As I mentioned before, it's getting hard to keep adding new and innovative ways to save money, but instead now I have some firmly intrenched habits that are keeping us within budget - and saving in ways we never did before
So here's a bit of a recap:
Tip #61 - each and every week I save money by not going into the bakery with kids, I cook our own bakery delights, and this saves = well it varies - I'd say $20 a week is fair. By buying bulk cans of fizzy I save $3 a day - most days - this week I was out and about a bit more - I think its fair to say I saved $15 by buying and taking with me fizzy drinks (gotta love a bit of fizz). I sold a doz eggs, $4 (what a bargain) - total week savings $39
Tip #62
I hate closing down sales - I really do - especially when its a shop in your local community, and they have supported your kids school through various fundraising ventures. But closing down they are, and I have purchased the netting for my desired netted area in the garden at half price - so I saved $60.
Tip #63
Bought 2 kilos of meat - usually $15 / kilo for $10 - its winter and therefore slow cooker time. Saved $10. Incidentally - I had a massive work week and hubby came home with hungry kids 3 times this week, late, with nothing for tea prepared - we both left too early to put the slow cooker on!! This week we will be better organised! A friend and fellow foody has suggested that we both do a slow cooker meal and swap half for half, so we both have something different and equivalently yummy for those kind of nights - for next week. I think its a great idea and I'll share more about this down the track. Tonight we had slow cooked ginger beef (thanks for the recipe Sonia)
Tip #64
Hubby rings on his way home - "I'm exhausted - can we have takeaway" - "Nope I say - tea is a cooking" - Saved half of what the takeaway would be - maybe $12
So that's another week gone and another $121 saved - $707 to go - soooooo close!
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