The days are ever so slightly lighter in the evening and my friend’s chickens have picked up their egg production — I’m feeling optimistic for spring even if it might be a bit premature!
Saving
- DH and I just made it under the data limit for our phones last week! That’s $ 20.00 easy money. I think I had been off wifi at home for a little while and that does not mix well with Instagram!
- The last two times I have bought grass fed ground beef on sale at a particular market they have not rung it up at the sale price. I’m on to them! I check the price per pound as soon as they pass me the package across the meat counter.
- I’m taking advantage of the sales on “party foods” for the Super Bowl and cherry-picking some of the loss leaders at local stores. Frozen pizza isn’t something we eat often, but at 1.99, I’ll take one and be grateful we have it if there is a snow storm or a late meeting at work.
- My little joy for the week was getting a bar of Dr. Bronner’s Rose soap for $2.90. I love having a good bar of soap for my bathtub, and it smells so pretty!
Earning
I sold a Keurig machine that we were no longer using on a local mom resale group. $20.00. We have gone back to old fashioned Mr. Coffee type of coffee machine. I am happy to reclaim the counter space.
Investing
When we rolled my Roth IRA over to Vanguard from Ameritrade, DH was careful to maintain our asset allocation so that we wouldn’t fall too heavy into stocks (we already have plenty of stock exposure). With the Coronavirus affecting China so heavily, this seems like a good move for the short term any way.
Maintaining
In the “ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” department…..
Got the car in for an oil change/tire rotation.
Cleaned the washing machine with a cleaning tablet.
Budgeting
DH and I will usually go over out budget every Saturday night and see where we ended up for the past week and allocate any unspent money to savings, home repair or vacation. Those are our budget categories which are always hungry for MORE!
Hope your week was good!
The Healthful Saver 