Before I get to what passed for frugal this week I want to clear up that yes, we get paid to work the voting polls here in PA but it's a nominal amount. Sort of like jury duty pay but a little better, but still not commensurate for the time you spend in training classes and the aggravation of dealing with some of the public. ;-)
So what frugalicious things happened here in Sluggy's world this past week?
* Until Thursday our heat was still off due to a week+ long heat spell that was uncharacteristic for November in NEPA. Saving on electricity for heating? Yes please!
* I did a couple deals at Rite-Aid this week. Using the $10 off $30 Load2Card Qs in two accounts made both these transactions small moneymakers, which grew my Bonus Cash a bit in preparation for some Black Friday shopping there.......
* I went to Ollie's(Good Stuff Cheap!)on Wednesday in the town South of us to use Hubs' 15% discount they mailed him. I picked up 2 Xmas gifts and 1 stocking stuffer for real cheap. As far as food goes I spent $9.13 on food there as well-4 cans of chili for Hubs, a box of pasta, some pita chips, a 4 pack of protein shakes and a teriyaki taco kit.
* I also hit CVS which was right down the road from Ollie's and got all this for .03¢...
* I got another $5 Bonus on my Ibotta account this week so between Walmart and Weis I bought 12 items so I could get that bonus--at Walmart; a jar of Ragu, 4 jars of Gerber baby food(for the food bank), a container of Fage sour cream, the Free GV green beans(finally found them!), free 2 ltr Pepsi Zero Sugar, 6 tins of wet dog Food, a box of Lipton tea bags, 2 boxes of CrunchMaster crackers(plus 2 x .10¢ any item rebates)and at Weis; a 12 pack of Bella dog food, 4 boxes of Scotties facial tissues, a container of Keebler cookies(for Ex-CB)and a bottle of St. Joseph baby aspirin(plus a .10¢ any item rebate for dog food there). Between the $9.29 in rebates at Walmart and the $3.85 at Weis and the $5 Bonus I got back $18.14 of my $22.63(after using coupons)I spent making these 12 items $5.34 total OOP.
* I found money!
This .02¢ was found in the parking lot next to my car at Rite-Aid last Friday.
I hit two different Rite-Aids on Monday. I found the penny at one store at the register counter and the nickel at the other store, on the base of a refrigerated drink case between their registers.
I found another penny on Wednesday at the Pharmacy counter when I went to pick up Hubs' Rx.
And on Thursday I found these two pennies at Rite-Aid(of course!)in the prime hunting spot under the candy racks by the front registers.
Total Found Money This Week... .11¢
Total Found Money This Year so Far...$50.94
* On my trip to the town South of here I was in need of gas for my car so I made a point to check all the signs at the gas stations I passed on the way down. I stopped on the way home at the cheapest station-a Sunoco with regular unleaded gas for $2.27 gal. With my Sunoco card discount it was $2.22 per gal.
The various stations were all over the place in price, from $2.49 at one Sunoco to $2.27 at the station I filled up at, as well as another station where I wouldn't get a discount.
* I had bought a Lean Cuisine(a type I like and have bought/eaten many times before). This one was substandard in my opinion. The sauce was very runny and had no taste. So I emailed the company a week or so ago, to complain and also give them the lot # off the box so they could look into the matter.
An envelope arrived in the mail on Monday from the company. In it were 2 FREE item Qs as well as 4 other ¢ off Qs for various types of their frozen meals.
That's about it for this past week.
Sluggy
It's so great that you've fund over $50 in change this year!
ReplyDeleteOnly $10 of it has been change so far. The rest was bills.
DeleteI agree that for any of the public servant/volunteer or told things, any compensation is minimal, and no one does it for the money I imagine. You reminded me that I had a win that I learned after I did my Thrifty Thursday post. With delaying the heat (though not to November as I first wanted to do) but then more heat spells, we had a nice credit on the gas bill. I'll take it.
ReplyDeleteI found fantastic buys on upholstery fabric because a free Persian carpet means redoing lot of things. I am going to have t have a talk with my upholster though. She/I am not doing a job that is quite up to professional standards.
ReplyDeleteAnne,
DeleteI was going to ask for a recommendation. Substandard upholstery jobs was the reason I studied upholstery. The teacher said I did as well as professionals. That is because I care!
I found $0.59/lb turkey. And, 50 lb of sweet potatoes for $20.
DeleteI did the BOGO deal at Papa Murphy’s - 2 large 3 topping pan pizzas for $11.50. They give two free toppings if you remove cheese! No one else does that. Mine was artichokes, mushrooms and zucchini.
ReplyDeleteMy PTO balance is up to 420 hours and I can only carry over 288 so I’m finally taking some random days off. Students leave the week before Thanksgiving week so it should be pretty calm at work.
Jen G.
Pizza without cheese?
DeleteBlasphemy! ;-)
Enjoy those random days off!
I added some Daiya cheese at home and it was so good! My last vacation was in March so really looking forward to the time off.
DeleteJen G.
I am a new reader, and have been enjoying your posts very much -- including the money found! You make me smile, every time you grab a penny or nickel...
ReplyDeleteHave you ever used gasbuddy.com? Type in your zipcode or location and it will automatically tell you where the cheapest gas is. We've been using it to find the best prices on diesel while traveling across the U.S. But we used it plenty at home in Colorado, too. It's free, and yes, you can load it on your phone, as well.
Hi Cindy,
DeleteWelcome to the blog. Yes, I have used Gas Buddy but I wasn't leaving this one road so I just made a mental note of the stations' prices and hit the best deal on the way back. Besides I have a small car so filling up doesn't take much gas anyway. lol