Friday Fiscal Wellness Check, March 20 2026

                          


            I'm trying to get back into the blogging habit. For som reason, I've still been dragging (plus hip still raging) so a bit out of rythm. I owe you all a better recap, but honestly, might be a while so the snippets might have to do. For this post, as a reminder in case you feel repetitiveness to my Friday posts, I copy the previous week, delete the old and update as I go along the week. This will help me add as the week goes on. Here's my recap of Friday, March 13 to Thursday, March 19 . I just sort of list things as they come up, then edit before publishing. 

Use it Up/Avoid Waste 
  •  Used leftovers for last night's supper.
  • Made muffin bread with old bananas.
  • Consolidated travel clothes with home worn clothes to maximize laundry loads.

Avoiding Spending/Saving on needs
  • Son picked up a few needed but minimal grocery basics ahead of major storm starting overnight Saturday to Sunday like milk and fruit, but otherwise just ate from pantry and freezer

Opportunities to add Funds/Windfalls 

  • ( Limited but...) Uploaded Fetch receipts and added to my MS Rewards points. 

 Non-Thrifty or Frugal

Then, there are often other things that impacted my check book that came up without much planning or notice, an extra optional expense, or an all-out splurge. 

  • Plumbing issue while I was gone. No bill yet, but it won't be cheap.
  • I had a long layover and ate in airport bar/restaurant/ gate area. It was an odd setup in the F gates. I also bought an overpriced,  but needed Diet Coke.
  • A nephew had a fundraiser text for his Lacrosse team, so donated to that. 
  • Paid for snow plowing. It would gave taken my son hours as it was so much, thick, wet heavy snow. He kept things afloat while I was gone and was not going to ask him to do that.
  • Impromptu get together with my sisters and a few women we played volleyball with in the past. We're all "retired" from playing now.

     Daily Dinner Diary (Friday 3/13 to Thursday, 3/19). I planned a menu but didn't stick to it completely.

Fri - Airport Quesadille and beer

Sat- Stuffed shells from freezer with salad and garlic bread

Sun- Chicken, rice, and bean burritos

Mon-   Meatballs in mushroom sauce with brown rice, steamed carrots

Tues- Pasta fagiole soup, chicken drumsticks for son, garlic toast

Weds- Goulash

Thurs- leftovers 

     I'm picking my MIL up soon and were going to breakfast. I brought her a tin of a loukoumi candy that was in many places in Athens. We may be meeting up for a fish fry tonight, but I'd just as happily stay home as restaurants are packed on Fridays during lent. How was your week?

           

     

  

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