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Re: What small things did you do TODAY to save money?
« Reply #16650 on: January 05, 2025, 08:28:04 AM »
-Drove dS18 to Sacramento to get a ride with his college roommate & dad back to college. This saved about $225 (cost of flight, shuttle to school, & mailing his skis). Sent him with a gift card I'd received for a local grocery store, which he used to buy dinner, as the dining halls were closed.
-DS17 asked if he could host poker last night. I set out all of our leftover holiday treats, plus the bag of Cheetos my mom insisted I take home with me after Christmas. I woke up this morning & all of our holiday treats (minus four cookies) are gone. This is great, as it gets the junk out of our house, and I didn't have to buy anything special for the event.

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Re: What small things did you do TODAY to save money?
« Reply #16651 on: January 05, 2025, 09:16:59 AM »
-Drove dS18 to Sacramento to get a ride with his college roommate & dad back to college. This saved about $225 (cost of flight, shuttle to school, & mailing his skis). Sent him with a gift card I'd received for a local grocery store, which he used to buy dinner, as the dining halls were closed.
-DS17 asked if he could host poker last night. I set out all of our leftover holiday treats, plus the bag of Cheetos my mom insisted I take home with me after Christmas. I woke up this morning & all of our holiday treats (minus four cookies) are gone. This is great, as it gets the junk out of our house, and I didn't have to buy anything special for the event.

It may be a savings more of your time than of money, but should he need to do this again or make the reverse trip, Amtrak Capitol Corridor goes between Sacramento and San Jose several times a day, with various connections to Caltrain, BART, etc. Trains can carry bikes, so I assume they can carry skis.

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« Reply #16652 on: January 05, 2025, 11:11:56 AM »
@crocheted_stache - that's a good idea! They left really early (we met at 7:40 am in Sacramento), so not sure if the schedule would work out this time, but good to keep in mind for future meet ups.

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Re: What small things did you do TODAY to save money?
« Reply #16653 on: January 05, 2025, 08:50:48 PM »
Fixed plumbing problems for two friends in the past week as a favor, saving them each hundreds of dollars.

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« Reply #16654 on: January 05, 2025, 10:32:49 PM »
Fixed plumbing problems for two friends in the past week as a favor, saving them each hundreds of dollars.

I like this one. I have replaced more than one leaking toilet flapper in homes where I've been a guest. They cost maybe $5, take minutes to replace, save water, and stop the annoying noises of water turning on and off in the middle of the night. That, or the people who live in a home don't spend much time in the guest bathroom to notice there's a problem.

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Re: What small things did you do TODAY to save money?
« Reply #16655 on: January 06, 2025, 03:01:44 PM »
Rescued a pair of plush looking throw pillows from the dumpster (yes, they will be washed). The one I've been as a back/bolster using is get kinda flat. I almost bought a $5 pillow from the promo bins at the front of Target, but surely it would not have lasted very long. This is better.

ETA: one of them is  a feather pillow!
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Re: What small things did you do TODAY to save money?
« Reply #16656 on: January 06, 2025, 04:24:21 PM »
Made homemade hummus vs buying from the store. The ingredients are a little more expensive than one purchased package, but the tahini will last for at least 6 batches, making the homemade kind both much better tasting, as well as cheaper. And, likely healthier.

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« Reply #16657 on: January 06, 2025, 04:51:17 PM »
Convinced my partner to use the black beans from the fridge in his chili rather than open up a new can. :)

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« Reply #16658 on: January 06, 2025, 06:01:39 PM »
I shoveled my own driveway today instead of paying anyone else to shovel the driveway. Since it was with an actual shovel and not one of those fancy snow blowing machines I also got extra exercise for free as well instead of going to a gym.

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« Reply #16659 on: January 06, 2025, 06:57:45 PM »
I stayed inside all day and ate food I had stashed for this snow day.  I think I had some weird inner ear barometric distress so I also took a nice nap.  Drank many mugs of hot milky Ovaltine and decaf coffee. 

