This Week on the Dining Table

   The "What Day is it Again?" Edition.......

Saw this in our travels last week and it spoke to me. lolz  If it was only THAT easy, right?   I am still somewhat discombobulated. 

Onward to the meal planning!
Moving On-

This is what was planned.....

1. Sunday--No Clue

2. Monday--No Clue

3. Tuesday--No Clue

4. Wednesday--No Clue
5. Thursday--No Clue

6.  Friday--No Clue

7. Saturday--No Clue

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

1. Sunday--Oriental Salad w/Chicken for Lunch, Pickety Bits for Dinner

2. Monday--Italian Wedding Soup, Popovers

3. Tuesday--Taco Tuesday

4. Wednesday--Shrimp in Wine Sauce w/Mishrooms and Pasta, Tossed Salad
5. Thursday--Chinese Take-Out

6.  Friday--Don't remember

7. Saturday--Don't remember

Last week saw 6 nights of home cooked(mostly by someone other than me!)dinners, 0 nights of leftovers/planned overs or FFY and 1 night of Take-Out/Eating Out. I know Hubs threw something together on Fri. and Sat. but I can't remember for the life of me what it was.  I was just glad I didn't have to cook w/my hurty knee. ;-)

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

*  Nothing  I doubt Hubs even went to the grocery store.

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

* I think Hubs used a couple of boxes of frozen veggies and maybe some burritos?

We spent $31.67 on food/toiletries/HBA last week at Weis and the Produce Market.  I also stopped at Food Lion on the way home on Thursday but I can't find that receipt right now(desk=disaster!)plus there was a WTF? trip to Target where I spent $6.03 on the c/c(used all my Target gift cards and the cashier forgot to take coupons off and then charged me for a "phantom" package of steak(more on that later)so I'll add all those expenditures to next week's total. This brings our food/toiletries/paper goods Total to $31.67 for May so far.   

There are 20 shopping days left in May.

I've earned $50.97 on Ibotta in May.

I've earned $0.00 on Checkout51 in May.

I've earned $0.00 on Coupons dotcom/Paypal in May.

I've earned 0 points from shopping on Fetch in May.

I've earned 350 points from food shopping on Shop Kick in May which equals $1.40.

I've earned 0 points from food shopping on Swagbucks in May which equals $0.

I've earned $18.87 in Target gift cards.

My savings percentage for last week was 44.81%(without "regular" Rite-Aid trips)for April and the monthly savings total for April comes in at 44.81%.(w/out R-A).  

Leftovers going into this week--nothing.  Hubs ate everything while I was gone.

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

1. Sunday--Fried Chicken, Tater Salad, Sugar Snap Peas

2. Monday--Manicotti, leftover SSP

3. Tuesday--Leftover Fried Chicken, Tater Salad, Veggie TBD

4. Wednesday--Beef Stroganoff, Rice, Green Beans
5. Thursday--Steak, Baked Potato, Veggie TBD

6.  Friday--Salmon, Veggie TBD

7. Saturday--Leftovers

What do I need to buy to fix everything on this menu? Mushrooms, maybe a fresh veggie or two depending on what vegetable matter is left in the freezer.

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

Frugal Friday.....the May 7th Edition on May 10th

 I am still trying to get up to speed and back to blogging after my fun week away so here is the FF post for last Friday, enjoy!

While Vacations aren't necessarily frugal we had a couple of wins the past week......

* We stopped at Aldi on the way to the beach house and Kim's Sissie used $50 in Aldi gift cards(some unknown person had gifted her lol)to stock up on some food provisions for the stay at said beach house.  I think I made up the difference since we went WILD and the bill was a tad more than the gift cards.

*  During out round robin of shopping we made it to the Vera Bradley outlet on Sunday and neither Kim or Sissie would let me pay for my purchases there, gifting me with belated Xmas presents.  Then Sissie paid for a top I wanted to buy at Talbot's.  They were both very good to me and I sure did appreciate it!
And yes, your girl is no longer a Talbot's virgin.  I even have my very own Talbot's reward card now....lolz......

*  We had free use of an awesome beach house because Sissie "knows a guy".  Of course, I had a mishap with a plunger and ended up having to replace it but it's a story we will treasure. lol  Free beach house vacation versus the cost of a plunger?  I'll take that deal any day!

* Once we got back to Sissie's house we hit Mickey D's twice a day for Diet Cokes for "you know who".  On Tuesday it was free McFlurry Day if you have their app so I paid for "you know who's" Diet Coke on my mobile app but I got a free McFlurry for my efforts......

I sure needed it after being drug through a third outlet mall as well as all the little gift shops down the shore with only 1 day off from shopping. lolz

* On the way down for the vacation I stopped in lower PA and filled my car with cheaper gas.  Cheaper gas, especially lately is better than a poke in the eye with a stick, right? ;-)

* I found money!

