Frugal Friday.....the September 6th Edition

Frugal Friday AGAIN!?!?
Yes please!
Let's do this........

*  Tomorrow I hope to turn all this into $$$..............

That's 7 Rubbermaid tubs + tote bags of toiletries I will attempt to sell at my Stockpile Sale on Saturday.  It's all now in the garage and I'll spend today setting everything up/out on the tables and then posting about it on the local sales sites.
Cross your fingers the weather forecast holds up and people show up and buy! 8-))

*  I found money just about everywhere I went last week(but I didn't go many places so there is that lol).

I found this quarter at Rite-Aid on Friday. It was shoved up under the candy rack/half under the floor mat in front of the second register counter.

After we left the farm where we picked peppers we hit Aldi.  Someone abandoned their shopping cart near the cart corral but more importantly they abandoned their quarter IN the cart slot. lolz

Then on Wellness Wednesday at Rite-Aid I found a penny under a candy rack by the door and then another penny back by the pharmacy counter.
.52¢ richer am I.

*  Hubs and I had lunch out on Tuesday at Denny's.  Had I known they no longer had the chicken salad sammy on their menu(it's been over a year since we've been to a Dennys') I would have insisted we go elsewhere to eat(as I didn't want breakfast food).
I had a burger and we used a $5 wys $20 Q.

*  When I went to the Pain Clinic on the 31st since I take opioids on occasion for my HS flare pain they asked me to be part of a research survey.
I earned this for 5 minutes worth of answering questions..........

*  Last Friday I got the Freebie at Weis(PMITA)Markets.....

*  I also got a few deals at Weis.......

Buy $15 worth of certain cleaner type things and get an instant $5 off.
These Finish tabs were $5 a bag and I had $2/1 ManuQs so it ws $15-$5 instant-$6Qs=$4.00 + .24¢ tax for all 3 bags.

When I went on Wednesday they had a bunch of new clearance in the canned meat aisle too.
We were getting low on tuna so I restocked the pantry. 8-)
The 4-pack of tuna was $2.99(50% off), the single cans of tuna were .83¢ each(50% off)and the large cans of chicken breast(10 oz. cans)were .75¢ a can! They were $2.50 and the register deducted .50¢ off each can and then $1.25 came off each can at the end. $2.50-.50¢-$1.25=.75¢ each!!!
I see lots of chicken salad in my future....... lolz


*  We needed a new mattress and frame/bed.  When Daughter changed her address with the local PO back in May they sent a packet here(she was long gone lolz)including this Wayfair 10% off coupon code.

There was also an Overstock % Q(our current king sized mattress and frame/bed came from there)but I didn't get the stuff ordered before that one expired. sigh
But I did get on the ball and get the items ordered(plus a new mattress for the daybed in Hubs' room)using this discount.  Two of the items were also on clearance plus this code saved me an additional $116+ so go me! ;-)

* Lots of Rite-Aid bounty this past week...........

All paid for with Bonus Cash plus a little bit on an old gift card.

*  Picked more of these.............

And turned them into this...........

I didn't pick any tomatoes this year at the farm like I did last year.  Between these jars, 6 jars from last year's harvest I still have, the fresh tomatoes I still need to turn into sauce here(stuff that's ripened since Wednesday)plus the canned tomatoes in the stockpile, along with the jars of ready-make sauce when I got a really good deal at the store, we are set.

*  I also got a deal at Kohl's on Labor Day.  There were 3 coupon codes that stacked plus I did store pick-up so no shipping charges.  I am still waiting for 4 items to show up at the store before I go pick it all up together and then I can show y'all what I got.
Nothing exciting really but I paid a fraction of the cost and it's stuff we can use. ;-)

*  But the best "deal" was this.......

19.61 lbs. of bell type peppers @ 65.¢ per lb.
Also got 2 large yellow squash and 6 ears of fresh corn for a total of $18.50.

That's about it from Chez Sluggy.

What frugal goodness happened in your world this past week?
Let us know all about it! 8-)


Sluggy

Wellness Wednesday at Rite-Aid

Just two tiny shops at Rite-Aid on Wellness Wednesday this month.

