Third Frugal Friday of September 2024

 Welcome to Frugal Friday! 

Quote of the Week

Since then I have never forgotten how the smallest of things add up.  The water dripping at the faucet, unsealed windows that let cold air in or lose the heating and cooling inside. Unnecessary trips to the store, wasted food, leaving things plugged in or turned on.  ~ Grandma Donna

My Frugal Week
I'm still gathering items for the next consignment sale, Grown Zone. I don't spend much time on it each day, but rather when I put dishes away in the kitchen and see something I no longer need, I'll stick it in the consignment box. 

On Tuesday I went to the retina specialist and received injections in both eyes and will return in four weeks. He said my eyes were better than last time, so injections work better every four weeks for me at this time. Afterwards we went to CVS to use  our $10 monthly reward and picked up this box of baby wipes for free.  
Afterwards we came home and I heated up part of Monday night's dinner for lunch. Then I stripped my bed of all the sheets and bed clothes, washed them, and remade the bed. 
I sold one item on eBay this week that I was going to donate to the consignment sale, so that was good. 
I called Verizon this week and set up my payment on automatic, which will save me $20 per month. 
On Wednesday I had some errands to run and picked up some groceries from Walmart. I was shocked when I walked in and the first thing I saw was an aisle of Christmas items for sale. They are definitely pushing it earlier each year. 
The cabinets in our kitchen have veneer faces on them and one of the bottom pieces was coming off on one end, so I fired up the hot glue gun and fixed it, so it will now stay in place and stop dropping down when I put glasses away, which is a very affordable way to fix something. That and duct tape are our friends. LOL 
Thursday and Friday I measured and processed clothing items for Bailey's online shops. 
I went over my budget again on Thursday for next month. I've been very careful not to spend any extra money this month and only buying the bare essentials at the grocery store. 
We washed all our kitchen linens this week along with our cloth napkins. I've not bought paper towels for several years now. #reusablecloth
We've been enjoying cooler temperatures this week. I've had the air off in my office/bedroom all week and had the windows open, which I love. 
Freebies
Free Mushroom Cookbooks & Recipes
Photo & Savings of the Week

Walmart had their two pound blocks of cheese on rollback this week for $6.34, which works out to $1.59 for an eight ounce block, which is  good price, so I bought two of them.
Question of the Week
What is the number one way you live below your means?
Avoiding Spending
This week I didn't avoid spending money as I spent on a few groceries ($28) and dewormer for the cats. I ordered the Profender from CanadaVet because the medicine is cheaper there and does not require a prescription, so potentially a lot of savings there. 
I have no issues with going to the vet, but I don't want to pay for a visit to get a prescription when I know they need medicine for fleas, ticks, or worms. 
Saving Money YouTube Videos
20 Items that Save Us Thousands of Dollars by Frugal Money Saver
What I've been Reading This Week
Low-cost living: Frugality as a way of life - A lot of good tips from writer Patrice Lewis in this post. 
Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking Cookbook
35 Easy Cheap Dinner Ideas to Make

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