Frugal Friday ~ July 19, 2019

Welcome to another Frugal Friday edition. I hope you've had a good and frugal week. 

Last Friday my daughter and I attended a Kevin O'Leary (of Shark Tank fame) event in Chattanooga. We thought it was going to be a motivational seminar, but it turns out they were just trying to sell us something.  We did come away with a free dinner though. 
Inside was a very nice chicken sandwich, chips, pasta salad, and a moon pie. We both received one of these along with a can of soda pop. The event was free, and these were free too, and we did enjoy getting out of the house and socializing with several people at the event. 

This week we both got in on a deal for a free $5.00 Dominos gift card from Bitmo. The Carma Project website wants you to check and see if your family car is in danger and to check for any recalls. You will need your VIN number or license plate number to do this. Once you check they send you the gift card instantly. 
We sold a crockpot that we rarely used on the Facebook Marketplace for $20 and we sold another appliance for $40.00. We are thinking we might need to forget selling clothes and sell appliances. LOL 
My car needed a new headlight, so my BIL bought and put one in for me and only charged me $10. 

This week I stayed home six days. Staying home not spending money and saving the gas in my car is a win-win situation for me. Plus as I've gotten older I have become more of a homebody. 

On Tuesday I ran some errands in town and stopped in Walmart for a few items. They had Cheez-its, in the family size box, on sale for $4.00, so I bought two boxes. Then I submitted a photo of my receipt to Kellogg's Family Rewards and earned 300 points. 

I know it might seem like a hassle to do that, but it does save me money. 
First off, I printed a coupon from the website to save $1.00 off the crackers at Walmart, which made them $3.00. 
Secondly, I printed a coupon for $1.00 off Keebler club crackers, which are on sale at Food Lion this week. 

$1.88 times two minus $1.00 divided by two makes the crackers $1.38, which is a great price for Keebler club crackers. 
So even though it takes a few steps to do Kellogg's Family Rewards it does save us money. 

I made sure to fill out my last receipt from McDonald's, so that we can get another free drink from there. 

My daughter stopped in at Ingle's on Thursday to check out the marked down items. 
She picked up two roasts and several packages of the larger size pepperoni, which will be used as sandwich meat on yard sale day. 
She also picked up several containers of marked down yogurt in the small size for 36¢ and four of the 32 ounce containers for 96¢. Needless to say our fridge and freezer are both stocked up right now. 
She also stopped in at Kroger to use some coupons they sent us in the mail. 
We were able to get two free items, which were one can of cream of potato soup and one dozen eggs. 
We also had a neighbor give us two dozen eggs this week because she had so many. We are definitely stocked up on eggs right now. 
That's all there is to report from here this week. How was your week? We'd love to read about it in the comment section. :)

Belinda ~ Living within our Means ~ My Linktree

Saturday at the Frugal Workshop

I'm so glad today is Saturday as I've worked all week and I'm looking forward to staying home today. My daughter has library volunteer duties, but she will be able to drive herself for the first time in four years.  :)

Update on the auto insurance: We did have to get my daughter a policy of her own since the car is in her name. It worked out to about $129 per month, so not too bad for a teenage driver. 

I have to brag on her for a minute. She decided to go to a couple of yard sales while I was working yesterday, so she packed her own lunch and drinks to take along with her, so she wouldn't spend any money on those things. 

Also, she is going to her prom at the end of the month and she decided, on her own, to use the dress she wore last year. She has also decided to use it for her graduation in May, so I will not be out any money for these items. I am definitely counting my blessings there as she is not materialistic. 

She knows the trouble that credit cards can cause when they are not used responsibly and she also knows about creating multiple income streams. She has had a wonderful example of this from one of her teachers. It is my hope and prayer that she continues to be financially savvy in the years to come because as we all know it will do her well. 

Today dinner will be Cheese Enchiladas, using my Homemade Enchilada Sauce,  Mexican Rice, and Pinto Beans all made from scratch. 

I hope you all have a great weekend. 

Thank you for reading,
Belinda ~ Living within my means in Southern Tennessee ~
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Saving Money on Oil Changes

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Purchasing an automobile is one of the  biggest investments you will make during your lifetime probably the second largest investment after your home. Therefore, it is important to protect this valuable investment and that includes changing the oil on a regular basis.  Since this is a necessary task we might as well look for ways to save money on it. 

One way for the ladies to do that is to use Express Oil Change. Today is Tuesday, which is Ladies Day at Express Oil Change, which has locations all across the southern United States. I went today and had the oil changed in our van and since it is Tuesday, I saved $5.00 off the cost of an oil change. 

While I was there they also filled up my windshield washer fluid, which was empty, and filled the two front tires with air. Three things checked off on my to do list makes me a happy camper. 

I'm not fortunate enough to be able to change the oil in the car myself, so I will take my $5.00 savings and be satisfied that I've done the best I can. 

How about you? How do you save money on oil changes or car maintenance? 
 
Belinda
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