Frugal Friday... not so much

Some Fridays I like to look back over the week and reflect on the choices we made. Where did we make smart choices with our money, and where could we have done better. This week was a week of extremes.

- I spent the week sorting through things for a yard sale our church is having on Saturday. My mom and I are sharing a spot and both of us have been busy asking save, sell or dump? Our goal is to get rid of the things, but if I can get a dollar for something I would normally freecycle for nothing, all the better. I hope to make a few dollars and enjoy some time with my mom.

- I had to stay home yesterday when the carpeting in the new basement family room was installed. It took eleven and a half hours! The poor guy. The good side of that was I stayed home instead of going out shopping and it forced me to pull together a meal from the fridge and pantry.

- Last weekend I took advantage of some Memorial Day grocery sales and got a number of things for pennies.

And on the opposite side of frugal...

- I ordered a new pair of shoes as my feet have been bothering me.

- We spent money on mulch and flowers last weekend. Every spring it kills me to do that, and I swear I will put in more perennials, but I never do.

- We made the last payment to the contractor for the family room.... gulp! Six months ago we never in a million years have guessed we would be spending all this money on a new room in the basement. But here we are, and we are very excited about it. Stay tuned for before and after pictures! I just pulled out the camera and my batteries were dead. Typical.

***For more frugal ideas check out Jennifer's weekly post here***