Frugal Friday ~ Third Frugal Friday of November 2024

Welcome to Frugal Friday! 
My Frugal Week
Bailey and I went to a yard sale in East Ridge last Saturday. It is a monthly event held for the animal clinic there. I picked up three shirts for myself with long sleeves. I also picked up an elevated food bowl for the cats as I’m tired of cleaning up after they’ve tipped their food bowl over. 
Our washer stopped working on Sunday evening, so I had a repairman come out on Monday afternoon. Turns out the lid release switch went bad, so he replaced it for $175, which included the $69 service fee. He said we had a good machine and not to get rid of it as the ones made today aren’t made to last. 
I received $106 from Blogger this week for my blog for the past few months. I’m going to use part of it to get an oil change for my car. I will use a coupon from the oil change place website to save 50% off an oil change as their Black Friday special. I’ll wait until I have other errands to run and not make a special trip. 
It’s turned into chilly weather here, so I’m enjoying a cup of hot peppermint tea here this morning to take the edge off the chill. I’m also wearing socks, shoes, long pants, and a long sleeve shirt and do not have any heat on yet. I’m measuring clothes for Bailey today, so a sit down job means I’ll be colder than usual. 
I had four pocketknives that were given to my Dad years ago and I finally listed them as a lot on eBay for $19.95 this week. Imagine my surprise when the bidding reached $94.00. My Buy It Now price was only set at $60.00, so this was a pleasant surprise. 
Freebies
On Wednesday I had an appointment and ended up getting some free samples, which included travel size shampoo, soap, razor, toothpaste, toothbrush, shaving cream, and body wash. 
Savings of the Week

Bailey found this stick vacuum at the thrift store the other day. It didn’t work, but she figured it just needed a good cleaning and she was right. She brought it home and took the filter apart, gave it a good scrubbing and it works wonderfully. 
We have done more vacuuming this week than ever because it’s so lightweight and easy to use. The best part? This particular vacuum sells for $160 on Amazon, but she only paid $20 for it. 
Deal of the Week
Since I was running errands on Wednesday I stopped in at Walmart and snagged two more of their cold rotisserie chickens for $3.97 each. I’m loving the price on these and how much chicken I can get from them and for a good price. Bailey found two last week marked down to $2.00, which was also an even better deal, but I’m finding them more in the meat department cold for less than a hot chicken more so than cold on mark down. 
Saving Money YouTube Videos
Prepper Princess discusses when items get too high, you’ll refuse to pay the price. For example, when chicken is priced at $5 per pound, she refuses to buy it, which is how I feel about beef prices. I simply will not buy beef when it is so expensive right now. Even if other people are willing to pay those prices we need to decide if we are willing. 
Frugal Queen shares her views on Frugal Money saving advice that you probably won’t like. Such as buying Christmas gifts for people you hardly know. 
Kate Kaden gives tips on living below your means. 
Saving Money on Entertainment
I’ve been watching Nurse Jackie this week through our free streaming service this week. I saw it being played on TikTok and decided to try it out. I’ve been enjoying Jackie and how she relates to her family, friends, coworkers and patients. She is very forgiving and accepts them where they are in life.
That’s all the news I have to report from here this week. How has your week been?

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