Happy Monday!
How is it day nine already!? Unbelievable. Thank you all for your nice comments regarding these daily emails. I just love the feedback and if you have ideas or just general bits and bobs or fabulous stunts that you are up to let me know!
You know I'm always thinking ahead and the 'cooker' is always full. It's still in the formative stages but I'm cooking up a BIG STUNT for the ENTIRETY of 2012 that will combine ideas from all of our challenges. Shriek!
Today is a bit of a random Monday post. I keep a journal next to my bed to write down ideas as I get them and since we only have 2 days left I need to get these babies out into the universe. :)
1) Exercise. I have to admit that I prefer working out at a gym because I love lifting weights and it provides a few precious moments to myself. The only hitch is in order for me to be able to have the time to exercise I need to be there by 5:00 AM before hubby goes to work. My local gym is nice and not too costly but I find a lot of gyms are either inexpensive but run down or super expensive. What's a thrifty gal to do? There are a lot of free sites online with health tips. Self Magazine has free workouts on their website. I found out about Pop Pilates, free 10 minute Pilate sessions on youtube, from one of my favorite blogs http://angrychicken.typepad.com/. One of the best ways to build strength and stamina is by using your own body weight: http://hundredpushups.com/ and http://www.twohundredsitups.com/and Couch-to-5K have great tips to get you lean and mean (or lean and nice-ha ha!) Most of us have at least one piece of exercise equipment or exercise DVD sitting around the house collecting dust. Why not set up a rotating equipment/DVD exchange on a weekly basis with your friends? I have visions of sitting around during the coffee hour at church exchanging DVD's.
2) Loose change really adds up quickly. Set up a jar and collect those nickles and dimes. Once a month take it to the bank and put it into your savings account.
3) If you live in New York you order a lot of things online. Fresh Direct, an online grocery ordering and delivery service, is a real blessing. The only problem is that the groceries are at the higher end of the of the price spectrum, you don't always get the freshest produce and you pay a delivery fee. Snoop around your local neighborhood grocery stores for the best prices and see if they deliver. Most deliver for free and you just need to give the carrier a tip. It will take a little homework on your part but if you have scoped out the best prices, have coupons and shop the sales, limit yourself to shopping every two weeks so you can really empty out the cupboards and then stock up, and then have it delivered for free it will save you $$$ in the long run.
4) At the end of the month I have piles of magazines sitting around my house. I've really made an effort this year to not have them sitting around collecting dust so once I'm finished with them I share them with friends. I used to want to save the articles and recipes but the problem is that they'd sit around my home in piles. Most magazines give you access to the recipes and articles online now or just scan the article and save it on a file on your desktop. The same ideas apply to books. I have shelves of them. Unless it's something very special that you read over and over again then give it to a friend or donate it to a library. You could even set up a book exchange (DVD's, books and magazines at coffee hour.....). Before you buy your next book see if your local library carries it or if you can buy it used online.
I wish you a Buon Thrifty Monday!
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