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« Reply #16660 on: January 08, 2025, 12:16:50 AM »
I asked for a thing on Buy Nothing, rather than buying it. A couple different neighbors came up with options.

Also, I biked to work with a lunchbox full of leftovers and ate another homegrown orange.

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Re: What small things did you do TODAY to save money?
« Reply #16661 on: January 21, 2025, 12:04:38 AM »
Persuaded DH to polish his BIFL shoes. DH wears one pair of shoes until he can't anymore (hole in the sole or similarly catastrophic damage). I persuaded him a few years back to get some Allen Edmonds that can be rebuilt if/when they get to this point. While he slowly wears his way through his first set of soles, I've been encouraging him to apply paste wax polish occasionally, so they remain presentable and maybe a little more water resistant, and so there might be something remaining of the upper.

He has separate shoes for gardening, one pair of dress shoes, and he got the newest "daily driver" pair with a little life left in the previous pair, so he tries to wear the older ones if he expects rain or a lot of walking on gravel.

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Re: What small things did you do TODAY to save money?
« Reply #16662 on: January 21, 2025, 07:28:53 AM »
I made chicken/vegetable stock from scraps I saved up in the freezer.  With the stock I made a big batch of creamy mushroom and rice soup that was delicious. 

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Re: What small things did you do TODAY to save money?
« Reply #16663 on: January 21, 2025, 09:33:25 AM »
I applied to have our natural gas account closed. We no longer have any gas burning appliances and the $20 / month to have an account will add up. I waited until we got a rebate from the heat pump installation because it was issued through the utility. Now I just have to figure out how to get a refund for all the fuel they have been charging me for despite me submitting monthly meter readings showing zero usage.

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« Reply #16664 on: January 21, 2025, 09:59:26 AM »
OK here is the grossest thing I've ever done to save money.  😳
I bought a pair of hiking shoes at Nordstrom Rack and really thought I'd keep them. After peeling the tags off, but before wearing them, I changed my mind. I checked the receipt and it says I was within the return window, but all returns need to be unworn and WITH TAGS ATTACHED. I knew exactly where the sticker was...in my bathroom wastebasket trash that had already been emptied a week earlier and taken to the outside bin. My friends...bathroom wastebasket is where all manner of vile trash goes.  I almost decided to skip the whole refund and donate the shoes to charity (or maybe I'd go to the Rack and see if they'd refund me without the tag, but did I really want to waste a trip if the answer is no). But...the shoes were $119. So I donned a pair of disposable gloves, went to my outside bin and retrieved the bag (hoping the neighbor wouldn't see me), dumped it out on some plastic in the garage and sifted through...yes it was vile but the sticker was found and unblemished and easily re-stuck to the shoe! So I'll be headed to the store for my refund when I run errands tomorrow.

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Re: What small things did you do TODAY to save money?
« Reply #16665 on: January 21, 2025, 11:20:31 AM »
Apparently, I'll be fixing the bake element in my oven myself rather than hiring someone to do it. 

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Re: What small things did you do TODAY to save money?
« Reply #16666 on: January 21, 2025, 11:55:07 AM »
I got a free flu (£20) and COVID jab (£90) through work.
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Re: What small things did you do TODAY to save money?
« Reply #16667 on: January 22, 2025, 04:26:07 AM »
I cancelled an Amazon order I placed in a state of frigid exhaustion in lieu of using stuff I already own. 

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« Reply #16668 on: January 24, 2025, 02:55:38 PM »
Chinese New Year is coming up, and I'm not sure if stores will be open for those 3-4 days, so I stocked up on groceries, and we plan to just take it easy and cook at home.

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« Reply #16669 on: January 24, 2025, 05:29:03 PM »
This might seem dumb, but I have been saving my mayo jar lids from 30 oz jars and they fit on some of my Ball canning jars. I previously bought some of the plastic lids, but these are basically the same! There is a rough edge from opening the jar lid so I had Mr. Roadrunner sand it off. They fit perfect on some of my jars! Also, I buy jarred Parmesan cheese and they have the shaker feature on the lid. They also fit some jars. Depending on the canning jar size.

