This Week on the Dining Table

The "Laid Up in Bed Edition" Edition..........

Wouldn't you know it, Sunday I tweeked my left knee(the good knee)on the way out the door to go to Rite-Aid and it just felt worse and worse over the course of the day.
I am on Day Two of staying upstairs in bed in hopes staying off it and not going up and down the stairs helps it feel better.
Otherwise it's off to the doctor. sigh

Moving On....

Onward to the meal planning-

This is what was planned.........

1. Sunday--No Clue
2. Monday--Steak, Asparagus, and?
3. Tuesday--Maybe Pizza? or Leftovers

4. Wednesday--No Clue
5. Thursday--No Clue

6. Friday--No Clue
7. Saturday--No Clue

And this is what really happened.......

1. Sunday--I had a big Salad
2. Monday--Steak, Asparagus, leftover Butternut Squash
3. Tuesday--Leftover Teriyaki Beef w/Bok Choy, Salad

4. Wednesday--Sweet and Sour Chicken take-out at son's
5. Thursday--a bowl of  Rice Krispy cereal

6. Friday--Hot and Sour Soup
7. Saturday--leftover Soup

Last week saw 2 nights of home cooked dinners, 3 night of leftovers/FFY, and 2 nights of Take-Out and no dinner for me on Sunday.

What got put into the freezer last week....
* 1 pack of thinly sliced chicken breast
* 6 tv dinners(Maybe this was a premonition that I wouldn't be able to cook for awhile?)

What got taken out of the freezer and used.....
* No clue what Hubs made at home except pork chops one night and steak another that he told me about on the phone.

Hubs spent a whole $26.02 on groceries while I was away.  He did eat a couple of "dogs" in the pantry-things that had been bought for him that he never got around to making. I pulled them out and put where he could find them yet he didn't go crazy on eating pasta and sauce which I assumed he would(since he loves it so and I just can't eat tomato based sauces much anymore).
I pillaged a could more R-As down in VA and hit a Sharp Shopper in VA and a Walmart in WV on the way home as well as went with sis in-law to Kroger twice which brings my June food spending to $405.55.

I am at $91.42 total earned in Ibotta rebates in June plus $1 in rebates on Saving Star for June which brings my actual June spending down to $313.13 after that's factored in.

My savings percentage the last 3 weeks was 50.58%(without "regular"Rite-Aid trips)for June and the monthly savings total comes in at 56.37%(w/out R-A).

I have 0 more food shopping/spending days in June as it's the last day of the month today. 8-)

Leftovers going into this week.......nothing really as Hubs hardly cooked while I was away.  With Ex-CB back at work as of last week Hubs just made something for himself.
Must be nice to do that and not have to meal plan. 8-(

Here is this week's "food plan".....my first full week back home.

1. Sunday--Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches
2. Monday--Salad and Pizza
3. Tuesday--FFY

4. Wednesday--Crab Cakes, Sweet Potato Wedges, Broccoli
5. Thursday--Mushroom Ravioli, more Broccoli

6. Friday--Caesar Salad w/Grilled Chicken
7. Saturday--Something Chicken-I have a roaster that needs to be cooked and ?

What needs buying for this menu? Nothing.  I might get fruit, deli meat and milk.  That's it.

What's left on my master list of meals we can make from what's at home...........
* Shrimp Tempura
* Tuna Casserole
* Roasted Chicken
* Shrimp/Crab Ravioli
* Cheese Ravioli

* Spaghetti and Meatballs

* Breakfast for Dinner

* Grilled Chicken  new

* Grilled Steak  new

* Haddock Fish Dinner  new
* Chicken Tenders  new

* Beef Liver  new
* Pork for Tenderloin Sammies  new

Plus lots of thinly sliced Chicken Breast, grass fed Ground Beef and Ground Turkey in the freezer.

What is getting fixed and served at your house this week?

Was last week's plan successful, did you go off plan or did you not even plan what was going to be eaten last week?

Any great deals on food at your stores this week?  

