This month I received an unexpected check. It wasn’t a lot of money, but it was enough that I was able to give each of my children some cash to purchase summer clothing.
It is customary for us to head to a thrift store to so we can get the most bang for our buck, but this time, it was unanimous that we head to our closest outlet mall so they could shop for new clothing. This was a huge hit! We also saw firsthand that, when your children understand the value of a dollar, they make wise choices and appreciate each financial blessing.
10 Free Everyday Things that Save Us Money
Years of paying down debt has shown us that, while bringing in more money is a wonderful way to accelerate debt reduction, it is not always possible. Living with multiple chronic illnesses, there have been many many years that I have not been able to work outside the home, so it has been my focus to search for ways that allow us to stretch our dollars further.
Although we use more than 10 free things in our lives we wanted to share our most used free items…
Plastic Grocery Bags
We realize that plastic is a huge issue for our planet and we are working to reduce our use of it, but not all stores are welcoming to reusable bags these days. While we avoid them when we can, we make sure to put every single plastic bag we do receive to good use. We use grocery bags to line our small trash cans and pick up dog waste. I have also used bread bags to put over my kiddos shoes when it was extremely wet outside and they wanted to go outside and play. Plastic grocery bags also make great shower caps.
Continue reading “10 Free Everyday Things that Save Us Money”Ways We Saved Money in March
The month of March always brings many celebrations for our family and therefore it is one that is the most difficult for us to save money. But, we are always up for a challenge and we tried our best.
Here are some of the ways we saved money last month:
1. We discontinued our fruit and veggie delivery again for this month. I am still missing those weekly deliveries but we are trying to remain gazelle intense on paying off the mortgage so this had to go.