Frugal Friday.....the March 17th Edition

Welcome to Frugal Friday!   

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

*  We went to trivia on Monday and we won 2nd place!

Next time drinks at Trivia are free!

*  I don't "do" Ibotta all the time now(I just don't go to the store enough to do all the weekly, weekend and big bonuses).  But I do a few now and again.  On Wednesday my big wins at Kroger were these.....

There was an 80¢ off digital Kroger Q on the Ragu making it $1.39 OOP, the Chili was $1.29 after Kroger Q x5 plus a .50¢ Ibotta rebate making it .79¢ per can(got 5 of those for Hubs), the Kraft salad dressing was $1.29 w/Kroger Q and the Heinz ketchup was $1.79 after a $2.50 Ibotta rebate(limt 2).

I also picked up .99¢ lb. aparagus, $1.19 lb. zucchini and a 1/2 price corned beef which I am cooking tonight.

*  I've cobbled together a pantry in the laundry/utility room using metal wire rack shelving.  The only problem is cans and bottles fall over if not placed just right on the shelves.  Instead of spending $$ for plastic liners they sell for these I cut out cardboard from some of these boxes we used in the move and made liners out of that.

 I found money!

Hubs went to Walmart on Monday and found this penny.

I found this nickel at Kroger on the side of the self-checkout machine.  I also spied a penny at a different machine but someone was using it so I couldn't pick that coin up. 8-(

Total Found in last Week.... .06¢
Total Found this Year....... .66¢ 

That's all for this past week.  

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

Sluggy   

Frugal Friday.....the January 20th Edition

 Welcome to Frugal Friday!  There are a few Frugal wins this past week......

*   After my appointment at the Wound Center we hit Super 1 Foods because they had cantaloupe for $1.99 and Roma tomatoes for .77¢ lb. also picked up shredded carrots, hearts of Romaine and 3 bags of frozen veggies.  I checked the clearance meats while I was there..........

I found a marked down roast.  2.41 lbs. for $6.73 which is $2.79 a lb.  I can't even get Ground Beef for that price!

That store had Sanderson Farms BSCB for $1.99 lb. so I picked up 7 lbs. and prepped and into the freezer it went.
We also hit Shoppers Value Food for sour cream, sweet potatoes and a frozen chicken parm as those items were cheaper at this store than the other ones.

*  We hit Zaxby's for lunch after the medical appointment and shopping.  I got the Asian Zalad and I paid for both of our meals with some of my WAM.

*  I found money on Wednesday!
Out and about hitting 2 grocery stores and I found a nickel.

Total Found in last Week.... .05¢
Total Found this Year........11¢

*  I had a JCPenney's gift card I used back in November to replace my Dutch oven.  After the gift card the pot cost me under $5 in sales tax.  I applied for a rebate and this $20 gift card finally came this week.  Once my leg is better Hubs and I will venture there to spend it.

*  Staying home and going through tubs and packing boxes here.  Still setting things up, deciding on what we need to purchase and putting things away.

That's about all I've got for this past week.  

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

Sluggy   

Frugal Friday.....the April 22nd Edition

 So here are a few of the frugal-ish things that happened here this past week.......

*   No food waste last week. Eating lots of leftovers and bits and pieces we already have.

* I cobbled together our Easter dinner totally from what we already had here.  A turkey breast from the freezer, stuffing and mashed potatoes from boxes and corn from a can.  Nothing spent OOP and it was plenty for us(plus leftovers).

* I haven't bought any food so far this week.  That may change if I go to Walmart later today. 8-)

*  I cashed in some Swag Bucks for a $25 free gift card(which is why I may be going to Walmart later).

*  Another purse sized bottle of hand sanitizer for free from Rite-Aid on Wednesday again.  I went there to hand off some liquor to a friend.

*   I found money!

