tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054827990287178366.post3661301428794471027..comments2023-09-06T10:46:38.888-06:00Comments on A Quiet Country Life: Last Week's Frugal AccomplishmentsLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480853709492521200noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054827990287178366.post-33918936842476763962014-12-14T18:57:10.579-07:002014-12-14T18:57:10.579-07:00You had a great week too, Lana! I'm glad to h...You had a great week too, Lana! I'm glad to hear that Target gave you some compensation for your trouble. I hope your Saturday with family is wonderful!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02480853709492521200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054827990287178366.post-83236006760681773472014-12-14T11:04:56.095-07:002014-12-14T11:04:56.095-07:00You had a great week and I love those cards!
We...You had a great week and I love those cards! <br /><br />We did a hubby haircut and our 6 month dental visits, too. I also had my eye exam. About 6 weeks ago I had switched to an older pair of glasses because my glasses would not stay on my face since it has gotten thinner. I seemed to see better with the older pair. When I went for my eye exam we found that the prescription in that pair was exactly what I tested for! That saved us a pile of money because the progressive no line bifocals that I wear cost me a $125 co-pay. I just had them tighten up the old pair and I will wear them instead of getting new.<br /><br />We had our getaway to the concert on Friday night. Since I had won the tickets and we had a free overnight stay at our own lakehouse the whole thing only cost gas money and $8 for food out. We used our Hardee's check-in points for burgers and only paid for a large FF for Friday night supper. After the concert there was a fabulous spread of delicious food from a local Italian restaurant. The concert was wonderful. Emile Pandolfi can paint the most beautiful pictures with his music. The downtown of our little vacation town had beautiful Christmas lights and we rode the length of town several times just to see it again and again. The next morning we stopped at our favorite thrift store on our way home and bought clothes for the grandchildren from the 50 cent rack and a collector's edition Mickey Mouse Monopoly game for $2.50. <br /><br />We filled up our van for only $10 for almost 20 gallons of gas with FuelPerks. We saved about $33. I have learned to watch for bonus weeks on gift cards at the Fuelperks grocery store and use our gas budget to buy $50 gift cards which in turn loads up the money on the FuelPerks. <br /><br />We had trouble with an order from Target and they compensated us with $15 in gift cards besides refunding our money. Maybe it was not really true compensation for the headache and time on the phone trying to straighten it out though.<br /><br />We got our AmMex bill and all of the credits were awarded for Small Business Saturday. I am always glad to see that it worked.<br /><br />I made my menu for our Christmas with the kids which will be Saturday night this week. I am really prone to all the delicious displays of food at the grocery stores this time of year and so I am trying to keep the shopping in check. I made my grocery list so that I know exactly what I need. Hubby and I will be gone for six days to my family over Christmas so I don't want to leave a bunch of food rotting in the fridge. <br /><br />Hubby got a free spiral ham from work. It was frozen when he picked it up and we will not use it for Christmas so we put it in the freezer for later. I bought a turkey breast on sale this week and stashed it in the freezer for later. I used rare store coupons for produce that was on sale so a win, win there. <br /><br />We noticed that our utility bill was a bit too high and that the heat strips are kicking on with our upstairs heat too often so we have scheduled service for this week to see why. This will save big money in the long run over the winter. <br /><br />Have a good week everyone! <br /><br />Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380649410508372279noreply@blogger.com