What did you do today to save money?

[Disneynutbsv]

I did not order out like I normally do on Thursday nights

 

[BethR]

Great thread, OP!!! (Should we do this every day?)

I sent DH to work with a lunch of last night's leftovers so no FF meal for him.

I was going to go out to Wal-Mart and Sam's today, but after spooking myself about the reliability of my van, I stayed home and did laundry and cleaned a little bit.

I was going to get something at Wal-Mart or Sam's for dinner tonight and I was feeling sorry for myself, so I was going to just pick something up at a drive thru or pizza when DH came home. Well, he was so late, that DDs and I ate leftovers and when DH came home, he ate frozen pizza.

 

[MickeyP]

This is a terrific idea. Should we keep posting until the end of the week,then start over on Monday?

 

[plgrn]

Resisted the urge to eat out and ate leftovers instead

Cranked up the fireplace to keep the heat from coming on for a couple hours.

DH and I played Monopoly instead of going to see a movie. He won.

I spent some extra time cha-chaing

This is a great thread! I'm getting lots of ideas.

 

[qtwns]

I don't have anything to offer today, but I'd love for this thread to keep going. I'm getting a lot of ideas and I really need to save more money.

 

[CourtasanSatine]

Hitting the library for dvd's(and buying 2 from Blockbuster pre viewed rack)

Does nabbing Emily Rose for 4 bucks count?

 

[iNTeNSeBLue98]

What a neat idea for a thread!

Unfortunately I didn't do much to save money today, and I'm fully aware of the amount of $$ I need to shell out over the next three months (yikes!).

I did pack breakfast (waffles and syrup) and a snack (banana and mixed nuts) and my friend paid for lunch. But then I killed the budget by going to a Longaberger home show. All the basket sets are on sale for 20% off this month, otherwise I would not have considered a purchase at this time. I had an amount in my mind that I wanted to spend and ended up passing on buying a set (basket, liner & protector) and purchased only the basket because I wanted a liner for another basket and a pillar candle too. I can always get the liner and protector another time.

 

[jizroc]

Brought some boiled eggs from home instead out getting a honey bun from the vending machine for breakfast. I drank water instead of soft drinks and brown bagged it for lunch. I like to think of brown bagging it as giving myself a raise at work since we can order our lunch and have it deducted from our paycheck. These add up quick!!

 

[southernbohemian]

I sold some of my son's outgrown clothes on Craigslist!

 

[Grumpy's Gal]

I went to Target and did NOT buy anything!!!

what? how? huh? what? HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?

 

[calie_j]

Turned the heat down when I went to work
Scheduled myself a few extra hours next week which will net me an extra $50 cash for savings.
Did a survey that got me to the $10 cash out.
Had DD use her own $2 for a fundraiser at school that includes facepainting.

 

[Grumpy's Gal]

I went to Target early this morning and bought a London Broil steak for 14 cents.



And I was THRILLED.


It was marked $5.14. It had a "$3 off" 'sticker on the package and I used a $2 off coupon.

So.......14 cents. I didn't have time to cook it today so I put it in the freezer.

Maybe we'll have it this weekend. It was pretty big so I think if I make noodles and gravy or something else for the sides, we can split it. (Sat night we will be childless..........might be a good night for steak!)

 

[snoodledoo]

1) Got my auto insurance renewal notice and called to dispute an "at-fault" accident. They agreed I was "not at-fault" and lowered it back to the previous rate. Savings $208!
2) Refused to cave in to my son's desperate and obnoxious demand for a new "Flash" or "Aquaman" action figure at Target - Savings $4.99 - $9.99 (+ reinforcing to him that I will not cave to whining, pleading, demanding and tantrum-throwing in the toy aisles)
3) Ate leftovers for lunch
4) Didn't shop the sale at kohls that was tempting me

 

[MemoryMakers2669]

I didn't *have* to have any of it for my dd so I didn't use my Gymbucks.

What is with you chicks?! Seriously, if you aren't going to use them up budget board ladies, send me a PM. I would gladly take them off your hands!

 

[DiznEeyore]

I brought home the uneaten half of my sandwich from ds' b-day dinner tonight to have for lunch tomorrow.

Actually, I almost didn't ... we pulled out of the parking lot when I realized I'd left it on the table. I was kicking myself for wasting the money, so dh turned back into the lot and ran back inside the restaurant just in time to rescue my take-out container from the waitress clearing our table. My hero!

 

[mom23boys]

I really wanted to go the Linens & Things (have a 20% of total purchase coupon) but resisted. Wanted to stop at Wawa for an iced tea but brought a bottle of water with me instead to resist the temptation.

I also have gym bucks but I really do not need anything so I may have to sit on that.

ETA: I have a been cooking all week instead of ordering out, it takes alot of planning, but I just got my Market Day order so I should be good to go for the next week or so.

 

[MemoryMakers2669]

I also have gym bucks but I really do not need anything so I may have to sit on that.
.

OK now, this is getting crazy!

I have PayPal ladies and know how to use it!

 

[funnygarcia]

I walked into Bath and Body Works and walked out with NOTHING!

Tried on three pair pants at CJ Banks and decided I really didn't need them.. Even at the low price of $4.99, I likely would never wear purple pants.

Instead of going out to eat we picked up a rotiserrie chicken. Instant healthy meal plus leftovers for less than what we would have spent buying fast food.

 

[Tosie]

Let's see....

Dh took lunch to work with him - saved $6

I cleaned out the bathroom closet and found: 4 new bottles of shampoos & conditioners, 6 cans of shaving cream, 11 bars of soap (I knew about those), 8 tubes of toothpaste (all acquired for free), 2 unopened toothbrushes (also gotten for free), 3 bottles of contact lens solution, 3 new deodorants and that's a total savings of probably around $40-60 if I paid full price for them (which I never do anymore now that I use the grocery game.)

I dropped the kids off at school and came home - no errands to run today - saved some gas.

We ate dinner at home AGAIN (yay me!).

And two days ago, on my shopping trip, my grocery game savings was $57.80!!!

 

[neatokimmo]

I made the free after rebate Crock Pot meal from Banquet. Was sort of icky like canned stew. But dinner was free and so sad for me, lunch tomorrow is too!