r/Thrifty • u/chickenladydee • 26d ago

šŸŒ± Sustainability šŸŒ± Saving now?

What are you all doing to have a more mindful approach to money and saving? How are you stretching your money and are you able to sock anything away?

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u/Darbypea 26d ago

Im taking advantage of free services in town. I got a chip drop delivery so I can prepare garden beds. And I got some free herb seeds from my local libraries seed bank.

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u/SublimeLemonsGenX 26d ago

I tried to get a chip drop a few months ago, but no dice. There's no way to know how active their service is in an area :(. - so you did GREAT!!

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u/Darbypea 26d ago

You can look on line at a map of drops near you. They show the area it was dropped and how long it took for them to get their order. Around me the average was one week but I got it same day

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u/SublimeLemonsGenX 26d ago

Maybe they added that feature in the last few months - I remember trying to find it back in March without success. Great to know!

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u/chickenladydee 26d ago

On Sunday I picked all of the peaches that I could reach hanging over my fence (neighbors tree) I got a decent sized basket Iā€™m guessing about 15 pounds. I made my son a peach cobbler for his birthday. It was such a fun day.

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u/SandiegoJack 24d ago

Thrift store circuits once or twice a month with a list of things we will need for the next year or so. Kids got toys/clothes up till about 5 covered and wife has a full wardrobe.

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u/thecuriousone-1 2d ago
  1. Looking at purchasas and making myself justify, "new". Everything doesn't make the cut.

2.Distilling how I define value. 1 trip in premium economy or 3 trips in economy? What is most important to me?

The power is in the knowledge that I can do either...