Sluggy

Frugal Friday......the June 26th Edition on June 29th

***It's the last day for the June Giveaway winner to contact me before I pick a new winner.  Come out, come out wherever you are LISA B.!  *And no, you have never been known as Lisa B. Dr. Spo. ;-)

I am still playing catch up on blog and home stuff here.  I tweeked my left leg yesterday(that's my GOOD leg! ugh)so am bedridden for now and typing from the bedroom as I am verboten from going down the stairs(at least until Hubs gets tired of going up and down the stairs to retrieve me drinks/meal/stuff/etc.). lol


Here is my half-assed attempt at Fridays' Frugal post...................I say half-assed since I am looped up on pain meds right now. ;-)

* While in VA last week we took care of some legal/builder business.  Met the builder at the house and handled the lawyer stuff via Zoom from my brother's house.  There are no bills attached to these initial consults so yay us!

*  While not pillaging Rite-Aids or going to the grocery store(Kroger)with sis in-law we did some reading, free entertaining things online, watched tv or sat outside in the mornings on the porch talking.  And I took a LOT of naps!

*  I sprang for dinner on Saturday and used another free Chili's gift card.  Two Chili's meals in as many weeks is my limit!

*  I didn't want to make more work for my sis in-law so I bought about half of my own food at the grocery store so she didn't have to cook(plus she pays for all the groceries for the household out of her income)--stuff like salad fixings or frozen foods I could heat up when I got hungry.  Plus they eat dinner so late(7-9pm)and I just can't do that.  The money spent while down there that I ate down there I'll take out of the eating-out funds and not our grocery budget.
I went with her twice to Kroger where they shop so that was exciting. I had an old Kroger card Hubs and I picked up in our travels in TN or KY or somewhere but I used her card so she got the points which they use on gas there.  We don't have Kroger anywhere near here in PA so better for her to benefit from my points, right?

* I found money!

This .11¢ was found by my sister in-law's car in the driveway.  I am thinking it fell out of the trash pile that is her car's backseat. lol

This penny was found on the floor at Lidl when we went for asparagus and beer(to bring home to Hubs).

These two nickels were found under the floor mats in sis in-law's car.  I spied them while getting into her car and offered them to her but she said keep them.  She probably would have just thrown them into the back of the car's trash pile anyway. lol

This penny was found at an R-A sis in-law took me to to return an item.  It was on the sidewalk outside when I was walking into the store.

Total Change Found this Week....... .23¢
Total Change Found this Year so far...$46.42

*  Most of the Rite-Aid trips the second week in Va was returning an item and going back to stores to get a refund because two store cashiers didn't deduct R-A peelie Qs on products...........

This $1 on a box of cereal.

And this $2.15(taxable item)on a bottle of vitamins I bought for Hubs.

$3.15 cash back in my pocket and $3.15 less in Bonus Cash to have to roll.

* There were two Ibotta Bonuses worth doing that overlapped a bit over the course of the 2 weeks I was gone.  I ended up getting them both so $15 extra on that platform............

Everything pictured here(plus 2 x Arnicare leg cramp items on clearance at R-A that I gave to sis in-law, a coffee drink Ex-CB drank before I took this photo, plus two small Noosa yogurts I left with eldest son, a large Fage Greek yogurt I didn't finish and left w/brother and wife and maybe something else I can't recall as my paperwork for it all is downstairs right now)gave me an extra $16.50 in Bonus(the 2 big Bonuses, a .50¢ June Level 1 Bonus and a $1.00 for buying 2 or more Nuun items(the small canisters in the photo).

I'll do a post later this week about how all this was an $11+ moneymaker after rebates.
Oh, and I had two people sign up under my Ibotta referral link and buy something using the app before June ended(one of those folks being sis in-law)so I also got an extra $20 on my Ibotta account in June.
I earned $91.42 in June Ibotta rebates.....woohoo!!!

*  Not much Rite-Aid pillaging since a week ago Friday.
We did get this..........

