It was a pretty frugal week, quiet and uneventful, until Saturday. We lost water and come to find out, the connector on our pump (well) had broken. No water in house + water bubbling in the front yard = a problem. We were planning to wait for a repair until Monday as weekend plumbing jobs are usually twice the price! We were fortunate to find a company who doesn't charge more for weekends so they sent a technician out and the repair was complete within a few hours. Not cheap by any stretch but certainly money well spent--we have water again! While this was major, it could've been a whole lot worse and even more expensive.
As far as frugal things go:
What frugal things have you been up to?
As far as frugal things go:
- Stayed home most of the week--no go, no spend!
- We didn't eat out this week; we have a separate cash envelope for eating out and we've used most of it already this month, so we ate at home!
- Harvested more lettuce from the garden; planted some onions. I'm so slow in gardening this year; hope to get it in soon!
- Used this frugal cardboard method for my rose bed; we'll see how it does. It was a quick and easy project-- Toddler Girl said it looked nice once I finished!:-) Hoping to use cardboard as a weed barrier in between the rows in the garden too.
- Made homemade laundry soap!
What frugal things have you been up to?
3 comments:
Always like your frugal 5. I am sure toddler girl is right that the beds look nice :)
when we lived in the country and were dirt-poor, lightening struck our well pump early one Sunday morning. I checked the paperwork and we had 1 month left on the 5 year warranty. The original installer came out and replaced it, no charge at all, and we even made it to church on time.
Just wanted you to know that I really enjoy reading your blog.
I've been doing the "no go, no spend" thing here too!
Other frugal things: Growing veggies from prior years' seeds that have been stored in the fridge and freezer. Next week I plan a pantry week, and hoping not to go grocery shopping.
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