I have plans for tomorrow to share some things that we are spending money on this week but first I wanted to share some ways that we are saving money this week.<\/p>\n
First up shopping at Dollar Tree.\u00a0 I have discovered that for the boys and Lily, I can purchase body wash for $1 a bottle. This bottle last around 2 weeks so $2 for a month is much cheaper than $4 a bottle at most other places. I also buy conditioner just to change things up.\u00a0 This trip I was able to grab sandwich bags and snack bags for $1. I am not anti-plastic but it does bother me to spend 5 or more cent on a bag that ends up in the trash after one use. I found fold top sandwich bags as less than a penny each so I am good with tossing each day. I did also purchase sandwich bags with a zip top to use for other things.\u00a0 \u00a0Snack bags will be used for freezing small serving such as 1\/2 cups.<\/p>\n
Ordering vitamins and supplements via Amazon. Both Lily and Kendall are on a daily iron supplement. I ended up saving 50% simply by ordering it on scribe and save on Amazon plus this allows me to order and forget about it!<\/p>\n
I purchased a good bit of extra fruits and vegetables last week. Things have been slightly more hectic than I anticipated so we have not used up as much. Today, I made a new crockpot meal with sweet peppers. I also cut up and froze two bags of peppers and onions to be used in spaghetti sauce when our tomatoes start to come in.\u00a0 3 cups of chopped celery was frozen. I discovered that I have purchased 3 bags of onions recently. So Kendall and I chopped up two bags to freeze. We ended up freezing 7 cups of diced onions. This way it will not go bad and they will be super convenient to use as well.<\/p>\n
I was also able to use 5 small containers of vegetables that were sent to us from the school lunch program.\u00a0 This cleared up space in our freezer and also made an awesome pork fried rice meal.<\/p>\n
Sheets were washed and hung on the line to dry in order to save electricity.<\/p>\n
We have eaten all dinners at home this week which is a huge savings.\u00a0 I have eaten a couple of lunches out and one breakfast but these are much less expensive than even one dinner meal.<\/p>\n
What have you been doing to save money?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I have plans for tomorrow to share some things that we are spending money on this week but first I wanted to share some ways that we are saving money this week. First up shopping at Dollar Tree.\u00a0 I have … Continue reading