The  previous week's Bic In-Ad $3/1 Q is valid until July 1 so I took a number of extra ads that first week to cut those out to use last week and this current week.
That Arnicare had a $3 peelie Q on it and was $2.99 on clearance and there's a $3 Ibotta rebate so a $3.01, the Compeed was $7 and gave back $3 in BC plus sis in-law got a $2/1 Compeed Q in her RMN insert and there is a $4 Ibotta on this so it was a $2 moneymaker.
The razors, while they didn't give $1 in BC back(that was the previous week's ad)after 20% Wellness Discount were $9.47 total, then I used a $2/1 Soleil ManQ sis in-law had and 2 x $3/1 RA In-Ad Qs.

Altogether this was $19.46, $6.46 after Qs and the purchase gave back $3 in BC and $7 in Ibotta rebates so even with whatever the sales tax was(again, I don't have the receipt in front of me)this was still a moneymaker.  I gave all these items to sis in-law too.

I also got these razors at the store where I went for the $2.15 peelie Q snafu(the original trip there when the Bic razors was giving $1BC wyb2).  With Wellness Discount the razors were $3.99 per package.  They each had a $1 peelie Q in them so I had to add a cheap item so all my $8 in Qs would come off even though the razors only cost $7.98 after discount.  The Cella cherry was .31¢ after 20% disc. so I paid .29¢ plus sales tax on the razors(.02¢?)and earned $1 in BC so better than free.

And I hit another R-A on the way up to Fredericksburg and got this.....
A different variety of Compeed so free after BC and Ibotta rebate.
And I found two Nexxus items on the clearance area for $2.49 each.  Last week when you bought two Nexxus items you got $10 in BC back so this was a $12 or so moneymaker($8 back in BC and $4 in Ibotta).

That's it from me on my latest vacation edition of Frugal Friday......

What frugal wins did y'all have this past week or so?

Sluggy

Still Waiting on the June Giveaway Winner to Step Forward!

I don't want to post anything new until the Winner comes forward.
So if you are out there Lisa B., please email me to claim your prize before time runs out.

thanks,

Sluggy

Belatedly, Here's the June Giveaway Winner Announcement

I finally had time to go through all the Giveaway Entries(root out the invalid ones too)and pick a winner.
And the winner is the 43rd valid comment on your hit parade(wow! That's an old person reference. lol)........

Lisa B!

Lisa BJune 14, 2020 at 4:20 PM

I havent been shopping too much. Some pastas have been low but i have enough stockpiled. Not much selection in canned goods but I rarely use them. Thanks for the giveaway.

Congratulations Lisa B!

You have 48 hours from the time stamp when this post went live on the blog to email me your full mailing address to claim your prize.

After that I'll pick another winner from whomever is left on this list of 109 valid entries.

Thanks to all for reading and entering these little Sluggy Boring Box Giveaways.

There were 117 entries(and a couple who didn't want to enter but wanted to comment)out of which only 109 were valid, which leads me to say this...........

I implore you, if you enter and don't send me your email addy privately, have it linked from your Blogger profile(please check it to make sure it's there)or leave it in your  giveaway entry/comment(if I don't already have you on the master list of email addys for giveaways), GIVE ME YOUR EMAIL ADDY!  

The following folks entered this go around but were invalid--Nancy x 2 comments(blogger profile is blank), D Fuller(again blogger profile is blank), Anonymous(with no link to anywhere!), Mrs. Shriver(again, blogger profile is blank).  I don't put this out there except to make these folks aware that they need to take action to have their entries counted, not to embarrass anyone.

If one of these folks have sent me contact info, it was not received yet and not put on the master list and for that I apologize, so send it to me again.  I just hate having to disqualify entries for no contact info. and it wastes both your time entering and my time having to weed through comments too.

Ok, I am off to get unpacked fully and get my usual life going again.

It's been two jam packed weeks and a LOT of driving(which made my knee very unhappy!) and I'll talk about some of it at a later time.

Sluggy

This Week on the Dining Table--On Tuesday

* Please Note-I don't have time to pick the June giveaway winner until I get home so that won't be until Friday.  There is just so much going on here, plus my internet connection and my computer set up(a rickety tv tray w/no room for my mouse/mouse pad, and bad lighting)is less than optimal so I can't get much done until I get home to PA.  Sorry but life sometimes gets in the way, ya know? ;-)

The "Peony" Edition..........

