This been a very different week, Amanda had an emergency C-section on Tuesday night and I did not work on Wednesday. Tropical Storm Michael came through on Thursday, we lost power around 8:30pm and I did not work on Friday. I have always said it is the small things that add up, and this week is the proof. Here are the ways I know we saved money this week:
- Using the McDonald’s app. I ate lunch on Wednesday and we all had breakfast on Friday. We saved at least $5 with each use.
- Ate lunch at Costco on Friday. 3 slices of pizza, 2 hot dogs and 3 drinks for $11. At least a savings of $10.
- Grilled Hamburgers and ate a huge salad out of the fridge for dinner on Friday. By eating at home and using things we were afraid that would spoil we saved at least $35.
- Used my Target debit card to save 5% on baby items.
- Purchased new “winter jackets” for both Matt and I at Costco for $19.99 each. I am estimating a saving of $50 each or $100.
- Purchased Kendall’s Christmas dress for $18.99. I am going to estimate a saving of $25 but probably more.
- Purchased a set of new tires at Costco saving $70.
- Washed and hung out to dry all the sheets and comforters today. Saving at least 8 hours of dryer time. Estimate of $2-4 on electricity.
- Repurposed some hooks and a basket in the laundry room to hold lunch boxes. Saving $14.95 on the purchase of a crate for this purpose.
- Built shelfs out of materials we already have for my she- shed. Estimate a minimum of $50 savings. I plan to share more on this soon!