Frugal Friday: Free Jeans, and a Nearly Free Lunch

This week was pretty good in the frugal food dept. I don’t think I cooked a meal for over $8!! And when you are serving it up for 6 that is a GREAT thing! Again.. I highly recommend the book Family Feasts for $75 a Week. Last night’s dinner was Zesty Ramen Stir Fry, from the book and it was DELICIOUS!! (not to mention it cost around $6!)

The best meal deal this week was a lunch. A two cent lunch! And you can get in on it too! I rarely buy Chef Boyardee, so when I do it is a treat. This week it was a treat for my little guys, and a treat for my wallet. I printed up a few Target coupons off their site, for $1 off a Chef Boyardee item. I popped over to Target, and snagged a can. At that particular store it was $1.02, so that can cost me 2 cents. The next day I had an interview at another Target store, so I took the other coupon along. THAT store had the Chef Boyardee for 89 cents a can! So it was completely free! Hey that works for me! So my little guys got fed yesterday at lunch for a penny a piece!

If you don’t know it Target has a great coupon policy, Go to their website and check out their printable coupons . You can pair TARGET coupons with regular manufacturers coupons to double your savings too!

Now free jeans.. if you have not heard of Freecycle.org then click on that link and go now.. seriously, GO! It’s better than Craigslist! It’s all free!! It’s an organization dedicated to keeping usable items out of landfills. You have something you don’t use any more, and chances are there is somebody out there who could use that item. So you post your item, and give it away! It gets a new life, and stays out of a landfill! I have gotten a lot of things need this way, and given a lot too.