It's been a slow week here at Chez Sluggy.
Not a lot going on other than some food and toiletries shopping.
Here are the frugal wins this past week.........
* Weis last Friday's Freebie
A bottle of ketchup(or catsup). We can always use this, if not as is, then in making some sauces.
* We finally got the balance of the water service deposit from Louisiana this past week. They charged us a $2.50 late fee for one month of service out of it.....late fee for a bill they NEVER SENT US!! And they also sent the refund to the LA house and not here and those morons who bought the house sent it back to the water company even though they have our PA address and could have forwarded to us. Hubs is so over everything having to do with that house and LA so we aren't going to fight them for that $2.50. Washing my hands of that whole episode of my life. ;-)
* Getting paid in Bonus Cash to bring stuff home from Rite-Aid........
* Big Lots haul plus 20% off prices, restocking some staples plus a splurge on clearance of hot cocoa mix and a sleeve of cookies..........
* Weis haul.............
Cheap meats(steak, good hot dogs, stuffed chicken and bacon)and a cuke, almost free yogurts, plus 6 containers of ice cream(not shown).
* I earned back $1.75 in cash rebates this week on the yogurts(Saving Star), Halo top ice cream(Ibotta) and the Ice drinks(Checkout51). The Ice drinks rebate was especially sweet since they were free already. ;-)
* The Wegman's haul which I didn't photograph. The 6+ lbs. of ground beef became burgers on Day One, then I made 42 meatballs and a small meatloaf. We had half the meatballs on Day Two. The meatloaf and other half of the meatballs went into the freezer for future meals. The pork butt I got will be smoked this week and be turned into a LOT of pork bbq by next weekend when eldest son is slated to come visit.
* Gardening.........
I picked more lettuce this week as well as basil. I also gave Brother in-law and Nephew some of both when they stopped by on Thursday.
Been staying home otherwise and enjoying the yard and doing a bit of gardening. Here's the front bed with our jungle of tomato plants. The flowers haven't done much filling in this season yet.
We planted petunias and coleus. The only petunias that are really blooming are the magenta/purple ones though. These striped ones we put in this year are pretty fabulous.
* Already paid for food........
Tonight we'll use these gift certificates for food from a local restaurant. These were won at a Church auction last fall so I paid well under what they are worth and it doesn't add to this year's spending.
That's about it for us this week.
What frugal wins did you have this week?
Sluggy
Not a lot going on other than some food and toiletries shopping.
Here are the frugal wins this past week.........
* Weis last Friday's Freebie
A bottle of ketchup(or catsup). We can always use this, if not as is, then in making some sauces.
* We finally got the balance of the water service deposit from Louisiana this past week. They charged us a $2.50 late fee for one month of service out of it.....late fee for a bill they NEVER SENT US!! And they also sent the refund to the LA house and not here and those morons who bought the house sent it back to the water company even though they have our PA address and could have forwarded to us. Hubs is so over everything having to do with that house and LA so we aren't going to fight them for that $2.50. Washing my hands of that whole episode of my life. ;-)
* Getting paid in Bonus Cash to bring stuff home from Rite-Aid........
* Big Lots haul plus 20% off prices, restocking some staples plus a splurge on clearance of hot cocoa mix and a sleeve of cookies..........
* Weis haul.............
Cheap meats(steak, good hot dogs, stuffed chicken and bacon)and a cuke, almost free yogurts, plus 6 containers of ice cream(not shown).
* I earned back $1.75 in cash rebates this week on the yogurts(Saving Star), Halo top ice cream(Ibotta) and the Ice drinks(Checkout51). The Ice drinks rebate was especially sweet since they were free already. ;-)
* The Wegman's haul which I didn't photograph. The 6+ lbs. of ground beef became burgers on Day One, then I made 42 meatballs and a small meatloaf. We had half the meatballs on Day Two. The meatloaf and other half of the meatballs went into the freezer for future meals. The pork butt I got will be smoked this week and be turned into a LOT of pork bbq by next weekend when eldest son is slated to come visit.
* Gardening.........
Been staying home otherwise and enjoying the yard and doing a bit of gardening. Here's the front bed with our jungle of tomato plants. The flowers haven't done much filling in this season yet.
We planted petunias and coleus. The only petunias that are really blooming are the magenta/purple ones though. These striped ones we put in this year are pretty fabulous.
* Already paid for food........
Tonight we'll use these gift certificates for food from a local restaurant. These were won at a Church auction last fall so I paid well under what they are worth and it doesn't add to this year's spending.
That's about it for us this week.
What frugal wins did you have this week?
Sluggy