My peony finally bloomed right before I left town.  I think I'll have Hubs dig it up in the Fall and relocate it to a different spot in the flower bed not so close to the house and front porch.

Moving On....

Onward to the meal planning-

This is what was planned.........

1. Sunday--Didn't eat Dinner(Had a big salad for lunch and applesauce later.)
2. Monday--Taco Salad
3. Tuesday--No Clue

4. Wednesday--No Clue
5. Thursday--No Clue

6. Friday--No Clue
7. Saturday--No Clue

And this is what really happened.......

1. Sunday--Didn't eat Dinner(Had a big salad for lunch and applesauce later.)
2. Monday--Taco Salad
3. Tuesday--Teriyaki Beef with Bok Choy in a Ginger Garlic Sauce, Rice

4. Wednesday--Chopped Salad w/Tangerine Viniagarette, Pizza
5. Thursday--Grilled Chicken, Corn on Cob

6. Friday--Leftovers(I had Pizza, Salad)
7. Saturday--I treated us to Chili's takeout

Last week saw 3 nights of home cooked dinners, 1 night of leftovers/FFY, and 2 nights of Take-Out and no dinner for me on Sunday.

What got put into the freezer last week....
* I doubt Hubs put anything in the freezer last week.

What got taken out of the freezer and used.....
* No clue what Hubs made at home except chicken tikka masala using chicken out of the freezer.

1 pillaged a few R-As down here and sister in-law took me to Kroger twice and I'll tally up spending when I get back so my total so far s $149.61+ whatever I spent at Sharp Shopper on the way to VA, a bit at Ollies, Kroger and Rite-Aids down here

I am at $38.30 total earned in Ibotta rebates in June so far.

My savings percentage last week was ?%(without "regular"Rite-Aid trips)for June and the monthly savings total comes in at ?%(w/out R-A).

I have 8 more food shopping/spending days in June.

Leftovers going into this week.......no clue what they ate or didn't at home and frankly I don't care right now. lol

Here is this week's "food plan".....my Sister in-law is in charge this week. ;-)

1. Sunday--Steak, Asparagus,
2. Monday--Steak, Asparagus(plus Salad for me)
3. Tuesday--Maybe Pizza? or Leftovers

4. Wednesday--No Clue
5. Thursday--No Clue

6. Friday--No Clue
7. Saturday--No Clue

What needs buying for this menu? Don't know the menu so don't known what needs buying.  I'll throw my sister in-law some cash toward whatever.

What's left on my master list of meals Hubs can make from what's at home...........
* Shrimp Tempura
* Tuna Casserole
* Roasted Chicken
* Shrimp/Crab Ravioli
* Cheese Ravioli

* Spaghetti and Meatballs

* Breakfast for Dinner

* Grilled Chicken  new

* Grilled Steak  new

* Haddock Fish Dinner  new
* Chicken Tenders  new

* Beef Liver  new

Plus lots of thinly sliced Chicken Breast, grass fed Ground Beef and Ground Turkey in the freezer.

What is getting fixed and served at your house this week?

Was last week's plan successful, did you go off plan or did you not even plan what was going to be eaten last week?

Any great deals on food at your stores this week?  

Sluggy

Last Day to Enter the Giveaway!

The June Giveaway closes tonight, Sunday, June 21st, at 11:59pm EDST.
Go HERE to enter or use the link on the sidebar.

I'll pick a winner Monday though it may be later in the evening as we have two appointments in regard to the reason I am in Virginia presently so it's a jam packed day.
My Monday Meal Plan post may also be delayed until Tuesday this week as well. ;-)
I won't be able to ship the winner their prize until I get home later in the week either.

And Happy Father's Day to all the dad out there!
And call your dad if he's still living. 8-)))

Sluggy

Frugal Friday.....the June 19th Edition

And here's what I could find frugal for this past week spent down in Virginia..............

* I opted to take the ferry and avoid the heavy interstate traffic on a Friday into Hampton Roads........

Here I am in line in Jamestown as the ferry pulled in from Scotland Virginia.  A much nicer/relaxing way to get to my brother's house-riding a FREE ferry across the James River.

