Here are our frugal wins for this past week....
* I love finding marked down foods at Kroger(this really doesn't happen at Walmart). I found some salads this past week. And I did a little Ibotta shopping for the food bank too. 8-)
* We also had no food waste last week.
* I cashed out a total of $75.00 from ShopKick. Don't even ask about the massive Old Spice Deodorant debacle over there.
* We bought gas at Kroger, using my points, when possible.
* Entertainment last week was free tv, doing genealogy or reading.
* I changed Part D providers for 2025 since I was getting raped by United Healthcare with their insanely high premiums. On a similar note I filled my Humira Rx so I am now in the Catastrophic Phase and now all my drugs will be free for the remainder of 2025.(It's truly sad that this one drug is so expensive that 1 fill puts you in the Catastropohic Phase.)
* I found money!
I found a dime at Kroger on 1/3/25.
I guess having to bend over and pick up money keeps me limber. lol
We are off to a good start.
Grand Total Found this Year....... .20¢
That's all I got.
Any frugal wins in your neck of the woods? Let's hear all about them!
Sluggy
I am debating whether to do our state employee Medicare Advantage program since I am turning 65. It is great insurance, but it will cost me a good premium every month because I don’t have 25 years in with the state before turning 65. I am also not on any meds at all but I am borderline on several. My mom had this retiree insurance and did not owe a $100 when she died from pancreatic cancer and her treatment was well over half a million. She had 25 years in so her premiums were extremely low. Not all advantage programs are equal. The thing about insurance is that you do not need it until you do and also with my ex husband it was a whopper. However he owed nothing because of VA. This is a man who biked an hour a day, lifted weights three times a week, and ate the best diet of anyone I know and he still came down with a very aggressive, rare cancer. I know I could do traditional Medicare but it is cost more and the supplemental keep going up or changing coverage Insurance is such a racket.
ReplyDeleteI want to pick a team and be done with it which is why I am leaning towards the retiree plan. . Cindy in the South
It is a crime that so many medications are so much more expensive than in other countries. Greedy corporations.
ReplyDeleteI’ve been home and shoveling snow all week. That’s pretty much it. Daryl needs his backyard paths cleared to help with the boredom.
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog as I researched my Packer family, and I am smitten with your stories and accounts. AND, serendipity: my mother (not a Packer) who passed 7 years ago leaves dimes for me in crazy places, and randomly clicking on this story makes my heart sing! Your dimes mean my mama must be watching over you! haha!
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