Tusday's Photo

 So....

How do you like my big cock?

Sluggy

This Week on the Dining Table

 The "This Made Me Sad" Edition.....

Took this photo yesterday of a penny bucket.  And no Kim, I did not reach in an empty it. lol

Makes me sad because I've been on a dry streak finding change since surgery. 8-(

Onward to the meal planning!

Moving On....

This is what was planned.....

1. Sunday--
2. Monday--
3. Tuesday--

4. Wednesday--
5. Thursday--

6. Friday--
7. Saturday--

And this is what really happened.......

1. Sunday--Jello, Green Beans
2. Monday--Jello, Toast, Banana
3. Tuesday--Egg Drop Soup

4. Wednesday--Asian Salad w/Chicken
5. Thursday--Collards

6. Friday--Chinese take-out
7. Saturday--leftover Chinese

Last week saw 1 nights of home cooked dinners, 1 nights of leftovers/FFY/TV Dinners, and 2 nights of Take-Out/Eating Out.  

This menu is just pieced together stuff of what I had. Hubs cooked once and I ate the green beans.  He ate different from me as I was on soft foods/liquids for awhile and then on a BRAT diet.

It was a strange week of food here.

What got put into the freezer last week....
* 2 tv dinners

What got taken out of the freezer and used...

No clue other than chicken breast and green beans.

We spent $98.79 the last two weeks(mostly Weis(PMITA)Markets, plus a trip to Walmart and ShurSave each), bringing our food/toiletries/HBA/paper goods to $157.71 for October so far.
There are 12 shopping days left in the month.  

I've earned $56.82 on Ibotta in October. 

I've earned $2 on SavingStar in October.

I've earned $0 on Checkout51 in October.

I've earned $0 on Coupons dotcom/Paypal(for a digital Q).

I've earned 816 points from food shopping on Fetch in October.

I've earned 10 points from food shopping on ShopKick in October.

I've earned 0 points from food shopping on Swagbucks in October.

My savings percentage for the last two weeks was 43.81%(without "regular" Rite-Aid trips)for October and the monthly savings total for October comes in at 46.21% so far.(w/out R-A). 

Leftovers going into this week.....nothing but 1 helping of collards.

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

1. Sunday--?
2. Monday--?
3. Tuesday--?

4. Wednesday--?
5. Thursday--?

6. Friday--?
7. Saturday--?

What needs buying for this menu? No clue.  We're winging it.

What's left on my master list of meals we can make from what's at home.
* Tuna Casserole
* Roasted Chicken
* Shrimp/Crab Ravioli
* Cheese Ravioli

* Haddock Fish Dinner  

* Salmon

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

Two Frugal Fridays-Oct. 9th & Oct. 16th....the October 17th Edition

 So emergency surgery has come and gone but in it's wake my blogging has taken a back seat.  Here are two weeks worth of Frugal Friday posts, not that there is a lot to report in on. ;-)

* First off, I forgot this the week before......

Freebie samples of toothpaste and mouthwash from my dental cleaning. yay.

* I found money!

Saturday October 3rd I found this dime at Rite-Aid.

The next day I went to get an Rx at Rite-Aid and found this penny in the pharmacy area.

The AS time(after surgery time)week, I got skunked and found no money from the 4th until now. 8-(  

Of course I didn't leave the house for most of that time either.

Found change this post..... .11¢
Found change this year so far...$49.25

*  I also found this in the parking lot at Weis(PMITA)Markets on the 2nd.  It was there when I went inside and I told myself if nobody takes it or runs it over by the time I go back to my car, I'm picking it up(using a wipe of course).

It's a very nice quality ballpoint retractable pen with he Subaru logo on it.  It looked brand new.

* Not much grocery shopping my first week home.  Hubs ran out to Weis for instant mashed potatoes and bananas and got this at the register.....

$2 off your next shopping order from Nature Valley.  Umm, I haven't bought anything Nature Valley at Weis in months if not a year but ok! lolz

It has since been used on more bananas. ;-)

* I brought home some deals from Rite-Aid.....

