This Week on the Dining Table

The "Well There You Go!" Edition....

Last time I was in Walmart I snapped this  photo.  It's the "feminine care section" and look at the display of M and M's next to the tampons!! lol

Yes, women need chocolate when they are hormonal.  At least the management at this Walmart agrees. ;-))

Onward to the meal planning!

Here's what was planned.....

1. Sunday--Nuggets, baked Sweet Potato Fries, Brussels Sprouts

2. Monday--Fend for Yourself

3. Tuesday--Chicken Marsala, Mashed Potatoes, Veggie TBD

4. Wednesday--Pork BBQ Sandwiches, Cole Slaw

5. Thursday--Tacos

6.  Friday--Take-out

7. Saturday--Leftovers

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

1. Sunday--Nuggets, baked Sweet Potato Fries, Brussels Sprouts

2. Monday--Fend for Yourself

3. Tuesday--Chicken Marsala, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans

4. Wednesday--Chicken Sandwiches, leftover Baked Beans

5. Thursday--Fend for Yourself

6.  Friday--Domino's Pizza

7. Saturday--BBQ pork sandwiches, Cole Slaw

Most everything happened though not as planned.  No tacos since we had a free pizza token from Domino's.

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

*  Veggie Dogs

*  Breaded Chicken

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

*   Chicken Breasts

*   Green Beans

*  "Chicken" Nuggets      

*  Brussel Sprouts

*  BBQ Pork           

                                                   

I spent $58.14 on food/toiletries/HBA this last week(after using $10 in free gift cards)at Walmart, Aldi's AND Ollie's.

This brings our food/toiletries/paper goods Total to $61.99 for June.  

There are 17 shopping days left in June.

I've earned $11.25 on Ibotta in June.

I've earned $0 on Checkout51 in June.

I've earned $4.00 on Coupons dotcom in June.

I've earned 683 points from shopping on Fetch in June.

I earned 5,702 points from food shopping on Shop Kick in June. 

I've earned $3.71 from food shopping on Swag Bucks in June.

That's $15.25 in rebates(not counting the Shop Kick/Swag Bucks/Fetch)on $61.99 in grocery spending so in reality it's $46.74 spent after the 3 rebate apps I count.

My savings percentage for the last week was 42.46% (without "regular" Rite-Aid trips)and the monthly savings total for June comes in at 48.03% so far(w/out R-A).  

Leftovers going into this week....Chicken Marsala, BBQ Pork, Cole Slaw.

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

1. Sunday--Chicken Marsala leftovers, Green Beans

2. Monday--Subway Subs

3. Tuesday--Salmon, Carrots, Green Beans

4. Wednesday--Grilled Steak, Salad

5. Thursday--Lobster, Corn on Cob

6.  Friday--? Maybe eating out?

7. Saturday--?

What do I need to buy to fix everything on this menu?   Will have to buy lobster.  Cheapest these days is $9.99 lb. so it's a treat to have.  Also need to buy COC. The salmon is  one of those $2 clearance meal finds from Walmart I got a couple of months ago.  I've got a London Broil I'll marinate in Asian seasonings and grilled.  That will provide leftovers I'll either put in a salad or mix with a stir-fry Sat. or Sun.  The subs will be bought with a gift card I have.  It's a low grocery store need week for this menu so maybe a $30 shop this week for the lobster and corn.  ;-)

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 deals on food at your stores this week?  

Sluggy

Last Rite-Aid Transaction of Last Week

I had a $5/2 Dollar Shave Club L2CQ left on 1 account plus a $7 off $35 spend CatalinaQ so I went to Rite-Aid on Friday and bought this.......

1 x DSC shave gel=$6.29
1 x DSC razor pack=$10.49
2 x Pamprin packs(25% off)=$14.52
2 x Irish Spring 3 packs(BOGO75%)=$3.73
2 x Big Win water cases on sale=$7.00 *not pictured*
SubTotal...$42.03

I used......
1 x $7/$35 CatalinaQ
1 x $5/2 DSC L2CQ
2 x .55/1 Pamprin PeelieQ*The cashier forgot to scan one of these Qs*
2 x $1/1 Irish Spring RA emailed Q
Coupon Total....$15.10*but only $14.55 was applied

Total..$27.48 + .66¢ tax=$28.14 used Bonus Cash to pay.

I earned back $22 in new BC($12 DSC double dip, 2 x $5 Pamprin)so spent down $6.14 on the BC.
I am ok with that as $7 of this total was for the water which we needed.  I have plans for all the rest of the items.

 I got another $7/$35 CatalinaQ and .55¢ PostQ cash for the Q the cashier didn't scan making my OOP/BC spend just $5.59.  I also earned $1.04 in Fetch Points on this transaction for the DSC items.

Sluggy

Frugal Friday....the June 10th Edition

So here are a few frugal things that happened here at Chez Sluggy this past week.......

*  Not really frugal but a win nonetheless.....

I culled more items from the house to send off to charity.  4 more bags of clothing that is too big now, some handbags/tote bags, a couple of Christmas ornaments and a knee support that didn't. *snort*

More stuff out of our lives that we can't/don't use. 8-)

*  I received a Rakuten check.......

