Second Frugal Friday of February 2026

 

Welcome to Frugal Friday

Each Friday here at Frugal Workshop, I love sharing the frugal wins, quiet savings, and simple strategies that helped us stretch our budget over the past seven days. It’s a gentle look back at the small things that make a big difference. 
My Frugal Week
Early Monday morning I accidentally spilled a cup of ice water in my nightstand drawer, which certainly made it easy to clean and declutter. Since I am recuperating from surgery, this made me easily tired, so I spent the next few hours in bed reading. This blog post will be short again this week as I’m still recuperating. 
Other than the occasional free paper plates that grace our home, we’ve been a paper plate free home for many years. I’ve never minded doing dishes and always saved money by using real plates, cups, silverware, and also cloth napkins. 
Things changed this week as Bailey has taken over washing the dishes and I made our first purchase of these items in years. It’s a very small price to pay to me. I appreciate her help so much, so this is worth every penny to me.
I earned $2.03 from Google Rewards, and also entered for points into Fetch, NCP, and Microsoft Rewards.
Freebies

The FoodSaver company recently ended their FreshBucks Rewards program, and sent me an email for my remaining points, which equaled out to a $50 gift card. I selected the hand held vacuum sealer, which arrived this week. 

Saving Money on Entertainment
This week I’ve been watching 1,000 Pound Sisters on HBO Max. Chris is such a great brother to his sisters. 
What I've been Reading This Week

Sneaky Price Tricks Your Grocer Doesn’t Want You to Know ~ a good article from Len Penzo about his experience working in a grocery store for three years as a teenager. 

How was your week?

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.

Belinda 🫶 💕 Homemaker at Heart 💕 ~ Living within our Means ~My Linktree
~ She looketh well to the ways of her household ~Proverbs 31:27