How About Another Giveaway?!?

Who's ready for the Fourth Sluggy's Boring Blog Box Giveaway for 2021?!?

It's April and Spring has sort of sprung so let's get this Giveaway started.  You only have a limited number of days to enter this Giveaway so don't delay!      

Let's take a look at what is in the Giveaway Box this month.........

1 x Kid's Colgate Toothpaste

1 x Starbucks Maple Pecan ground coffee

1 x Suave 2 in 1 shampoo

1 x Nivea body lotion

1 x Speed Stick men's deodorant

1 x Colgate Minions battery toothbrush

1 x Oral-B manual toothbrush

1 x Ricola Cool Relief drops(Lemon Frost)

1 x Crest toothpaste

1 x Yardly bar soap(oatmeal)

1 x Listerine Ready Tabs

2 x Freman face masks(Peel off Gel Mask and Clay Mask)

1 x Cover Girl black-brown mascara

1 x Carmex lip balm tube

14 x assorted Lindor/Lindt Truffles

Close up shots of these goodies.....

There is a caveat.....the Starbucks coffee has a Best By date of Feb.13 2021.  Coffee stays fresh unopened for quite awhile and it smells great still but if this is a problem for you then don't enter this giveaway, wait for the next one. ;-)

Depending on where you shop, the winnings have a reg. retail value of between approximately $50-$60.

Here's how this is going to work.....

* The giveaway is open to ALL readers, previous winners or not.

* There is a limit of ONE ENTRY PER PERSON PER DAY.  Come back each day to enter again.

* Only VALID entries will be posted.  A Valid entry is a limit of one per day and I MUST HAVE VALID CONTACT INFORMATION FOR YOU(either you are on the Giveaway Contact List which I maintain, your comment is connected to a Google/Blogger profile which links to your email address or you email me directly(my email is in the side bar on the Blog)your email address.

IF YOU ENTER THE GIVEAWAY AND DON'T SEE YOUR COMMENT AFTER A DAY OR SO(Give me time to post the entries each day)THAT MEANS YOUR ENTRY ISN'T VALID DUE TO ONE OF THE ABOVE REASONS AND IT IS UP TO YOU TO FIX YOUR ENTRY!

I will no longer spend time hunting down folks.  If you want to win, read ALL the rules and do the work.

From all the VALID entries I receive I'll pick a winner at random and the winner has 48 hours from when the post goes live to contact me with their full mailing address.

In your entries I'd like to hear about your plans for Spring....Gardening?.....Getting Vaccinated?.....Travel Plans and where?.....Having family over?.....Any remodeling plans if you can locate someone to do the work?lol........Updates on your family, your kids, your life, etc.?  Whatever you want to share.

If you are on my Giveaway emails list just leave a comment and your name(with last name initial please)to enter. If you aren't on the Giveaway emails list make sure you leave your email in your comment OR email me your email privately after you leave a comment(my email is in the side bar area under "About Me").
I'll leave this giveaway open until May 3rd, Monday at 11:59 pm Eastern  Daylight Savings Time. On May 4th, Tuesday, I'll draw the winning entry and post the Winner. 

*Please note these rules*
I'll post the name/ID of the winners on this blog on  and those persons have 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).

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.

So let's get this Giveaway started. Good luck to everyone!!!

Sluggy

This Week on the Dining Table

   The "Funny Dog Photos" Edition.......

This pic came up on my FB feed as I "liked" Crocs a long time ago.  I just thought it was too cute!

Onward to the meal planning!

Moving On-

This is what was planned....

1. Sunday--Leftover Lasagna, Veggie TBD

2. Monday--Primo Hoagies

3. Tuesday--Leftovers

4. Wednesday-- Chicken Marsala, sauté Cabbage
5. Thursday--Leftovers

6.  Friday--Fend for Yourself

7. Saturday--Fend for Yourself

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

1. Sunday--Leftover Lasagna, leftover Brussels Sprouts

2. Monday--Primo Hoagies(Hubs had a BOGOF offer for his birthday)

3. Tuesday--Eating Out(I had a Fish Dinner)

4. Wednesday-- Fend for Yourself(I wasn't up for anything but sleep that day/night)
5. Thursday--small tv dinners(I had chicken alfredo with broccoli and noodles), Green Beans(Hubs "cooked")

6.  Friday--Pot Pies(Something easy from the freezer)

7. Saturday--Chicken Marsala, Mashed Taters, Broccoli

Last week saw 1 night of home cooked dinners, 2 nights of leftovers/planned overs or FFY, 2 nights of frozen meals, and 2 nights of Take-Out/Eating Out.  
We had to go North for my 2nd Covid shot on Tuesday so we stopped on the way home for an early dinner at a pub with a scenic view.  Wednesday I wasn't up for much of anything but sleep and I don't know what Hubs ate(we had a few leftovers and I had bought him burritos at Walmart the week before).  Hubs heated up small tv dinners and a box of frozen green beans Thursday and we had pot pies from the freezer on Friday since I went out that day and it wiped me out(plus my chicken cutlets hadn't thawed in time to cook them that night).  Saturday I made a "proper" dinner....the first one all week! ;-)  It was a dismal culinary week meal-wise but we ate food and lived to tell the tale. lolz

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

*  2 packages of Chicken Cutlets(w/discount stickers and BOGO)

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

* 1 package of Chicken Cutlets

* 1 box of Green Beans

* 4 small pot pies

* 2 small tv dinners

* 1 bag of Broccoli

We spent $119.22 on food/toiletries/HBA/paper goods last week. This brings our food/toiletries/paper goods Total to $259.33 for April so far. 

