lucky bandit | RVA based lifestyle blog: frugal friday - october

Friday, November 01, 2024

frugal friday - october


There have been some circumstance changes and some opportunities that have opened, so I really need to buckle down for them!
  • No Spend Days: 7
  • Grocery deals: free bag of Kroger salad with coupon, $1.49 box of Cap'n Crunch, BOGO free can of pumpkin (2 for $1.75 each), free Too Good No Sugar yogurt with Kroger coupon, $1.19 So Delicious yogurt, $1.49 jar of Bertolli Garlic Alfredo sauce, $1.99 10oz snacking tomatoes $1.59/each Smart Ones meals, free 14.1 box of Barilla Al Bronzo Fusilli with local store coupon
  • Money made outside of my job: 
    • DoorDash: $57.72
    • Ebay: $17
    • Other: $10
  • I scored a fully functional basic sewing machine at a local crafty thrift store for only $15! I've wanted to pick up machine sewing for so long but was holding out for a deal
  • I got an email from my health insurance that said I had $60 one week and then another $20 in rewards. I'd rather them just take that off a bill, but I redeemed it for Mastercard giftcards - I used the giftcards to make payments on my electric bill
  • When back at my dad's one weekend I packed up a box of old inventory that I wanted to get listed, brought it home, and listed it. Either it sat back home, got donated, or I listed it and sold it. Either way it needed to move!
  • A catering event at work rewarded me with a couple salmon filets and a large container of mushroom marsala (oh my god, this was so, so good)
  • I went up to visit family and my dad's girlfriend fed me dinner while I was there. It was very tasty!
  • My Kroger Cashback had a balance of $5.75 so I sent that over to my PayPal account
I'm still decluttering! I feel like I've been doing this forever and my belongings don't dwindle. What is happening?
  • One heeled sandal of the pair, two plastic plant saucers, his ceramic treat jar - chewed up by the piranha that is Ogden
  • Mini sewing machine - sold on Facebook marketplace
  • Package of buttons, NWT bralette - sold & shipped with recycled polymailers
Frugal Fails:
  • 3/4 of a loaf of bread molded, unfortunately
  • I had to cancel my endoscopy appointment because they called me 6 days before the appointment and dropped the bombshell that they wanted a $750 deposit. Even if I had that in my emergency savings, this is not what I would use it on.
  • I lost 96¢ on an Etsy sale because of Offsite Ads. I promptly went into my settings and opted out of these.
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