Hi everyone! Here are some money-saving (or earning) things I did this week.
1. Fixed a Dollar Tree "etch-a-sketch" toy. Our daughter pushed down too hard with the stylus, and the screen had permanent scribbles on it. I figured out how to take the toy apart, flipped the screen over and put everything back together with a "new" screen. 2. Made granola and sourdough bread from scratch this week. The granola will be good with the two quarts of yogurt that we have yet to eat before they begin to go bad. I also continued with our June meal plan, with a few variations. 3. Sold 4.5 flats of strawberries. This is sorely disappointing compared to what I was able to pick in the first week last year. In 2019 we easily picked four flats per DAY, but there were more berries that didn't get hit by frost and the berries were much bigger. The total earnings thus far is $135.00 However, since I already put $50.00 into babysitting (in order to weed the patch), that number isn't quite accurate. Generally I use strawberry funds for other hobby farm projects, and keep that as my natural limit of how much stuff I can buy for our homestead. 4. Finished reading a (free) book about Italy. I will use notes from that book as research for my own book that I'm writing. I finished One Second After and started listening to another library book on the Libby app called Catherine the Great. 5. We went on a few walks and bike rides, and picked up cans to recycle for $0.10 each. Well, that is about all for today! June is one of our busiest months as a family, for various reasons, so I was really happy to find five frugal things in our week. Til next time, ~Prudence~ 5.
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