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Re: What small things did you do TODAY to save money?
« Reply #16670 on: January 24, 2025, 10:47:56 PM »
We went to an RV show today. We avoided the $15 parking fee by parking about a half mile away and walking. As we hoofed the back way to the entry, we somehow overshot it, as it was configured differently this year. Next thing you know, we're somehow inside the perimeter without paying, saving another $30. We brought our own snacks, too. The RV we wanted to check out wasn't there, so we did not buy a new RV.

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« Reply #16671 on: January 24, 2025, 11:18:23 PM »
I placed an online grocery order this morning and picked it up only way home from work.  Came home and made myself a fresh ham and cheese sandwich.  Took advantage of charging my car at work and fortunately the sun melted off the remaining ice from the roof. 

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« Reply #16672 on: January 24, 2025, 11:38:08 PM »
We went to an RV show today. We avoided the $15 parking fee by parking about a half mile away and walking. As we hoofed the back way to the entry, we somehow overshot it, as it was configured differently this year. Next thing you know, we're somehow inside the perimeter without paying, saving another $30. We brought our own snacks, too. The RV we wanted to check out wasn't there, so we did not buy a new RV.
We once tried parking some distance away and walking to a local venue, only to find they had a walk-in fee for those who didn't pay parking.

I guess you saved what, $100k, by not buying an RV. What's wrong with the one you have?

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« Reply #16673 on: January 25, 2025, 12:57:39 PM »
We went to an RV show today. We avoided the $15 parking fee by parking about a half mile away and walking. As we hoofed the back way to the entry, we somehow overshot it, as it was configured differently this year. Next thing you know, we're somehow inside the perimeter without paying, saving another $30. We brought our own snacks, too. The RV we wanted to check out wasn't there, so we did not buy a new RV.
We once tried parking some distance away and walking to a local venue, only to find they had a walk-in fee for those who didn't pay parking.

I guess you saved what, $100k, by not buying an RV. What's wrong with the one you have?
If we had walked as far as we did and got hit with a walk-in fee, I'd be mightily peeved.

We love the rig we have, but some years back, Mercedes cheated on its emissions, just like VW. We had the "mandatory" work done. Now we get much lower mileage, have far less power, and must add DEF, which has nearly tripled in price, at least twice as often. DH is determined our next rig will have a gas engine.

We found our rig by attending this RV show about a decade ago. We settled on one we liked, then waited nearly five years to find a good deal on a used one. We bought it right before the pandemic. We have mostly* enjoyed the heck out of it, and it's still valued at a lot more than we paid for it. It's a 2012 and it won't last forever. We went to the show so we can repeat the process. We also had a friend who wanted to attend, otherwise we probably would have waited another year to go.

The one we are interested costs about $250k** out the door, with at least a six-month wait. We will buy one when the used price settles somewhere around $100k. We will then sell our current rig (aka Miss Rigby) for about 40-$50k. Expensive, but not insanely so. We also paid for the first one with proceeds from a side gig.

*DH can fix anything and has had to do a lot of work, because Mercedes Sprinter RV's are so damn fiddly. We once had a problem he couldn't fix, and we had a time crunch, so we took it to Mercedes. They kept it five days, couldn't fix it, and charged us $500. Eventually, DH figured out the problem and fixed it himself.

**Yes, that's an insane amount of money, but small rigs actually cost more because they're trickier to engineer and build.

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Re: What small things did you do TODAY to save money?
« Reply #16674 on: January 25, 2025, 08:26:58 PM »
@Dicey, sounds like a great adventure. I hope you find a great deal in a few years.

Today, I walked over and borrowed a tool from a Buy Nothing neighbor and completed my pocket-sized project right on their porch. Zero car miles, got my steps in, removed a few pieces of litter, and I don't need to buy or store a tool I only needed to use for a minute or two.

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« Reply #16675 on: January 26, 2025, 09:51:44 PM »
Harvested some surplus backyard produce and picked up a couple items I can use from a Buy Nothing neighbor.