Actually got it last week but I cashed it in this week.  It's not much as the only online shopping I did was from Easy Spirit this Winter and 2 Rite-Aid online orders in May(which I didn't pay any $$ for-just Bonus Cash).  Free money back for not spending any cash at least at R-A?  Yes please!

*  The only eating out this past week was on Thursday.  We went to Applebee's for lunch and used one of the gift cards I have.  The only OOP was for the tip.  

*  I sold something on eBay!

3 boxes of limited edition Starbucks K-Cups.  I picked these up in Jan. or Feb. for $2 a box.  Sold them before their Best Buy date.  Go me.  After fees I'll net a bit over $10 profit here.

*  As we get work done in the house we will be having to purchase stuff at home repair stores so I picked up a Lowe's gift card at Rite-Aid.  This gave me $16 in BC so I'll parlay that into more free stuff from R-A. 8-)

*  Hubs and I went to Ollie's(Good Stuff Cheap!)on Thursday and used a 15% off coupon they had mailed me before it expired.  I picked up some food items....

Popcorn and Pretzels to keep me from eating worse things.  Some pasta noodles, canned soup(can't make it for this cheap), water flavoring, a graham cracker pie crust for 4th of July pie making, applesauce cups and a bag of Brownie Brittle(so I don't eat much worse in the calorie count  brownies).  All this cost me $15.57.

*  I did some Ibotta and ShopKick deals at Walmart.....

All this cost me $20.98 after tax, minus Qs and $10 in fee gift cards.  I earned back $25.05 between Coupons dotcom digital Q, Ibotta rebates and bonus and Shop Kicks earned(I also earned some ShopKicks from scanning products in store that I didn't purchase).  So a net gain of $4.07 back.

The cereals will go into my Food Bank donation box, the toiletries/HBA may be used or go into a Giveaway and the veggie dogs and raisin bread will be eaten.

*   I found money this past week!  

When I was out on Tuesday I found a dime at the Rite-Aid South of here and a penny in one of the self-checkout machine change returns at Walmart.

Not a big win but it's better than getting skunked 2 weeks in a row. lol

Total Found in last Week.... .11¢
Total Found This Year.....$13.03

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

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

And have a good weekend!  

Sluggy  

This is a PSA for the Blog

**Attention all Blog Commenters or Wannabe Commenters**

Since I have opened up commenting to all there have been more unsigned comments and some nasty trolls back again. sigh

I don't want to deny commenting to those of you who are "real" folks who can't seem to leave comments unless I take off all commenting restrictions/rules on Google.

So besides moderating all comments before publishing(as always)I am going to require any anonymous/unknown comments to at least have your name on them.  Any comment without a name attached will be deleted and not published.

Sorry to have to do this but I really don't want/need the negativity that some anonymous commenters bring to the table.  Life is hard so why invite nastiness when you don't need to have it?

Ok, I am off to clean out my linen closet and try to find the replaceable filters for my robotic vacuum cleaner.  I just saw the box of them last week but I can't seem to put my hands on them now that I need them. 8-P

I'll be back on Friday with a weekly frugal post.

What is everyone else up to today?

Sluggy

Last Week & This Week at Rite-Aid

 I hit Rite-Aid 2 more times last week and used that Spend $60/Get $15 Bonus Cash coupon on 2 different cards/accounts.

First I bought 2 Nexxus shampoo/conditioners, 1 Nexus hair masque, 3 Vaseline lip balms, a Covergirl eye shadow palette, a CG eyebrow pencils, a CG concealer and a Baby Ruth candy bar.

This all cost me $42.05 in BC and I earned back $49.00 in new BC so a modest $6.95 moneymaker.  I also submitted to Checkout51 for .38¢ back on the candy bar, netting me $7.33 back in total on all that.

Then I bought 1 Rohto eye drops(put with other transaction items by mistake in the photo),1 Dr. Scholl's wart remover pack, 2 Pamprin pills, 2 Dollar Shave Club wipe packs, a Neutrogena facial mask, a Covergirl mascara, a CG eyebrow pencils and a CG concealer.

This all cost me $37.01 in BC and I earned back $51.00 in new BC.  I also submitted to Swagbucks for a $3 rebate on the Dr. Scholl's item and to Ibotta for a $3 rebate on the Rhoto item making this a $19.99 moneymaker.

Yesterday while I was out running errands in the town South of us I hit a different R-A and got all this....

I bought a clearance poison ivy treatment, a bag of dog treats for the puppies and 2 Dollar Shave Club items-a pack of face wipes and a 4 blade razor starter kit.

Total after my $5/2 DSC L2CQ came to $9.09 with sales tax.  The DSC items are double dipping so I got 4 x $3 in BC for those 2 items, making this a $2.91 moneymaker.  Then I submitted for a $3 Ibotta rebate for the Ivarest making this a $5.91 moneymaker. 8-)

Not a bad few transactions at Rite-Aid lately, rolling or growing my Bonus Cash.

Sluggy