Friday Frugal Wrap Up 1/22/16

      I am very proud of myself for how well I have done this week in my frugal endeavors.  Some of the things I did are just a part of my normal routine and I tend to overlook the fact that they save us money and in some cases, even improve our health.  So here are my frugal doings for the past 7 days.

~found some I Cool menopause relief tablets on clearance and decided to try them and see if they help...my hysterectomy brought my hot flashes back with a vengeance
~we are planning on cancelling our Dish TV subscription in April so I have been stocking up on different TV series when I can find them at thrift stores...I got seasons 3 and 4 of Friends for $2.99 each
~I also bought the dvd "The Vow" for $2.99
~I gave the ham bone to the dog who promptly devoured it
~I found silicone baking dishes that my DIL Heather loves for .99 each
~3 free magazines came in the mail
~I got coupons that I won for 3 free candy bars in the mail
~I stopped at Walmart and got in on their 90% off Christmas clearance and purchased all of the following for under $7...5 double packs of Wilton's frosting with the frosting tips, a double pack of some heavy duty dog toys, multiple packs of cellophane treat bags, 4 boxes of really nice Christmas cards, 12 rolls of tulle, a bigger gift bag, and something else that I can't remember at the moment
~I purchased 3 of the huge family sized pizzas from the Walmart deli that were marked down to half price and threw them in our freezer for future meals
~I found some Addidas workout pants for my hubby for $3.77, a stainless steel bowl for .99 and a dvd at the thrift store
~I made several loaves of bread
~I froze 5 over-ripe bananas that I will use to make banana bread at a future date
~working on my points programs
~won  115 points so far in Swagbucks Sneaky Snowflake contest
~cashed in for another $10 Walmart gift card via Swagbucks
~cashed out some of my points on from out credit card's rewards program for a $50 Safeway gift card
~watched some movies we borrowed from the library
~reading books we borrowed from the library
~watched a show online that we do not get as part of our Dish package
~put in a request for the movie "Martian" via the library
~having hubby stop by the grocery store on his way home from work to pick up his favorite bar soap that is half price and also 4 dozen eggs at .99 a dozen
~hot tubbed several times to ease our aching muscles
~hand washed 8 sweaters and dried them on my laundry drying racks
~drinking lots of water to help flush the toxins from eating so badly over the holidays out of my system
~stocked up on 3 more boxes of green tea (100 count), some horseradish sauce, veggies stick crisps and a few other things at the Dollar Tree
~reinventing leftovers into totally new meals
~learning more new skills via YouTube
~got the freezers organized so we now know what we do and do not have
~put the meats and things we need to use up first in their own little basket in the chest freezer and will be pulling from there first
~our bottom cement steps leading up to our front door are crumbling so hubby filled in the holes with gravel...we will need to replace the stairs and porch this Spring
~hubby and I came up with a plan to do a $100 grocery budget for February and set our personal guidelines for it (see my previous post)
~signed up for a free T-shirt that I will give to my hubby to replace one of his other work around the house shirts that have seen better days ;)


   I think that is about it for this week.  Be blessed all!