The "I Know How to Party" Edition...
5. Thursday--Leftovers? or No Clue
5. Thursday--Leftovers
5. Thursday--Butternut Squash Ravioli w/Béchamel, Salad
Just an average Gal, older mom, trying to live a simple life & what happens along the way.
The "I Know How to Party" Edition...
I had two bonuses to knock out so I used a Walmart gift card and did most of the rebates to get me there......
While I could have finished the Bonus with less OOP I decided since I had a free gift card to use, I'd get stuff we needed/could use-shaving cream(I had given my whole stockpile of this away somehow leaving Hubs with none), an almond milk for Hubs, 2 cottage cheese to make a lasagna, some healthier pasta made with cauliflower, my raisin bread I usually have for breakfast so I can take my a.m. meds with something in my stomach, a yogurt, Knorr rice sides(for Mexican dinners), 2 protein bars for when I'm out running errands so I am not tempted to stop and get fast food. The Pita chips and onion soup mox were splurges and weren't anywhere near free after rebates. The vitamins are useful. The body wash was bought at Rite-Aid(which didn't cost me anything OOP and I had a Q for it too).
The best thing was finding 3 different Revlon make-up items on clearance which were free or moneymakers after rebates. With rebates after my gift card everything cost me $15.20 w/sales tax. Then I submitted the Revlon and the One A Day vitamin items to Coupons dotcom and earned back $13.00 in rebates making my OOP for everything $2.20. I also got $2.92 worth of Fetch Pts. so counting that everything was free(but I don't count Fetch until I cash out for a gift card). 8-))
I got two Sally Hansen nail gloss at R-A on a free gift card so earned the last $5 Bonus + 2 x $1 for the SH so I am $7 more in rebates making all the above and the Sally Hansen cost -$4.80!!
Oh and I saw someone used my Ibotta referral code as I now have 4 more of the Freebies on my account. So THANK YOU to RACHEL at One Day At A Time for using the code. I hope you get all 5 of the freebies too!!
Sluggy
So here are a few of the frugal-ish things that happened here this past week.......
* No food waste so far. ;-)
* I had a $5 free scrip for Kohl's for my birthday and used it on Wednesday. I also spent another $3+ from a merchandise credit I had and bought 3 items and didn't spend any cash monies. Sorry but I can't show a photo of the items as the recipients may well read this. ;-)
* I did a small amount of Walmart this week too.
$6.50 for all these frozen food items! Insane........ plus a little bit of Ibotta I did at Walmart to hit a bonus.(6 items I think.)* I did a couple of Rite-Aid transactions this week.......
In between theses two trips Rite-Aid pissed me off something fierce! ;-)
* While I was at that second R-A on Wednesday I got gas at a place that 88% ethanol gas for $3.24. $3..24 is unheard of around here! $3.44 with that 5 cent discount we get at Sunoco is the lowest in our town.
* I found money!
Found this penny under the Catalina machine at my R-A on Tuesday when I supposedly got all my gift cards "fixed". hahaha
Total Found in last Week...... .04¢
Total Found This Year......$1.87
Cracking the $2 mark isn't looking doable for January unless I hit Aldi in the next few days and score a quarter. 8-(
That's about all I've got for this week.
Any frugal wins in your neck of the woods? Let's hear all about them!
And have a good weekend and stay warm! It's been snowing all day here.... 8-(
Sluggy
First the haul, done on two cards and using the $10 off wyb $50 coupon.........
Everything from the Airwick warmer to the right was one transaction.I went to Walmart Tuesday to finish 2 Ibotta Bonuses(Field Goal and Mid Week)on 8 rebates. When I went to leave and check-out I passed by the freezer area and spied a bunch of clearance on a freezer end unit. .50¢ for each item. Check it out......
So here's what was in the January Giveaway box............
And I just had to laugh when Random dotOrg picked comment #2 to win.............
***Due to Technical Difficulties(danged weather and internet!)I didn't pick a Giveaway Winner yesterday. I'll be back later today and do that so stay tuned........***
The "The Birthday Week is Over" Edition...
First off, thanks to everyone who wished me a Happy Birthday or sent messages to cheer me out of the winter doldrums. I swear with this cold weather I am feeling every one of my XXX years old. lolz And here's to you, all you other January babies out there!
So here are a few of the frugal-ish things that happened here this past week.......
* No food waste so far. ;-) Not much cooking either and eating leftovers happened as always.
* I used my free Birthday Burger coupon at Red Robin on Thursday. I pulled what my daughter use to when we'd go out as a family; I got the most expensive one on the menu. lol It sort of backfired on me though as it wasn't as good as the burger I usually get there. It was still yummy and FREE! ;-)
* I did a couple of Rite-Aid transactions this week.......