Cooked chili verde with dried beans (yay, instant pot) from the pantry, a lemon from the garden, and some green salsa we'd frozen for this recipe. There's enough left over after dinner for a couple days' lunches.

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« Reply #16676 on: January 27, 2025, 05:28:19 AM »
Replaced the bake element in my oven in time to get my lunches prepped for the week.  This makes three weeks in a row.  I think I'm finally getting back into the right headspace to get it done consistently.  I've also created a list of lunch ideas for when I just don't have the bandwidth to decide, including a few ideas that take next to zero effort (think rotisserie chicken and steamed vegetables).  One thing that I think I'm going to concentrate on this year is working around my limitations rather than punishing myself for imperfection. 

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« Reply #16677 on: January 27, 2025, 09:16:04 PM »
Suggested a location for a dinner meet up with a friend that I knew I had a gift card to....only spent a couple dollars plus tip for a girls night out.

Made soup with homemade beef broth.  I have so many soup bones stored up in my freezer...I finally attempted the broth and I am very pleased so far!  It will probably take me a year plus to use up the soup bones I've stashed from my quarter cows these last few years....

Baked bread even though I was highly tempted to just add some to the grocery list.

Had a pile of potential "replacement summer clothes" that I tried on at goodwill today.  Only bought one pair of shorts.  I have time to find more...so if they weren't a great fit that I liked, I didn't even consider it.  This is progress for this thrift-a-holic!

Made a cake from scratch too....it turned out a little dry, but nothing some whipped cream and berries can't fix!

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« Reply #16678 on: January 28, 2025, 04:25:40 PM »
I mended several tiny holes in a hand-me-down cashmere sweater. I actually have a startling number of hand me down cashmere sweaters and they are all like Kohl's through LL Bean type quality so I invested in a darning mushroom.

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« Reply #16679 on: January 28, 2025, 04:35:58 PM »
I mended several tiny holes in a hand-me-down cashmere sweater. I actually have a startling number of hand me down cashmere sweaters and they are all like Kohl's through LL Bean type quality so I invested in a darning mushroom.
Ha! This reminds me to pack up my darning bag and collect up all of DH's "Holy" socks. We have an eight-hour drive tomorrow and that's when I catch up on my pretend darning. Lately, I've been leaving the "Holy" socks in the laundry room. They keep disappearing because Dh doesn't seem to care if his socks have holes.

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« Reply #16680 on: January 29, 2025, 04:19:58 PM »
I noticed my vacuum cleaner (yellow Dyson), purchased in 5/2007 wasn't picking up dirt well.  I watched a youtube video and then sat down and took the whole thing apart and cleaned it.  We're talking dissambled the roller brush and cut off an amazing amount of hair from it, took apart the filter and the whole "bagless" system.  It was clogged with 17 years of dust and grit. 

Then I rewarded myself by vacuuming the house.  And chasing DH around saying "look at all this dust I just got out of x room!"  He did a great job of saying "wow, babe.  Great job".

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« Reply #16681 on: January 30, 2025, 01:46:30 PM »
Shoes
Took Mr. R's pricey sandals for repair - worth it at $15 vs $84 for a new pair. We have a great cobbler/repair/sewing/alterations place in a nearby mall. Their machinery must be at least 100 years old, likely older and they are always busy.
A donation bag I had set aside (items I did not return to the store on time) somehow got buried in the utility room maybe three years ago.
I was delighted to have two new pair of shoes and the other item made a great gift for a friend's daughter.

Boots - shoes and leather bags
Gave all my good stuff a good annual clean and TLC with various products.
Picked up a new pair of my favorite flip-flops at a store closing last year - so I'm good for shoes for 2025. 

Old Leather recliner
Fixed the wear and tear on the arms with leather products and dye - worked like a charm. Then I gave the new leather couch a leather treatment too, just to keep it looking good.

