This week it’s mostly felt like all we did was hold the line . . .
- WenYu received an email on Tuesday from Hotmail letting her know that a scheduling problem had come up with her winter break itinerary. It took five tries and five different agents, but we finally got a new itinerary that worked for WenYu and did not involve any extra cost or inconvenience.
- There was a container of chicken broth in the refrigerator that needed to be used, so I put it in the slow cooker along with odds and ends of vegetables I found in the crisper and some chicken I found in the freezer, and we ended up with a delicious chicken soup instead of leftovers for our dinner this past weekend. No waste, and the fridge got a good clean out!
- We skated right up to the edge of our budget with the big shop, and were only able to get two of our planned stock-up items. We realize this is going to take a bit more work to get right. Still, we are well set for the rest of the month.
- We drank loads of filtered tap water and made pitchers of sun tea this past week. Both are refreshing, and don’t cost anything to make or enjoy.
- We put $7.29 into the change/$1 bill jar this week: $3.00 left over from the farmers’ market, $3.70 left after the big shop, and 59¢ that WenYu donated to the cause.
What frugal wins did you have this week?
The Occasional Nomads 
It was a pretty standard week for us. I cancelled a fee based credit card, as Costco no longer takes Amex & we weren’t getting value out of the rewards. I made dinners, used leftovers, line dried the majority of our clothes, and swapped some of my savings to a higher yield account.
Sounds like a good week for you as well!
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It felt more like just an OK week, but there were still savings to be had.
We never got the Costco Amex, nor do we use a Visa card there now. I know the Amex card provided another rebate, but it was just another card I didn’t want to deal with.
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We are spending a good amount of change on our new-to-us coastal home, so we are taking advantage of all the wonderful free things our new area has to offer; walks to the coast, concerts in the park, surfing festivals, BBQs and eating outside in glorious weather, pool, beach, biking, and whatever else comes along!
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That’s what being frugal is all about: save on some things so you can spend on other things you want to do. All your free activities are things we enjoy doing here on Kaua’i!
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