Frugal Friday 2023...the August 11th Edition

Welcome to Frugal Friday!   

When will this living hell of a Summer end???  And the photo doesn't even mention the "Heat Index temp" here.  This photo is just from a random day last week.

There are very few Frugal wins this past week but here goes......

*  Got a few things at Kroger last Friday....pounds of blueberries and strawberries for .99¢ each, reduced fresh produce like .54¢ lb. mushrooms, slaw mix for .75¢, a salad kit for $1, a lb. of local Kielbasi for under $4, a lb. of salmon for $7.49, non-green peppers for .99¢ each and BOGO olive oil.

*  Staying inside mostly, needless to say, due to this extremely warm Summer still.  Who else thinks that Mr. Willis Carrier should be canonized a saint?!?  Right up there with him is Mr. Frederick Jones who invented the first portable a/c unit. 8-))

*  Two PT appointments this past week which costs Zero OOP.

*  After PT last Friday we went to Kroger(see ABOVE)..  I had points worth .30 discount per gallon of gas at Kroger so Hubs got gas there and used my discount.

*  My new clothes arrived last Saturday...

I needed a black dress as I had none.  When we went to pack up and move our wardrobes in PA the black dress I had from 16 years ago when Hubs mom died was nowhere to be found.  Roaman's was running a 60% off your first item and 40% off your 2nd item deal(really, if you got items that were the same price it just meant they were both 50% off).  So I got another of the same dress in a different color as more of my clothing is just hanging off me so these are a size smaller.  I also had a $10 Reward Certificate that was expiring this month and a Free Shipping code I could use.

And it's a good thing I had that free ship code.  They charged $19.99 for shipping just these 2 lightweight dresses(but I didn't pay that w/the code).  And in that package were all these various catalogs from them and their affiliated companies.  I think this all weighed MORE than the dresses!!  And I am certainly not paying shipping on all this cr*p I didn't ask for or want!

*  The doggies got groomed!

They were way overdue too.......

Some shaggy dogs.

And the after......

Nice and clean and short cuts.

We found a local person who does dog grooming instead of paying out the nose for PetSmart workers to do it.

She charges less than PS, did a better job and they are looking mighty spiffy(and smell much better)!

*  I found money! 

A penny on the floor at Kroger last Friday near the registers.  This may be the wrong penny photo but whatever.  It's a penny and if this isn't the "one", the actual one looks just like this(but maybe with more wear on it). lol

Total Found in last Week.... .01¢
Total Found this Year.......$3.03

That's all for this past week.  Just sitting home is frugal, right?

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

Sluggy  

Frugal Friday....the July 28th Edition

Welcome to Frugal Friday!   

There are very few Frugal wins this past week and not everything here may be considered frugal but here goes......

*  Hit some great produce clearance deals at Kroger this past Tuesday as we were over near that store(after PT).... 4 bags of Collards @ $1.68 ea., 1 bag of Spinach @ $1.20, 4x8 oz. containers of organic mushrooms for .75¢ ea., 2 x single serve Caesar salads for $1.10 ea., a Cranberry/Walnut/Apple/Bleu Cheese single serve salad for $1.76, my 2 Zucchini rang up for the .59¢ cucumber price and a big hunk of good Parmagiano Reggiano Cheese for 10% off as well as some reg. Kroger specials (and some of them had Ibotta rebates and/or digital Qs).  The freezer is packed with food for Hubs to eat(that are not part of what I can consume right now), so as long as he remembers to thaw something, he eats. lol

*  Been uploading videos to my You Tube channel and getting posts ready to go.  I still need to figure out the updated version of my photo editing program so I can edit photos from Alaska and beyond.  There's a learning curve on that one. sigh

* Been able to type with my new neuro meds but still can't hardly handwrite.  At least I don't strike a key multiple times anymore(usually)but I still make typos.  Messaged the doc to up the dosage.

*  Went to Physical Therapy for my back again this week.   Basically did water aerobics in their pool.  No copays so again FREE.  I go back 2 x next week and the week after, and the week after, etc.

*  Had the "dreaded" procedure".  Well the procedure isn't too bad because they knock you out but the "Prep Day" before is nasty.  At least being on this diet where I eat so little I really didn't feel deprived or hungry that day by not eating but parking my a@@ on the toilet most of the day and 4 hours the morning of the procedure was the ultimate in fun(NOT!).  Cost of nasty stuff to drink, Zero!

*  I found money! 
Nope.  Nada. Zilch.

Total Found in last Week.... .00¢
Total Found this Year.......$2.49

That's all for this past week.  Just sitting home is frugal, right?

It's too damn hot here(triple digit heat indexes for weeks now!)so I rarely leave the house except to hobble to the car with a/c then to wherever I am going that also has a/c.  Can you say I am over Summer down here on Satan's front porch??

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

Sluggy