Walmart & Later Rite-Aid This Week Toward 2 Ibotta Bonuses

 This is what came home with me from a quick trip to Rite-Aid on Thursday and 2 trips during the week to Walmart. I wanted to finish the $10 half the month Bonus and the $5 Weekend Warrior.

I didn't necessarily get the cheapest stuff(and I bought multiples on some items even though that didn't help me reach a Bonus....it was just stuff we wanted and use mostly.

Starting from the right, the Air Wick packs were free with a coupon but not an Ibotta item(the Free warmer Qs work on the warmer/single refill packs.  The Popcorn Indiana w/the fudge drizzle is wonderful(I could have gotten a smaller bag for the same rebate and less OOP but why!?), the Smoldering Eyes Almay eye palette was attaching to Two rebates(eye and face ones)so a slight moneymaker after 2 rebates and I got the limit of 2.  The dark chocolate w/nuts Godiva bars were BOGO after rebate and I love them! The Zantac(25 ct.)was $2.72 after $3 Q and $3 rebate and it's something I use on occasion.  The 2 Lysol wipes were $2.48 each, with my .50¢ Q and .50¢ rebate made them $1.48 each.  I also bought a Lysol toilet cleaner(cheapest Lysol item that qualified)as I was pennies away from a $5 rebate on Fetch even though there was no Ibotta rebate on it. ;-)

The Nivea lotion had a $2.50 rebate and I had a $2Q as well.  The fudge dipped Oreos had a $1 each rebate and I used a .75¢/2 Q.  The Quaker Protein oatmeal packets had a .50¢ rebate, the Thomas' raisin bread had a $1.00 rebate.

The Bic razor had no rebate but gave me overage to cover other items with that $4 Q.  There was a Cheerios .25¢ rebate and it worked on the $1 cups.  The Welch's diet juice was a Shop Kick deal where I earned back $2.84 in pts. and the juice cost me $2.78.  The Good Thins crackers had a $1 rebate, The 2  Kotex packs were free after Qs and $2 rebates on each, and the Hills Bros. cappuccino had a .75¢ rebate.

The packet of tuna had a .25¢ rebate, the Kraft mac and cheese had a .35¢ rebate, the Trident gum was BOGO at $1.20 and the Celestial Seasonings tea box had a .75¢ rebate(plus I had a .55¢ Q.  The Breakstone cottage cheese doubles had a .50¢ rebate, the bottle of Snapple had a .25¢ rebate, the Hungry Jack had a $1 rebate(plus I had a $1 Q), the Sweet Baby Rays had a $1 each rebate(didn't need 2 but the price was good after rebate), and the Stur water flavoring was BOGO plus there were 2 of the same rebate so it qualified for both making them totally free and giving me 2 rebates.

The only Rite-Aid buys were the Got2Be products on $1.92 clearance(paid for with Bonus Cash)that gave me 3 x $1.50 in Ibotta rebates.

Not in the photo are a Yoplait yogurt and a Lactaid sour cream both gotten at Walmart(a .25¢ and $1.25 rebate respectively), another Got2Be item($1.50 rebate)and 3 Twist hair products(3 x $3 rebates and again, bought at R-A with BC).

I earned $82.70 on Ibotta for all this.

I paid OOP $23.39 after coupons and free gift cards. so a $59.31 moneymaker.

Bad weather is heading in later today so I'll be sitting my butt home for few days at least and not doing Ibotta for awhile. ;-)

Sluggy

Giveaway 2022 January....Come & Enter!

Who's ready for the First Sluggy's Boring Blog Box Giveaway for 2022?!?

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

1 x Whole Blends shampoo

1 x Simple face cleanser

1 x Secret deodorant
1 x Airwick plug in

1 x 2 pack Airwick Scents

1 x Vicks Pure Zzzs shower tablets

1 x Daylogic make-up remover

1 x Colgate toothpaste

1 x Tide cleaning wipes

1 x Almay mascara

1 x Cover Girl concealer(medium)

1 x L'Oreal lipstick #297 red passion

1 x Rimmel Black Brow brush and pencil

1 x Almay eye cream lunar disco(blue)

1 x Gide dental floss

1 x Alka-Seltzer gum

2 x Butterfinger candy bars

8 x York peppermint patties

Close up shots of these goodies.....

Depending on where you shop, the winnings have a reg. retail value of approximately $70-$80.

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 It's because I can't get to my computer until later this month.

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 how you 

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 January 22th Saturday at 11:59 pm Eastern Time.  I'll  pick and post the winner on January 23rd, Sunday.

*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

Frugal Friday....the January 14th Edition

So here are a few of the frugal-ish things that happened here this past week.......

*   No food waste so far. ;-)  Not much cooking either and eating leftovers happened as always.

*  I did a couple Rite-Aid transactions this week.......

Purposely spending down the Bonus Cash and converting what I can through Ibotta back into cash monies. 

*  I had 3 post coupons at Rite-Aid early in the week.........

1 x $2

2 x $1

Total of $4 in my Post Q/Refund envelope for 2022.

*  I made some returns at Rite-Aid too later in the week.......

$1.79(though the cashier gave me $1.80).  She botched the transaction right before and charged me for 3 of an item instead of two so she owed me this back.

