Frugal Friday Update

Obviously eggs aren't frugal these days...but in other frugal wins...

• I took our car to get it's annual tire rotation (free when you buy tires at Discount Tires) and something happened that made the steering start pulling hard to the right.  So I took it back and they rearranged the tires which then made the steering pull hard to the left.  They said it could be radial separation or something like that and quickly replaced all four tires with brand new tires!  The warranty when we buy new tires is only a few dollars per tire and well worth it!
• I also got the annual oil change (we drive less than 10,000 miles per year) which was $70 because it needs synthetic oil.  Then I ordered the engine and cabin air filters from Amazon and we easily changed these ourselves (total cost $24 instead of the $75+ the dealership charges for the same thing!).
• We had about 20 people we wanted to give small gifts to (neighbors and local friends) so I baked (and baked and baked) and then we delivered Christmas baskets with brownies, yellow cake, chocolate chip cookies, and sugar cookies to everyone.  This is a frugal way to treat a lot of people for not a lot of money.
  
• As I am typing this, the clothes washer has been acting up and won't go into the spin cycle.  I Googled the problem and made a quick fix (unplug for a couple minutes then open and close the door several times which does a hard reset; I've done this before).  So far it seems to be working...fingers crossed.  Note to self: my next clothes washer is going to be a simple, non-computerized Speed Queen washer!
• I made a quick trip to the grocery store early this morning.  Since much of what I have read points to continued food shortages and food price increases, I bought lots of loss leaders and other sale items such as a tub of coffee for $6.50 instead of its usual $11.99 price, canned good that were on a good sale, and some discounted baking items like sugar.  By buying ahead of time when things are on sale, we can save a lot of money--the cashier always comments "Wow!" when she hits the total button and the cost of my groceries drops by half or more off the regular price.