Thrifty Thursday - July 21, 2022

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I'm continuing my Thrifty Thursday accountability series on what I have done to save money this week or ways I have made extra money this week.

Saving on Things I have Bought

Cooked all dinners at home this week.
Used a gift card to purchase a coffee maker on sale to replace our current machine that's on the fritz.
Used a $5 off $75 purchase coupon at the grocery store to purchase groceries this week. Every little bit adds up.

Avoiding Spending

I really wanted to go by Sonic for a Diet Dr. Pepper one afternoon, but elected to get a soda out of the work refrigerator instead.
I've been using the Flamingo wax at home kit for my eyebrows instead of going to the salon.
Minimized extra driving by consolidating errands.
We good a bag of frozen shrimp scampi this week and it had a lot of leftover clarified butter and seasonings in the skillet. I saved that sauce to use on our trout we making tonight.

Earning Money

Scanned all my receipts into Fetch and even a found grocery receipt from my shopping cart.
I received a check from a consignment shop I sold a piece of home decor at.

Eating What we Have On Hand

I used a bag of frozen green beans from our garden last year to make a side dish for dinner this week.
Eating watermelon picked from the garden as our fruit this week instead of buying fruit from the grocery store.
Several months ago a friend gifted us some fresh caught trout. I thawed it for tonight's dinner and will pan sear it.

How have you saved money this week?

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