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Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Last Week's Weis Deals I Got

So I hiked up to Weis(PMITA)Markets between snowfalls last week on the ad that ended 4/4. I got Mix and Match Deals, Freebies after sales/qs and Meats with discount stickers.

The hefty bags were on sale 2/$4 and I had $3 in Qs($1 on a digital Q attached to my card also came off along with my $2 in Qs)so $5 for 4 boxes.

The chicken broth was a Freebie Friday I talked about last ~~Friday~~ Saturday.

The Dixie plates were on sale 2/$4 and I had .75¢/1 Qs that doubled to $1.50 off so .50¢ per package for paper plates.

I used an 8 O'clock Coffee rain check BOGO paired with 2 x $1/1 IPQs so $3.49 for two bags of coffee.

The Annie's mac and cheese was on sale for $1 each and I had 2 x .50¢/1 Qs that doubled to $1 off so those were free.

The Ken's dressing was BOGO(reg. $2.99 bottle)and I had .75¢/1 vinaigrette variety Qs which doubled to $1.50/1. At Weis you can use a Q on both items on a BOGO sale so I got 10 bottles for free(gave 2 bottles to Eldest son).

The Red Rose tea bags, Kraft mayo and 38 oz. Heinz ketchup were all part of the Mix and Match Deal(Buy 6 items/Get $6 off). I paired this $6 deal/sale prices with Qs for the tea bags($1/1)and ketchup(BOGO)making the tea bags $1.49 and the ketchup $1.49 for every 2 bottles(or .75¢ per).
The mayo was $1.00 each after sale price and $1 off MandM Deal AND I got $4.25 cash rebate on Ibotta for every 5 on each receipt I bought.
After taking Eldest son a mayo and ketchup(as well as 2 of the dressings)I had 9 mayos and 15 ketchups in the stockpile and we are set for cook-out season and more. ;-)

The Perdue chicken was 40% off so $6 and I used a $1.50/1 Q so $4.50 for the bag.

Everything else in the photo above was part of the Mix and Match Deal--I used $1.50/1 Qs on the Sandwich Bros. sammiches making those .99¢ each, the frozen veggies were .99¢ per bag after Deal, the Eggplant Parm was $1.99 and the jar of mayo was .15¢ after sale/Deal/Ibotta rebate.

I also found some meat deals......the Sabrett dogs were on sale $4(reg. $6)and had $1/1 Peelie Qs on them so $3 per pack out the door.

The ground turkey was bought during the 3 day sale(which was last Mon-Wed)BOGO(reg. $3 each)so $3 for two packages. I paired .75¢/1 Qs which doubled to $1.50/1 and used two Qs so FREE ground turkey.

The stew beef each had a $3 off sticker on them so basically half price and the Hatfield sausage was $3.50 each wyb2 plus each had a $2 off sticker on them so $1.50 per package AND I got $1 back on Ibotta(.50¢ per package)so $1 per pack in the end. I took most of this meat to Eldest son too.

New in our area Chunky Soup Maxx that were on sale for 2/$5.
I had 2 x BOGO Qs and 2 x $1.50/1 Qs to pair with this sale which would have made all 4 tubs cost me $2 or .50¢ each.
Except remember the free ham cashier?.....yeah, I had him that trip so he scanned the BOGO Qs and they deducted $3.39 each which is the regular shelf price so.....
4 x $2.50=$10.00
2 x BOGO $6.78 and 2 x $1.50/1=$9.78 off
$10-$9.78=.22¢ for all 4 tubs of soup.

This wasn't everything I bought during that sale ad, just the best deals. $125.25 was dropped on groceries over all my trips to Weis last week.

What grocery store do you feel you get the best deals at?

Sluggy

Monday, April 9, 2018

This Week on the Dining Table

The "Happy Birthday Hubs!" Edition--

We spent Hubs birthday evening at a brewery in Fredericksburg playing trivia with eldest son and his GF. Drinking and mind games seems about right for us as a thing to do on your birthday. 8-)))

Moving On....

Onward to the meal planning!

This is what was planned--

1. Sunday--Ham, Deviled Eggs, Mac and Cheese, Rolls, Cauliflower/Broccoli mix

2. Monday--Hot Dogs, Beans, leftover Deviled Eggs

3. Tuesday--Spaghetti and Meatballs, Salad

4. Wednesday--Fend for Yourself/Easter Leftovers

5. Thursday--Eating-Out(Hubs birthday)

6. Friday--Fend for Yourself/Easter Leftovers

7. Saturday--No Clue Yet

And this is what actually happened--

1. Sunday--Ham, Deviled Eggs, Mac and Cheese, Rolls, Cauliflower/Broccoli mix

2. Monday--Hot Dogs, Beans, leftover Deviled Eggs

3. Tuesday--Fend for Yourself

4. Wednesday--Eating-Out(on trip)

5. Thursday--Eating-Out(Hubs birthday)

6. Friday--Chinese Take-Out

7. Saturday--Steak, Caesar Salad(I got a deal on steaks at Weis that day!)

Last week saw 3 nights of home cooked dinners, 1 night of leftovers/fend for yourself, 1 night of take-out and 2 nights of Eating out since we were out of town visiting our son(plus didn't feel like cooking so got Take-out the nigh we got home). Too much $ was spent on eating out because our son didn't cook while we were there and our son has expensive tastes!
The spaghetti and balls didn't happen so it moves to this week.

