{"id":18692,"date":"2016-02-12T06:00:42","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T06:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naturemoms.com\/blog\/?p=18692"},"modified":"2016-02-11T20:39:19","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T20:39:19","slug":"18692","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturemoms.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/12\/18692\/","title":{"rendered":"Frugal Friday &#8211; Always Check Your Bills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/naturemoms.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/02\/frugal-friday-yay-for-rebates\/frugal-friday\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-17721 \" style=\"border: 2px solid #808000; margin: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/naturemoms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/frugal-friday.jpg\" alt=\"frugal friday\" width=\"188\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturemoms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/frugal-friday.jpg 500w, https:\/\/naturemoms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/frugal-friday-105x150.jpg 105w, https:\/\/naturemoms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/frugal-friday-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/naturemoms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/frugal-friday-364x520.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a>Happy frugal friday all!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">My frugal wins for the week include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I guess this same item is a fail and a win. For the first time in seven months I actually LOOKED at my Internet bill. I was being charged for equipment insurance and a monthly magazine\u00a0outlining their cable offerings. Called and got those removed, saving $9.00 a month. The fail part is because it took me too long to catch that!<\/li>\n<li>Scored a brand new, with tags pair of $60 shoes at the thrift store. Paid only $15 and now I\u00a0can stop wearing shoes with multiple holes in them. Also got two pairs of designer jeans for $5.99 each.<\/li>\n<li>Purchased a Harry Potter\/Universal Studios vacation package and got a great deal including three day park hopper passes for the price of two. Yeah for a real (and pre-paid) vacation!<\/li>\n<li>Scored a glass top oven and a frig in like new condition from a homeowner who decided they wanted\u00a0stainless after a kitchen renovation. Got both for $150 and I am positive we can sell our old ones for at least that much.<\/li>\n<li>Free stuff galore: Took a 10 minute survey and got a $50 Amazon gift card. Also got two\u00a0free tablets, a free restaurant.com gift certificate, and a free night at a hotel. Woot!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Frugal Fails:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Last month we $200 over budget\u00a0on food. Ridiculous!\u00a0Too much eating out.<\/li>\n<li>Also last month we received a\u00a0huge electric\u00a0bill. We need to have our furnace inspected and I switched to another provider. Hoping we can reduce these winter bills!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How did you do this week?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy frugal friday all! My frugal wins for the week include: I guess this same item is a fail and a win. 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