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How I was and wasn’t frugal this week

Last Updated: December 19, 2015 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 8 Comments

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I’m always late in doing this, but oh well.

5 Things I Did That Were NOT Frugal
  1. Bought heels (but they were from Forever21 and super cheap though)
  2. Went out on Saturday night (We didn’t spend a ton of money, but we still spent money.  I need to pay off my student loans).
  3. I honestly can’t think of anything else. So I think we’re doing great!
5 Things I Did That WERE Frugal!
  1. Made dinner every day this past week!
  2. Brought my lunch to work everyday
  3. Kept the air/heat off most days. Just got the heat bill and it was only $46, and the electric bill was $45. The weather has been perfect lately. Around 60 degrees everyday.
  4. I had friends over on Friday and we just made food and talked. Fun!
  5. Got AT&T to get rid of the restoration fee.

What have you done this week that was frugal or not?

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Filed Under: Budget Tagged With: Frugal, Life

About Michelle Schroeder-Gardner

Michelle is the founder of Making Sense of Cents, a blog about personal finance and traveling. She discusses how her business has evolved in her side income series. She paid off $40,000 in student loans by the age of 24 mainly due to her freelancing side hustles. Click here to learn more about starting a blog!

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  1. Lisa says

    November 11, 2011 at 4:21 am

    I contacted At&T too regarding my bill. They removed some "subscriptions" that I never signed up for. Saved me forty bucks!

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  2. Ashley says

    November 11, 2011 at 4:35 am

    Eating at home is honestly the best way to save money. As much as I love eating out it can get really pricey!Have a wonderful weekend!

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  3. Tanner says

    November 11, 2011 at 5:00 am

    Something I did that was frugal was to only go grocery shopping once and ate in the whole week. Glad you got AT&T to get rid of that fee! Their nerve surely knows no limit!

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  4. Emma, Ella! says

    November 11, 2011 at 5:29 am

    Eating home is better, you save lots of money and I personally love cooking 🙂 Thank you for the comment on my blog!!! Have a great day!!!xo Emma

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  5. ~Carla~ says

    November 11, 2011 at 7:10 am

    Good stuff!! 🙂 I'm hoping for a low spend week too!

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  6. jas says

    November 11, 2011 at 8:27 am

    love making my own dinner and bringing my lunch !http://forallthatjas.blogspot.com/

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  7. femmefrugality says

    November 11, 2011 at 1:04 pm

    You're doing awesome! I've found that even though we need to save money, keeping our sanity is necessary, too. So the occasional Saturday night out is like a mental/emotional/relationship investment. And good for your for making AT&T take that fee off! I've had to call Sprint, who is also the worst, to get rid of internet fees on our bill when we don't even use the internet…

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  8. Dmarie says

    November 11, 2011 at 2:13 pm

    wow, major kudos for the AT&T step. don't know why contacting service companies to haggle over charges is my frugal Achilles heel. well done!

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