When I went in to hand off some liquor at Rite-Aid I spied this penny sitting in the middle of the aisle floor back toward the pharmacy area.  At least I didn't get skunked last week even though I barely went anywhere. ;-)

Total Found in last Week...... .01¢
Total Found This Year......$10.35

*  I found that Rite-Aid changed the brand of a medication I use and it just isn't working for me.  Talked to the pharmacist and she said that brand is no longer available.  She neglected to tell me it just isn't available at Rite-Aid.  Grrr  So I found it elsewhere and transferred that Rx which they will mail to me(saving me having to travel to pick it up) plus I will save $25 on it to boot. Win/Win for me, Lose/Lose for Rite-Aid for telling a half truth. 8-((

That's about all I've got for this past week.

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

And have a good weekend!

Sluggy  

Frugal Friday.....the December 3rd Edition

  Here's what we had happen in the frugal vein around here this past week.....

*  I forgot to mention last week, in regard to my pumpkin pies.  I had a can of "yams", a crash and burn can that needed using.  So I used a can of pumpkin and this can of "yams" blended together for a couple of pumpkin/sweet potato pies.  Using up what was on hand.

*  My pillage at Rite-Aid......

My two online orders arrived as well which added...
8 packs of batteries
6 bottles of Excedrin
4 bottle of Carol's Daughter Moisturizer
8 bottles of Sally Hansen nail treatment
6 bottle of Suave shampoo
4 Twin-packs of Degree deodorant
That brought our BF haul suggested retail to $1,044.52.

If you need to roll BC this week, try the In-Ad coupon deal on SoftSoap and Irish Spring.  With the Q and the $2 in BC you get back(limit 2)your soap items will "cost" you .99¢(plus tax if applicable).

*  I received a sample in the mail.....

A sample size Dove men's deodorant.  I had sent for that so long ago I had totally forgotten about it!

*  I used some c/c points to send away for a $25 Walmart gift card and it showed up this past week.........

This is something that I can use and stack Qs and rebate apps with to get more than $25 worth of items.

*  I found money!

A couple of pennies in Rite-Aid last weekend.

Another penny half tucked under the floor mat at the entrance at Rite-Aid on Tuesday.

And a penny and a dime at Weis(PMITA)Markets on Wednesday at the self-check out I used.

Total Found This Week... .14¢
Total Found This Year.....$20.24

That's about it this week.

What frugal wins did you have last week?

Let us know!

Sluggy

Frugal Friday........the October 29th Edition

Let's see what frugalness I got into this past week.......

*  Not so frugal now but it will be in the future.  Ocean State Job Lot had an event this week-Spend at least $30 and earn 40% of what you spend on a Crazy Deal Card.  I went 2 times this past week.  I picked up some Christmas goodies as well as houseware needs(new door mats)and some food items.  Between a trip to the Produce Market and the food items I stocked up on at OSJL my food spending was $174.87 which put me at $296.49 for October.  So I won't have the ultra-low grocery spending I was shooting for in October but I am still well under my $400 target AND I have 40% savings on everything I bought so when I go back to OSJL I have lots of free money to use! woohoo

*  I decluttered some more items and Hubs hauled them off to Sallie's.  I didn't get any photos before they left but it was another 32 items so we decluttered a total of 50 items in October to the Salvation Army.

*  Last Friday this all went to the food bank. .......... 

64 more assorted items from food to toiletries.

*  I received that $10 Visa card for buying Pepcid a couple of weeks ago.........

*  I got my flu shot at R-A.........

It was free and I received a $5 off a $25 order coupon to use in the store.  I also got a free bottle of hand sanitizer from the pharmacist.

*  I found money!

This dime at Rite-Aid last Friday.

Then this dime at the Salvation Army store on Monday.

Found Money This Week..... .20¢

Found Money This Year....$18.88

That's about it this week.  

What frugal wins did you experience lately?  Tell us all about it!!

Have a great weekend and Happy Halloween!

Sluggy

Frugal Friday 2021....The March 5th Edition

 Here's what passed for frugal around Chez Sluggy this past week.........

