What did you do to save $ today?

[Wannabefree]

My cucumber plants have given me a whoopin 4 cucumbers TOTAL this year, so I scored a bushel (2 FULL brown paper bags) of cucumbers, great pickling size, for $20. Lady even threw in dill. Got the garlic free from Dad! Now, I just to get some more jars. Have a call in to someone who listed some on Craigslist, so I'm hoping I score there. Otherwise - gasp - I'm going to go have to go buy more. (If I do, hope that Dollar General still has some, because they were $3/dozen cheaper than anywhere else, even that horrible store - Walm(something).

WalMart had them cheaper than the DG here. $7.96 a dozen for the reg. mouth quarts. I got two cases yesterday. Plus I had a coupon for free lids D:

 

[sunsaver]

The reason i've never posted on this topic before is that most days i don't go anywhere or spend any money. It's hard to do anything to save money when you have no income. I have solar power for tv, internet, and hot water. I have wood for cooking and heating, (mostly felled wood or scrap lumber, pallets, etc.) I've got LED lights, tv, internet, big garden forest, a year's supply of food, and a library nearby. Everything that i need. What did i do to save money today? Absolutely nothing.

 

[Bimpnottin]

The reason i've never posted on this topic before is that most days i don't go anywhere or spend any money. It's hard to do anything to save money when you have no income. I have solar power for tv, internet, and hot water. I have wood for cooking and heating, (mostly felled wood or scrap lumber, pallets, etc.) I've got LED lights, tv, internet, big garden forest, a year's supply of food, and a library nearby. Everything that i need. What did i do to save money today? Absolutely nothing.

BUT, you save money every day, so sometimes that gives the rest of us motivation to do more! Congrats on a job well done.

 

[moxies_chickennuggets]

The reason i've never posted on this topic before is that most days i don't go anywhere or spend any money. It's hard to do anything to save money when you have no income. I have solar power for tv, internet, and hot water. I have wood for cooking and heating, (mostly felled wood or scrap lumber, pallets, etc.) I've got LED lights, tv, internet, big garden forest, a year's supply of food, and a library nearby. Everything that i need. What did i do to save money today? Absolutely nothing.

BUT, you save money every day, so sometimes that gives the rest of us motivation to do more! Congrats on a job well done.

I am right there with ya, sunsaver. I try to run my errands once a week, or once every 2 weeks if possible. As we live 10 miles from town....and I dislike shopping anyways, it isn't that difficult of a challenge. I was laid off back in 09 anyway, from the best job I had ever scored. Now, I am living with fiance, on his 1 income. I have always been frugal anyways, so, pinching pennies is 2nd nature to me.

My latest frugal epic ...using rainwater for laundry. Now, I even recycled it. I have 2 clean 32 gallon trashcans by the washer. In the one, I put the washwater....washing the least dirty first...then finish with the dirtiest. In the other, I put the rinse water. Now, the other day was my first attempt. I got 3 loads from the dirty washwater/rainwater barrel, before I had to add some of the cleaner rinse water to it. When the water was too dirty to wash any more clothes, I let it drain into the yard as graywater recycle. Then, I started the next loads with the fresher rinse waters, finishing them up with it. I let it all run down the drain to the yard...ad only carried them in initially in buckets. Now, I am doing this because we have had barely any rain in Midlands SC, and our well ran dry twice in the 12 months we have been here. Therefore, I am trying to reduce my well water consumption. Which is in itself a challenge as we have 4 veggie gardens, and 3 flower gardens and numerous potted plants and veggies. And, chickens now.
I have found this BYC forum since I know nothing of chickens. I have learned alot from everyone so far. Chickens and etc.

 

[wooddustmaker]

Hit a couple of thrift stores. Actually found a pair of jeans in my size for $3.25 that are in great shape. Found a real waffle iron for $2.75. and a bread machine to make dough for $4.00. 2 paper back books for $1.25. I thought I did pretty good. Wish I could have bought some canning jars at the grocery store. $7.oo a dozen seemed pretty fair to me. If I could just sell a few things I have up for sale, I could.

 

[garden pixy]

took the kids picking at the pick-your-own farm, got alot of veggies & herbs, spent under $10 and enertained the kids for 2 hours.

 

[Wannabefree]

I used a bunch of coupons to get 35% off of items we use all the time.

 

[savingdogs]

We found a yogurt maker at the Goodwill today for $6.99, and it looks new! No more buying yogurt while I have a freezer full of goat milk anymore!

I also got a pair of adorable rubber boots, you know the kind with flowers? They are pink and I love them and they were six bucks.

And a real leather Hard Rock Cafe backpack/purse, lovely condition, for 12 bucks. I bet new it was over 100.

 

[SillySoap]

Way to go Savingsdog!!!

I saved money today making bread! I made the fresh bread in 5 mins a day from Mother Earth new! It was wonderful & a hit with the whole family! Last night we made homemade butter from cream, oh it was yummy!

 

[Gladys Rabbit]

On the way home from church we decided not to stop at our favorite produce stand because we have vegetables in the garden that we could be eating.