The joy of giving or the universe works in mysterious ways
We participated in a white elephant gift exchange which was a hoot - we had a great time with our firends. We ended up with items that I knew we would not use except for a stainless steel travel tumbler.
A friend dropped by with her teenage kids and their eyes lit up when they saw the items. Apparently, those were a hit on Tik Tok and they were over the moon that I gifted them on the spot.

Garden
Seeds
I meant to place a second seed order but when I saw the total I gasped and decided I would use up the seeds I already have.
Gazebo
As I am working my way through decluttering the shed I finally found "all" the parts to a brand new gazebo that I'd scooped up on clearance for a song. The huge package got rained on and stashed higgly piggly right before one of the hurricanes five! years ago.
So for this spring I'll have a new gazebo that now sells for $1500 that I only paid a hundred bucks for.
Just in time too - since we desperately need shaded areas because the last two hurricanes destroyed a huge part of my garden.
Herbs - Teas - Produce
No real veggies at present, except for celery leaves but soon we will harvest our first tomatoes. Most of the herbs are thriving, some reseeded themselves for the first time.
Hopefully, the various basil seeds will all come up ...Scored some free lettuce seed packets on my last online order and they are coming up beautifully in one window box while none at all sprouted in the other window box - shucks.
In the meantime - I'm using bay leaf, garlic chives, oregano, rosemary, mint, spicy basil, lemon ball, lemon grass, parsley, cilantro... for cooking and tea.

Free - Gift
My neighbor made syrup from the tropical blackberry jam bush. So we are having that with my homemade from scratch pancakes soon.

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« Reply #16682 on: January 30, 2025, 11:24:19 PM »
The usual for me: biked where I'm going, ate leftovers from home for lunch.

DH took a good look through the seed shoebox. It's a combination of seeds we saved from last year's crops and seeds remaining in packets bought before. We'll never need all 30 potential zucchini plants in one envelope of seeds, and they'll be fine on the shelf for another year.

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« Reply #16683 on: January 31, 2025, 06:20:34 AM »
@Rosy,

re: your cleanup of leather armchair, can you share which products you used to clean it and dye it?  My sofa needs a little TLC!

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« Reply #16684 on: February 01, 2025, 11:03:55 AM »
I am embracing peace.  Which means avoiding the public and avoiding spending money outside.  Yesterday I charged my car at work and came directly home.  I'm working on Mount Laundry today and bagging up goodies for the thrift store as I go.  My home is peaceful which is saving me money. 

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« Reply #16685 on: February 01, 2025, 12:42:46 PM »
Started working on our taxes (such a treat!) & found a $25 gift card while I was organizing my paper work. Went in & added it to the mobile app, so I'll have it ready the next time we are ordering. A nice win, despite the fact that doing my taxes is way more painful than $25. ;-)

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« Reply #16686 on: February 01, 2025, 05:13:37 PM »
Borrowed a museum pass from the library. Saved $40 for us, and $40 for the friends we visited with, since the pass covered 4 adults. Love the library!

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« Reply #16687 on: February 02, 2025, 03:30:43 PM »
Packed oatmeal, dried cranberries, and tea. Breakfast is covered for the next six days while we are traveling.

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« Reply #16688 on: February 02, 2025, 11:52:45 PM »
Biked to a lunch place to meet a friend. Friend insisted on paying, so I guess we'll have to be quicker on the draw next time.

We didn't need a big dinner, so dinner was sandwiches, using some of the bread DH made a couple days ago.

The friend is maybe a couple years younger than us and let on that he's paid off his house and is thinking of retiring, if he can figure out what to do about health insurance and so forth. Us: "You know there are resources and communities that are all about how to do that, right?" Honestly, knowing someone IRL who's doing the same thing may be what it takes to get me out of OMY mode.

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« Reply #16689 on: February 03, 2025, 05:12:11 AM »
Had about 3/4 lb of cherry tomatoes that were getting a little wrinkly. Not too bad, but not salad worthy so I figured I would salvage them. Got out a skillet and put in some butter and olive oil then sauteed them till they were slightly brown. Then added them to a pasta dish I made. They were delish and didn't have to toss them in the garbage! Added some nice color to the pasta dish too!

