More Frugality Last Week

Besides my plan to move my Rxs for free store gift cards I did a couple other frugal things this past week--

*  I had .50¢ in gas points.  Since my Sonic only has a 10 gallon gas tank I give the points to Hubs as his Malibu has an 18.5 gallon gas tank meaning he gets a better benefit(if he runs his gas down first)for those gas points.  Hubs used them this week so the Weis $1.879 gas was only $1.379 per gallon and he saved us $6.43 on his gas fill-up.

*  I have NOT gone to the grocery store this week at all!  One of the few side benefits on not feeling well-I have not felt like grocery shopping.

*  Though I haven't been to the grocery store I sent Hubs out for plastic wrap at the local Shursave store as it was $2 a roll on sale this week and we are on our last roll.  I had thought about going to Weis last week as they had a Mega-Sale that included the same rolls of Glad wrap but the Deal was you had to buy 10 rolls(or as many rolls as you wanted + enough other Mega-Sale items to equal 10 items)....Reg. price at Weis of $2.49, Instant .50¢ off for Mega-Sale makes them each $1.99.....which is what the local Shursave was selling them for on sale.  I don't NEED 10 rolls of plastic wrap nor could I figure out 8 other Mega-Sale items I wanted/needed so it was more fiscally prudent to just buy them at Shursave.

*  While Hubs was picking up the Glad wrap he also bought himself a bag of chips(to finish off the dip I made him for Super Bowl)and it was on sale too.  Evidently this store started some sort of Grocery Giveaway Promotion and he got a game ticket with his purchase.
Well lookie here!  I won a can of tuna!

I'll take it........lolz
So in the end, we spent $7 of the food budget last week and got a free can of tuna.

* I found a free program to help me do my taxes this year.  I can also use them to e-file for free(but I probably will mail in a paper return anyway).  Why pay for tax software when you don't have to?
Now that we don't have enough deductions to itemize my return is a lot easier to complete....well except for that Lifetime Learning/College Credit thing.  The free software from that tax site makes quick work of that too so I am a happier camper and I keep another $50 or so in my wallet not shelling out for TurboTax or whatever.

What frugal hacks have you taken advantage of lately?

Sluggy

Last Trip to Rite-Aid This Week

Went back to Rite-Aid and bought this on son's card to get to the $20 BPE Reward...........

2 x 4 pack light bulbs on sale=$15.98
2 x Speed Stick Deo on sale(but Wellness disc. less $2.95)=$5.90
1 x Gear Deo on sale=$3.49
SubTotal......$25.37

Coupons Used
1 x $1/2 Speed Stick ManuQ=$1.00
1 x $2/1 Gear Deo IPQ(NLA)=$2.00
1 x $2/1 Gear Deo In-AdQ=$2.00
Coupon Total........$5.00

$25.37-$5.00=$20.37+$1.23 tax=$21.60 paid with Plenti points.

I earned $33 in new Plenti points($20 BPE Reward, 2 x $1.50 Speed Stick regular, 2 x $5 Light bulbs) so I am "up" $11.40 in Plenti points for this transaction and I am at $108.28 in tracking for the next BPE Reward at $150 spent.

I'll be going back on Sunday when the new ad starts and get to the $100 spending level on my card to earn the $20 Points Reward again.

This is probably all I will try for with the BPE Rewards.  It's been an "ok" promotion and much better than both last January's and February's promotions, in which I only earned 4 movie theater tickets total for both months.  I like earning free Plenti points much better and the promos have been more lucrative this year.

So 1 more trip and then I'll be laying off of Rite-Aid trips for awhile.

I'll have to wait and see what Rite-Aid has in store for March to see if I'll be going back anytime soon to pillage.  ;-)

Sluggy

Frugal Hack--Moving Medicines

No, I am not referring to constipation drugs. lolz
But rather I got this in the mail this week.........

An offer for $60 in Kmart gift cards for transferring 2 prescriptions to their pharmacy.
I have 2 rxs that need filling later this month so will move those to K-Mart to fill at that time.  I have another rx that needs renewing early in March so may have that renewed to K-Mart instead of Rite-Aid and then transfer it to Rite-Aid when refilled in April to take advantage of a $25 in Plenti Points Offers then.
Basically I'll pay the same prices at both pharmacies and reap $85 in store script for my efforts.
When my other rxs expire and need renewing I'll have them done at K-Mart(will also earn another $10 in K-Mart gift cards for refilling 5 rxs there)and then as Plenti Points Offers appear at Rite-Aid will migrate them all back for another $50 in Plenti Points.
Working the game, working the game................

Sluggy

A Note from Kim

Kim over at "Out My Window" wanted me to let folks know that her computer had died so she'll not be posting for a bit.
Don't worry, she is ok, just without working technology.
Kim will be back asap.

Sluggy

Rite-Aid This Week

When I went out on Sunday to get Hubs his SB pizza and dip making supplies I also stopped in at Rite-Aid for the Deals.

Between what I printed online last week and what came in the 3 copies of the newspaper on Sunday I had 11 coupons for $1/1 Arm & Hammer Detergent.
Weis in last week's ad had this item for $1.87 per jug/pack, making them .87¢ each after Q.
I used 5 of my Qs there last week but used the 6 Qs from the inserts at Rite-Aid.  The RA price was $1.99(.13¢ more than the Weis price after Q)BUT this item also qualified toward the BPE so it was a cheap way to get my spending total up to $100 and that first $20 Plenti points Reward, in a week with very few Deals for cheap/free that included items counting toward the BPE.

There were Qs on coupons dotcom(NLA)for $2/1 Gear deodorants.  The R-A ad has a $2 off Gear deodorant coupon this week and this item is on sale for $3.49, which means by stacking these 2 Qs you can get that item for free PLUS get "overage" of .51¢ toward other items you purchase in the same transaction.  Don't try to buy the Gear Deo without something else to absorb the overage.

On son's card........

3 x Pantene Poo on sale $4=$11.97(Wellness discount was $3.99 ea.)
1 x Tide Pods detergent on sale=$4.99
2 x Cover Girl eye shadow BOGO=$5.08
2 x Gear Deo on sale=$6.98
2 x A&H detergent on sale=$3.98
SubTotal........$33.00

Coupons Used
1 x $5/3 Pantene ManuQ=$5.00
1 x $3/1 Tide pods ManuQ=$3.00(expired on 2/7)
1 x $2/2 Cover Girl items ManuQ=$2.00
2 x $2/1 Gear Deo IPQ=$4.00
2 x $2/1 Gear Deo In-AdQ=$4.00
2 x $1/1 A&H detergent ManuQ=$2.00
Coupon Total........$20.00

$33.00-$20=$13.00+.79¢ tax=$13.79 Total
I used Plenti points and earned $7 back in new Plenti points(for spending $15 in P&G products-Tide/Pantene/Cover Girl).

The detergents and make-up tracked toward my BPE total giving me $80.92 toward the $20 Reward.

Then I bought this stuff in 2 transactions(photo-ed together as it is easier).......

I then regrouped and bought 1 Arm & Hammer plus 2 more Gear Deos on son's card.
Total OOP was $2.09 which I put on a free R-A gift card(as my total was too low to use Plenti points).
This card now has tracking of $82.91 toward the BPE.

I bought the other 5 A&H detergents on my card, spending down $5.25 of my Plenti points.  I now have $75.11 tracking toward the BPE on this other card.

Nothing spent OOP for these trips and $107.62 worth of items brought home.

I may or may not be done for the week at Rite-Aid as I am still contemplating what I can buy for free/cheap next week that we can use that will get me to the $20 reward on each card before this program ends later this month.

Sluggy