3 trips to Weis for the deals brought the shopping to $125.25 for the week and brought April's food spending total to $125.25.

My savings percentages last week was 65.09% and April's monthly savings total so far is at 65.09%.

Leftovers going into this week.......ham, mac and cheese, Hawaiian rolls. The kids didn't eat any of the Easter leftovers left while we were gone. I gave them a Domino's gift card to get pizza one night and they just pulled something from the freezer the other night.

Here is this week's "food plan".....

1. Sunday--Lasagna

2. Monday--BLTs, Ham or Club Sandwiches

3. Tuesday--Leftover Lasagna, Zucchini side dish

4. Wednesday--Pork Chops, Sweet Potato Fries(baked), Sugar Snap Peas or Green Beans

5. Thursday--Spaghetti and Meatballs, Salad

6. Friday--Fish, Sautéd Squash, Mashed Taters

7. Saturday--Leftovers

This week will see 5 new meals cooked, 2 nights of leftovers/FFY and 0 nights of Take-out/Eat-Out. We are tamping down on eating out/take-out after last week's blow out....ugh.

What needs buying for this menu? A head of lettuce, tomatoes, squash, zuke and lasagna noodles. I went to Dollar Tree and restaurant supply for produce/a log of Cooper cheese on Sunday already(those trips go on this week's shopping)to report next Monday. So nothing else is needed for this meal plan.

What is getting fixed and served at your house this week?

Was last week's plan successful, did you go off plan or did you not even plan what was going to be eaten last week?

Any great deals on food at your stores this week?

Sluggy

Sunday, April 8, 2018

Calling All My Canadian Readers for Travel Advise

While driving home from Virginia Hubs and I did some thinking/talking about where to head this Summer and/or Fall for a trip.

And Canada(Eastern)seemed to be the place that we circled back to.
I've been to Ontario four times and Hubs and I took the kids to New Brunswick one Summer, oh, and there was that spontaneous trip to Campobello Island on a coastal Maine excursion before we had kids.
And my family went to Montreal in 1967 to the Expo '67 shindig.

We'd really like to go to Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and maybe even Newfoundland, all provinces we haven't seen yet.

Here's why you, my beloved readers come in with your advise.
When is the best time to go to these places?
What are the "must see" things/places to go?
What are things/places to avoid?
Is the CAT ferry(Portland ME to Yarmouth NS) worth the money and is the St. Johns NB to Digby NS ferry worth the price too(rather than driving the whole way to NS)?
Where are the best places to stay overnight(good but frugal)?
And who wants to meet-up with us?

Either leave a comment on the blog or email me privately.

Now I am off to buy a new FUNCTIONING computer mouse.
Mine lived a good, but brief and hard life. Well it did get a LOT of use! lolz

Sluggy

Saturday, April 7, 2018

Frugal Friday....the Day After, April 7th Edition

A bit late on this due to traveling and computer issues(mouse issues really thankfully)but here goes my Frugal Friday week wrap-up........

* I paid the real estate taxes early so I got a $ discount on that bill.

* On Thursday I found money!

A dime on the floor at Hardee's in Fredericksburg.
Of course I picked it up and kept it. ;-)

* Last Friday(Mar 30)I brought home the Weis Freebie on Friday item........

A carton of Chicken Broth(low sodium variety). The digital coupon actually worked that week!

* I also got back the $1.50 I was overcharged for the previous week's Freebie item, a bag of shredded coconut on that trip. There were 2 digital coupons attached to my loyalty card for this item and the $1 off one came off, not the one that made it free.

* I paid the sewage bill. This was frugal in two ways....1-I paid it in full for the year and saved a bit of money doing that and 2-I dropped the payment off at a local bank where the sewage company has their account so saved a stamp/envelope. These may be small ways to save a bit but it all adds up, doesn't it?

* Hubs' birthday was on Thursday. Instead of buying him "stuff" I gave him my half of the gift cards our eldest gave us for a Xmas present a couple of years ago to a beer store and a liquor store in Virginia. While we were visiting our eldest son there for a couple of days this past week Hubs got to go pick out $100 worth of alcoholic beverages he wanted.....and it didn't cost me/him anything. lolz
This meant no "stuff" in the house to contend with/declutter in the future since this was all consumables.

* I also sold something on eBay last week.

3 tubes of discontinued Nexxus shampoo that cost me nothing.
I sold another thing the week before.............

....a small discontinued Lego set but forgot to include in on that week's Frugal Friday post. So 2 items out of the house and $29.14 in my pocket after selling fees and what the items cost me to buy.
I also got a lowball offer on some Star Wars lego sets but I'll wait for Xmas time to sell them for full price since they are small and I have room to store them until then. ;-)

* I also made a few trips to Weis(PMITA)Markets this past week and spent money, including on all this........

I'll write up a post about all my Weis deals later today. This was just the tip of the iceberg and I don't want this Frugal Friday/Saturday post to be consumed by my Weis adventures. ;-)

So what did you do that was frugal lately?