We’re working on two big financial goals right now: saving (a little more than) six months of expenses and paying down our mortgage! I’m happy to return to intentional frugal living as we chip away, little by little. Here’s what we’ve been up to this winter: (Linking up with Rosie again too!)
+ Last year, my husband and boys chopped up a bunch of fallen trees from our property. Even though they aren’t completely seasoned yet, we’ve still been able to keep our heat quite low when we burned the wood in the fireplace. Other frugal fireplace accomplishments: I sprinkled the wood ashes around the driplines of our fruit trees and we tried a DIY firestarter from toilet paper rolls and dryer lint.
+ I gave my daughter a haircut.
+ I buy a lot of used books and sometimes they are hardcover rejects from libraries. I carefully cut the plastic cover off the dustjacket and boom! Looks like a brand new book!
+ Groceries seem to be getting more expensive, so I worked on incorporating a little more rice and beans in our dinner rotation. I even learned how to cook dried beans – so easy and makes a ton!
+ I took advantage of ebay’s waived listing fees (I get 200 a month) and posted a bunch of unneeded and outgrown clothing.
+ I made chicken stock from a roasted chicken carcass and a bunch of vegetable odds and ends that I keep in the freezer. I used my beloved Souper Cubes (affiliate link) again.
+ I started browsing ThredUp for deals to get a head start on spring/summer clothes for my daughter.
+ After almost a decade, I finally bought new glasses last November and now I wear them almost every day! (Ironic since I hated glasses with a passion when I was in high school, but here we are.) This is saving me lots of money in contact lenses and solution.
+ I took out my soap keeper (affiliate link) once my bar of soap turned small and unwieldy. This has proven to be quite a handy purchase for stretching soap even further.
Your turn! What did you do to save a little money the past few months?