*  I have done NO Rite-Aid shopping this week!  No good or free deals for my needs and none of my Bonus Cash is expiring until 3/17 so I'll wait for better sales next week.

*  I haven't grocery shopped yet this week/month as we don't "need" anything but milk.  Might go to the Discount Outlet later today, might not. ;-)

*  I had a dr. appointment on Tuesday a.m. so since it was lunch time afterwards I went to Applebee's to pick up a  salad w/chicken.  I used a free gift card to pay. 

* On Sunday I got an email from Easy Spirit about a clearance sale on select styles of shoes.  Because of foot issues I need to wear shoes at all time.  Because of having very wide feet I wear Easy Spirits almost exclusively.  Easy Spirits are NOT cheap though!  So I jumped on this clearance deal because my last two pair of indoor shoes(they are about 6 years old-I alternate between 2 pair at a time so I've been wearing these 2 for the last 3 years)were about worn out and causing me discomfort.  I found a pair of the above style(can't get the old style I was using as they don't make it anymore)75% off in my size in a pretty ugly fabric(thus why they were on clearance).  I really don't care what these house shoes look like and for $14.75 a pair they were a great deal!  I bought 4 pairs and got free shipping as well.  These should last me another 6 years. 8-)

*  I found money!

I found this penny hiding under the candy rack next to the self-checkout I used at Walmart last Friday.

I found this dime at Rite-Aid last Saturday by the pharmacy counter when I picked up an Rx.

That same day/trip I found a nickel and a penny at R-A, one in front of the check-out counter in front and the penny tucked under the candy rack next to the counter.

Tuesday I found this dime in the parking lot next to my car at Applebee's.  I didn't see it until I went to get back into my car and the sun hit it just right.

On Wednesday Hubs and I were doing a little deep cleaning(Spring anyone?)in our bedroom and I found this dime under the bed on my side.  My side equals my dime. lolz

I was a big week for FDRs! ;-)

Found Money This Week.... .37¢
Found Money This Year....$1.28

That's about it from here this week.

What frugal wins did y'all have lately?

Sluggy

Frugal Friday.....the February 19th Edition, on Saturday

The more I do, the behinder I get some days.  I wanted to mention the R-A deals before the week was over(and the Spend $50/Get $15 Bonus Cash Q expired)so I posted that on Friday instead.

So here is the Frugal Friday post a day later than usual.......

*  My Weis(PMITA)Markets Points were expiring last Sunday so I used 100 of them to get .10¢ off each gallon of gas I bought.  I only earned 154 pts. in the last 6 week period since I didn't shop there much and you have to use them in 100 increments so .10¢ off gas was the best I could do.

I went on Saturday and saved a whole .54¢ since I had half a tank still in my car.  Hey, .54¢ is .54¢, right?

*  I already posted about my Walmart trip....

Spent $17.37 OOP and earned back $26.65 in cash rebates there.

*  I also cashed out some Shop Kick points to purchase a $25 Walmart gift card before checking out at Walmart which brought my OOP on the previous shop down by that amount. 8-)

*  And my Rite-Aid trips.........

Spent Zero OOP and earned back $21.70 in cash rebates and $66 in Bonus Cash.

*  I found money!

After getting the discounted gas on Saturday I swung by Mickey D's for an iced tea.  When I stopped at the first window to pay I saw change on the ground so I opened my door while waiting on the cashier and scooped up this dime and quarter.  Yay!

On Tuesday I was chatting with my friend in the R-A break room while she ate her lunch and found this penny tucked under the fridge in there.

When I was leaving Walmart on Wednesday I spied this abandoned penny peeking out from under a candy rack.  He came home with me of course!

Found Money This Week... .37¢

Found Money This Year.... .89¢

*  Last Friday Hubs and I hit the P and R Outlet again since we were over that way.  Mostly we bought lunchmeats, cheese plus produce and oatmilk.

Here are the freebies they were giving out that day--bags of pork rind snacks and 8 pack boxes of kids crackers.  I think these cracker are cheese flavor so they will be eaten at Chez Sluggy or I can give them to Ex-CB.

