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Happy Thanksgiving American friends. I hope your day is spent with those that make you happy. If you have to work this weekend, thank you for your efforts. It's the last Thrifty Thursday before the full on Christmas season begins. The season of joy and peace. The season of cha-ching and increased spending. I'm trying to rein it in, but last months plumbing bill, DH losing time at work dealing with the lake furnace, and of course the higher cost of everything has been a challenge towards our savings goals. That has me watching the little things. Here's a few ways I have tried to do this.
- I'm bringing two bottles of wine from our old wine club stash today to contribute to the meal at DH's brothers. I didn't want to brave the stores and left this too late so saved time and didn't spend more.
- Used a bottle from the remains as well for a birthday gift. Note, these are quality wines, just ones we didn't drank at home.
- Filled up gas at $2.68 and used a coupon.
- My daughter and I stopped on route to the party Sunday at Aldi for low cost produce for the roasted sweet potato, carrot, squash dish. Dollars still stretch farther there than other stores and since I needed enough for 20, happy to buy at a lower price point.
- Used leftovers from Saturday takeout for DH's lunch on Sunday.
- Cobbled meals together with stuff on hand. I made a list yesterday to do a restock and loss leaders as some Thanksgiving sales still were in effect.
- Made sure to use streaming services for our entertainment.
Not many savings, but also not excessive spending. My wallet will be open a lot from this day forward. I want to shop local as much as possible, but need to get some inspiration for a few gifts. How have you saved this week?
We all had late evenings yesterday, but M had to go to Costco to pick up our last few Thanksgiving items, so he added one of their heat & eat entrees (chicken alfredo). It's expensive compared to make it yourself (I think it was $18, although easily 2x as big as what a standard recipe would make), but significantly less than takeout.
ReplyDeleteThose take and eat are so helpful sometimes. We are quite sparse in the pantry area now, but that was intentional.
DeleteMy frugal thing is the free turkey my husband brought home from work. It will get prepared with mashed potatoes, gravy, dressing, butternut squash and rolls and pumpkin pie. I will be throwing that carcass into a pot with some onion, celery and garlic for stock and salvage any bits of turkey that don't get eaten in leftovers, for soup. I have to admit, I don't always do this. I've skipped a couple years but with everything being so expensive, I am going to make this stretch into many more meals. In the meantime, we will enjoy these warmer temps after the lower teens, last week. I didn't know what to expect after that happened, but am grateful for 40's plus temps. Have a great Thanksgiving. Ranee
ReplyDeleteTurkey noodle soup is the best of the bird IMHO. Love it.
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DeleteI shopped little this last week. However, on Tuesday I bought 10 cans of my favorite green beans for $0.69/can with Oct 23 date. The hardest part was taking the cans off the shelf, then feeling the cans, searchin for dings, putting back four cans and getting perfect ones.
ReplyDeleteYou are the green bean and sweet potato queen.
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Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
ReplyDeleteIt was a good day. Thank you.
DeleteGood on you for taking that wine to your family's do! And why not? As for your gas prices, we are at over $7/gallon here (I had to faff around doing conversions) so you can imagine what life is like!! In any case, have a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoy your family!
ReplyDeleteI'm still trying to conserve gas but at your prices, I'd be extra coordinated on any trips. The wine was tasty!
DeleteHope you're having a very Happy Thanksgiving Sam!
ReplyDeleteIt was good. Thank you. I hope yours was terrific.
DeleteA few years ago, my teacher sister and her family went to Chicago on a year's school exchange. The lovely people who were staying in her house invited our family for Thanksgiving dinner. They made this dish with sweet potatoes and marshmallows. I thought they were pulling our legs but apparently it's a favourite dish! My fillings are still recovering! Happy Thanksgiving again!
ReplyDeleteIt is a thing, but not in my family. Too much sugar! I'm glad you got to experience the dinner.
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