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My Frugal Week
On Monday my siblings and I closed on Dad’s property, and it truly felt like the end of an era for me. I was nineteen years old when we came here and watched my parents worked hard to buy this land of fifteen acres and add adjoining land to the original land over the years and ended up with forty acres. Today I am fifty-seven years old and we are left with only the original fifteen acres and one day this will belong to someone else too.
There is a gentleman here who builds furniture out of red cedar trees and we have several on our property here. So, I've decide to have him build one from a cedar tree on our property. Then, when we leave this place, we will always have this as a reminder of this land and how much my Dad loved it.
This week I decided to let one of our garbage man go as they both wanted to come on the same day and we didn’t need that. That will mean be an extra $60 in my budget every month.
I went to physical therapy three times this week and had a follow up visit with my surgeon on another day. Having to get up and dressed and out of the house four days this week makes it feel like I’m working outside our home again. This pattern will continue for the next four weeks as well as physical therapy is scheduled for three days each week.
I have to say that even though it’s hard, I love GOING to physical therapy much better than home health coming here. They have the necessary equipment there and work much harder with me. I have a better understanding of why my surgeon prefers his patients go to PT rather than have them come in for home health.
Frugal Things I Did This Week:
- hung laundry up to dry- made dinner at home each night- paid all the bills online saving postage- perused grocery store ads online- combined errands to save on gas- no shopping for entertainment thus avoiding consumerism - shopping with purpose for necessities
Freebies
Our local thrift store, People Helping People, put free vegetables on their Facebook page on Thursday. I did not see it in time to go that day, but managed to go the next day and was given some carrots and potatoes. They had onions and sweet potatoes, but were already out of those by the time I was able to get there.
Saving Money YouTube Videos
Vintage Life of USA YouTube channel has a video on, "20 Cheap Recipes We Ate To Get Through The Great Depression". Included are the recipes and background of several Depression era recipes such as hot water cornbread and mock apple pie.
What I've been Reading This Week
Do What is Needed ~ A blog post by Donna. Her and her husband are busy with gardening plans this spring. Here is a tidbit from the post:
Find ways to cut out expenses, such as dropping some things entirely if it is not completely necessary and put that money aside, we all need to have at least some savings. Learn to grow food, plant the seed, eat homegrown food, stay informed and then do things that keeps our family safe.
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We would love to hear all about your week in the comment section.
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~ She looketh well to the ways of her household ~Proverbs 31:27
Having to close chapters of our lives are always hard. Hugs. I love the idea of the bench - a nice way to preserve something from there. Glad you are working on that therapy. Sounds like a nice week.
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DeleteOh I love the idea of making furniture out of the cedar tree on your property!! My Daddy loved growing things, so I dug up lots of daffodils and tulips, lilac and roses, and other plants. Now in the spring when those plants bloom, I still have a little bit of my Daddy.
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So glad you are doing well with physical therapy. I know it is hard, but it will be so worth it.
Hope you have a great weekend.
Awwww…that is sweet that you kept those flowers from your dad. 💕
DeleteI hope you have a great weekend too.
The bench is a great idea!! I’m sure it’s bittersweet to have the property sold. I hope you and Bailey can find a sweet spot when the timing is right, to make a new home. I love G Donna blog, but I have lost her blog contact. I’m glad you posted the link!!
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DeleteI thought you'd prefer the PT out of the house. It was motivating for me. I'm glad you're doing well. Will you and Bailey stay in your home, on the 15 acres? Bittersweet to close those chapters though of course necessary.
ReplyDeleteMy siblings want us to sell, so the day is coming sometime. I do prefer pt out of the house. I feel so much better afterwards.
DeleteThe bench is such a great idea. I'm glad you are doing that, so you can have the memory to take with you. I hadn't thought about the difference between the types of PT, but that makes sense. Glad you are getting what you need from it,although it sounds like a big time commitment at the moment. - Hawaii Planner
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DeleteI love the idea of the bench! And PT is so important and I am grateful you are going, you will recover so well from this and it will change your life.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kim.
DeleteThe bench will be a lovely reminder of the property. I am glad PT is going so well.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Thank you, Jackie.
DeleteGlad to hear about your pt.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Linda. I hope you are feeling better tonight.
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