COUPON for WINE

YES COUPON for WINE
a good wine Francis Ford Coppola
Normally between 15.99-19.99
On sale 9.99
2.00 off coupon
7.99 for a good bottle
And the cashier gave the coupon back!  Yep I can and will use it again!

Free apples

After a wonderful weekend away with my Colorguard
There was extra food, so apples went home with me.
Free apple = frugal dessert
Apple crisp
I had all other ingredients in my house, brown sugar, flour cinnamon, butter, even the Cool Whip (on sale for .99 cents, I had .50 coupon, doubled, made it free and I froze it until I needed it)

FREE APPLES!!!!

Ready to bake

MMMMM

Apple crisp.

Paris

I went to Paris.  Not the most frugal thing to do, but time with family is priceless.
Here is how I saved money.
I used a travel agent, yep, didn't cost me a dime to do that.  She had access to deals I may not have been able to find on my own.
Flew XL France, which is like SouthWest for France.  It was just fine, not fancy.  About $400.00 round trip.
Stayed in a mostly residential area for Paris, but still a nice smaller hotel, had view of Eiffel tower.
I bought the Paris Pass, used metro to get around Paris and fast passed us into some attractions.  Metro the way to go.  I actually got a better deal on the Paris Pass than my agent.  It is worth it to do your own research as well.
I did not go crazy with souvenirs, my pictures are perfect for me, and a t-shirt.
Bought some groceries for our kitchenette, so we didn't have to eat out all the time.
Well, that is basically it.  I loved Paris.  Experience of a lifetime with my Mom, sister and Aunt.

Day in the life of.....

Yep, you have seen all these tips before.  But a quick note to let you all know, I really do live this life.  Something frugal every day.  This is all today Wed. May 20 2015.
Coupons for next monthly grocery shopping.  Approx 75.00 dollars off
My basket of towels, no paper towels for almost 3 years now.  And we use cloth napkins.
My breadmaker. Bought used for 10.00 I think.
Frugal treat for breakfast, Cinnamon roll .26 per serving.
My poor laptop, with a missing S key and a string to hold the plug in.
An extra curtain rod above my shower used to dry clothes.
My detergent stockpile, all purchased on sale with coupons, nothing over a dollar, probably less than that.  Also another drying line.

Nope

I suppose I would do just about anything frugal if I HAD to, but I am lucky I don't.
I won't dumpster dive for food, although I have been impressed with some things people find.
There are a lot of "I won'ts" that I see on that show Extreme Cheapskate.  Extreme is in the title.
I won't just take packets of sugar, salt, ketchup, etc from a restaurant.
What won't you do?

Meet Meat

I can not imagine ever paying full price meat again.
My items were already marked down a dollar or so, but I asked the Butcher if there were any further marks down...Yep!
Skinless chicken breast and Pork  .84 to.91 cents a pound.  Yes please. And I will take those Italian sausages for 1.75 (I bought three packages of them)
Used or frozen right away of course.
Nature's Promise chicken cutlets, 1.21 lb

 LOOK at all this meat.  I can get 10+ meals with left overs for less then 13 dollars.
(Please note, I do not always post the day I buy.  I have not purchased or served expired meat.)

Sixth Sense

OK, I don't have a 6th sense in saving money.  I work at it and research.
Here is my latest purchase, I paid 6 cents.