Stromboli

 Our local place sells Stromboli for 17.75 plus tax  18.81

I made one the other day (Not pretty, but pretty tasty)

Flour       .22

Yeast       .32

Water     unknown

Cheese    1.79

Sauce    .99

Meatballs    1.99

Spices    negligible

Total     5.32

Savings of   13.49

Dinnerly, Home meal kits

 Love them or hate them, the meal kits may be here to stay and that can be good.

So far, nothing is more frugal than grocery shopping and making meals at home.

But I found meal kits to bridge the gap between home cooking and going out to eat.

Especially if you use a coupon code or Groupon and cancel when intro period is up.

That is key, cancel, do not let it roll over into the regular price.  That is unless you have budgeted for it.

Intro price 1.74 Per Person per meal.  Regular price, around  5.00 per person per meal PLUS SHIPPING.

For 3 meals a week for family of 4 intro around 36.00, afterwards 60.00 plus 10.00 shipping

And we are back....

 Wow, Covid  made life wonky for a while

I am back and have been crocheting the whole time.

Now...to sell my crafts

I will be selling crochet for the first time later this month.

So, perhaps I will make some money.

I only buy the yarn on sale and have gotten a lot for free.

For the Craft Show, I am sticking with the Frugal,  Reusable items.

Dishcloths/washcloths. face scrubbies, market bags, coasters, Swiffer covers, soap savers

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Practically free

 Well... very frugal

I found yarn on FB Marketplace for out 75% off retail price (cheaper even if I had used a coupon)

So, of course, I bought it

And was able to make a super soft blanket for a friend 

Never hurts to ask

Found meat to be marked down at my local Giant.  Meat Manager said he could not sell it to me, expired, but they freeze it and send to food bank.  Umm ok.

So I asked about the Policy

He thanked me for finding the expired meat and offered to mark down fresh meat 50%

(Picture was from a couple days ago)

COVID Crafts

I taught myself to crochet during lockdown

I have been able to sell some of my dishcloths and make gifts for friends and family

I buy the yarn for FB Marketplace.  I got a whole garbage bag for 5 dollars!

I made an afghan from it

Soap Saver

 My cousin mentioned a soap saver

So I made one...ok two

One big for a bar of soap and a small one for me for all the little shards I have saved

And also made a little soap mat