We worked on our shed a combined 30 hours this
week. At an average of $23 per hour we
saved $690 by doing the work
ourselves. The floor that was damage when the tree fell on the building was replaced this week. This is the subfloor, next is the actual floor and then we'll be ready to start using it. There are still a few cosmetic things to do on the outside but for all practical purposes when we get the floor down, it will be ready for use!!!
I, along with the help of my husband to get the corner posts out of the ground, took down the fence that went around our garden
area. It was getting in bad shape and in
need of repairs so we decided to just take it down and be done with it. It will make mowing around the garden easier
as well as maneuvering the tractor in and around it when the garden needs
working. I spent a total of 10 working
on it at $15/hour manual labor pay saving us $150. (Pictures of garden are with and without fence)
I downloaded The Homemade Housewife by Katie Singh for free
(e-book) this week. Regular price $7.99
… savings $7.99
I got my herbs, tinctures and salves organized and
inventoried. I've been working on this off and on for a couple of weeks, it feels good to have it done. I now know what I
have, how much and what I need to replace.
We’re eating mostly out of our pantry right now and only
spent approximately $25 at the grocery store this week. That’s where most of the savings we are
funding our emergency fund with are coming from, our grocery budget. Having a well-stocked pantry allows us to do
that!
I organized the fabric that I’ve pulled from
my stash for current sewing projects. I
love having them so handy where I can think and plan out patterns and design. The fabrics are wrapped on these comic book boards that I ordered from Amazon.
I am trying to learn all I can about herbs, essential oils
and homeopathic remedies so I watched this youtube video on making and using
comfrey compresses. I knew comfrey was good for bone injuries, sprains, bruises and such but it’s always nice to see
how others use it. 
I received a question this week wanting to know what soap nuts were. I'm just now getting around to answering the question ... soap nuts are grown on a tree/bush and act as laundry detergent when doing laundry.
My husband is having some hip problems so I had him use a castor oil pack on the affected area and within 1 hour he could tell the difference in his pain level. He and I both are firm believers in how much castor oil packs help when inflammation is involved. (I am not a doctor, I'm just sharing what we've tried and have found to work for us. Always seek medical attention when pain or sickness occur.)
Our chickens gave us 6 dozen eggs this week and at $3/dozen that's a savings of $18.
I added this travel pillow pillowcase to my shop ... Pillowcases by Patsi.
My Vicky Challenge savings this week come to ...
$865.99. Add that amount to the total of $2548.30 since March 21st, 2018
and our savings thus far are ... $3414.29.
We continue to cook from scratch, feed the compost bin and do all
our normal money saving things that are second nature to us.
That's it for me this week, how have you built
up your pantry or saved money this week?
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