What did you do to save $ today?

[Beekissed]

I got an almost-new living room suite, an electric butter churn, a spading fork, sewing table, 2 doz. 1/2 gal. jars with zinc lids, a box of assorted glass jugs with balers, and 3 veggie baskets for $147 at an auction today!

I went there to bid on a tiller.

Is that still saving money, when you buy stuff you need but didn't intend to really spend money on right now?

 

[Mackay]

OF COURSE!

 

[Okiemommy]

ummm wow BEE!!

Holy screen lickin' cow Batman that was a good find!!!!

 

[freemotion]

Sounds like NEEDS to me....especially the butter churn, and you've been talking about the jars. Although now that you have the bigger jars, I think you need to make room by shipping a few cases of the quarts and pints to me.....

 

[Okiemommy]

Sounds like NEEDS to me....especially the butter churn,

I concur ^_^

 

[TTs Chicks]

I planted corn, lima beans and peas today - savings for future days

 

[Beekissed]

Sounds like NEEDS to me....especially the butter churn, and you've been talking about the jars. Although now that you have the bigger jars, I think you need to make room by shipping a few cases of the quarts and pints to me.....

Free, my boy turned to me in the auction and said, "MOM!"~ when I started bidding on the jars! He said, "We already have a truckload of jars, Mom!!! " I had to shush him cause folks were looking at me funny!

I have 1/2 pts now too! That last 1/2 truck load had some 1/2 pts. Never put up anything in 1/2 pts before, but I figure I will find a use for them for honey, hot pepper butter, salves, candles, etc.

 

[Acre of Blessings]

Went to a warehouse sale where they print schoolbooks and purchased 36 (large) brand new school books for $25 that would have costed over $400.

Most of these books are priced in the $9.99 to $14.99 range and I got them (the large books) for .50 cents each. The above total ($25) doesn't include all the other books and things that I bought.

I'm happy

 

[freemotion]

I made two more earth buckets for two more mints. Mostly recycled materials, I admit that I bought the buckets....

We traded eggs for a pizza tonight! I prefer homemade, but we both taught tonight and with the baby goat, neither wanted to cook, so we ordered out. Offered eggs, they were accepted!

Off to wax another cheese! Another four-pounder, cheddar. Boy, I hope this cheese is good. I'm gonna have so much of it!

Great deal on books, and Bee, I would've gotten the jars. Everytime I get more jars I wonder if I am a pathological collector.....then gradually jars break, are given and not returned, all get filled, etc, and I need more jars....the moral of this story is, always grab good jars whenever and where-ever you can. You will always use them.

I've heard that people can butter and keep it for something like two years. If I had a cow, I would can or freeze all the spring butter for me and my family, and only sell winter and fall butter, maybe some summer butter if I had plenty. Interesting stuff on the Weston Price site on spring butter and the vitamin content and health benefits. That alone is reason enough for a cow. Anyways, those half-pint jars might be great for butter. Also good for single-servings of yogurt for work, or meat for a single serving for a single woman! I also put leftovers in the fridge in them, as I like to avoid plastic when possible. I also like being able to see what is in each container instantly. Less gets lost in the fridge that way.

 

[VT-Chicklit]

I have been hauling composted cow manuer for my garden from a farmer in the next town over for $5 a pickup load. The compost at the garden center cost $45 a yard and is full of sticks so I feel I got a good deal!

I had to replace the belt on my tiller. The belt gave up the ghost the other day. The tiller is a very old Sears Craftsman that I bought 9 years ago at a tag sale for $75. I wasn't sure that I would be able to get a belt for a tiller that old. I called Sears to find out if they had belts for this model and what the cost would be. They said that I would be $25.99 including shipping. DH thought we might be able to get a belt that would fit the tiller from Tractor Supply. Sure enough, they had one that fits. I got it and it is on the tiller already! I didn't have to wait for "shipping" and the cost . . . $13. 58 including tax! YEA for Tractor Supply!!!