I know at least one friend on Facebook is jealous. Lol
It was an interesting first day yesterday at Porcfest and in more than one way..............
I've got to get going so I don't miss the Tiny House Open House, the Retire to the Free State event and Pub Trivia in the VIP tent later today.
Oh and fit in shoving a sandwich in my face for dinner somewhere in there too.
Oh and of course the skies opened up as it's raining like crazy since about 11 am.
Livin' the dreams folks, livin' the soggy, soggy dream.
This week at Rite-Aid if you have the 20% Wellness Gold discount(or even the Silver 10% discount depending on the sales tax in your state)go get you some E.L.F. makeup brushes.
E.L.F products are Get $3 in BC when you buy 3 items. Some of the brushes are regular $1.00 each and ARE included.
20% off makes them .80¢ each, 10% off makes them .90¢ each.
Buy 3 and pay $3 or less and get $3 back in new Bonus Cash for a quick small moneymaker.
You can do this Deal 2 times so 6 free brushes.
Also cheap this week, the Right Guard deodorant are 2/$7 and give back a $3 BC wyb2. There was a $4 off Q in the RetailMeNot inserts but it expired on Sunday(and we don't get those brand of inserts anymore here so boo-hoo for me. ;-)
But if you have the $3 SavingStar Right Guard Rebate in your account you'll pay $7, Get $3 BC and Get $3 cash rebate at SS, making 2 deos $1 or .50¢ each. A great price to tuck back for a stocking stuffer for that special guy in your life.
*Update*
I found a Rite-Aid in Maine with brushes too and bought these.........
With tax I paid $5.07 in BC and earned back $6 in new BC.
And that's the report on Rite-Aid this week.
Do you see any deals at R-A worth doing?
Let us know!
Ok, this month I am putting this up and it will run while I am away in the North Woods of NH conferring with fellow porcupines.
I may not have service up there among the trees and critters so if I don't put your entry(or entries)through in a timely manner don't worry. All the comments will be put through before I do the drawing when we get back. ;-)
Here's what you can win if you are selected this month.........
1 x Ocuvite gummy vitamins
1 x Skintimate shave gel
1 x Crest mouth wash
1 x Pantene shampoo
1 x Degree women's deodorant/antiperspirant
1 x Aquaphor skin cream
1 x Wet n' Wild concealer stick
1 x Colgate toothpaste
1 x Wen n' Wild nail polish
1 x Yes2Cucumbers mud mask
1 x Trident wintergreen chewing gum
1 x Bic soleil disposable razors
1 x Cover Girl mascara
1 x Wet n' Wild lip liner pencil
1 x Almay mint green eye shadow
1 x Almay lilac lavender eye shadow
1 x Fig Newtons 2 pack
1 x Belvita blueberry breakfast cookie pack
Close up shots of the goodies..........
Around $60+ worth of regular retail goodies(depending on where you shop for this sort of thing).
Lots of June necessities here--things to get you ready for Summer(razors, hair, deodorant, make-up, dental needs), vitamins for all that outdoor activity coming up and gum and cookies to feed your soul.
* This June Giveaway Box of goodies is open to any and all readers, non-winners yet and previous winners.
There is a limit of ONE ENTRY PER PERSON PER DAY for this Giveaway. Come back every day and enter though!
I want to hear all about your Summer plans if you have them....travel, staycations, Summer indoor and/or outdoor projects, family Reunions or get-togethers, gardening. If you have travel tips(your fav places to eat/see/stay), places you want to go but haven't gotten to yet, etc. What is the thing in this goody box you most want to have and why? Give me ideas for what to put into July's box of goodies.
I'll leave these giveaways open until Monday, June 24th at 11:59 pm Eastern Daylight Savings Time. On June 25th, Tuesday, I'll mark all valid entries on slips of paper and have Ex-College Boy draw the winner.
*Please note these rules*
I'll post the name/ID of the winner on this blog on June 25th and that person has 48 hours from the time stamp on that post to contact me privately via email(my email addy is listed on my "About Me" page, as well as on my side bar).
If I am not contacted via email, I'll attempt to contact the winner via the email they supplied with their entry(or gave me to add to the Giveaway Data Base)and if that email is not responded to within another 48 hours I'll pick another winner.
Disclaimer--This giveaway is open to those with mailing addresses within the US only. As the cost of postage to foreign countries has gotten too high I am sorry to say I can no longer afford to mail boxes outside the US. These giveaways are not sponsored by any companies. I pay for it all(the cost of items given away and the postage to mail it all)out of my own pocket.
