First Frugal Friday of May 2024

 Welcome to Frugal Friday! 

My Frugal Week
It's been a whirlwind of activity this week as I went to the ortho doctor on Tuesday for shots in both knees. My BMI is very close to the range he wants in order to do my double knee replacement, so my next appointment will be with the surgeon in three months to discuss my options. 
Afterwards I went to Walmart, Gordon Foods, and Whole Foods. I also went to Trader Joe's after an appointment on Thursday to pick up some orange chicken and tahini. 
Twice this past week I cleaned up a bit downstairs and had more rubbish for the garbage man. I also cleaned off the back porch and disassembled a shelf and used zip ties to tie it together for the next consignment sale. 
Earlier in the week I bought some very large contractor garbage bags for downstairs. On Thursday I went down there and put some of the regular garbage bags into these heavy duty bags as some of the regular bags were so heavy they were busting through the bags. Hopefully these will solve this problem. 
I weeded the flower bed next to Dad's office door. It's early in the season, but things are already growing with this warm weather we are having. 
We were able to air out the house on multiple days this week as the weather was just beautiful and the cool breeze through the house felt good. 
On Saturday Bailey went to a couple of yard sales, but I stayed home to do laundry, clean, and visit as one of our neighbors was coming over. 
My Vidalia Chop Wizard bit the dust recently and I put the word out that I need another one. They are a dime a dozen on the second hand market, so I am not paying $22 for a new one. Bailey found an old fashioned chopper like this at the yard sale for $1.00, so I'll use it until we score a chop wizard.
Good Neighbors 
Sunday was a whirlwind of activity as several of the neighbors learned about Dad's passing. We had about half a dozen neighbors come over. One of them brought all of Dad's tractor implements all the way up to the house where they are in plain sight of my kitchen window. He offered to mow the lawn for me and plans to do that this week. 
Another neighbor came on Monday and weeded one area and trimmed the holly bushes for us. It’s in an area where Bailey parks her car and Bailey had been working on the area when her power saw broke. I told our neighbor Bailey was going to be thrilled when she saw it, and about that time Bailey drove up and was tickled pink when she saw it. 
We ended up selling Dad's tractor to the neighbor's father-in-law and sold an outbuilding off  Dad's property across the road to a different neighbor. It was a wonderful feeling of fellowship, community and comradery. They all know we are alone and vulnerable up here without Dad and they all told me to call them if we ever need anything. 
It did make me sad to see Dad's tractor drive down the driveway for the last time.  He bought it in 1991, so it's been a huge part of our lives here for over thirty years and I couldn't tell you how many hours he put on it working around our home. 
We also ended up selling Dad's 5th Wheel Camper this week, so it's been a very busy week here. 
Photo of the Week

Wildflowers currently growing on Dad's property across the road. 
Savings of the Week
I went to Gordon Foods to buy their large can of black olives, which is a better deal than the smaller cans at other stores. Gordon's 110 ounce can sells for $11.99, which works out to 66 cents for the six ounce can, which sells at Walmart for $1.94. So, big savings where black olives are concerned. 
Question of the Week
If you had the opportunity to purchase all the original The Tightwad Gazette newsletters in a three ring binder, would you buy them? And if so, what would you be willing to pay for them?
Avoiding Spending
This week was bill paying week, so I didn't avoid spending money, but all the bills have been paid, so I'm very grateful. 

Thank you for dropping by my frugal blog, you are always welcome here. 
We would love to hear all about your week in the comment section.

BelindaHomemaker at HeartMortgage & Debt Free~ Living within our Means ~My Linktree
~ She looketh well to the ways of her household ~Proverbs 31:27