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Frugal Accomplishments Last Week

8/21/2018

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Books I got at a free garage sale.
1. ​Groceries: I spent about $12.00 on groceries last week. I bought two mangoes in the marked down bin ($1.00), a free protein bar, and 2.5 lbs. of shredded cheese. The half-pound bags of cheese were supposed to be $1.00 each, but I apparently didn't download the coupon and ended up paying $2.00 per bag, for a final price of $4.00 per pound... which is FAR more than I usually spend. We were in a hurry, so I didn't bother to return the bags. I feel like this story repeats itself every time I walk into the grocery store unprepared and in a hurry.

2. Garden: I harvested Chinese long beans, Borlotto beans, tomatoes, peppers, watermelon, cucumbers and basil from the garden. We also ate some grapes from the orchard. The Borlotto beans don't taste as good as regular green beans, but the actual bean seeds are lovely.

I've also been attacking the weeds in my strawberry garden. It's hard, thankless work. By the time you finish weeding one end of the patch, the other end is in desperate need of it. Next year I think we will till the walkways and mulch the beds.  

3. Clothing: Our wardrobes have been slowly failing. A lot of our "good" clothes were becoming tattered and worn, so I separated the nice clothes from the work clothes, for both Hubs and I (we both work at home, so "work" clothes are second-quality). The good clothes pile was disturbingly small. For date night, we went to the mall to look for some new clothes. We bought two shirts for Hubs. I didn't like any of the womens' styles that we saw. Actually, there was one store that I liked- Christopher & Banks-, but the prices were shockingly high. I wasn't surprised to find that the target market was 40- to 60-year-old ladies. I guess I must be a middle-aged lady at heart.

I did find some quality swimwear that was 50% off, so I bought two pieces. Swimwear, like underwear, is something I prefer to buy new. 

4. Garage Sale: A church down the road had a free garage sale. I found five shirts and one pair of pants for myself, which was great since I didn't find anything at the mall. I also found two toys for Baby, several books, beautiful old handkerchiefs, a travel bingo game and missing Scrabble tiles for our board. Now all I need is a Q!
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5. Cans: I went on several bike rides with Baby, and we were able to find a lot of cans and bottles to recycle.

I think that's about it for the week! This week is going to be a canning/freezing/weeding mania as I contend to keep up with the garden.

​Til next time,
-Bethany
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Marybeth link
8/25/2018 08:26:49 pm

That is great that your church has a free yard sale. You got some great stuff.

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Bethany
8/27/2018 04:28:09 pm

I know, right? It actually wasn't my church; just one down the road. But someday I would love to organize one at our church!

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