***PLEASE NOTE***
Please make sure there is a way for me to contact you in your comment.
If you're not a registered Blogger User with your contact information on your User page, please put your email addy in your comment or email me your email addy privately when you leave a comment so I can get a hold of you. If your Blogger associated user profile is a GOOGLE one make sure your email info is linked to your profile.
If I can't contact you then you can't win. I am still having to disqualify entries due to this issue and I sure don't like doing that. Thanks!
So let's get the JUNE Giveaway started. Good Luck to everyone!!!
The "Things Are Moving Along If Not Slowly" Edition........
Well the folks came out and measured the room and the carpeting is ordered and paid for now(I put it on my Lowe's card and got a 5% discount). We are waiting on it to arrive and for the install to be scheduled when we get home from vacation.
They measured Hubs' room while they were here so when we pull the trigger on carpet for that room we have the sq. footage on record. But that will have to wait until my new room is finished first.
Moving On....
Onward to the meal planning!
This is what was planned--
1. Sunday--FFY/Leftovers
2. Monday--Chinese Take-Out(lunch entrees)
3. Tuesday--Turkey Breast, Stuffing, Broccoli, Rolls(for them that wants 'em)
4. Wednesday--Pork Chops, leftover Zuke in Sauce and Rice OR Grilled Sammies
5. Thursday--Stuffed Shells, Caesar Salad
6. Friday--Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches, Brussels Sprouts
7. Saturday--Leftovers OR Grilled Sammies w/a side TBD
And this is what actually happened--(everyone else here not me after Tuesday)
Last week saw 3 nights of home cooked dinners, 3 nights of leftovers/fend for yourself, 1 night of Eating Out/Take-Out. Lots of leftovers so no need to cook a fourth night last week.
What got put into the freezer last week.....
* a bag of cheese(I had a partially used block that was going moldy so I cut off the bad spots and shredded what was left and put it into the freezer for later.)
What got taken out of the freezer and used last week..... * that bag of cheese from last week
* a turkey breast * breaded pork tenderloin
A small trip to Aldi's, Ollie's, Shursave, CVS and 3 items from Weis(one was free)brought the food/toiletries spending last week to $45.45 and my June total to $158.36.
My savings percentage last week was 69.54%(without Rite-Aid trips)and June's monthly savings total so far comes to 56.11%(w/out R-A). I have 13 more food shopping/spending days in June.
Leftovers going into this week.....corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, turkey breast, stuffing, gravy and stuffed shells.
Here is this week's "food plan".....
1. Sunday--Grilled Steaks, Corn on cob, Mac and Cheese
2. Monday--Eating out w/my cousin
3. Tuesday--?
4. Wednesday--?
5. Thursday-?
6. Friday--?
7. Saturday--?
This week will see 1 new meals cooked, ? nights of leftovers/FFY, and ? nights of Take-Out/Eating Out.
What needs buying for this menu? Nothing whatsoever. Ex-College Boy will be eating leftovers and/or fending for himself.
There will only be a little bit of food shopping this week, just bits and bobs we buy in NH.
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?
We leave soon for our vacation.
We are staying with and visiting one of my three cousins in Maine.
Then we head up to the North Woods of New Hampshire.
Lancaster NH is right over the Connecticut River from Vermont and under 50 miles South of the Canadian border at Quebec Province.
We are going to PorcFest.
The porcupine is the mascot of the Libertarian party thus the reference and the name PorcFest.
Hubs has wanted to go for a few years now but it never worked out with our schedules. Now that he's retired I told him now or never so we pulled a plan together.
It's a 6 day Festival for people who love liberty and advocate for personal freedom.
Most of the attendees have Libertarian leanings so this is my tribe(other than my frugal online tribe).
There are round table discussions and lectures on everything from economics, political activism, legal issues, bitcoin, technology, political satire, home schooling to branding and marketing.
But it's not all serious stuff.
It's also a big party with lots of fun social activities like RPG and LARP, something called beergasm, demonstrations about beekeeping, a shooting field trip to a range, tiny homes, green practices.
There is a bonfire at the end where we have Burning Porcupine(similar to what they do at Burning Man).
But the one thing I am most looking forward to seeing is Vermin Supreme's show.
If you don't know whom I am referring to, watch this...........
I confess that I am nervous going to this thing. I won't know anyone there but Hubs. I am not into politics really so I am going for the social aspects mostly.
Hubs in the political animal in this family so he'll be in his element.
All the folks on the closed chat group seems very young so in terms of making friends I may be way out of place at this thing.
I'll report back next week on how it was and the wifi may be iffy up there so I may not post much in the coming week.
