July 27...snacks

I love to eat and I always feel hungry!
This week I did two days of road trips.  Knowing that I would be driving a lot and would need some treats.  Stopping at coffee shops along the way for treats can add up quickly.  I packed a cooler each day and was ready to go.
I made a coffee before I left to bring with me.  Most coffee shops give a 5 or 10 cents discount if you bring your own mug. Every bit helps plus it’s  one less cup for the landfill.
I also peeled a bag of carrots to make carrot sticks and put them in a Tupperware keep fresh container.
I packed a few bananas.
I popped popcorn and brought it in a bowl with a lid, it made it easy to eat in the car.  This was the first time I’ve done that and it was great and hit the spot.
I also packed water bottles and granola bars.
We were not hungry over our two days and it saved us money.
Do you pack snacks when you leave the house?

It pays to be frugal.

Donat Dollar$

No Frills
2.00 arm and hammer laundry detergent 50 loads
1.00 ragu sauce
1.00 cucumber
2.00 dole fruit cups 6 pack

SOBEYS
Spend $100 in store 50air miles or 10 cents off a litre of gas
33 cents cob of corn
2.49 bag spinach
59 cents bunch green onions
1.79 pound of mussels
2.49 bag of pretzels 🥨 buy 4 6 Miles
2.49 source yogurt
2/5.00 cavendish crispy fries use coupon

Suoerstore
1.99 pound grapes
2.99 Mickey Mouse eggo waffles new product EXCITED

Giant Tiger
2.85 pack avocados

Shoppers Drug Mart
Saturday spend $75earn 25,000 points
1.88 Christie crackers
1.88 eggs

Lawton’s
95 Air Miles with $35 our compliments products
4/5$ compliments chips

July 22...More Laundry

I don't know about you, but I feel I am always doing laundry!  I don't mind the task, there are worse cleaning chores, like vacuuming!
I stockpile bottles of laundry detergent and they take up a lot of room. Over my washer and dryer there are 3 shelves where I keep my cleaning supplies. 
I had a glass lemonade pitcher from a yard sale that I fell in love with instantly.  I put it in my laundry room and poured 3 jugs of laundry detergent into it. 
It had a slow leak, and because I am frugal and hate to waste solved that problem quickly. I cute a plastic pop bottle and hung it around the hook and it catches detergent and when it has enough in it I use for a load of laundry.
Now, the point of this blog entry and frugal tip: I use one tablespoon of laundry per load.  A bottle lasts forever this way!  When I bought our front end washer a plumber told me they don't need to use all that detergent, and using a lot of detergent leads to the machines needing to be replaced more often. 
I happened to hear this tip on the morning that I fell in a puddle at Walmart and was covered head to toe in mud!  I washed my clothes in a tablespoon of detergent and they were clean.

It pays to be frugal.  Check out my Ebook on Amazon A Guide to Collecting Air Miles in Canada, and A Penny Saved is a Mortgage Paid. 

July 20 Stock Pile

 I love a bargain.  When I see a great deal I buy multiples of the item, this is called "stocking up".  I started to build my stock pile slowly, and over time it has become quite large.
Stock piling toiletries is a great place to start if you have storage room. 
Did you know that if an item is on sale you can also use a coupon on the item? Sometimes cash back apps also have money back options on the item, or bonus points with your loyalty cards.
I stock pile body wash, shampoo, conditioner, soap, toilet paper, paper towel, cleaning supplies, razors and shaving cream just to name a few.
Mail in Rebates are around a few times a year for items and take advantage of these for your stock pile. 

 Shopping your stock pile helps save you money.  I have not needed to buy some items for a long time, which allows money from the budget to go towards other financial goals. such as paying off det or saving for a vacation.

It pays to be frugal.

On Amazon check out my Ebooks A Guide to Collecting Air Miles in Canada and A Penny Saved is a Mortgage Paid. 

Donat Dollar$

No Frills
3.91 watermelon
2.97 10 pound potatoes
2.47 a pound yellow, orange, red peppers
1.88 poi yes with $10 spent on goldfish crackers and Campbell’s soups
1.97 source yogurt

Sobeys
200$ in gift cards is 100 Air Miles
3.99 watermelon
2.00 ciabatta baquette
2/5 El Paso slash and shells and bowls spend $10 earn 15 Miles
1.99 sensations chocolate bars
3.00 3 pack romaine lettuce

Super Store no tax Saturday

Giant Tiger
99 cents celery
4 pack peppers 2.47

Walmart
6.94 950 g Folgers coffee

Lawton’s
BOGO 3.99 planters peanuts
BOGO 3.69 nail polish

Pharmasave
BOGO nail polish but not sure of price it wasn’t stated

Shoppers spend your points Saturday

July 17, Portion Size

Everyone needs to wash their hair and their body...or at least I hope so lol.
I was noticing that I was going through a lot of shampoo, conditioner and body wash monthly.  I took a minute about 3 years ago and really read the label for the amount needed per use. 
Each bottle gives a different and vague answer in the directions on the label. 
I know it sounds foolish to read the directions on basic items, I felt a tad bit silly doing it too.
What I have come up with that works for my shoulder length hair. I use the size of a quarter for shampoo and conditioner to wash my hair.
I use body wash and use the size of a pea or a dime and put it on my loofah. It really does foam up and do the trick.
Paying attention to the portion size of these items has paid off, and my toiletries are lasting longer.

It pays to be frugal.

July 16

Today's post is self explanatory.  Hang your clothes to dry.  I don't have an outdoor clothesline at my house but I improvise. 
I have a clothes drying rack always set up in the basement.  It can hold one full load of wash and I use that to dry our clothes. On nice days if my kids aren't playing outside I take the drying rack outside to dry faster. 
In our basement bathroom my husband geared up a large drying system for me.  He hung bungee cords back and forth to be able to hang our towels.
Also if you look closely at the photo I bought two racks at yard sales to hand on the drying racks.  These racks have clips that hang small      items.