I had $1.77 expiring that day on my card so I got all this to roll my BC........

1 x Oral-B toothbrush on sale=$4.00
2 x Kleenex 85 ct. boxes on sale=$1.98
SubTotal.....$5.98

Coupons Used
1 x $1/1 Oral-B toothbrush ManuQ=$1.00
1 x .25¢/1 Kleenex L2CQ=.25¢
2 x $1/1 Kleenex WWQ=$2.00
Coupon Total......$3.25

$5.98-$3.25=$2.73 + .02¢ tax=$2.75 paid OOP with BC.
I earned back $3 in new BC(Oral-B)and the BC was rolled.

Then on Hubs' card..........

2 x Russell Stover candy on sale=$1.00
2 x Kleenex 85 ct. on sale=$1.98
SubTotal........$2.98

I used 2 more $1/1 Kleenex WWQs-$2.98-$2.00=.98¢

$.98 paid OOP with BC and $1 BC earned back(Russell Stover).
For some reason no tax was charged on these Kleenex boxes.

I'll probably go back to R-A this week for 2 tubes of Crest(free after Qs and BC)but that's all for me this week.

Another busy day here.  Our new bed frame arrived, the mattress for Hubs' room and Ex-College Boy is off today so he'll be helping me move tubs of toiletries into the garage so I can set up and get ready to hold my Stockpile Sale on Saturday.

After this coming weekend things should settle down a bit for awhile and I can spend more time on computer/bloggy things and also work more on getting my sewing room set up.

What is your Thursday looking like?

Sluggy

Busy Today....No Time to Write

So this happened yesterday.........

Hubs and I took a drive to the farm stand/pick your own place yesterday.
We picked colorful bell type peppers(no green ones)....19.61 lbs. of them.
We also got half a dozen ears of corn and 2 large yellow squash.
Grand total of $18.50 of September's food budget.  (We also hit Aldi while we were near there and spent $32.70.)

So I've got to prep all these peppers today.  Some will go into Chicken Fajitas which I am making tonight for dinner.  The rest will get cut into strips or chunks and put into the freezer for this Winter's eating.

I've also have a large stock pot full of skinned tomatoes to boil down and can(plus any more tomatoes I pick out of the garden today).

But first it's off to Rite-Aid(Wellness Wednesday)and Weis(PMITA)Markets to see what deals I can find so I've got no time to write anything exciting today.
Aren't you sad? ;-)

What is everyone else up to today?


Sluggy

Rite-Aid Lately

I bought this on Daughter's card last week in an effort to spend down the Bonus Cash...........

2 x Reese's dark thins on sale=$6.00
1 x Crest toothpaste on sale=$3.00

2 x Reese's thins on sale=$6.00
4 x Frito-Lay items on sale BOGO=$8.58

SubTotal.......$23.58

I used.....
4 x $2/1 Reese's thins tearpadQ=$8.00
1 x $2/1 Crest toothpaste L2CQ=$2.00
Coupon Total....$10.00

$23.58-$10.00=$13.58 paid for w/ BC and gift card.

I earned $8 in new BC($1 Crest, $7 wyb $20 select food items).
The toothpaste was free after Q and BC.

I had also returned some things Saturday and should have had $8.24 more on the card but for some reason by Monday when I checked those BC hadn't shown up so I had to contact CS. sigh.


The CS person checked and for some reason the BC didn't get applied but I gave her the transaction info. to prove I returned the items so she credited me with $9 in BC and it's now on the account.

On Monday I bought this on Daughter's card........

1 x Scope mouth rinse=$4.00
1 x Oral-B toothbrush=$4.00
2 x R/S Halloween candy=$1.00
SubTotal......$9.00

I used 1 x $1/1 Scope L2CQ and 1 x $1/1 Oral-B L2CQ so $2 off making this $7.00 paid for with BC.

I earned $7 back in new BC($3 Scope, $3 Oral-B, $1 R/S).

Then I bought this on my card...........

1 x Oral-B toothbrush=$4.00
I used a $1/1 Oral-B L2CQ and paid $3.00 OOP in BC.