Nothing OOP, earned $6 in Bonus Cash back and $7 in Ibotta(Oral B, Glide, Twist, 2 x Jergens).
* I did a fair amount of Walmart this week too.
2 trips(2 different Walmarts)and some offers reset. Missing from photo are a tin of Nivea men's cream,
a whole Perdue chicken, 3 Hallmark cards, Penetrex muscle reliever, 4 bags of Green Giant Riced/Spiraled veggies, a bottle of Fairlife milk and a Freschetta frozen pizza.
This week Ibotta has 5-6 free items if you sign up or have someone sign up under your referral code. Mine is MKAAXA. I haven't gotten any referrals so I only got the free pizza offer. 8-(
Anyway, I also bought a bag of shredded cheese at Weis(PMITA)Markets for $2.50 so my Grand Total Spent for Ibotta items was $79.02 after coupons and gift cards used.(The scanner gun at the last Walmart yesterday was broken so I couldn't use more gift cards from my phone.)
I earned back $63.44 in Ibotta rebates and bonuses for the week, making my OOP $15.58 after Ibotta. I earned $9.48 on Coupons dotcom and Checkout51 making it $6.10 OOP. I also earned .31¢ on Fetch, $3.40 on Shop Kick and $6.15 on Swag Bucks(but I don't count those until I cash out for gift cards).
* I found money!
Found this 12¢ at the entrance outside of my Rite-Aid on Monday.Sluggy
And no I'm not referencing the musical "Les Miserables" song. It's one more day until my Birthday! 8-)
I've been feeling rather punky and maudlin lately. Don't want to do anything other than sleep, watch YouTube while I know I have tons I need to do. After Xmas doldrums? Winter "I hate the cold" doldrums? Pandemic fatigue? Pissed off at insurance new year/new deductible crap? Who knows. I just want to hibernate and avoid everything. So tell me something to cheer me up! ;-)
Sorry if I haven't been putting anything worthwhile on the blog lately. I haven't been accomplishing much in real life either. sigh
So I'll post Frugal Friday tomorrow and then I am taking off at least the weekend from the blog. I'll be back to post the Giveaway Winner on Sunday of course. Don't forget to enter the Giveaway by Saturday at 11:59pm ET.
While 2021 was ok for us I don't feel like I'm living my best life right now. I have high hopes that 2022 will see us emerge from whatever and give us reasons to thrive and keep going.
Sluggy
The "Living In Suburbia" Edition...
This is what came home with me from a quick trip to Rite-Aid on Thursday and 2 trips during the week to Walmart. I wanted to finish the $10 half the month Bonus and the $5 Weekend Warrior.
I didn't necessarily get the cheapest stuff(and I bought multiples on some items even though that didn't help me reach a Bonus....it was just stuff we wanted and use mostly.
Who's ready for the First Sluggy's Boring Blog Box Giveaway for 2022?!?
Let's take a look at what is in the Giveaway Box this month........
1 x Whole Blends shampooSo here are a few of the frugal-ish things that happened here this past week.......
* No food waste so far. ;-) Not much cooking either and eating leftovers happened as always.
* I did a couple Rite-Aid transactions this week.......
I didn't bring much home from Rite-Aid this week..........
2 x Twist hair products 75% off=8.97
2 x Cetaphil BOGO50% off=$22.48
1 x Got2Be hair spray 75% off=$1.92
1 x Revlon lip color 75% off=$2.62
Total........$35.99
I used coupons--
1 x $5 off $25 R-A Q
2 x $4/1 Cetaphil IPQ
1 x $3/1 Revlon lip IPQ
Coupon Total.......$16.00
$35.99-$16.00=$19.99 Paid with Bonus Cash.
The Twist items was each a .01¢ moneymaker after Ibotta and the Revlon was a .38¢ moneymaker after Q.
I got back $14.75 from Ibotta($9 Twist, $4.25 Cetaphil, $1.50 Got2Be)so spent down the BC by $5.24. I am down to $17.46 in BC across 4 cards so I'm almost out of the R-A game for awhile. I like to take a break during the winter as the weather is unpredictable.
I need to get a Giveaway up and running, maybe on Saturday so check back then. 8-)) It's just been so cold here I haven't felt like doing anything beyond a few chores. No Umph. Winter sucks up here.
Sluggy
The "My Jar Runneth Over" Edition...
Okay, need those peppermint patties please.
Congratulations Kim. Please email me your full mailing address within 48 hours of this post going live on the blog.
Thanks to everyone who played along and I'll have another Giveaway coming up in February. 8-)))
Sluggy