* Once we landed in Surry VA I found a place to gas up the Sonic that was .20¢ cheaper than all the other gas stations I've seen down here.  $1.59 per gal. as opposed to the $1.79 per gal. I am seeing down here.  Gas win for me! lol

* We hit Ollie's(Good Stuff Cheap)on Sunday to use our 15% everything you buy discount flyer.
The only food I bought was this......

2 boxes of generic Rice Krispies at 75% off so .37¢ per box.  1 box is missing because I've been eating it for some breakfasts here. ;-)

That's not to say I didn't buy me some cheap books at Ollie's too(that's my cart in the foreground in the photo above). lolz

* Hubs said my $20 prepaid Visa card for "spending" $75 on Allergy meds at R-A arrived this week at home.
Go me.

* I found money!

I can't even remember where I found this penny but it's the oldest on the camera and I took it in the car so I am saying it was either at the 7-11 I stopped at on the way down to Chesapeake on Friday or at the Ollie's my brother took us to on Sunday

 A penny at Walmart in an aisle when I went with sister in-law food shopping.

And another penny when I picked up bagels at Panera.

 I found this penny under the floor mat in my sister in-law's car when we went out on Thursday to run errands.  I told her I was keeping it since she didn't seem to want ol' Abe and she said "knock yourself out!".

Then I found these two pennies on the way out of the R-A we pillaged visited on Thursday.  One was half tucked under the side of the floor mat leading out of the store and the other was just outside the store where the automatic sliding door leads into the foyer/cart area.  To pick it up I had to bend down right in the doorway so that my rear end was IN the store but the rest of me was OUT in the foyer.  Thankfully the door didn't try to close and hit me in the ass! lol

But the best "find" of the week was this quarter at Aldi's.  As sister in-law wheeled "our" cart to the  car to unload it I spied a cart not corralled and nobody in sight so I returned it and got the quarter from it.
Then I walked to our car and turned back to see my sister in-law just left "our" cart by the door with MY quarter still in it so I turned heals and walked "our" cart back to the corral so I could retrieve MY quarter from it.
I gave her a look of "What? You couldn't walk that cart 3 feet more and corral it?
Evidently many folks who shop here just leave carts with quarters in them all over this parking lot.  I told her we could make more serious bank just hanging out in this Aldi's parking lot working the cart money! 8-)

Found Money this week...... .31¢
Found Money this year so far.....$46.19

* Speaking of Panera--I went on Tuesday and got a Baker's Dozen bagels for the discount price on Tuesday and used my free with c/c points gift card to pay.  I did put a cash tip in the tip jar however.

*  When not sitting at my brother's house visiting or napping I've been hitting Rite-Aid stores 75% off clearance sales down here.

The Cascadian Farms cereal was $1.37 and had a $1 instant Q on it so .37¢.
The Knorr rice side was .49¢ and had a .50¢ instant Q on it so they paid me .01¢ to take it out of the store.
The 2 packs of lady Bic razors were $1.98 plus tax after Wellness disc. and $3/1 In-ad Qs and gave back $1 in Bonus Cash so .49¢ per back.
The Vitacup K-cups were $2.74 and I got $3 back on Ibotta for them so a .26¢ moneymaker.
The AdvilPM was $2.62 on clearance and had a $1 Peelie Q so $1.62.
The R-A brand Naproxene Sodium tablets were $1.94 on clearance.
The Gevalia K-cups were $2.12 and had a $1 instant Q so $1,12 for that box.
The Good Day melatonin chocolate sleep gummies were $3.99(75% off-not cheap even at that price but I wanted to try them.
And the 160 ct. Advil was $4.74(75% off).
I forgot to put the box of Pop-Tarts cereal in this picture-it was $1.24 marked down and also had a $1 instant Q on it was .24¢ for the box(Ex-CB will love this!)

I've gotten much more than this but I'm too busy with other issues right now to post more of my pillages. ;-)

* I also ended up being talked into going to an Estate Sale waaaay too early on Thursday.  Not much social distancing going on there although they only let 15 people in at a time.  I actually bought something there but you'll have to wait until I get home to hear/see that. ;-)

That's about it other than my sister in-law treated me to breakfast on Thursday after she dragged me to that Estate Sale.

