Thank you to all of you who participated or read along (live or later) with the live chat on Saturday. It's always nice to have people to hang out with and chat about things we have in common! I hope that this was as helpful for you as it was for me.
I made another pair of earrings last night and wanted to show them, here.
The design is a trefoil, and I felt it was easier than the Celtic cross earrings. I began and finished with this design in under 2 hours. I am also looking at making a couple of twisted wire bracelets as Christmas gifts, to accompany the earrings. Updates to come . . .
So, this is the last week of the month. I am putting together my grocer shopping list for September and have a couple of pieces of good news for our grocery budget.
I already mentioned that I think we can spare an extra $10 from other areas to add to groceries. In addition, I received a $5 off coupon for Fred Meyer, which I'll use on Senior day, and a $2 off any product from the Simple Truth brand. ST is the brand that I usually select for soy, almond, or coconut milk, and it is a store brand, so I'll also save 10%. That means a 1/2 gallon of coconut milk will cost me about 45 cents. I had this deal a couple of months ago, so I'm thrilled it is being repeated. Other good news in groceries -- over the weekend, I had a coupon for butter for $1.99 per pound, limit of 5. I bought the limit (and picked up 2 freebies while there). My "good" price for butter has been $2.51/lb on Senior day. With this weekend's deal, I saved a total of $2.60. $2.60 may not sound like a lot of money to many people, but when your budget is so small, $2.60 as a percentage of the overall budget, makes a big difference in what I can buy. Now with 5 extra pounds of butter in the freezer, I can skip buying butter for several months, or until I find this price again (which might happen right around Thanksgiving). This frees up a few dollars each month for other food items.
All combined, we'll have about $20 extra dollars for food spending for September. I'll post my list later this week.
I've been fortunate to find several bargains on groceries lately. Have you been finding any particularly good deals on groceries this month?
Seeing as it's the last week of August, I thought today would be a great day to hit the beach. picnic lunch, check, frisbee, check, sketchbook and camera, check, sunglasses/sunscreen, check. A budget-friendly way to spend some precious time with my two daughters. I hope that you all have a great day today!
