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| Homemade vegan mayo |
It’s been a while since I did one of these frugal accomplishment lists, but I find them fun, and I hope you do too! Additionally, I sometimes feel like I am failing at being frugal, but then when I look over my list I get reminded that I’m not doing such a bad job.
Recent Frugal Accomplishments
Frugal Shopping
- Stocked up on the following on sale and at cheap stores:
- Chicken wings
- Gluten free bread
- Frozen green beans
- Frozen okra
- Frozen artichoke hearts
- Milk
- Ground beef
Frugal vacationing
- Found super cheap tickets for a trip abroad for the family in December.
- Argued with an Airbnb host after he wanted to charge me extra after I already prepaid, and got a full refund.
- Decided that while we’re already flying abroad from a vacation town, we’ll spend a few days there, since we anyhow are taking the bus there, and might as well have a two for one. Price compared and found the cheapest lodging.
Frugal in the kitchen
- Turned leftover veggies into soup.
- Kept scraps of veggies for broth.
- Repurposed soup chicken to salad.
- Turned leftover salad into gazpacho.
- Used old and wrinkly apples and pears to make compote.
- Used old and wrinkly peppers to make ajvar.
- Was turning jaggery into jaggery syrup and burnt it by overcooking, so turned the overcooked candied sugar into candies.
- Fed a huge crowd on a tiny budget by using lots of cheap crowd pleasers.
- Used sad veggies to make ratatouille.
Made From Scratch
- Made homemade yogurt
- Made homemade sports drink
- Made gluten free bread
- Made homemade gluten bread
- Made homemade vegan mayo
- Made homemade egg replacement
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| Homemad gluten free bread |
Free things
- Dumpster dove a popcorn maker
- Trash picked some celery
DIY
- Fixed a broken door handle. (Ok, a guest helped me do this, but then I did another one myself.)
- Fixed a fan (See above.)
- Built something I needed with a neighbor’s help, and when it broke, fixed it myself.
- Repurposed materials I had for a DIY project instead of needing to buy new.
Other
- Collected and turned in bottles to recycling in exchange for cash
What frugal things did you get up to lately? Any things you’re especially proud of?
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LOVE these posts. Keep up the good work!
LOVE these posts. Keep up the good work!
I am proud of my free activities I have set up for my kids this winter. (Our city has a family access card for about $60/year that functions as library card, activity card. Equipment rental card). So we are doing zumba, skating, swimming, pokemon game, and probably some winter sports all for next to nothing. 🙂
I am proud of my free activities I have set up for my kids this winter. (Our city has a family access card for about $60/year that functions as library card, activity card. Equipment rental card). So we are doing zumba, skating, swimming, pokemon game, and probably some winter sports all for next to nothing. 🙂