How to save $3,000 . . . . week 8

After saving $1060 over the last 7 weeks you'd think I would run out of innovative ways to save money -  partly true as it is the establishment of thrifty routines is what will do it.  Yet here's a few things that increased our savings this week

#36 - this is cheeky, no doubt - but as I'm not being really that keen to dish out copious amounts of chocolate to young kids it was a thrifty solution -  I was given some easter eggs for my kids from a lovely lady - they didn't know and weren't expecting anything - so lets just say I saved about $30 as the Easter bunny has been via a kindly person

#37 Fraser won a karate gi!  and we didn't even know we were competing for it - but when i posted this photo on his GKR karate FB site it seems the chief sensei appreciated his efforts, and rewarded us with a gi that is overdue.  I was going to get him one shortly, so it really is a saving of around $50!

#38 - bakery bypass??  go past . . . dont go in , soft drink reduction, no takeaways . . . .  approx $60

Can't think of anything else - but that's $140 in a week - total $1,200