Final Frugal Friday of July 2026
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
This was a quiet week here mostly spent at home except for Tuesday when I had a tutoring session and spent the evening at the theater.
I made myself a walking track in Dad's workshop downstairs. I spent an hour and forty-five minutes walking on Wednesday morning and had my 10,000 steps in before 10:30 in the morning. It will be a great place to walk when it’s too hot, too cold, or rainy to walk outside. He has other exercise equipment down there, so this makes a good addition.
Other Frugal Things
- Ate all meals at home using what’s here ~ no grocery shopping.- I cut my own hair this week & even got a compliment on it.
Cleaning
- I took all of our Skinny Syrups off the risers in our kitchen and washed each bottle, the risers, and the counter top underneath.
Yard Sale Saturday
I wasn’t going to yard sale last weekend, but when Bailey woke up she wanted to go and asked me to come along. I came back with a free stool, free notebook, and five sets of divider tabs for the notebook for only 25 cents. Tomorrow we are going to a thrift store going out of business sale where clothes will be selling for "all you can fit in a Walmart bag" for $1.00.
Saving Money on Entertainment
Bailey & I went to see Toy Store 5 in the theater on $6 Tuesday and picked up our two free bags of popcorn. The writing was as good as all the other Toy Story films and kept with the original storyline. We will definitely watch it again someday.
My Reading Nook ~ What I've been Reading This Week
Bailey and I went by the library to have our summer reading form stamped and picked up a plant for reading fifteen books this summer. We turned in our forms to be entered into the drawing since today was the last day.
How was your week?
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Belinda 🫶 💕 Homemaker at Heart 💕 ~ Living within our Means ~My Linktree
~ She looketh well to the ways of her household ~Proverbs 31:27
I love that you have your own walking space!!! That’s something I’m hoping to start doing again soon.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Penny. I love my new walking space. My shins have been sore this week from all the walking I've done. LOL
DeleteI love your list! You were quite frugal. I haven't seen the recent toy story movies. With a little grandson, that may change. Enjoy your weekend! Laura
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Laura. I hope you enjoy your weekend too.
DeleteAte out twice this week, and now want violin hunker down spending fir August. I so hope we have no more excessive heat days because then eating outside, coffee, cool becerage outside, feels so nice that I don't want to go elsewhere! Great job on the garage sales. I might pop into a few tomorrow. Now that I committedcto the cruise, taking a peek at what others might be getting rid of that might feel new to me as cruise wear might beca good idea.
ReplyDeleteOh, that is a good ide on the cruise wear, Sam. I love getting clothes on the second hand market because if I don't like them I haven't spent very much money at all.
DeleteI wish we had a 6 buck movie day here and I would go!
ReplyDeleteJuly was an expensive month here and we need to rein in our spending during August. Meaning cut down on the number of times we eat out, and cut out unnecessary spending (she said right as they got back from eating lunch out)
LOL, Anne. I LOVE eating out, so I understand.
DeleteDear Belinda, I also love your list, dear friend! You cut your own hair??? And you got a compliment on it? Wow, you are amazing!
ReplyDeleteYou did great being frugal and sensible, too, on the food front.
I hope you and Bailey have a lovely weekend! Thank you so much for sharing!
Thank you, Linda. I hope you're having a great weekend too. Cheryl over at Cheryl's Frugal Corner cuts and dyes her own hair too. It's a real money saver.
DeleteSounds like a good week!
ReplyDeleteWow, you are doing great with the walking! What a good idea to make an indoor track. Do you listen to books and music while you walk? Great finds at the yard sale, and I hope you find some treasures at the thrift store. Sure can't beat a bag of clothes for $1. Have fun!
Glad you enjoyed Toy Story! I haven't seen the latest one yet, but my daughter, son and dil really liked it. Son said that dil cried, so I hope no toys were harmed in the making of it. ;)
Hope you have a fun weekend.
Thank you, Kathy. Yes, I listen to books and podcasts while I'm walking. I told Bailey if we find a good deal on a TV while yard sailing, we should get one for down there. Then we can hook up our phones or laptops to it and see the big screen. LOL
DeleteI won't spill the beans on Toy Story 5, it's definitely a keeper though. tee hee
I love those quiet stay at home weeks. Good going on making yourself a walking track of sorts. That is great when weather is foul. I love walking and started again this week. It had been too hot. It sure releases stress and just gives me quiet time.
ReplyDeleteI love them too, Cheryl. Yes, it has been so hot outside! It really does make you feel good and gives me a lot of time to think.
DeleteFirst of all, I want to say how very proud I am of you that you are still doing so great with your health journey. I wish we lived close to each other so that maybe your healthy attitude would rub off on me! I'm supposed to go to a yard sale of a family friend tomorrow, so I hope I find some great deals like you do! Have a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Bobbi. I appreciate your friendship and support so much. I hope you find some great deals at the yard sales, it's so much fun! Cheap entertainment for sure. LOL
DeleteI hope you have a wonderful weekend too!
I hope you win something from the library...summer reading programs are fun. I'm been doing ours -seems like though I'm finding it hard to find time to read. I need to find smaller books. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Vickie, Summer reading programs are fun. I find it hard to make the time to read too, but really buckled down this summer and have enjoyed it so much. I hope you have a great weekend too.
DeleteI love that you have your own walking space! I've walked circles in my garage many days when I can't get outside. I enjoy a slow, home week like you just enjoyed!
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