Frugal Friday....the July 15th Edition

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

*  I only made 1 food shopping trip and it was to Walmart and I spent $24.48. I did get $18.48 in Ibotta rebates even though I just bought things we needed or were free that I could give to the food bank.

*  I had Hubs take a box of food/toiletries to the food bank and 2 boxes of items to Salvation Army this past week.  I already have started gathering 2 more boxes of donations for both places.

*  I used some free gift cards at Ocean State Job Lot to procure 10 storage tubs.  I've spent some time filling 5 of them this past week and storing them in the garage.

*  I received 2 x $5 rebates from Blue Diamond almonds via virtual gift card.  Offer is valid until the end of August and you must buy 2 cans per transaction and submit a photo of your receipt to their website.  The information is HERE.  There is also a sweepstakes running too and if you do the rebate you get entered into that as well.

*  I called the lady from the Church auction we got to each Fall to see if she wanted a donation of gift and toiletry sets to sell.  An emphatic yes! and I'll be handing it all off to her on Monday.

*  Hubs had dental surgery on Tuesday so my meal plan has been nonexistent this week.  We've been eating whatever we have here mostly.  Strange meal combos but we are getting fed and eating down some of our supplies.

*  I had my nephew come over this past week and gave him lots of food and toiletries from the stockpile.  He was hesitant to take so much but I told him if he doesn't take it now it's going elsewhere so we can move.

*  I got out the Christmas presents I've collected so far this year.  I've wrapped and separated all the items for my nephew, my two sons and their wife in one case and their SO in the other case.  I'll give them everything before we move with instructions not to open anything until Christmas so I don't have to pay to move all this and then SHIP it back here! lolz

*  I also gave Sissie a bag of goodies and shipped Kim a box.  These were their early Xmas presents and less to move. '-)

*  I purposely did NOT redeem a free $10 gift certificate to one of the online plus size clothing shops I had.  There is nothing I want/need to buy right now plus that $10 would cover shipping with a couple dollars left over to go toward an item.  Just didn't make sense to use it.

*  I rolled and/or converted some Bonus Cash that was expiring this past week at Rite-Aid.  Just slowly spending it all down as we get ready to move and there are no R-As near where we plan to go.

*  I found a $5/$15 Smokey Bones coupon and gave it to one of my Rite-Aid friends who likes that place since I'm not going to use it.  I also brought her some toiletries on one of my trips to R-A this past week.

*   I found money this past week! 

                

Found this penny last Sunday in the parking lot at Ocean State Job Lot.

Then I found these two dimes on the floor in front of the register on Tuesday at Rite-Aid.  On the way out of the store I found the penny on the sidewalk in front of the door.

This penny was found near the register at Rite-Aid again on Thursday.

Total Found in last Week.... .23¢
Total Found This Year.....$13.65

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  

Some Rite-Aid Shopping This Week *Update*

 I went to Rite-Aid on Tuesday and bought this..........

2 x U Kotex pads BOGO50%=$7.03
2 x Colgate toothpaste double packs=$13.98
2 x Compeed BOGOFree=$9.99
1 x Colgate Toothbrush on sale=$2.29
SubTotal=$33.29

Coupons Used

1 x $5 off $30 purchase Catalina=$5.00
1 x $4/2 Kotex ManuQ=$4.00
1 x $1/1 Colgate toothpaste L2CQ=$1.00 **
1 x $1/1 Colgate toothbrush In-AsQ=$1.00
1 x $1/1 Colgate toothbrush IPQ=$1.00
Coupon Total.......$12.00

$33.29-$12.00=$21.29 paid with Bonus Cash

I earned back $16 in new BC(2 x $3 Compeed, $7 Colgate double dip on the tooth paste double packs, $3 wyb2 Kotex).
I submitted to Ibotta for $10 in rebates $5 on each Compeed and $1 back on Coupons dotcom for the second Colgate double pack so $11 in cash rebates.  That makes this a $5.71 moneymaker. I forgot to add the $2.93 in Fetch rewards all this earned me to so it's now a $8.64 MM. 8-)))

This is all going to the Food Bank.

Sluggy

And the Winner Is.....

 I marked all valid comments and had Random dotorg choose the winner of the Giveaway Box.

And the winner is.......

D FULLER!

