This week I found a one dollar coin and a penny on the ground.
We've had a lot of rain here this week with local flooding as well. Several roads have been flooded, so we were on a two hour delay for school both Thursday and Friday. This way bus drivers can drive in the daylight and see any roads that are flooded.
My daughter had a free breakfast from Panera Bread this week and picked that up on her way to a church yard sale. And I also have a free drink from there, but haven't picked that up yet.
I worked while I was working this week. I was busy subbing on Wednesday but had a two hour planning period in the middle of the day. So, while I was getting paid for subbing I was also crossposting to Mercari and Poshmark.
Thanks in a big part to my daughter we have met our September savings goals for our house fund. We work together as a team and one day will realize our goal of being home owners.
I did not spend any money eating out this week. In fact I have not spent any money this week. I've just worked each day and brought my lunch with me from home.
One of the jobs I worked at this week had free water bottles. Sometimes I don't bring enough water from home and run out before the end of the day.
Extra water tends to add to the weight that I have to carry each day, which I try to avoid, so the extra water this week was great.
With the rain came some cooler weather and we were able to turn the air conditioner off at night. I'm so grateful for the cooler weather and the savings it will bring to our electric bill next month.
I filled up my gas tank after work on Friday and saved 10¢ per gallon (saving me $1.36) using my EZ Pay card and also earned 42¢ in points using my Exxon rewards card towards a future purchase.
This week I sold five cookbooks on Ebay and netted $9 in return. My Ebay shop has been neglected due to my working so much lately and I'm hoping to tend to it this weekend.
I received three free magazines in the mail this week and read those. Afterwards I shared them with my art teacher friend so she can use them in her classroom for art projects.
This week I rescued some toilet paper that was about to be thrown away to make room for a new big roll.
Friday evening I came home and made dinner. Afterwards I made iced tea, boiled some eggs for egg salad, and cooked some sausage and biscuits for breakfast.
I packed breakfast and lunch and we woke up bright and early Saturday morning and headed out for yard sales.
How was your week? I'd love to hear all about it in the comment section.
Belinda
~ Living within our Means ~
School was called off for Wednesday due to the threat of severe weather. I was able to work Monday & Tuesday and will also work Thursday & Friday.
Dinner on Tuesday was homemade veggie burgers using this recipe. I served them with diced onions, red peppers & tomatoes, corn, beets, and steamed broccoli.
I found some marked down pork sausage at Food City this week for $1.10.
Found some ground chuck marked down to $2.40. It was in the shape of four patties, but I crumbled them up and made some cheesy hamburger potatoes using this recipe.
I found this package of bananas marked down to $1.01.
We had banana pancakes on the menu after that and I made extras for breakfasts this week.
Found these apples marked at 3 for $1.00, so I picked up nine.
Found these delicious heirloom oranges for $2.99 and there were nine in the package, so about 35¢ each.
Bailey & I went shopping over the weekend at Forever 21 where they had 65% off their clearance section and found her this dress for under $3.00.
And finally, here is a photo of our camellia bush. The winter was very mild here, so it is already loaded with blooms.
I wanted to congratulate Carol over at CT on a Budget for buying a house this week. She has accomplished so many things over the years and her detailed blog posts about how she saves money and meets her goals is an inspiration to many people. I wish her many happy years in her new home.
I hope you all are having a great week!
Belinda
~ Living within our Means ~
