{"id":123,"date":"2025-10-21T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grownupish.com\/?p=123"},"modified":"2025-10-19T20:48:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T03:48:40","slug":"five-frugal-things-not-so-good-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grownupish.com\/?p=123","title":{"rendered":"Five Frugal Things: Not so good this week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I try to be frugal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why? Not because I think ‘he who dies with the most money in the bank wins’. And certainly not because I think it’s some sort of moral ideal to not spend money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I try to be frugal 90% of the time, so that I can afford not to be that other 10% of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of the time I will buy generic groceries, repair clothes when I can, and follow the discount so that I can save those extra pennies so that I can choose to renovate the pool in my backyard which really improves my quality of life in the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of the time I will shop around for the things I need, avoid buying the things I don’t and not care a whit about name-brand stuff, so that I can decide that I want to go on the bigger, more amazing vacation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, even more importantly, most of the time I will find ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle what I already have before buying new so that if some unexpected expense comes up – I have the savings to keep it from being a stressor. I can just take care of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being frugal means more flexibility when I want it, and less stress when life tries to throw it my way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of that is to say – I try to be frugal. But I’m having a hard time coming up with five ways I was frugal this week. Because, I always try…but some weeks it’s just easier than others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was frugal this week?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. There’s always groceries – but this week, I was really sick. Like sleep all day in bed for two days sick. So, going to the grocery store was not gonna happen. I decided to order groceries for delivery. The delivery fee (and tip) almost made me get in my car and do it myself – but I was feeling *that bad* that I decided to just pay the extra. I did still shop the sales, and made sure to do it as cheaply as possible. But that was only a partial win.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. I am still working out of my freezer, and am forcing myself to use frozen veggies before buying any new fresh. This week I actually only bought carrots and cabbage, and every other veggie will be out of the freezer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. I guess I saved gas? I mean, this feels like cheating, but because I’ve been so sick, I haven’t left the house in two days. Which does technically mean I’m saving gas. (See, I’m really stretching it here.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. … <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    No, I’m out – I didn’t get to 5 this week. And that’s ok. But it does really give me something to think about this coming week. What can I do to DEFINITELY get to five things that I did that saved me money? Because I like vacations, and pool upgrades, and having money for emergencies. So it’s a heavy focus this coming week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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