Let's see what frugalness went on here at
Chez Sluggy this past week.......
* I visited a couple different Rite-Aid stores this week(along with my own)to use up my Always Discreet Qs before they expired.........
This transaction "cost" $12.60 in Bonus Cash and earned back $21.00 in new BC.
This transaction "cost" $20.16 in Bonus Cash and earned back $24 in new BC.
This transaction "cost" $17.50 in Bonus Cash and earned back $21 in new BC.
I have now maxed out the Always Discreet monthly deal on all 3 cards and have grown my BC a little bit in preparation for the Holiday Deals at R-A.
The Always pads and liners will be distributed thusly....given to the food bank(they take toiletry items and household goods), my sister in-law(who uses these)and some will stay here(because I am getting "that" old). lolz
* I earned $11.70 in grocery cash rebates this past week, $10.45 on Ibotta and $1.25 on SavingStar.
* Did the Mix and Match "Buy 6/Get $3 Off Instantly Deal" at Weis on Wednesday by buying this.........
4 x Perdue breaded chicken
5 x LOL butter tubs
2 x Breyer's ice cream
1 x Talenti dairy free ice cream
Cost before sale prices.....$44.52
Cost after sale prices......$31.92
Cost after coupons......$24.52
Cost after Qs/Instant $6 Off...$18.52(no tax)
I also did a Hormel Deal(did the chili in 3 transactions so all my Qs would double).....
10 x Hormel chili on sale $2 each=$20.00
Used 5 x .55¢/2 chili Qs which doubled to $1.10=$5.50
Paid $14.50
Got a $5 OYNO Catalina Q for spending $20 on select Hormel/Coke items.
I also found a bunch of clearance items on that trip(which were all at least 50% off).......
Lime Jello-large boxes
Orange Jello
Vanilla Pudding
Mounds dark chocolate Pudding
Furman's tomatoes with ancho chiles and cumin(will be great in taco meat filling!)
Reese's pieces for baking(small size bits)
* Still picking tomatoes from the garden(as well as the lurking zucchini)......
We are up to over 102 lbs. for the Season with a few more tomatoes out there still to come.
* Speaking of tomatoes, I used the previous week's batch to make pasta sauce with sausage which we had on Monday night with cheese ravioli. Nom Nom Nom
* Last Friday the Freebie at Weis was an 8 oz. block of cheese, which I of course went to get......
Free cheese? Yes, please!! 8-)))
Don't forget to check your grocery store freebie this week! Even if it's something you won't/don't use, you can always give it to the food bank or when some organization comes around to collect for the hungry/needy. ;-)
* We went to the Grocery Outlet yesterday in the town West of us while we were out and about.........
Best deals were...
--Martin's tortilla chips, 3 bags for $5 or $1.67 per bag
--Stacey's bagel chips, .50¢ per bag
--Heinz Ginormous can of NE clam chowder(6-8 servings)for $1.99 I can't make clam chowder from scratch for that price!
* While we were in that town, I
finally used a $25 Giant gift card I've had for a few years(won it at an auction).........
They had a Spend $20 get $5 off Instantly Deal too on Hormel and Chi-Chi's products. 12 items came to $20 I used $5.20 in Qs(only the first of a specific Q doubles at Giant so 2 of my Hormel Qs didn't double)and the Instant $5 off gave me $10.20 in discounts making it $9.80 OOP for all 12 items.
They also had a "buy 5 select GM cereals/Get $5 off Instantly Deal". Each box was $3 so 5 boxes came to $15. I had 5 x .50¢/1 GM cereal Qs(1 was a duplicate so only 4 doubled to $1), so $4.50 in Qs and $5 off instantly gave me $9.50 in discounts making it $5.50 OOP for all 5 boxes.
The Starbucks coffee was on sale for $5.99 when you bought 3. I had no Qs but I got back $1.65 per bag on Ibotta so the coffee after rebates was $13.02 or $4.34 per bag.
I also bought a Hellman's ketchup on sale for $2.99. I got $1.50 on an Ibotta rebate and since I now bought 1 Hellman's mayo and a Hellman's ketchup I received a bonus $1.50 on Ibotta as well, making this ketchup -.01¢ ;-)
I also found a meat markdown of boneless skinless chicken breasts for $5.07(4.29 lbs. so $1.18 per lb.)and 2 packs of Johnsonville breakfast sausage patties marked down from $3.99 to $1.59.
After sale prices, coupons, instant discounts and my $25 gift card I spent $19.11 OOP and earned back $9.20 in Ibotta/SavingStar rebates on this shop so $9.91 spent in the end.
* I did NOT buy anything at the big online fat lady website 50% off everything sale this week. Yes, I put lots of stuff in my virtual shopping cart but I left everything in there and let the sale expire. Sure, I would have liked a few new clothing items but I have not lost enough weight yet to justify so many new clothes and I still have a few things I bought during the last sale in the Spring that I haven't even worn(well, I really haven't gone anywhere since buying them either lolz)!
Sure, we have the $$$ but it's not a need at this point, just a want so I didn't spend anything on that.
That's all I can think of this week.
What frugal wins did you have this past week?
Sluggy
