After we went to Pick N Save yesterday to dispute a charge (we got $3.07 back) we went for a walk and played/read in the park for three hours instead of sitting at home. It was very enjoyable, and something we are going to be doing more often.

We didn't end up going to the dump today since DH got home late from delivering the mail and it was really windy outside. So hopefully tomorrow.

I normally pick up a Shopper Stopper paper to check out the weekly sales ads for Pick N Save, but decided to check online today to see if they had a website. They do, which is great because I would just get the paper to look at the sales and then throw it away. Now I can just go online and write the items down, so less trash each week.

We're going to try to go into DeForest only once a week (Monday) and deposit DH's check, pick-up/drop-off library books and go shopping. So we save time, gas and put less wear and tear on the van.

We try to do things like this all the time (combine errands), but it's good to look at what your doing every so often and re-evaluate it, so you can try to make your system better.

We're probably going to have to go to DeForest an extra time this week though, since we just decided to start this today (after we got back from town!) and I have to determine if this week's sales ads for groceries are worth a trip.

We also changed our cable internet today to a different speed (actually higher then before) and will be saving $10 a month. In October they changed their plans and we heard a commercial about it, so DH gave them a call.

We went to US Cellulars website to see if they have any deals since our contract with them has been up for awhile now. We currently have a plan with 600 anytime minutes a month, but they have a plan now with 1000 anytime minutes for the same price, so we're going to switch.

We have never gone over our 600 minutes, so we don't need 1000 minutes but the plan for the next lowest minutes is 400. We would go over that amount and we figure we may as well get the 1000 minutes for the same price and not have to worry at all about the minutes. Not like we do now, but...

So a couple Frugal/Simple Tips for Today: Check online to see if the grocery store you frequent has a website. You can save on trash and won't have a paper sitting around.

Call your phone company, cable company, etc... every six months (or less) to see if they have any better plans or extras available. You never know what you'll get until you ask.