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10/6 Expressions

Frugal deeds for the day:  I gave blood at work today.  So, I got to come home early to recuperate.  Today, they enticed us with free t-shirts (sports teams), a re-usable bag, coupons, snacks, and bottled water.  I came home and called the dishwasher installer and he installed the dishwasher so we can use the sink and the washer while the flooring repair person submits his estimate to the insurance company.  The installer left me samples of dishwasher tablets, and the liquid rinse, and 3 $1 off coupons.  Then I called the rental agent about the re-roofing work.  She said it would be better to wait until after the 7th when the tenant moves out.  The low quoter said he could wait until then.  So, that is a relief.  I had deposited some $ into my daughter's education fund and was a bit nervous about additional unexpected expenses popping up.  Looks like I did a little bit of worrying for nothing.  Today in the mail, I got my $10 Publix gift card from the rebate I did last month?  Anyway, combined with coupons, especially the $5 off of 20 - I should be able to get quite a few groceries for very little extra out of my pocket.  I asked for 2 pecan trees on freecycle and my husband and daughter will be picking them up today. 

10/5 Expressions

Frugal deeds for the day:  Got a sample of Unstoppable clothes washing crystals.  An invite to our condo home owner's association - free seafood meal - yummy - which we will have to pass on.  And the insurance adjustor came - yup, they will have to repair our cabinets and flooring - he said good thing I called.  Well, I guess we were going to do the flooring anyway, so, might as well get it done.  He said we can put whatever we want - but the insurance will only pay a certain amount.  Which is fine - plus we have to pay a deductible - $1,000.  I wonder if they can finish sanding the cabinets and stain them for us too.  He said they can save our granite counter-tops.  I need to call the dishwasher installer and ask him to install the dishwasher so that we have access to the sink.  He said they will pull it back out when they make repaire.

10/4 Expressions

Frugal deeds for the day:  In the mail, I received a sample of Frizz Eaze . . . and believe me, my hair can use it :)  I finally made it to the gym.  Need to clean up a bit, the insurance adjustor is coming to see what the damage the leak under the dishwasher was caused by/est. to fix.  Boy am I missing a dishwasher - so easy to take modern conveniences for granted.  Rental agent for the townhouse e-mailed.  She got 3 quotes for re-roofing the property - we picked the low.  It was the quote we got ourselves with a coupon.  Also, the tenant gave notice and will be out by Nov. 7 and would we like to re-rent - of course.  Sure would have been nice to keep the same person - but he is a graduate student and needs to move on.

10/3 Expressions

Frugal deeds for the day:  Mail was fun today:  I received a Swiffer 360 duster from Proctor & Gamble, sample of Dove body spray, coupons from Kroger, and my free samples from Lancome (my purchase is on back-order) - so nice of them to send the sample early.  I replaced my mascara and lipstick and got a few anti-aging products to try and my daughter kept the lip gloss.  Today, I took her to acting lessons - we got 4 lessons for 1/2 priced on livingsocial.com.  The dishwasher installer came today - and there was mold under the old unit.  He suggested I call the insurance company before proceeding.  Lo and behold, the insurance agenrt told me our deductible is 1% of our home value . . . which is still slight inflated.  My husband called them back to let them know it was unacceptable that we signed up for the $1,000 deductible and based on the county tax assessor - they over-valued our property by $45K - so, we are back to the $1,000 deductible and they lowered the value by $35K.  So, it pays to be persistent.

10/2 Expressions

Frugal deeds for the day:  Today we shopped at Wal-mart and got groceries, a bag of mulch, and a bag of potting soil.  Used a WM gift card - so, no money to be "paid" out of any future earnings.  We got some cleaning/laundry done.  I finally got around to planting the discounted plants - about time :)  We have Columbus day off.  We have decided to do a final bbq this weekend.  (We only did one this year).  I did some bulk cooking to cut down on some cooking time and to keep from being tempted to eat out - or stray from healthy eating.  I used up the bok choy I got from the Asian market last week - in the crockpot.  Used up some organic milk before it went "bad" to make 2 buttermilk pies.  Also baked some salmon fillets with the pies.  The heat from the oven was wecomed - it was a bit chilly today.  I used up some spa samples to wash my hair - nice smell green tea stuff.  Also gave myself a facial.  I was very tempted to head to ULTA to get one there - so, I saved myself $35 :)

10/1 Expressions

Frugal deeds for the day:  Today was the community yard sale.  It was cold and windy, and there were several events scheduled for today.  Meaning, very few shoppers.  So, it was a bust.  My daughter made $8 - which she contributed toward a take-out pizza and wings.  She also stopped at the consignment store and picked up a check - with better results.  She dropped off more items too.  I went to CVS today and "rolled" my extra-care bucks and got several products for next to nothing.  Last week, I showed my 3 receipts from Rite Aid to a co-worker.  I introduced her to "rolling".  Doing several transactions in one trip.  It never occured to her that you can split your purchases up and use the UP bucks on your next transaction.  I try not to walk out with any "store bucks".  She was pretty intrigued that you can end up getting quite a bit for taxes only after coupons and the inital UP bucks.  I did use a credit card - but it is one that has a credit on it - so, no additional charges to pay for out of pocket.  We are hoping for very little in variable expenses this month as we got the last of our property tax bills today.  They are late on 1 January.  So, we pay them in late December.  In the mail, I got a coupon for a free Gatorade from Coke Rewards when they were having their 1 day special - 3 Coke Reward Points for 1 free bottle - value up to $1.79.