D FullerJuly 7, 2022 at 7:07 PM

No plans, just trying to stay cool. No garden this year

Congratulations to D Fuller!  Now you need to email me your full name and mailing address so I can mail this box o' goodies out to you.  You have 48 hours from the time stamp when this post goes live to contact me.

Thanks for playing along everyone who did, and come back for more giveaways in the future. 8-))

Sluggy

House that I Might Have Remodeled lolz

Found this house while browsing Zillow.

You would think I remodeled the interior of a few of these rooms.

Can you guess why? ;-)

HERE

**It's the last day to enter the Giveaway.  Leave a comment on the appropriate blog post by 11:59 pm tonight. **

Sluggy

This Week on the Dining Table

The "Pitiful Zombie Pansies" Edition....

This poor old flower refuses to die.  It's 4 years old now.  After the first Summer when we bought it, I had Hubs put it in a black garbage bag and hang it in the garage for the Winter.  Surprisingly after all that neglect it lived to bloom another Summer.  Rinse and repeat x2 and here it is again folks!  Thus we refer to them as the Zombie Pansies.

The plastic hanger straps buster year 2 so it's hung up with some twine now.  Might look trashy but it's my yard so nobody else has to look at it. 8-P

Onward to the meal planning!

Here's what was planned.....

1. Sunday--Breakfast for Dinner

2. Monday--Steak, Corn on Cob, Grilled Veggies, Pie, Watermelon, Almost New Pickles

3. Tuesday--Hot Dogs, Zucchini Tempura,  and leftover 4th of July stuff

4. Wednesday--Spaghetti, Meatballs, Salad

5. Thursday--FFY

6.  Friday--Bratwurst, Pierogi, Almost New Pickles

7. Saturday--Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches, Veggie TBD

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

1. Sunday--Breakfast for Dinner

2. Monday--Steak, Corn on Cob, Grilled Veggies, Pie, Watermelon, Almost New Pickles

3. Tuesday--Hot Dogs and leftover 4th of July stuff

4. Wednesday--Chicken Tenders, Grilled mixed Veggies

5. Thursday--Subway Subs

6.  Friday--Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches, Almost New Pickles

7. Saturday--I took a nap so Domino's! 8-)

I wasn't feeling the spaghetti, brats or pierogi last week so we made some substitutions.  I planned fish and sweet potato fries on Saturday later in that week, but I woke late from an afternoon nap so it was take-out pizza. yum yum

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

*  Not a danged thing

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

*  Frozen Grilled Veggies

*  Steak

*  Chicken Tenders(I just cooked the whole bag)

*  3 Pork Chops

                                                   

I spent $14.60 on food/toiletries/HBA this last week at Walmart.  

This brings our food/toiletries/paper goods Total to $93.76 for July.  

There are 20 shopping days left in July.

I've earned $45.73 on Ibotta in July.

I've earned $2.49 on Checkout51 in July.

I've earned $0 on Coupons dotcom in July.

I've earned 4,070 points from shopping on Fetch in July.

I earned 500 points from food shopping on Shop Kick in July. 

I've earned $8.88 from food shopping on Swag Bucks in July.

That's $48.22 in rebates(not counting the Shop Kick/Swag Bucks/Fetch)on $93.76 in grocery spending so in reality it's $45.54 spent after the 3 rebate apps I count.

My savings percentage for the last week was 46.05% (without "regular" Rite-Aid trips)and the monthly savings total for July comes in at 42.23% so far(w/out R-A).  

Leftovers going into this week....pizza, almost new pickles, watermelon.

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

1. Sunday--FFY

2. Monday--Fish, Sweet Potato Fries

3. Tuesday--?

4. Wednesday--?

5. Thursday--?

6.  Friday--?

7. Saturday--?

Hubs is having a dental procedure Tuesday so I'm not sure if he'll be on a special diet(liquids and/or soft foods)for this so I'll fix him his gruel then fend for myself OR there are no diet restrictions I'll turn to the freezer and we'll have a Surprise Menu.  How does that sound?

What do I need to buy to fix everything on this menu? Only Houdini's Ghost knows and he ain't telling.

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?  The deals have been nonexistent around here for all of 2022.  And to add insult to injury not only did my bread outlet close down but the Amish outlet I frequented 3 or 4 times a year is gone too.  It's a sad time here for frugal food shopping....

Sluggy