Stay frugal out there!
Tell us about your frugal wins this past week.


Sluggy

2020 To-Do List....May Update

*PLEASE NOTE--Posting may be a bit sporadic over the next week or so as I am sort of on vacation between getting stuff done here in Virginia and don't feel like writing blog posts worth reading.
I'll try to write something worth reading a few days a week.  Thanks for your indulgence on this.


Let's see how we did at getting stuff done in May.........

* Pay Bills  DONE
Always number one on the list and always done.

* Read 1, 2, 3 Books  PASS
I only got 2 books read in May.
First off was this lovely tome..........

"The Land Will Be Deluged in Blood: a New History of the Nat Turner Rebellion" by Patrick H. Breen

This one read like someone's Master's Thesis that they expanded a bit.  Very boring for the most part especially if you don't like reading about history.  But I say that reading a book is always ok if you learn something from it.  Specifically I learned about the dual justice/court/legal systems in the Antebellum South which I was totally unaware of before this book explained it in great detail. 

and then there was this one...........

"Shakespeare's Rebel" by C.C. Humphreys
If you enjoy historical novels and are in love with all things of the Tudor/Elizabethan era and Shakespeare's plays then run and get this one!
The protagonist is a deeply flawed character called John Lawley, a drunk, ex-soldier and sometimes actor/sword master and fighting choreographer. Lawley is a fictitious character who interacts with historical persons of the era: William Shakespeare, Richard Burbage,
Queen Elizabeth I(my 4th cousin), Sir Robert Cecil(father in-law of my 10th cousin), and Robert Devereux the 2nd Earl of Essex(my 6th cousin, etc.).
I didn't get through a 3rd book in May.
Ah well.....


* Hold Giveaway  DONE

* Mail Giveaway  DONE  The first winner never contacted me in the 48 hour window so I drew another winner and she has received her goodies and is enjoying them.

* Do a Sewing Project FAIL  Nope, didn't get anything sewn.

* Cash in a Savings Bond  DONE  We had a  Bond mature in May so it got cashed in.  Don't let US Savings Bonds sit if they have fully matured.  It's like putting cash under your mattress and letting it sit and not earn a penny.  Put it somewhere it will earn at least a little bit(or better yet, if you have debt, throw that cashed in bond toward your debt).

* Mail Cards  DONE  I needed to send two sympathy cards out to 2 friends.  The rack of cards was decimated at the store, the sympathy ones, I suppose due to Covid 19 victims lately.

* Plant Garden  DONE  

We planted our usual garden along the backyard deck. Dan planted green bean seeds along the back of this area but nothing came up so after that the buckets behind the fenced barrel in the photo below, holding the collard plants I finally found at the nursery well after everything else was planted got put where the green beans didn't germinate.

And greens were planted in the 2 half barrels on either side of the backyard deck garden.

* Make a New Garden  DONE
We have an old dog run from when we had our beagles which has just sat on the back side yard for years.
I finally had a good idea on how to use it in the flat circular area of the backyard where our pool us to be................

We moved the dog run there and I had Hubs build raised garden beds inside.  Not a lot more space but enough to grow a bit more veggies this year and expand the garden with a built in fence to keep the deer and rabbits out.
Go us! :-)


*  Start Seeds  FAIL  I just didn't find enough time to get this done.  Then we got a spat of very hot unseasonable for us weather so the seeds went right into the ground instead.

* Bathe and Groom Dogs  DONE

The perpetual motion machine Dixie and the guardian Chester after being bathed.

* Change out Clothing for Summer  PASS  I got everything dragged out and changed over.  I threw out a few worn out items and will be glad when I finally get a few more pounds off for good so I can donate a few more clothing items once our thrift stores open back up.

* List Items on eBay FAIL  No motivation at the beginning of May and then since I was going to be out of town I figured wait until I was back to list anything in late June.

* Pack my Bags to Get the Helloutta Here!  FAIL  Nope I didn't get my luggage packed even though I got the Summer clothing out since I didn't know for sure until the last minute whether this trip was going to happen.

