Friday Fiscal Wellness Check, August 14, 2026
For my Friday posts, I copy a previous week, delete the old and update as I go along the week. This helps me add as the week goes on. Here's my recap of Friday, August 7 to Thursday, August 13. I just sort of list things as they come up.
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Use it Up/Avoid Waste
- Putting this here as it saved food from garbage likely. I tried a $3.99 Too Good to Go meal.- pure curiosity. This is very new in my area, and limited but Ive seen YouTube unbaggings and it seemed fun to try for not a huge amount. It was from a convenience store so hopes we're not high. But, I received a small, but ample turkey, ham, and cheese sandwich, grapes, three giant cookies, and a container of 12 donut holes. The cookies and donuts went in the freezer for a future treat for someone and ate sandwich and grapes for lunch Sunday. Doubtful Id get one again, but we'll see if other bakery, stores, or restaurants join.
- Turned a $2 rotisserie chicken ( two day old) into a huge batch of chicken salad that was lunch for both my son and I, plus myself another day, and a supper. I also got a very meaty broth made, then froze for future soup this fall.
Avoiding Spending/Saving on needs
- Gave pup a bath and shaved him as best I could with my daughters help. I could have brought him to vet to do this, but it would have been both expensive and even more stressful for him. Does he look like a show dog? No, but he's more comfortable.
- Used a Walgreens promo for a free 8" by 10" to get a photo of me and the kids taken last September. I'm trying to bring more memories to the forefront in my lower level family room. I still need frames for this and photos I had enlarged of the five of us from 2019 and 2022. We weren't big on the formal studio packages and these feel more us.
- Free concert at the river, but did put a couple dollars, all I had other than a $20, in the tip bucket.
Opportunities to add Funds/Windfalls
- Entered receipts in Fetch, played MS Rewards. I did a couple of Saga surveys. I have a referral link...nothing sponsored, just a way I and those that join through referral link can jump start point accumulation.
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Non-Thrifty or Frugal
- Took my MIL out for an early birthday lunch (16th). We had a good catch-up and my tongue only had to be bitten twice.
Then, there are often other things that impacted my check book that came up without much planning or notice, an extra optional or necessary expense, or an all-out splurge.
- Not needed at all, but BIL found these t-shirts and I ordered one. Had to joke about the campiness of this and that we all noticed the cheesy saying doesn't say "good memories." My BIL's missed their callings as cruise planners.
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| One of my favorites...stuffed peppers. |
Fri - Rice, tomato, and cheese stuffed green peppers.
Sat- Rice, tomato, and cheese stuffed green peppers.
Sun- Pasta with tomato, green pepper, onion, zuchini ( these were the last bag of cherry tomatoes in my freezer from daughters last year produce.)
Mon- Used the bit of leftover sauce and a leftover hotdog bun to make sort of French bread pizza, watermelon
Tues- Lasagna
Weds- Chicken salad on crackers, cucumber slices, cottage cheese
Thur- Leftover lasagna
Leftovers Added to Freezer:
- 1 large Portion of lasagna (kept two for myself and sent rest with my son- one of which he said he froze)
Love the comment on the t-shirt: "making memories" but doesn't tell you what kind!
ReplyDeleteThey've been on so many cruises I doubt they can distinguish between, but I know Ill get a lot of laughs for the week.
DeleteI'm sure your dog appreciated getting shaved and is much more comfortable. During the pandemic I cut my mini poodle's hair and kept telling myself she doesn't care what she looks like she just hates being hot!
ReplyDeletePlus with his diapers, he needs to be shaved to avoid gross if he has an accident.
DeleteTurning a $2 rotisserie chicken into several meals and broth for a future soup is brilliant. Hope the move goes smoothly this weekend. I am sure the pizza will be very appreciated!
ReplyDeleteWell, updatecto that coming, but move delayed a bit but thank you. This chickens help stretch the budget.
DeleteI tried that Too Good to Go app but its like a game here and you have to check your phone constantly. I never could swoop in fast enough, ha ha.
ReplyDeleteIt seems that the one convenience store is it here and pretty much have had options most days for several hours. I have seen great hauls and horrible ones on YouTube.
DeleteWe saw so many groups wearing matching t-shirts ,such as you've displayed, on our recent cruise, and they were great conversation starters. Really fun to get the backstory on the various group tee's we saw. So, Sam, be prepared for some extra attention during your onboard time. 😊
ReplyDeleteAnd what is it about lasagna that makes it such a perennial favorite? We love it over here as well, and with just two of us, if not entertaining, freeze in similar one-serving packets. It freezes, defrosts, and reheats all so very well. My current favorite reheating method is to microwave at 50% power until just warm thru, then place it in the air fryer for a few minutes to recrisp. So yummy that way.
I do the sane thi g to reheat "baked" leftovers. Seens to taste more fresh made than just microwaving. Yes, we had t-shirts in 2024, plus my sister gor shurts just for us girls we wor the second sea day. They'll be five of 8 sisters on this trip, so I'm looking to see if I can find one more for the sister not on the 24 cruise ( she was in Mexico eith a friend group that winter.) That was a conversation starter and when they learned we had more sisters and couple brothers, people were chatty.
DeleteThe shirts are so fun! Love stuffed peppers! I went to Aldi and loaded up on meat like grass fed lean ground beef, ground turkey., crackers for my peanut butter, seeds like shelled pumpkin seeds, pepitas I think that is what they are called. I keep the seeds in the car so I won’t be temp to stop for a snack when I get gas going to and from work. Cindy in the South
ReplyDeleteYes, I believe that's what the pumpkin seeds are called. They're very delicious on salads I hear. I have t even been eating my fall back pb tiast or crackers as I see.ed to ha e a lot of leftovers and bits from freezer to use.
DeleteLove the shirts, and my sister & I always have a "making memories" comment when someone in the family is driving us crazy. I absolutely adore my mom, but even just spending time together for 3 days for Nick's move in, there were a few times I had to bite my tongue. She likes to narrate when I drive, which I find really distracting? She's a fabulous woman, so I don't say anything, and just smile & ignore it. - Hawaii Planner
ReplyDeleteMy MIL too, is nice, though very "her way" in how she sees and tells things, often very exaggerated, inaccurately detailed, or downright wrong. But, its just not worth saying anything that either causes argument or assumes agreement, because why does her version matter to me when its nothing harmful.
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