What Frugal Action Did You Take Today!?

[SunnieRN]

We have a mandatory work meeting at 3 pm today. Normally I would organize a meal out prior to the meeting or dinner following. This time I just didn't say anything. So saved $$$!

 

[java]

making my own chicken stock today- We had chicken last night for dinner. I saved the bones and wings and am boiling it up now with some veggies to make a stock. I have never done this before but it seems pretty easy. It cooks for 4 hours and I should have about 16 cups of chicken stock! Hope it tastes good.

 

[maxiesmom]

I went to WalMart to pick up some dog treats because they had them on sale. And not only were they on sale, but the bag was larger than the one I usually get at Walgreens.

 

[shera]

neighbor gave us some veggies from his garden,time to make soup!!

 

[Leader of the Club]

I took a box of old junk jewelry that my Auntie gave me to the sell-your-gold place. There were a couple of treasures inside. Made $76.08

I'm making spaghetti for dinner today. Instead of buying all of the produce (mushrooms, onions, peppers, etc.) that I needed, I picked them up from the salad bar. Everything is all ready cleaned and cut, saving time, and getting just what I needed saved money. It only cost .78!

 

[Kycha]

making my own chicken stock today- We had chicken last night for dinner. I saved the bones and wings and am boiling it up now with some veggies to make a stock. I have never done this before but it seems pretty easy. It cooks for 4 hours and I should have about 16 cups of chicken stock! Hope it tastes good.

I make stock about once a month. One thing I do, during the month, rather than throw out veggie cast offs(carrot tops and peelings, onion skins, celery tops, etc) I clean them and I freeze them. Then when I make my stock, I throw them in. I don't like to waste anything and it saves me money.

I'm making spaghetti for dinner today. Instead of buying all of the produce (mushrooms, onions, peppers, etc.) that I needed, I picked them up from the salad bar. Everything is all ready cleaned and cut, saving time, and getting just what I needed saved money. It only cost .78!

I think this is a great idea. None of the grocery stores in my area have a salad bar though.One of the things I really miss since I moved here.

 

[deezeealum]

I went to the grocery store this morning for our weekly grocery shopping. I spent $112.86. Of that money $19.39 was for our local food pantry since they had some great prices. I saved $64.33 and also got $25 worth of coupons for future trips and 2 coupons for 2 freereusable shopping bags that will save use .10 every time we go shopping. I am so excited!!!!

 

[angierae]

Yesterday my daughter had to be at a band concert at 6:15, and I get home at 5:30. Normally we'd order pizza for me to bring home, but we decided to do a "fend for yourself" night and everyone found something to eat in the house and then we went to the band concert.

Didn't spend $20 on pizza, yay!

 

[tonilea]

When I only need a half or part of an onion (or bell peppers) for cooking, I go ahead and dice the rest of it up, put it in a freezer bag and freeze it. (Actually, I keep a bag going in the freezer most of the time and just add to it.) Next time I need diced onions, I just grab 'em out of the freezer. If I put the onions in the fridge they end up getting pushed the the back and ruining.

 

[jgreco]

i'm making spaghetti for dinner today. Instead of buying all of the produce (mushrooms, onions, peppers, etc.) that i needed, i picked them up from the salad bar. Everything is all ready cleaned and cut, saving time, and getting just what i needed saved money. It only cost .78!

that is brilliant!

 

[bumbershoot]

To follow my last thread, I am wondering if you did anything that you consider frugal today?

Instead of buying a map of my city for the homeschool work today, DS and I took a walk to the downtown visitor's bureau and met some lovely people who gave us a ton of maps. It was very fun. Then we took the free lightrail back up towards our place, and walked the rest of the way.

 

[Kycha]

If you have a Kroger plus card, you can load electronic coupons on it. Cellfire.com is one of the websites you can use to load the ecoupons. Today, until 9pm EST, you can win either a .50 or a $3 coupon to use on your next purchase. I won $3! I love free money!

 

[QVCshopper]

When I only need a half or part of an onion (or bell peppers) for cooking, I go ahead and dice the rest of it up, put it in a freezer bag and freeze it. (Actually, I keep a bag going in the freezer most of the time and just add to it.) Next time I need diced onions, I just grab 'em out of the freezer. If I put the onions in the fridge they end up getting pushed the the back and ruining.

I do this, too. But then I found the Birds Eye pepper and onion mix... One pound for $2, already chopped and frozen. I can't buy the veggies for that. I just use what I need for fajitas, tacos, etc. And save the rest for next time.

 

[SunnieRN]

QVC Shopper, I used to buy that all the time, but our stores never have it now. It was cheaper!

Today one of our toilets wouldn't stop running, so I did the cheapo fix. I keep the plastic twist ties from toys, as they are plastic and not metal, so I fixed the plunger (?), with one. Luckily before my son in law went to buy a kit.

 

[charming23]

We had some milk that was about to expire and we would not drink it in time. So I made up a huge batch of chocolate and vanilla pudding to have over the weekend for desert and snacking.

 

[suzieQ36]

We love to grill out ribeyes, but as you know they are so expensive these days. My neighbor introduced me to the "Boston Butt Steak". It is delicious and tastes just like a ribeye when you grill it. Go to your grocery store and look in the pork section. If you do not see them, ask your butcher about them. I bought 4 huge steaks for a total of $6.30 this week(have paid 1/2 that before when they were on sale). I marinade (store bought teriyaki marinade) my meat for an hour before putting them on the grill. Try them and let me know how it goes!

 

[Cindy B]

Here's a frugal action for you.

We had darker wood, trim and cabinets in the kitchen and opted for lighter things.

We still had a darker trim ceiling fan that worked -the only thing wrong with it was the darker blades. DH stripped the blades and found beautiful lighter wood underneath. He reinstalled the blades and we have a ceiling fan that now matches the kitchen.

 

[charming23]

I have been doing some cleaning out lately and found a bunch of cd's, books, and dvds, I no longer needed. So instead of them collecting dust I took them to half-price books and got $30 for them. The frugal part is that I did not spend any of it on my way home.

 

[SunnieRN]

Started my vegetable freezer bag and my onion bag today! Also, put on my split pea soup in the crock, immediately after dinner. Cook all night, cool a couple hours and put it in the frig to enjoy!

 

[Peanut Giggleface]

I went to my favorite craft store with the intention of pricing (not purchasing) out some new picture frames. I did my pricing and then browsed the scrapbooking aisles, my favorite section, and resisted the urge to buy anything. I think that was the first time I walked out of that store with empty hands.