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Going to garage sales this morning with mom.
My goal is to start finding Christmas gifts for cheap
and getting those stocked up.
Yard sales have been sucking lately so we'll see how it goes.
I do have a list of about 7 yard sales
to go to all mapped out.
Hoping to find others along the way.

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If others find this new blog design too difficult to follow
just let me know and I'll go back to the old way.
I was trying something different.
Now all the archives listings are at the bottom of the page.
So if you need to go back to a certain date
check the bottom.

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2:00PM

Back from yard sales.
Did pretty good today compared
to the last month.

I also curb crawled today.
I found these items sitting
along the roadway with someone's trash.

The first item is a wicker baby bassinet.
Gonna clean it up and give it
to my cousin.
These are nice to have sitting beside
your bed!
I had one just like it I used for the boys
I don't even remember using a crib.
They graduated from a bassinet to a playpen
then to their own twin bed!
Why buy an expensive crib when they
grow up so fast and you don't use it that long!


The next is a freaky looking cookie
jar that I grabbed. Just by looking at it
I new it was old.
It is two sided which is something I have
never seen before.
At the moment I am trying to do
research on it
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Here are my yard sale goodies from today.

Three storage containers for the freezer .10 cents each
Cinnamon scented candle .25 cents

13 freezer/storage containers all for $1.00.
I sometimes don't like to pack whole meals away
in the freezer. Sometimes I will put single portions
in the freezers for lunches.
These containers will come in handy for that.
I got this NAPA NASCAR truck for Christopher for .25 cents.
It will get put back for Christmas.I got these duck boots for my step-dad for
his birthday for $1.00. He's been wanting another pair
since his pair he had got holes in them
and leaked. Solar calculator .25 cents and glow in the dark nail polish
and lipstick .10 cents.Stuff for the diaper cake I'm making.

3 Ivory Soap bars .10 cents each.
Will use this inside some Boo Boo Bunnies.
Package of baby clothespin decorations .25 cents
Craft faces .50 cents
want to put these on for Boo Boo Bunny faces.
Pink pom poms .05 cents
will use these for the bunnies noses.
Michael Jordan shorts outfit for Jonathan $1.00Windows Vista system cleaner .50 centsLunch bag $1.00
Has insulated foil insides
and has 2 compartments,
a zippered bottom and a velcro top.
Also included a thermos food container.

I stopped in Marcs because I knew
they had cheap washcloth sets.
I got a set of 6 for $1.88
I'm using these to make Boo Boo Bunnies
and bows for the cake
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Yesterday my honey brought me home
these freebies someone left in
in an apartment freezer when they moved out.
I love freebies!
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Ok, did some research on the cookie jar.
It is called a turnabout bear cookie jar.
While mine has no stamp I think it was
made by Ludowici Cleadon

It was made from 1941 to 1945
so that makes it
65-69 years old!!

Trash picking can turn up the most
weirdest and coolest things!


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4:00PM

Sitting here thinking, I do a lot
of that, about how to possibly
dress up this bassinet I found today.
Thinking of maybe hitting some
thrift stores next week and trying
to find a dust ruffle and turn
that into a skirt of some kind
for the bassinet.
How much could a dust ruffle
cost? I'm thinking about $2.00.
Then find a coordinating pillow
case to match and cover the
mattress pad that's in it.
Pillow case about .60 cents.

So for around $2.60
you can have a pretty bassinet
that was free to begin with!

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Every day I work on surveys.
Since yesterday I made $2.20
on the one survey site and am now
up to $22.20.
They send surveys everyday
sometimes several a day!

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4:40PM

Time to think about what to
have for supper.
I have a partial pot of
BBQ beans and weenies
leftover from Tony's potluck.
Might throw in another can
of beans and slice up some
more hot dogs to stretch it
out into a supper meal.

2 cans pork & beans .58 cents
4 hot dogs- Free

TOTAL COST FOR MEAL: .58 cents
5 servings @ .11 cents a serving

5 servings was just a guess but
after seeing it all put together
there are LOT more serving than that!
But you get the idea. It only cost
pennies per serving.

Don't want anything to go to waste.
Find ways to stretch it out!Can you guess where the leftovers are going?
Also baking up some brownies
for tomorrow.
Going to Springfield Swap Meet.
Packing up a cooler of drinks
and a picnic type lunch of
bologna & cheese sandwiches.
With chips and brownies.

Brownie mix- .75 cents
2 eggs- .16 cents
1/2 cup oil- .15 cents
tub of chocolate frosting
leftover found in fridge- free
TOTAL COST FOR BROWNIES
$1.06 for about 12 or so.

Comparison between bringing your own
picnic lunch & supper and stopping at
a convenience store or fast food.
This menu will include
both lunch and supper for
tomorrow's trip.
This is for a family of 4.

1 Little Debbie brownie- .75 cents
x's 8 is $6.00
1 homemade brownie with frosting .08 cents
x's 8 is .64 cents

1- can of pop .99 cents
x's 12 is $11.88
a 12 pack Big K cans $1.99
(enough for everyone to have 3 cans
2 with each meal and 1 just because)

small bag of convenience store chips .99 cents
x's 8 is $7.92
large bag of Kroger Chips
enough for everyone to share $1.50

McDonalds Dollar sandwich
x's 8 is $16.00
bologna & cheese sandwich homemade
bread .49 cents
cheese $1.00
bologna- free
8 sandwiches - $1.49

CONVENIENCE FOODS
$41.80

HOMEMADE
$5.62

DIFFERENCE OF
$36.18

That's just for 2 meals!
Now imagine how much
1 person could save by packing
their own lunch everyday instead
of eating out.
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I never heard back from the
people about the free deck wood.
Oh well I'm sure there will be more
posted in the future from someone else.

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I saw this in one of my emails
about getting cheap glasses.
This is for those that already have
a prescription and may have
broke theirs and need replacement glasses.

It is called Zenni Optical
Here is what it said in my email

They have complete glasses packages starting at $8.00. When our daughter started breaking glasses (it's been happening every year starting at Thanksgiving), I didn't know how I was going to pay $10 for each replacement pair. And anyway, no optician in town would honor my outdated prescription, and I didn't have money for an eye exam. The online cheap glasses companies seemed too good to be true, but they're not. They don't question how old your prescription is. They can also do more complicated lenses like bifocals and extra strong corrections for an additional fee.

There are only two drawbacks: It takes about two weeks for them to arrive because they ship from Hong Kong, and there is no way have them fitted to your head for comfort the way they do at an optician's office. However, I have not had trouble with discomfort, and after having to buy so many pairs, I've zeroed in on some styles that work better for me than others. If I ever ordered a pair that was just un-wearable I wouldn't be out much money.

I have used Zenni Optical for a couple years for my kids glasses (2 kids) and just ordered a pair of progressive bifocals for myself (at 1/4 the price I paid for my last pair), and I am EXTREMELY happy with them. In fact, I'm going to order a pair of sunglasses for driving for myself because the photochromic don't darken in cars with tinted windows!

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Woo hoo just did another
survey. That's $4.00
I made today alone.