monthly savings – Seriously Frugal

August 10, 2021September 20, 2021

All the Ways We Saved Money in July!

As I mentioned last month, summertime is a difficult time for our family to save money, as I am sure it is for most families with children. We had all our kids home which was absolutely amazing but it does increase our grocery bill, and with all of them working, it requires a lot of time and money to transport 2 of them back and forth to work. In addition, we are all seeing higher prices not only in the grocery stores but also at the pump making life a bit more expensive for all of us.

Again, this month, I made sure that every time I left the house I ran any errand that happened to be on the way. I also let the kids that were home know each time I left the house and where I was going in case they needed something or wanted to go so they could save their gas by sharing a ride. Once a kid has to pay for their own gas, it’s amazing how quickly they will take you up on a ride. 🙂

July 10, 2021July 10, 2021

How We Saved Money the Month of June

With every passing year I find that our budget seems to become more stretched during the summer months. When the kids were little, I was able to find LOTS of free or low cost activities, but as they have become older, their activities have become much more expensive. Although we love helping our children enjoy their summer, there is only so much we can do financially, so we encourage our children to get a job if they want to have more spending money. Our youngest recently started their first job, so we currently have all 6 of us working. Needless to say, it has already been a very busy summer but, with all our kids having their own jobs, they have their own spending money for wants, which definitely takes some pressure off us.

As I am driving more, I make sure that I do whatever little errand that needs to be completed around work pick-ups and drop-offs. (we live too far away for those not driving to walk or bike to work and way to dangerous).

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021

9 Ways We Saved During Our Fabulously Frugal February

We have now completed our Fabulously Frugal February (FFF) and the 2nd month where we are sharing some of the ways we saved money that month, so here we go!

1. We still have no dryer. Yes, we could have used the money Mr. SF earned by selling stuff he didn’t want any more to buy one, but we decided to continue to tough it out and put that money toward our emergency fund.

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021

Ways We Saved Money in January

Every month this year I will be sharing some of the ways we saved money that month. This will not be an exhaustive list as it would take me too long to compose but it will be some highlights! 🙂

So, without any further ado, here is a list of how we kept a few more pennies in our pockets last month:

I cut up clothing that could not be donated into various size rags to be used in place of paper towels

I mended family clothing that had small tears and holes