tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824809577653587454.post5045187675406072242..comments2024-03-21T01:59:29.657-04:00Comments on A Life Beyond Money: This Week...Beyond Money 6/15 - 6/21Skeltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01909517065365135133noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824809577653587454.post-88495293744234730352015-06-25T16:34:55.247-04:002015-06-25T16:34:55.247-04:00Wow! Your girls week sounds amazing! Glad you all ...Wow! Your girls week sounds amazing! Glad you all had a blast! Hubby sounds wonderful!<br /><br />Your garden sounds great. I love eating my thinnings.<br /><br />Have fun on your trip, bizeeme!Skeltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01909517065365135133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824809577653587454.post-5783762740929096922015-06-25T15:51:20.449-04:002015-06-25T15:51:20.449-04:00Your wedding trip sounds lovely! I think it's ...Your wedding trip sounds lovely! I think it's good to balance being frugal with having a good life.<br /><br />Sounds like a wonderful week, Vicki!Skeltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01909517065365135133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824809577653587454.post-22001765465947793002015-06-25T15:48:31.264-04:002015-06-25T15:48:31.264-04:00Good to start getting ready!Good to start getting ready!Skeltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01909517065365135133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824809577653587454.post-25795233945873226722015-06-25T12:08:04.314-04:002015-06-25T12:08:04.314-04:00Holiday: It was a girls week at my house. Several ...Holiday: It was a girls week at my house. Several family members came into town to stay 5 days to a week to celebrate my daughters upcoming wedding. I asked everyone to bring their favorite wine to share in the evenings. This was a planned holiday so I stayed within (actually below) what I budgeted. The days were filled with local site seeing, lunches and a little shopping. The winery we visited charged $3 or $5 for wine tasting I chose the $3. one and stretched it out as I am familiar with most of the wines. We ate out 3 times and I paid for 2 of my meals. The ladies enjoyed the local shops and almost filled the trunk of the car. I picked up some turmeric for hubby's arthritis at the health food store, a bird house that was on clearance for $4.49 and a folding outdoor lounge chair ($14.99 clearance) for a birthday gift for future son in law. All other site seeing was free and lots of fun. I live in a great area. We spent our evenings around the pool or campfire. Hubby was a dear he made us our morning coffees and one morning made omelets for everyone. He made sure the pool was taken care of and built the campfire and joined us making sure our wine glasses were full. He worked nights 3 of the days and slept while we were out. I think he enjoyed having everyone as much as I did. Community: Some of the money I budgeted and did not use I placed in the baby bottle campaign for needy mothers. Food Prep: I thinned the garden carrots and saved the tops to put in last nights salads (thanks for the tip). My tomatoes are crowding so I trimmed the bottom leaves and put in the compost. There are so many zucchini blossoms that I snitched 2 and stuffed with chicken salad for dinner. The raspberries are in abundance and I started to freeze some. My blueberries will not be as good. Strawberries and blackberries were on sale for $1.00 a container and I bought several made berry salad and froze the rest. I made too much berry salad (we have been eating it for several days) so before it goes bad I will fill ice cube trays and freeze to use later in the year in smoothies. Frugal Home: I changed all the sheets on the beds and hung the wash out to dry. Next week is a long road trip. Hubby is changing the oil, checking fluids and belts and rotating the tires in preparation. He is a wonderful mechanic and we save a fortune on car repairs. Future: This is a busy summer for us. Staying in budget really needs to be thought about as it is so easy to splurge when on holidays. I take cash so it is easier to see my spending. On our road trip the gas will go on the points credit card but the rest will be cash so we don't over spend. We will stay with family. Hubby wants fireworks so he has cash just for that. He could and would go crazy buying if it was not cash. We LOVE fireworks. He has so much fun with the nephews on 4th of July. Everyone gets together and sets off what they have. It makes for a great show. bizeemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03614182912507438746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824809577653587454.post-56934275772328837112015-06-25T02:11:07.107-04:002015-06-25T02:11:07.107-04:00I love that you do not let things like travel 6 ho...I love that you do not let things like travel 6 hours away deter you from pursuing fun. This week some of my frugal highlights have been getting a "special rate" for a night in a hotel for hubby and I for our wedding anniversary. It is still pricey at 175 AUSD however it has a spa bath!!!! This may seem like no big deal but we do not have a bath at our house which makes us all very sad. Hubby and I never go out so I feel one special night a year is pretty good and I have been pretty successful in reselling items I buy cheap of late. We get free family babysitting so no complaints. Other highlights have been getting 3 free tubes of toothpaste and samples from a company who we like. I am traveling next month and I wrote to two companies asking for samples. Both sent me samples and today I got a big box with the 3 actual tubes. What a bonus! Oranges from a neighbour, a found $10 bill and lots and lots of produce from hubby's job make it a pretty stellar week. :)Vickinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824809577653587454.post-3348467933350355462015-06-24T21:40:00.476-04:002015-06-24T21:40:00.476-04:00Another productive week I see :) I'm really t...Another productive week I see :) I'm really thinking about a lot of your ways to save money and food. I'm at that stage in my life where I'm still working but close to retirement (husband is already retired). I'm starting to get rid of things ) and simplify our home. Debbie V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04318603077035734786noreply@blogger.com