* Plan Goals for 2020  PASS  We have very few goals for 2020 at this point in the year.  Maybe a vacation in the Fall and a few house projects with an eye toward moving.  I am working on getting the ball moving on that moving/relocating goal this week.

That's about it for the highlights from my May.
What did you(or didn't you)get done in May that was on your list of stuff to do?

Sluggy

This Week on the Dining Table

The "Would You Eat This?" Edition..........

I am not a big fan of spicy foods.  I saw this Ghost Pepper Pizza Sauce at the Sharp Shopper in PA on the way down here. I almost bought some for Elder son I was on the way to see as he IS a fan of spicy.'

Moving On....

Onward to the meal planning-

This is what was planned.........

1. Sunday--Leftovers(Hubs-Goulash over Rice, Me-Soup, Strawberries)
2. Monday--Salmon, Sweet Potatoes, Green Beans
3. Tuesday--Hot Dogs and Burgers, Salad

4. Wednesday--Fend For Yourself/Leftovers
5. Thursday--? Hubs in charge

6. Friday--? Hubs in charge
7. Saturday--? Hubs in charge

And this is what really happened.......

1. Sunday--Leftovers(Hubs-Goulash over Rice, Me-Soup, Strawberries)
2. Monday--Salmon, Sweet Potatoes, Green Beans
3. Tuesday--Fend for Yourself(I just had salad and Butternut Squash Ravioli tv dinner)

4. Wednesday--Fend For Yourself/Leftovers
5. Thursday--? Hubs in charge(I had Chicken Tender, Salad and Corn on Cob from Chili's)

6. Friday--? Hubs in charge(I had a big salad from Bob Evans)
7. Saturday--? Hubs in charge(I had Steak, Butternut Squash, Baked Potato at brother's house)

Last week saw 1 nights of home cooked dinners(before I left), 3 nights of leftovers/FFY(before I left), and 0 night of Take-Out.  At son's I had fruit for breakfast and we only ate a combined lunch/dinner-linner? of a restaurant meal each day/evening while I was there.

What got put into the freezer last week....
* I doubt Hubs put anything in the freezer last week.

What got taken out of the freezer and used.....
* Salmon

1 trip to Sharp Shopper on the way down here was all the food shopping I did so far which brings my June Total spending on food/toiletries/HBA/paper goods so far to $149.61+ whatever I spent at Sharp Shopper on the way to VA.(Don't have that Sharp Shopper receipt on me right now...I'll add it all in when I get home.)

I am at $4.20 total earned in Ibotta rebates in June so far.

My savings percentage last week was ?%(without "regular"Rite-Aid trips)for June and the monthly savings total comes in at ?%(w/out R-A). 

I have 16 more food shopping/spending days in June.

Leftovers going into this week.......no clue what they ate or didn't at home and frankly I don't care right now. lol

Here is this week's "food plan".....my Sister in-law is in charge this week. ;-)

1. Sunday--Didn't eat Dinner(Had a big salad for lunch and applesauce later.)
2. Monday--Taco Salad
3. Tuesday--No Clue

4. Wednesday--No Clue
5. Thursday--No Clue

6. Friday--No Clue
7. Saturday--No Clue

What needs buying for this menu? Don't know the menu so don't known what needs buying.  I'll throw my sister in-law some cash toward whatever.

What's left on my master list of meals we can make from what's here...........
* Shrimp Tempura
* Tuna Casserole
* Roasted Chicken
* Shrimp/Crab Ravioli
* Cheese Ravioli

* Spaghetti and Meatballs

* Breakfast for Dinner

* Grilled Chicken  new

* Grilled Steak  new

* Haddock Fish Dinner  new
* Chicken Tenders  new

* Beef Liver  new

Plus lots of thinly sliced Chicken Breast, grass fed Ground Beef and Ground Turkey in the freezer.

What is getting fixed and served at your house this week?

Was last week's plan successful, did you go off plan or did you not even plan what was going to be eaten last week?

Any great deals on food at your stores this week?  

Sluggy

Frugal Friday....the June 12th Edition

Here what frugal stuff happened around here this week around Chez Sluggy.........