This earned me $3 back in new BC.

I have $1.77 expiring in 2 days on this card so I'll go back and buy a tube of toothpaste soon on this card.  Any BC left on this card after this week will go toward paying for my next Rx refill and I'll be down to 2 cards with BC on them.


Sluggy

This Week on the Dining Table

The "I Can't Keep Up!" Edition................

Here is the latest large colander of tomatoes Hubs picked on Sunday.  He had just picked another bowl worth on Friday.  I am drowning in tomatoes!  That's always how it is with tomatoes(and zucchini).....you either have almost none or you have bowls of them all at once.  8-)))

Hopefully by tomorrow I'll be ready to process it all in the water bath canner.  I've been throwing bags of tomatoes into the freezer(easier to de-skin them that way)and have almost a full stock pot of mater pulp now.  The jars are out and ready and canning will happen soon now! ;-)

Moving On....

Onward to the meal planning!

This is what was planned--

1. Sunday--Chinese Take-Out
2. Monday--Chicken Pot Pie

3. Tuesday--Kielbasa on Rolls, Sauerkraut(optional), Harvard Beets

4. Wednesday--Dinner Out(Anniversary)

5. Thursday--Breakfast for Dinner

6. Friday--Shrimp Scampi w/Linguine
7. Saturday--Steak, Salad, Corn Casserole

And this is what actually happened--

1. Sunday--Chinese Take-Out
2. Monday--Chicken Pot Pie

3. Tuesday--Chicken Tenders, Broccoli w/Cheese Sauce

4. Wednesday--Dinner Out(Anniversary)

5. Thursday--Kielbasa on Rolls w/Peppers and Onions, Sauerkraut(optional), Harvard Beets

6. Friday--Shrimp Scampi w/Linguine
7. Saturday--Breakfast for Dinner(I had eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns)

Last week saw 5 nights of home cooked dinners, 0 nights of leftovers/ffy, and 2 night of Eating Out/Take-Out.

Everything happened except the steak but it didn't necessarily happen on the night it was planned.  Meals were changed up according to Ex-CB schedule, weather or me being too tired or not inclined to cook a particular entree on a particular night.

What got put into the freezer last week.....

* 3.31 lbs. corned beef brisket
* 1 pack sausage w/peppers and onions

What got taken out of the freezer and used last week.....
* 1 bag cooked chicken breast
* 1/4 of a bag of chicken tenders
* 2 packs Kielbasi
* 3 packs of shrimp

Two trips to Weis($34.14),a trip to Shurfine Market($16.42), a run to the Bread Outlet($10.00)and a forgotten trip earlier in the month to Ollie's($5.17) brought the weekly spending to $65.73 and my August Grand Total spending on food to $304.16.

My savings percentage last week was 60.65%(without Rite-Aid trips)and August's monthly savings total comes in at 52.16%(w/out R-A). 

Onward and upward to September!I have 28 more food shopping/spending days in September.  The budget is $400 but we always hope to do a little better than that amount. ;-)

Leftovers going into this week......Corn from 2 Corn on Cob, Shrimp Scampi, Linguine, Harvard Beets, Peppers and Onions, Kielbasi, 1 Pancake, 1 Sausage Patty and 1 strip of Bacon, a helping of Hash Browns, and a helping of Broccoli in Cheese Sauce, which I'll turn into Broccoli Cheese Soup. The leftover corn went into Sunday evening's corn casserole.

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

1. Sunday--Steak, Corn Casserole, Garlic Mashed Taters
2. Monday--Haddock, French Fries, Cole Slaw

3. Tuesday--Leftovers(Probably Beets and Scampi + Tomatoes)

4. Wednesday--Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches, Squash and Onions

5. Thursday--Pizza, Salad

6. Friday--Pork Chops, Glazed Carrots, Rice(Hubs is cooking this.)
7. Saturday--?

This week will see 5 new meals cooked, 1 night of leftovers/FFY, and 1 night of ?.

What needs buying for this menu? Cabbage, Yellow Squash.  Lobsters are on sale this week so that might happen instead of something if I feel up to going to that store. ;-)

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