I rarely do my daily necessity shopping online, but I did twice this week!
I had a single day off in the midst of five shifts, so efficiency was the name of the game. 😉
1. I got two bottles of Maui Moisture for $1.66
I know! I just bought some last week. But then they sent me a $2/$10 shampoo coupon, plus a $4 Maui Moisture coupon, plus a $4/any purchase coupon…so I bought some more!
I always like having backups anyway. 😉
I also got an eyeliner pencil for free, using my Extrabucks.
2. I placed an online order with Safeway
I needed only a few things to get me through, so I didn’t feel like making an Aldi trip.
I had a $10 online order coupon, my 5% student discount, and some clipped deals. I made sure my order was $30 (to avoid the $3.95 low order fee).
My necessities didn’t add up to $30, so I filled in with some things I can’t buy at Aldi, such as cocoa powder.
My total at the end was $30.34, so I worked that pretty perfectly. 😉
3. I got some beverage syrup for $3.60
Sometimes Zoe and I use the Monin French vanilla syrup when we make iced coffee, and our big pump container was almost empty.
I added one to my Amazon cart, used my Amazon credit card rewards, and brought my total down to $3.60.
But also, I would have bought it even at full price, because making your iced coffee at home is significantly cheaper than buying it. If you use it instead of buying your iced coffee out somewhere, a big ol’ $17 bottle of syrup is gonna save you way more than it costs you,
Getting it for $3.60 was fine with me too, though. 😉
4. I used some very dry raisins in my overnight oats
I have a package of raisins that has gotten…very dry. I know raisins are dry to begin with, but these are beyond normal levels of dryness.
I made some carrot overnight oats for my last few work shift breakfasts, and I threw some of the raisins in there because they get nicely softened overnight.
I also put some in my kale salad, which worked out nicely because I was low on dried cranberries anyway.
5. I prepped more breakfasts and lunches
Since I did overnight oats last week, I made some egg bites for this week’s breakfasts.
And for lunch, I am using a Thai mango salad kit (from my Safeway order) topped with some seasoned, sauteed chicken for the protein.
Did I pack some cheddar popcorn each day as well? Maaaaaaybe.
Your turn! What frugal things have you been up to lately?
Source: www.thefrugalgirl.com…