$4.99 for a bottle of mouthwash(same cashier gave me $5.00 instead)  I'm thinking she doesn't like dealing with coinage. lol

And I returned a deodorant Thursday night and got a refund of $5.71.  I also returned two candy bars but those gave me BC back on my card.  Sometimes I get BC back and sometimes cash.....I never can figure out which. lol

*  I stayed home 4 of the last 7 days so I didn't spend anything then. Went out to R-A(of course), Walmart and Aldi when I did go out.  R-A to spend BC, Walmart to do Ibotta rebates and use gift cards and Aldi for eggs and bread as they are the lowest price in town on those.

*   I found money!

All 3 of these pennies under the candy racks by the register.

I went to Aldi on Thursday and saw scads of shopping carts un-corralled so I corralled 2 of them and got .50¢.

Then when I was leaving I handed over my cart to a lady and she shoved a coin in my hand.  I didn't bother to look at it and put it in my coat pocket.  Later I took a look at it and it wasn't a quarter but a $1 Coin!  That made my Aldi trip a $1.25 one. lol

Went to my R-A Thursday night to return something and found a nickel right when I walked into the store and a grody penny on the floor near the register.

Total Found in last Week...... $1.34
Total Found This Year......$1.70

January is looking GREAT for found money! 8-)))

That's about all I've got for this week.

Any frugal wins in your neck of the woods?  Let's hear all about them!

Sluggy

A Little Rite-Aid This Week & the Bonus Cash Spend Down

 I didn't bring much home from Rite-Aid this week..........

2 x Twist hair products 75% off=8.97
2 x Cetaphil BOGO50% off=$22.48
1 x Got2Be hair spray 75% off=$1.92
1 x Revlon lip color 75% off=$2.62
Total........$35.99

I used coupons--
1 x $5 off $25 R-A Q
2 x $4/1 Cetaphil IPQ
1 x $3/1 Revlon lip IPQ
Coupon Total.......$16.00

$35.99-$16.00=$19.99 Paid with Bonus Cash.

The Twist items was each a .01¢ moneymaker after Ibotta and the Revlon was a .38¢ moneymaker after Q.

I got back $14.75 from Ibotta($9 Twist, $4.25 Cetaphil, $1.50 Got2Be)so spent down the BC by $5.24.  I am down to $17.46 in BC across 4 cards so I'm almost out of the R-A game for awhile.  I like to take a break during the winter as the weather is unpredictable.

I need to get a Giveaway up and running, maybe on Saturday so check back then. 8-))  It's just been so cold here I haven't felt like doing anything beyond a few chores.  No Umph.  Winter sucks up here.

Sluggy

This Week on the Dining Table

The "My Jar Runneth Over" Edition...

I shared this on FB yesterday.  My swear jar "might" be a tad more filled than above but the history/genealogy jar?  Pretty much right on....lol

Onward to the meal planning!

Here's what was planned......

1. Sunday--Broccoli Cheddar Soup, Hawaiian rolls

2. Monday--Breakfast for Dinner

3. Tuesday--Chicken Parm, Baked Sweet Potato, (Pasta for Hubs only)

4. Wednesday--?
5. Thursday--? Hubs' night to cook

6.  Friday--?

7. Saturday--?

And here's what actually happened........

1. Sunday--Broccoli Cheddar Soup, Hawaiian rolls

2. Monday--Breakfast for Dinner(Bacon, Pancakes)

3. Tuesday--Fend for Yourself

4. Wednesday--Meatloaf, Honey Ginger Carrots
5. Thursday--Chinese Take-Out

6.  Friday--Leftover Chinese

7. Saturday--Leftover Meatloaf, Carrots

Nothing very exciting here, just plain old cooking.  I've still got a LOT of carrots to use up from the 8 lb. bag I bought for Christmas dinner so they will be appearing again and again in some form or another. ;-)

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

*  Not a thing

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

*  Bacon

*  Cheese

*  Ground Beef

I spent $55.50 on food/toiletries/HBA the last week. This brings our food/toiletries/paper goods Total to $55.50 for January.

There are 21 shopping days left in January.  

I've earned $101.51 on Ibotta in January.

I've earned $0 on Checkout51 in January.

I've earned $8 on Coupons dotcom/Paypal in January.

I've earned 451 points from shopping on Fetch in January.

I earned 1,265 points from food shopping on Shop Kick in January. 

I've earned 10 SB from food shopping on Swag Bucks in January.

I've earned $0 from food shopping on Tada in January.

That's $109.51 in rebates(not counting the Shop Kick/Swag Bucks/Tada/Fetch)on $55.50 in grocery spending so in reality it's -$54.01 spent after the 3 rebate apps I count.  Yay me.....

My savings percentage for the last week was 66.71%(without "regular" Rite-Aid trips)and the monthly savings total for January comes in at 66.71% so far(w/out R-A). 

Leftovers going into this week....1 helping each of Meatloaf, Carrots and Broccoli Cheddar Soup.

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

1. Sunday--Chicken Parm, Baked Sweet Potato Wedges

2. Monday--Butternut Squash Ravioli w/Béchamel, Salad

3. Tuesday--Leftovers

4. Wednesday--Homemade flatbread Pizza, Salad
5. Thursday--? Hubs' night to cook

6.  Friday--Some sort of soup or stew

7. Saturday--?

What do I need to buy to fix everything on this menu?  Nothing.  I got it covered(except maybe Hubs' night to cook).

I do plan to pick up a couple of things anyway to reach my Ibotta $10 Bonus for Jan.

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