Upon arriving at Sissie's house there was a small container of chocolate on my bed with this on top of it....

Technically it was Thursday night but too late to go onto last week's Frugal Friday.  When Kim found out what Sissie had done(giving me a head start on the Great Change Hunt)she threw down the gauntlet and the game was on!

But then when we stopped at Aldi before getting to the beach house I noticed that one of the carts chains(right in the middle of the line of carts)was hanging down and not inserted into the cart in front of it.  This meant there was a quarter to be had so while Kim marched ahead of the three of us looking for change on the floor I went over to the line of carts, plugged the thingamibob to eject the abandoned quarter and took it.

When Sissie told Kim I was now up by .50¢ she got madder than a wet hen! ;-)

On Tuesday when leaving that particular outlet mall I went into the Bath and Body Works store while Sissie had a rest on the veranda and Kim when into the Ann Taylor store.

Found a dime in there by the register area.

Then while getting out of Sissie's car when Kim drove us to Home Goods I spied this on the floor......

A nice forlorn shiny penny.  He came home with me too. 8-)))

Total Money Found This Week..... .61¢

Total Money Found This Year.....$3.39

That's all I gots for the week.

I hope everyone had a frugal week last week.

Sluggy

Note to Self: Twins Are Tiring...But Fun!

 

 I may be back tomorrow or Sunday......or Monday.

I had jolly good fun down with Kim and her Sissie.....and Sissie's Hubs..and the fur babies.  But I am plum worn out!  Who knew eating and shopping, and more eating and shopping and running to Mickey D's every 4 hours could be so HARD on a body? 8-))  Plus I screwed up my knee so I am NOT leaving the second floor of the house today.even though it is killing me not to be able to go chase the Ibotta freebies this weekend. argh!  Damn you knee....

I also have unpacking and getting back to RL to do so y'all may not hear from me for a little while.
Be well, be kind and have a good weekend.  And tell me what you're doing while I hobble around and do laundry and lay in my bed.

Sluggy

And The Winner Is........Who Won the Giveaway???

 Sorry I'm so late getting this posted but well......I'm on vacation so pppfftt! lolz

Anyway I finally got my computer out so I could pick the winning entry.
Actually Kim hit the button to pick the winner(and thankfully she didn't pick herself to win or I'd have some 'splain' to do!).

Again here's what was up for grabs.......

And the winner is........

Crystal Hankey!

Crystal HankeyApril 21, 2021 at 3:46 PM

Spring is bitter sweet for me this year. My son (age 40) passed away in his sleep a little over 3 weeks ago. I am finally getting a trip up to Oregon to see my mom and granddaughter but also need to pick up his ashes and the stuff he took up when he went for a visit. Looking forward to getting out in the yard when I get home. Working on a small garden bed right now. Take care.

Congratulations Crystal!

I've got your mailing address and as soon as I get home I'll get your box out to you. (If you have moved though email me the new address.)

And let me add to what others have said that I'm so sorry for your loss as well. 8-(

Thanks for everyone for playing along and another box will be up for grabs real soon.

Sluggy

Frugal Friday....the April 30th Edition

 This week's Frugal post will be short as I am rushed for time.

* I did a crazy number of Rite-Aid transactions the end of last week..........

These photos don't include the two online orders I placed.  Total OOP was $2.52 just because the online orders wouldn't let me use part of a R-A gift card. 8-(  

*  I made a trip to the P and R discount outlet for some produce last week.  They had freebies with a purchase up by the front door and I picked up these bags of cooked cannellini beans.......

I may end up freezing them and waiting until Fall to make a ham and bean soup for Hubs.

*  I knew I was leaving town soon so when I was over by the cheapest gas station this week I filled up.  With the discount I paid $2.84 per gallon rather than $3.02 at the most expensive station closer to home.

*  I found money!

First was 3 pennies at my Rite-Aid last Saturday.

I found a penny by the Customer Service desk at Weis(PMITA)Markets while I was talking with the CSM there.  I showed it to her and said that's cool but next I wanted to find something better, like a quarter!

So I go over to check-out and found a quarter at the self-checkout!.  Of course after I finished checking out I HAD to go  back and show the CSM the quarter.  She laughed and said I needed to buy a lottery ticket. lol

Then I found a penny at Walmart on after I checked out and was leaving the store.

Total Found Money This Week.... .29¢
Total Found Money This Year....$2.78

I did find a quarter when I was cleaning out my car on Wednesday in preparation for my short trip but that was already my quarter so I am not counting it here. 8-)

That's about all I can think of right now.

What frugal wins did y'all have this week?

Sluggy