*  I returned some items to Rite-Aid last week that weren't needed/wanted.........

They give back cash instead of BC when you have paid with Bonus Cash now so I got a cash refund of $17.08 which went into my "Refunds/Post Coupon" envelope to be added back into my grocery funds at the end of 2021.

That's about it from here.

What frugal wins did y'all have this past week?

Sluggy

Frugal Friday....the September 11th Edition on Saturday

 Here's what passed for frugal around here this past week........

*  Since we went to the town South of us on Tuesday we stopped at Panera and got the Baker's Dozen bagels for $6.99.

I used a free gift card(cashed in c/c points for it)to pay and then submitted the receipt to Fetch Rewards and got 105 points toward a gift card for this purchase.

*  I had Hubs get a watermelon on sale for $2.99 at the local Shuresave store. It was free using an old gift card for there that I had him use.

Unfortunately he picked out a dud.  It wasn't very flavorful.  Ya win some ya lose some.....

*  I found money!

A penny at the Rite-Aid on the 6th.

I found 2 pennies on the trip to the Walmart in the town South of us.

And back at R-A, when I opened my car door in the Rite-Aid parking lot I spied this groady penny laying there.

Total Change found this week. .04¢
Total Change found this year....$48.03

*  I had an old boombox I wanted to use in the guest room, but the power cord was long gone.  So instead of trashing the boombox and purchasing a new one, I ordered a replacement cord and it arrived last week.

It was under $10 including shipping. Much better than the cost of a new player.  Now I can use that boombox again!

*  I cashed in Swagbucks for a gift card.........

$25.00 free gift card and it only cost 2,200 SBs(since the Walmart gift cards were on "sale").

*  Lots of rebate shopping this past week as I already blogged about.  I also got the freebies/better than freebies/almost freebies at Rite-Aid......

The floss was free after sale price, L2CQ and $3 back in Bonus Cash.

This particular toothbrush was better than free after sale price, L2CQ and $3 back in Bonus Cash.

The cans of almonds were .75¢ per can after sale, L2CQ and .50¢ Ibotta rebate.(I did this deal on two different accounts, 2 cans per card.)

*  I also went to CVS this past week to use expiring ECBucks......

After Qs, CRTs and ECBs($3 on my card and $14 printed ones)this all cost me .16¢ OOP.

I also had lots of double dipping oral care CRTs but I just couldn't look another tube of toothpaste in the face so I settled on just toothbrushes. lolz

The shampoo earned me a $10 Beauty Reward gift card.  Only they didn't have any "Beauty" gift cares left so they were giving out old Easter time gift cards.  I'll have to call and make sure this doesn't expire 4/12 who knows what year. ;-)

I also earned back $6 in ECBs for buying the toothbrushes so I've got $16 left in ECBs plus this gift card and I don't need to go back to CVS until the end of October.  I also earned another $3 ECB for getting to $30 in Beauty spending so that makes $19 in ECBs on my card.

*  I got a pack of Klondike's new donut ice cream bars at Walmart.

I got back what I spent in points on Fetch Rewards, $3.27.

I can do this deal once more.

I like Klondike bars but this product is silly and pure marketing.  And you get less product because obviously there is a HOLE in the middle of the bar! lolz  We tried the Boston Cream.  It was ok but didn't knock my sox off.  But I'll take it and enjoy a treat for free. 8-)

*  I had 2 frugal fails this week on Fetch Rewards too.  evidently when I went to do the Arm and Hammer toothpaste deal again I must have gotten at least 1 of the wrong type so I didn't get the full $25 worth of points back, I only got $11.25 worth back in SBs.

And I tried to do the Green Giant Simply deal-Buy 3 bags/Get back $6 in SBs but when I submitted my receipt I didn't get the $6 and that Deal disappeared from my list.  I submitted a ticket for this one.

It's always something, isn't it? ;-)

That's it from here.

What frugal wins did y'all have this past week?

Sluggy