No.277: A List of July’s Frugal Accomplishments | The Big White Farmhouse

Do you read The Prudent Homemaker?  She has a weekly series called “Last Week’s Frugal Accomplishments” and it is awesome and inspiring.  The comments are great too!  I’ve wanted to make an effort to notice and record my own frugal accomplishments and July seemed like the right month to start.

My Goal: Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.   And I would add, if you have to spend money, do it with intention.

+ We added a ton of brown matter to the compost pile and that seems to have helped with the unwanted animals problem. + I passed on a big box of P’s outgrown clothing to another mama on Trash Nothing. + We recreated a few “fancy” Home Chef meals, using the recipes cards we received back when we got the boxes. + I opened all of the windows first thing in the morning to let the cool air in and went as long as we could stand before turning on the A/C. + We started brainstorming and researching ways to reduce our cell phone and Internet bills. + I watched a lot of Poshmark/re-selling videos on YouTube.  They’re like business development courses for free!  So helpful.

+ I mended three small holes in the knitting on Sophie’s Cuddle + Kind bunny.

+ I also mended a pair of my black pants where the stitching was starting to come undone.  A two minute fix and they’re good as new.

+ I made a homemade weed killer using this recipe.

+ I cut the little boys’ hair at home.

+ I easily fixed the wheel on my Ikea cart after thinking it was broken for a year.  Face palm.  Now it rolls like a dream!

+ I redecorated our side entryway by using things we already own.  I splurged on a new houseplant for $10. + We bought a new dishwasher during the Fourth of July sale, saving us $150.

+ I stuck to my list on Amazon Prime Day and then resisted temptation by staying off of social media and not reading blog posts for the rest of the day.  No impulse shopping for the blissfully unaware, although I was tempted!