Frugal Friday.....the April 21st Edition

Welcome to Frugal Friday!   

There are a few Frugal wins this past week......

*  One of the improvements we need to make to this house is adding ceiling fans to two bedrooms. A third bedroom has a fan but the light kit doesn't provide enough overhead lighting.  We went to a Salvage Store looking for fans but none of them came with light kits so we found an acceptable fan at Walmart back with the regular priced ones.  When it rang up instead of $59 it was $34 on clearance though it was not marked thusly.  We went back and got the other one that was left on Thursday. 8-)

*  As mentioned above we did purchase some items at that Salvage Store--2 towel rings for the Master Bath($33.14 online somewhere/$16 at Salvage Store), a door mat for the front door(online someplace $16.99/$3.99 Salvage Store) and 3 light bar/kits for over the three sinks in the two bathrooms($287.28 online somewhere/$117 SS). 

I neglected to snap a photo of the one on display and the picture on the box doesn't do it justice.  It's brushed nickel finish with patterned glass globes.  A vast improvement over what is here now!

Still on the hunt to replace the farmhouse kitchen sink at a decent price.

We also picked up RealTree brand dog treats, 1 lb. bags for $5.00.  Walmart/Tractor Supply/etc. sells these for $19.99 a bag!  Need to pick up more of those the next time we get out that way. '-)

*  Went to Trivia at the burger joint but we didn't win a gift card(we finished 4th).  but we did have last week's gift card and still got free burgers for dinner(and they have a free pickle bar!).  

*  Went to CVS and got Omicron Bivalent booster shots last Friday, no charge.

I also had a $4 off anything in store Q for CVS I combined with a cereal Q and picked up 2 giant boxes of Cheerios(forgot to take a photo).  After Qs they cost me $1.99 OOP so $1 a box.

Then I got a $4 Extra Buck on my receipt so I picked up this.........

I love peppermint patties and they are small things for when I get a chocolate craving and need a cheat.  These were on sale for $4 so free!

*  Did some grocery shopping and cherry picked some deals.......

At Walmart on picked these items with Ibotta rebates(plus a 12 pack of diet Lipton green tea not pictured).  I received $31.10 in rebates with bonuses there, $24.00 in Coupons dotcom and Shopmium rebates, $8.38 on Fetch and $2.20 on Shop Kick.
Spent $70.54, got back $65.68 so all this cost me $4.86 OOP.

*  Another trip to Walmart on Thursday for these Ibotta items.........

With bonuses I received $36.96 back in rebates on Ibotta, $12.50 between Coupons dotcom and Shopmium, $10.06 on Shop Kick and $2.23 on Fetch.  Total before rebates was $67.23, rebates totaled $61.75 so $5.48 OOP for all this.

*  I found money!  
Last Friday was a bang up coin finding day......

We went out for lunch for Catfish and I found a dime in the parking lot next to the car.......

Then I found a penny in the restaurant and another one back out in the parking lot when we went to leave

We hit a nearby grocery store to cherry pick some deals and I found 2 dimes in the register line........

Then on Monday I found a penny in the parking lot on the way into Trivia at the burger joint..........

And on Tuesday while in Walmart shopping for some ceiling fans I found a nickel by the pharmacy counter on the floor.........

Then again at Walmart on Thursday I found a dime by the drink cooler next to the self-checkout machine we used.........

Total Found in last Week.... .48¢
Total Found this Year.......$1.65

*  I also found a ring back when I got the free cookie dough.....

Yes, I turned it in to Customer Service after waiting what seemed like eons for someone to  come over there.  I also played Walmart employee and made change from my wallet for the women in front of me who needed change.  I also rang up my own groceries so where is my paycheck Walmart?? lol

That's all for this past week.

Any frugal wins in your neck of the woods?  Let's hear all about them!

Sluggy   

Shopping on Monday at CVS & Walmart

There was too much cloud cover last night to get a good look at the "star of Bethlehem" last night but here is a photo of our Christmas tree all lit up.......

Hubs and I went down the mountain to hit a few stores yesterday.

I had a couple of ECBs expiring(again!)before the end of the year which I don't want to worry about using so I did a shop at CVS..........

2 x Dove shampoo(lavender!)on sale=$7.00
2 x Tresemmé shampoo(not on sale)=$9.98
2 x Advil PM on sale=$21.98
4 x Oral-B toothbrushes on sale=$15.96
SubTotal......$54.92

Coupons Used

1 x $3/2 Dove DigitalQ=$3.00
1 x $3/2 Tresemmé DigitalQ=$3.00
2 x $1/1 Advil IPQ=$2.00
1 x $6/4 Crest/Oral-B DigitalQ=$6.00
1 x $1/1 Oral-B toothbrush DigitalQ=$1.00
1 x $3/$12 Hair Care CRT=$3.00
1 x $2/$10 CVS Naproxen CRT=$2.00
1 x $3/$10 Oral Care CRT=$3.00
1 x $1/$6 Manual Toothbrush CRT=$1.00
Coupon Total.....$24.00

$54.92-$24=$30.92

I used $30 in ECBs so paid .92¢+.01¢ sales tax=.93¢ OOP

I earned back $12 in new ECBS($2 Dove, $5 Advil, $5 Oral-B).  I earned a $3 Beauty Buck as well because the shampoos put me over $30 spent for my next BBuck, giving me $23 left in ECBs expiring in January.
I also submitted to Ibotta and earned $4 for buying the Advil putting me closer to the Ibotta Bonus.

Then it was off to Walmart to finish an Ibotta Bonus and do some ShopKicks too........

1 x Kellogg's Jumbo Packs=$4.98
3 x Suave Sleek Shampoos/Conditioner=$5.94
1 x Suave Professional Conditioner=$2.98
1 x Nudges Dog treats=$4.98
1 x Poise pads=$4.84
1 x Propel packets=$1.98
1 x Afrin nasal spray=$4.98
1 x Maggi chicken bouillion=$1.38
2 x Hall's cough drops=$3.28
1 x Delsym cough syrup=$9.88
SubTotal......$45.22

Coupons Used
1 x $1/1 Kellogg's Snack Packs IPQ=$1.00
1 x $2/1 Poise ManuQ=$2.00
1 x $2/1 Afrin ManQ=$2.00
1 x $1/50/2 Hall's ManuQ=$1.50
1 x $4/1 Delsym IPQ=$4.00
Coupon Total.......$11.50

$45.22-$11.50=$33.72+.95¢ sales tax=$34.67

I earned back $10.70 on Ibotta plus reached the $5 Ibotta Bonus.

I submitted the receipt to ShopKick and got 4,150 receipt Kicks for buying the Suave, Afrin, Delsym, Nudge dog treats and Kellogg's Snax box plus a Suave hair bundle bonus plus an additional 75 Kicks for scanning various items and for just walking in the store so 4,225 Kicks total which is equal to $16.90.

$15.70+$16.90=$32.60 back in rebates makes this trip an OOP of  $2.07.

.93¢ CVS + $2.07 Walmart=$3.00 OOP but deduct the $4 Ibotta rebate on the Advil at CVS and now both transactions combined are a $1 moneymaker.

Sweet!

I need 9 more rebates on Ibotta to hit the $3 Sled Bonus so I am off to Weis(PMITA)Markets shortly. ;-)  I'll probably not make it to the last Xmas Bonus there but that's ok.
Then it's time to wrap more gifts and make fudge for gifts for neighbors and my Rite-Aid friends.

What's on your agenda today?

Sluggy