The Nivea stuff was 2 sales cycles ago that I hadn't gotten around to mentioning.  Got $4 BC wyspent $15 plus I used ManuQs and got $4 back on Ibotta for the shave gels.

I got the free Crest/Oral-B stuff(chose a toothbrush and dental floss)using Qs and getting BC back on Sunday Oct. 4th.  I only did it on one card because Hello! Hospital so I didn't go back to R-A that week to max the deal out.

On Thursday I drove myself to Rite-Aid(first trip since surgery)and did the GenTeal drops on son's card(used $3.24 on a gift card and rolled all his Bonus Cash)and got $18 back in new BC.

On my card I did the Carefree Deal, spent $4.34 in BC after 20% Wellness Discount and $3/2 ManuQ and got $4 in Ibotta rebates.

On daughter's card I got the 2 x tampons, paid $4.58 in BC after 20% Wellness Discount and $5.00 in Qs($3/1 L2CQ, $2/1 ManuQ)and earned $8 in Ibotta rebates.

I also earned a $1 Ibotta Bonus called "Edgewell" because both the Playtex and the Carefree qualified for that.

So I rolled and convert BC.

I also got this at Weis(PMITA)Markets while I was out that day.......

Weis currently has a "spend $15/Get $5 off instantly" on some Dove items.

These cost $7.69 each so $15.38, I got $5 off so $10.38.  I used 2 x $2/1 Dove men's body wash IPQs so I paid $6.38 OOP.  Then I got $4 back on Ibotta(2 x $2 Dove men's body wash)so these ended up costing me $1.19 each.  Not bad.

* I missed out on a $10 and a $5 Ibotta Bonus while I was incapacitated so when another $5 Weekend Warrior Bonus popped up on Thursday I had Hubs take me to Walmart on Friday......

The Oikos drink and the Core bar were free after rebates.

The Schar cookies were a .36¢ moneymaker.

The Danimals probiotic drinks would have been free had I activated the SavingStar rebate before it disappeared(boo)but I need them and they were only .88¢ after Q and Ibotta.

I had a $4/1 Bella dog food Q so after that and $1.50 rebate that was only .245¢ for each container.

Renuzits were $1.91 total, the Keebler crackers were $1.18, the Ultra Powerade was .70¢ and the 2 reg. Powerades were .52¢ each.

I happened to see those seasonal Starbucks coffee bags(Pecan and Maple flavor)on a clearance shelf for $3.15.  I found an Ibotta rebate for $1.25 a bag on my app so at $1.90 per bag they were coming home with me! (They will probably find their way into Xmas stockings.)

Ex-College Boy came over for dinner last night so 3 of the drinks and the packs of cookies are gone already.

I used my last $5 Walmart gift card on this so it came to $22.38 OOP and I earned $23.92 on Ibotta between the regular rebates, $5 WW Bonus and a .50¢ Powerade Bonus.

I wanted to get the free Star Wars cereal and the free Fake Beef patties but my store had neither.  Even so I did ok.

Keep on Keepin' on being Frugal my Friends.

Tell us about your wins lately.

Sluggy

One Week Post Op

 Still feeling crappy and not into blogging again yet.

I will say Warren Zevon was "The Man".  He told it like it was.......

Sluggy

Move Over Rasputin, I'm Still Here

 

Much like my good buddy Rasputin, doctors can't seem to knock me off(or for that matter knock me OUT!). 

It took cyanide laced cakes and 3 glasses of Madeira wine, 3 gun shots(1 at point blank range to his forehead), hyperthermia from laying  in a snowbank and dumping him in the Malaya Nevka River in late December near St. Petersburg, Russia to off Rasputin.

Despite their efforts, doctors can only seem to relieve me of one body part at a time and I'm still here(more or less of me)!

Last week was truly Craptastic(being capped off with emergency surgery)and this week is starting out as another crap filled(literally)stretch of days.
I vacillate between laughing and crying over my woes.

Not up to blogging right now.
This song says it best about where I am right now......

And I am finding comfort in this tune.....

Stay well and take care of yourselves until I can be back and recount my saga.

Sluggy