*  Put gas in my car for the first time since late March(I think).  The price however was not so frugal.  We were at a low in PA here of $2.04 but now it's up in the $2.25-$2.29 range. bleh.  Surprisingly at home the best deal was at Sunoco w/my .05¢ per gal. discount on my Sunoco card so $2.02 per gallon.  Luckily my little car gets great mileage.


*  I went back to Rite-Aid before leaving town and bought this again..........

Paid $3.99 w/sales tax in Bonus Cash and earned $2 in new BC.  I submitted for $1.00 in Ibotta rebates again but they gave me $1.50(1 x .50¢ for the body wash, 2 x .50¢ for the deodorant)maing these cost .49¢ combined in BC.
I am up to $3.20 in Ibotta rebates for June.


*  I found money!

 These were all last Friday when I went searching for all those bags of coffee on 75% clearance at various Rite-Aids.  If they are photographed together it means I found them in the same store but I can't for the life of me remember which I found in what store. lol

I do remember this was found at the 4th store I hit(no 75% clearance left there)but this shiny fellow was over by the rack of sales flyers.

These two were found up by the register/candy rack at one of the other stores.

I didn't find any change at the Sharp Shopper last week but on the way down to my son's in VA yesterday I stopped at a SS outside of Harrisburg just to see what deals they had and to use the bathroom.

This dime was on the floor in the bathroom stall with me at Sharp Shopper.

Then is penny was laying on the sidewalk outside the store as I wheeled my cart out to my car.

Then I stopped for gas at a Sheetz outside of Warrenton VA and this penny was laying on the asphalt in front of my car.
Remember I am careful when picking up change now.  I pick things up with a wipe, a tissue, etc. and disinfect the coins once I get home or wherever I am going to.

Found Money This Week..... .17¢
Found Money This Year So Far....$45.88

* My son and I got food from Chili's yesterday for dinner.  I had bought a bunch of Chili's gift cards at R-A last Black Friday/Dec. to get BC.  Well wouldn't ya know it our Chili's at home closed down for good this past Jan. lol  And I am not hiking to the next closest one to use these gift cards.  I bring them when I go other places that have Chili's still and use them while traveling.  There's a Chili's near my brother's house so I'll be getting Chili's again this trip. ;-)  The only cash spent for dinner was the $10 tip I gave the guy. 8-)

* I hit P and R outlets last Friday while I was out pillaging Rite-Aids's 75% clearance sections and got this freebie there........

Boxes of Miso Broth they were giving away to customers you bought anything in the store(which I did). ;-)

* My greens are going gangbusters in my garden at home.  I picked the first of the lettuce and spinach and had a salad for dinner on Wednesday night.
I didn't take any pictures but I will when I get home if it all hasn't gone to seed.

* Speaking of Sharp Shopper I did pick up some items........
clam shells of 1 lb. strawberries weren't .99¢ like at the other store but $1.49 so I picked up one and had half this morning for breakfast and I'll have the other half tomorrow before I leave son's place.
I picked up 2 boxes of tea bags for 2/$1.  I also bought this........

2 x quarts of OJ to use on the trip.  They were 2/$1 as well.  I like a little OJ in my unsweetened iced tea in the mornings to get me going.

I also picked up 3 x 12-packs of these........

Sugar-free Powerades.  Now that Diet Pepsi has gone back to using Aspartame I drink this stuff instead with Sucralose.  These were 3/$1 so $4 per 12 pack.
If they all get used up while I am down here I'll hit a Sharp Shopper on the way home and load up for the Summer months. lolz

Now here is where the Food Police are going to go "tsk tsk" at me......

I love Kozy shack pudding(it's a PA thing)and like a few spoons of it as a snack at times.  My usual tapioca flavor was .99¢ a tub but the rice pudding was 2/$1!! so I picked one of those up.  I'll probably leave that at son's for him to eat what I don't have today or tonight.

I bought these 5 packs of Reese's cups with Reese's pieces in the filling as a gift for my son for letting me sleep on his sofa. lol
They were 2/$1.

That's about it for this week.....

Try to keep on keepin' on with your frugal ways and tell us all about your frugal wins for this past week!

Sluggy