Frugal Tip of the Day

Check out this site to see some really different kinds of toilet paper!

 

Today is the big reveal! How much does a family of 7-10 people spend on toilet paper a week? I have the records of how much we have spent since January of 2002. It seems like a really high number! We have spent $5226.99 on toilet paper! Isn’t that awful? That figures out at an average of $9.14 a week! In our defense, we did have 10 people here until about 4 years ago when 3 of our kids moved out on their own, so that’s a lot of people!

So, toilet paper does seem to be a necessity, doesn’t it? And we like the good stuff, not the cheap stuff! I usually buy Charmin. It seems like the best deal to me is Charmin Basic and I buy the $8.00 pack that has four 4-packs in it. I usually get it at Dollar General. There are just so many choices in toilet paper that it’s hard to figure out what actually is the best deal.

I remember when I was a kid (and I came from a family with 8 kids too!) that my dad would talk to us about how much toilet paper we used. He would tell us how many squares we should count off and everything! Well, I actually started doing that with my kids too! I’ve threatened to ration their toilet paper usage a few times! Now I know how my dad felt…he was probably just trying to save a nickel back then!

So my frugal tip of the day? I don’t know…you can buy cheaper toilet paper, but then you might end up using more. You could make sure you use the bathroom before you come home from work…that might save a little! Go visit family and friends and make sure you use their bathroom before you go home! Naw…just kidding! If you have a frugal tip for what kind of toilet paper to buy or how to ration it just leave a message in the comments!

A Good Day!

Today I had a pretty good day! I sold 6 things! 2 on Etsy and 4 on Ebay. I've got the low-down below! 

 

 Big Mouth Billy Bass Singing Fish 

 Paid $1.00 - Sold for $14.50 - Profit - $9.99

 

 3 Ball Jars 

 Paid $3.00 - Sold for $30.00 - Profit $25.81

 

 

49 Spools of Thread

Paid 50 cents - Sold for $10.50 - Profit $8.51

7 Blue Ball Quart Jars 

 Paid $7.00 - Sold for $45 - Profit $36.31

Minnie Mouse Plush 

 Paid 75 cents - Sold for $12.50 w/Free Shipping - Profit $ 3.82

Vintage Pencil Sharpener

Paid 50 cents - Sold for $7.50 - Profit $5.74

 

Three of these items sold later in the day so I don't have them packaged up yet. I will update with the profit when I get the orders ready!

 

Thanks for stopping by! ~~Pam

Frugal Tip of the Day

What is a Good Price on Paper Towels?

 

Don’t buy paper towels! I was just looking through my money program where I keep track of what we spend on. I have a category called “Sundries” and under that I put things that we have to buy like cleaning supplies, toilet paper, detergent, etc….and paper towels! I have been doing this since August of 2004. We don’t really have anything to show for keeping track of all of this but at least I know what we did spend our money on!

One day a long time ago I decided not to buy paper towels anymore, or hardly ever. I figured we could use a rag or towel to wipe up spills or wipe off dirty faces and hands. For the most part, it works to do this. I have had some on hand just in case we have a sick kid in the middle of the night…some things you just want to throw away, right?!! Anyway, we have spent $23.81 on paper towels in the last 9 years….not too bad, huh? Now if I would have bought a roll of paper towels every week at say a $1.00 a roll just to keep it easy, for 9 years I would have spent $468! Since we only spent $23.81 that means we saved $444.19! Wouldn’t it be nice to actually have the money that we save by doing these frugal things? I suppose it went for something more important!

Stop back tomorrow sometime and find out how much we’ve spent on toilet paper! J Remember, we have a big family!

Sunday's Sale

10 Blue Ball Quart Jars

Paid $10 - Sold for $65 - Profit $48.86

 

I'm so glad I sold another set of these! I just love this picture! It's my "stock" photo I use. I love the green in the background and the red barn! Now if I took a picture it would look really drab out and the jars wouldn't look as nice either! When it snows then it's fun to have a picture like that cause it adds a nice contrast.

 

This week I have lots to do to get ready for our bazaar. I really haven't done too much for it yet so I need to get busy!

 

Thanks for stopping by! ~~Pam

 



Saturday's Sale

Homer Laughlin 4 Small Bowls -
Paid $1.00 Sold for $9.95 Profit $5.99

2 Sales

Today the lady that bought the 4 jars yesterday decided she wanted 10 more jars! She wanted a lower price and to include shipping in that price. I met her about halfway and she went for it. I'm just glad to sell some of these jars that I recently bought and get some of the money back! So with the 4 jars yesterday and then these I made a profit of $56.87 which figures out to $4.06 profit per jar. I usually average around $5.00 profit on a jar.

 

 

I also sold these vintage postcards. I found out that people like the ones with writing on the back! It is fun to read them and I suppose people might use them for scrapbooking or something.

25 Vintage Postcards with writing

Paid 50 cents - Sold for $6.00 - Profit $5.61

 

Thanks for stopping by! ~~Pam

Finally Sold a Few Jars

4 Shabby Chippy Blue Ball Jars

Paid $4.00 - Sold for $15.00

 

I sold these 4 quart jars cheaper than I usually do. These jars had some little chippy spots on the rims, more than just little dings, so I offered them at a lower cost. I usually sell the quart jars for between $6 and $7. These weren't quite $4.00 a piece. They work fine for flower vases and I think that's what some of my customers have wanted them for.

I really need to sell some bigger orders of good jars! I've got them listed, now they need to sell!

Thanks for stopping by! ~~Pam