There are 11 shopping days left in April.

I've earned $228.47 on Ibotta in April.

I've earned $5.00 on Checkout51 in April.

I've earned $18.00 on Coupons dotcom/Paypal in April.

I've earned 522 points from shopping on Fetch in April(haven't submitted all my receipts yet tho).

I've earned $31.80 worth of points from food shopping on Shop Kick in April.

I've earned 1,234 points from food shopping on Swagbucks in April.

My savings percentage for last week was 54.98%(without "regular" Rite-Aid trips)for April and the monthly savings total for April comes in at 67.19%.(w/out R-A).  

Leftovers going into this week--a helping of Lasagna, a little Broccoli and Taters and 3 small pieces of Chicken Marsala. Another week where I have to cook a lot.

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

1. Sunday--Shrimp and Crab Ravioli in White Sauce, Tossed Salad

2. Monday--Caesar Salad w/Chicken Strips

3. Tuesday--Salmon, Sweet Potato Wedges, Brussels Sprouts

4. Wednesday-- Teriyaki Pork Stir-Fry w/Rice or Noodles
5. Thursday--Leftovers

6.  Friday--Tacos or Taco Salad

7. Saturday--Fend for Yourself

What do I need to buy to fix everything on this menu?  Might need more stir-fry type Veggies.  Otherwise everything else is coming out of the freezer/fridge/pantry.  It's not an exciting food week but it will get the job done.

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

For Sonya's Viewing Pleasure

Cousin Sonya gets her jollies looking at my Rite-Aid pillaging so even though nobody else wants to see this, I indulge her now and again on the blog.

Here ya go Gurl!

Here is everything I brought home(at least I "think" this is everything)last week from Rite-Aid.  This photo includes 10 packs of baby wipes, 8 bags of clearance Epsom salts, 7 Nivea men's face products, 10 bottles of Vitamins/Supplements, 2 boxes of clearance hair dye, 2 packs of Preparation H wipes, 2 bags of dishwasher tabs, 2 bottles of spray disinfectant, 2 bottles of clearance Gray Away hair powder, 3 rolls of paper towels, 1 big jug of liquid hand soap, 1 bottle of clearance Eucerin lotion, 2 bottles of clearance Gain dish soap, 2 Kerasal foot masks, 12 big bags of candy, 2 Got2Be clearance stylers, 1 Got2Be clearance hair chalk, 4 Almay clearance cosmetic items, 5 Revlon clearance cosmetic items and 1 tube of clearance Mederma scar away.

Between all the Bonus Cash used and also used about half of a free R-A $50 gift card and all the BC earned back, Ibotta rebates, Coupon dotcom digital Qs monies earned back plus a whole .30¢ earned back on Swag Bucks on a roll of paper towels, I have "spent down" my BC/Gift Cards by $8.68.

This week there is a "Spend $50/Get $15 in Bonus Cash" Coupon Deal.  Supposedly there are 4 different coupon codes but I haven't found the 4th one yet.

Sluggy

F Word Warning For the Sensitive! 8-)))

This song says it all for me today.........lolz

I'm just over lots of stuff lately so let's say it in a rousing way!

Sluggy

Frugal Friday....the April 17th Edition

 Here are the frugal wins for this past week........

*  Well I lied last week.  We DID have Take-Out/Eating Out last week.  I totally forgot about going out for Hubs birthday to Outback. Duh!  The good news is we had an old partially used gift card for that place so one of us ate free. lolz  I only ate half my meal saving the other half for lunch the next day. ;-)

*  Because of the $10 off $50 Rite-Aid coupon there was a bit of R-A pillaging......

You can read all the details in previous blog posts I wrote on those trips if interested.

*  Last Saturday this arrived in the mail.........

A prepaid debit card with a refund of an overcharge from 2018.  Back then Daughter was still on our insurance and we were paying her co-pays and this is a refund for something they overcharged us for.  I'd prefer they sent a refund in the form of a check but I'll take this anyway.  I can add this to my food budget and leave the equivalent amount on this card in our bank account instead. 8-)

*  I found money!

Last Friday's trip to Walmart netted me this penny tucked under a magazine rack while I was checking out.

On the way home on Friday I treated myself to a Chalupa at Taco Bell(using a gift card).  I did a little stretching exercise to reach this penny on the ground in the drive-thru lane.  I got it without falling out of my seat in the car even though I have inordinately short arms. lol

On Monday I hit the trifecta of pennies at my Rite-Aid.  That brown floor mat in front of the register counter camouflages pennies it seems because I spied 3 of them when it was my turn to check-out.  Woot!!

While waiting to get my Covid shot at the R-A 80 miles north of here on Tuesday I found 4 pennies on a table next to the chair I was sitting in in the waiting area by the pharmacy.  I reached for them and snagged one then Hubs "penny blocked" me and wouldn't let me take the other three.  Nobody else was around and coming back for them as they were obviously abandoned as being worthless pennies.  Hubs gets embarrassed when I pick up change because as he says, "We don't need it!".  He thinks it's demeaning to pick up change. Silly rabbit!  I'll remind him he said that the next time he tries to beat me to a nickel laying under the Amazon lockers in Walmart! 
I should have told him I'd be right there when we left the store and then gone back for Abe's 3 little friends in the back of the store. ;-)

Total Change This Week.... .06¢
Total Change This Year......$2.46

That's about it for this week unless you count getting 2 free Covid shots in order to hopefully stay out of the hospital and not come down with this horrible illness.

What frugal wins did y'all have this past week?

Sluggy