5 Things I Did That Were Frugal This Week

1. On Sunday we had a rotisserie chicken for dinner. So far we have got 2 dinners and 2 lunches for my Husbands from that rotisserie chicken.

2. I sewed my Grandson a car seat poncho using fleece I had leftover from another project. Used up things I already had :) 

3. I gave my Nanny kids each a chocolate chip cookie, in a treat bag I already had with a pencil I already had for Valentines Day. Used up items I had leftover from my own kids Valentine’s  Parties. Also equals free gifts :) 

4. I worked an extra half hour this week. Not a ton of money made by doing this but any extra helps

5. Used an empty pita bread bag that has a ziplock on it to store my washed lettuce in. Saved me from using a brand new zip lock baggie 

5 Things I Did That Were Frugal This Week

1. Since it is pretty cold here we have made use of our treadmill we bought a few years ago for $20, this saves us money on a gym membership. 

2. I sold 1 item on eBay this week. I have a plan to save my eBay earnings this year to put towards my Christmas sinking fund. When that gets full I will have to reavalueate where the money needs to go 

3. I stuck to the menu plan and even have a few dinners to carry over into February, thanks to leftovers 

4. No eating out this week even though there were several days I really wanted too :( 

5. Today I combined earrands even though it was freezing outside. This helped to save on time and gas 

Well The Summer Flew Right By...

I can't believe it is Fall already! I had every intentions of picking up writing on this blog over the Summer.  As you can see that did not happen :(  The Summer just seem to fly right by.

So here is a random Searl House Happenings post for you :)

The number 1 best thing that has happen this year was the birth of our 3rd Grandson in August.  

Baby L was born Friday, August 11 and is now a happy healthy 2 month old!

Being a Nana is one of the best things to ever happen to me.  Being a Nana to all boys is super fun and always an adventure lol

In June we bought my Husband this truck with cash! 

I am pretty proud of us for this accomplishment. This is the biggest cash purchase we have ever made and really just took alittle patience and determination to remain debt free.

Kid # 5 and I tagged along with the Husband on a business trip in July to Columbus, Ohio. We cash flowed this trip and did a lot of shopping! This was kinda hard for me actually since this goes against my frugal nature but it was a lot of fun to do with Kid #5. 

I am still working at my Nanny job and I still love it.  Occasionally, I struggle with balance of everything but the more we all get use to my working the easier things have become.

We also have done a few projects around our house that I will post about soon.  At the end of May we were in our house 2 years now.  It is slowly becoming our own. 

In August Kid # 5 started high school and is a freshman.  Time just seems to fly right by.  It seems like just yesterday she was going to kindergarten.

That has pretty much been our summer and early start to the school year so far in a nutshell. 

Hope every one is doing well :)

5 Things I Did That Were Frugal This Week

1. I worked 3 extra hours this week :) 

2. We ate our leftovers 

3. It has been pretty hot here this week so we have taken advantage of the hot weather and quick free drying time for laundry 

4. I registered Kid # 5 for school and used cash from my school envelope to do so

5. The family I Nanny for is moving and we're getting rid of some painting supplies which had not been used. I brought them home. We will make use of them in our slow remodel of our house. 

5 Things I Did That Were Frugal This Week

1. I made a pasta salad with ingredients we already had in the pantry to a potluck we were invited to.

2. I added all my receipts to my various shopping apps to earn cash/ gift cards. 

3. Combined several errands to make the most of my time and gas this week. 

4. Sold 4 items on eBay and all the money earned will be added to the recplacemt car fund

5. We ate our leftovers and/or turned them into other meals 

Summer Is Almost Here

This is the last week of school for Kid #5.  It is also the last week of school for my kindergartener at work.  I am looking forward to summer in someways and then again not.  

When the Kindergartener at work is home it is more work for me.  He is alittle harder to keep entertained then the 3 yr old and the baby.  Not to mention there is more cause for conflict between the Kindergartener and the 3 yr old when they are home together all day too. I have started planning things we can do and projects we can work on while I am there on the days I work.

The other conflict for this summer is what do do with Kid# 5 while I have to work.  We have never had this problem before since in previous years I have had the summers off.  I can always take her to work with me any day I need to but of course she doesn't really want to do that.  She also can go to work with her Dad once in a while but not as an regular thing each week.  I don't really like the idea of her being home all day long by herself.  We will just have to play it by ear and hopefully get a rhythm going soon. 

I am looking forward to the warm weather and not having such a strict schedule due to school.  That will be nice.  I also will have 2 days a week off to spend with Kid# 5 which is nice too. 

For the first time in a long time I will also earn a pay check during the summer months.  I am really looking forward to that!! Summer always seems to be an expensive time for us.  Seems there are a lot of birthdays and activities we are invited to do that all involve spending money.

Ok well I have rambled on about summer enough now.  Hope everyone is having a good week so far :) Really trying to get in the swing of blogging more.

5 Things I Did That Were Frugal This Week

1. It was pretty warm here at the beginning of the week. We did not turn on our A/C like many people did. We kept the house closed up while we were gone to work and opened windows and used fans at night. 

2.  We found Kid# 5 a dress to wear for her 8th grade celebration/dance at Goodwill for $6.36. 

3. I ran the dish washer when full and instead of using the heated dry function, I opened the door and let the dishes air dry before putting them away. 

4. I am giving Kid# 3 a baby shower in a few weeks. I used some craft supplies I already had to create table center pieces for the shower. I am trying to give a shower on a small budget. I hope to post about it later on :) 

5. The family I Nanny for are planning to move and have been cleaning out their basement. Kid # 3 is also moving and is in need of a table and chairs. My job had one to get rid of. I asked about it and they gave it to me for free :) They have been so awesome to me! Plus I do love FREE!