Frugal Acts - 2/1/10-2/9/10

Here is a list of frugal things my family and have done in the last 10 days:

1. Made homemade salad dressing

2. Family movie night using Netflix movies

3. Used library for book club books and videos

4. Leftovers. I can't say this enough, have a leftover night

5. Brought my own lunch to work

6. Husband worked from home one day, saving on gas

7. Paid cash for a major home repair, we got a discount for that

8. Let the last of my magazine subscriptions end

9. Had some meatless meals

10. Used cold water in all my loads of laundry, even those at the laundry mat

Tonight my kids really wanted dessert. I found that all I had in the freezer was about 2 scoops of ice cream. I like to let my kids have dessert, I think it actually helps in over eating and eating too much junk food. I felt that I needed to find a solution. Next to the ice cream was an old bag of mixed berries. It came to me, milk shakes! So, I used the remainder of the ice cream, the rest of the berries, added a splash of milk to the blender. VOILA! Mixed berry milk shakes. They were a hit, healthy and fulfilled their craving for something sweet.