Frugal And Fun Happenings Last Week of March

I always start with the frugal, but how about the not so frugal first this time.  Just to change things up — Haha!

1.  I ran the dryer.  I’m on a time crunch with work and needs must kind of thing.
2.  I ordered a few scrapbooking supplies....low cost as I could, but still an expense.
3.  We had to replace a scanner — never inexpensive.
4.  The coffee pot died.  As in smoking!!!!  We had to replace it.  (I did use some rewards to help with part of the cost.  Then the carafe was broken.  They sent me back more than double what it cost to replace the carafe, which reduced the cost even further.)


On the frugal front:

1.  I have been using Dollar Tree supplies in my planner.  Nice since I am still learning how I want to set it up.
2.  I canned 8 pints of spaghetti sauce.
3.  We did a reasonable job of sticking to our menu.  Not perfect, but not too bad.
4.  I made a clean out the fridge salad to make sure we had zero waste on our veggies.
5.  For Easter dinner, we decided to cook ham steak instead of a ham.  We just don’t need a whole ham.
6.  We packed my daughter’s lunch for the two days she is on campus full time.


On the fun front:  (I feel like fun should be included because life is short!)
1.  We had guests over and spent a fun night just talking.
2.  We caught up on some Murdoch Mysteries.
3.   I worked on a sweater I am knitting for myself.
4. I made great progress on an afghan I am crocheting.