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Re: What small things did you do TODAY to save money?
« Reply #16690 on: February 03, 2025, 10:08:05 AM »
I felt the urge to eat out. Instead of going to a restaurant, I went to Sam's Club and got a pizza and hot dog. It is a true guilty pleasure.

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« Reply #16691 on: February 05, 2025, 08:32:11 PM »
I'm making a small window in our laundry to let a bit of light into what is a bit of a dungeon.  It does not need to open, so some framing and a piece of glass.  The hardwood framing wood was around $100 and the glass was only $30.  Saved a few hundred on a purchased window.  Very happy with myself.

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« Reply #16692 on: February 05, 2025, 09:49:07 PM »
Not sure if this counts, but I've heard that Canadian Maple Syrup may become much more expensive in the near future. There was only one Costco jug in my pantry, so today I bought four more at $12.99 a pop. I also bought a bigger jug of Kirkland vegetable oil,  and avocados. I expect avocados are going to go missing from our diets relatively soon.
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Re: What small things did you do TODAY to save money?
« Reply #16693 on: February 05, 2025, 10:06:21 PM »
Not sure if this counts, but I've heard that Canadian Maple Syrup may become much more expensive in the near future. There was only one Costco jug in my pantry, so today I bought four more at $12.99 a pop. I also bought a bigger jug of Kirkland vegetable oil,  and avocados. I expect avocados are going do go missing from our diets relatively soon.

On our last visit, we did a general-purpose big Costco restock on a bunch of items we use often. The two avocados on our counter and the last one we ate didn't come from any store, though. They came from the part of a neighbor's tree overhanging our yard. The current batch of oranges also came from a neighbor who shared their surplus.

Today I polished off the last of last week's leftovers for lunch and biked my commute, as usual.

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Re: What small things did you do TODAY to save money?
« Reply #16694 on: February 05, 2025, 10:15:05 PM »
Not sure if this counts, but I've heard that Canadian Maple Syrup may become much more expensive in the near future. There was only one Costco jug in my pantry, so today I bought four more at $12.99 a pop. I also bought a bigger jug of Kirkland vegetable oil,  and avocados. I expect avocados are going do go missing from our diets relatively soon.

On our last visit, we did a general-purpose big Costco restock on a bunch of items we use often. The two avocados on our counter and the last one we ate didn't come from any store, though. They came from the part of a neighbor's tree overhanging our yard. The current batch of oranges also came from a neighbor who shared their surplus.

Today I polished off the last of last week's leftovers for lunch and biked my commute, as usual.
We used to get free avocados from a family friend who had an avocado farm (ranch?), so my lifetime average cost is probably still below average, lol. I just scored a dehydrator for $5 at my fave Thrift and have come to know the joy of dried orange slices. I just brought about 20 oranges home, which I picked straight from the tree at one of our rentals. Tomorrow I'll break out the (also thrifted) mandolin and start another batch.

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Re: What small things did you do TODAY to save money?
« Reply #16695 on: February 05, 2025, 11:14:50 PM »
Oh, God no. I only use maple syrup.

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Re: What small things did you do TODAY to save money?
« Reply #16696 on: Today at 01:23:40 AM »
Oh, God no. I only use maple syrup.
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Re: What small things did you do TODAY to save money?
« Reply #16697 on: Today at 08:42:23 AM »
Oh, God no. I only use maple syrup.
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mourning the price increase of the perfect and irreplaceable sweetener perhaps?

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Re: What small things did you do TODAY to save money?
« Reply #16698 on: Today at 11:23:18 AM »
Oh, God no. I only use maple syrup.
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I don't use that fake stuff. It just isn't the same

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Re: What small things did you do TODAY to save money?
« Reply #16699 on: Today at 01:14:46 PM »
Oh, God no. I only use maple syrup.
???
I don't use that fake stuff. It just isn't the same

It's better.  Chemically perfected in a lab.

 

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