean-out bag along with enough points to get $10 off of my order.
+ I used the water from the kids’ kiddie pool to water my wildflowers in the front beds.
+ We harvested and shelled our “crop” of dry kidney beans. (This post was helpful.) We had quite the laugh since it ended up only being enough to feed us for probably two or three meals. Oops! We’ll definitely have to increase the amount we grow next year.
+ Mark gave four of the boys haircuts.
+ TJ needed new sneakers and I found an outgrown pair of J’s in the hand-me-down bins. They were still in good condition but were a little dirty around the bottoms. Nothing a Magic Eraser and a little elbow grease can’t fix! Now they’re back to white and ready to wear.
+ Ebay had a monthly promotion that waived the listing fees for 200 items. I listed 19 items, mostly books, saving me almost $7.
+ I replaced our very outdated family photos with pages I pulled from a vintage painting book. I love how unique they are and that this short-term solution was free. I’ll get those professional family photos redone someday.
Your turn! What did you do to save a little money this month?
P.S. I pin frugal ideas to this Pinterest board if you need some inspiration too!
