This Week on the Dining Table

The "Well Poo!" Edition....

Not my tomatoes.

I've been a little too hands off with the garden this year.  After many seeds didn't germinate I lost interest and Hubs is clueless after you plant things other than weeding. 

I went out to pick what looked like lovely fully ripe tomatoes and ever single fruit has blossom end rot. ugh

I have been able to salvage bits and pieces but this is so disappointing.

Onward to the meal planning!

Here's what was planned.....

1. Sunday--Leftover Chinese Food or FFY

2. Monday--Chicken Parm, Squash Casserole

3. Tuesday--Breakfast for Dinner

4. Wednesday--Lasagna, almost new Pickles

5. Thursday--Applebee's for Lunch(no dinner)

6.  Friday--Leftovers

7. Saturday--?

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

1. Sunday--Leftover Chinese Food or FFY

2. Monday--Chicken Parm, Squash Casserole

3. Tuesday--Lunch out w/nephew, FFY dinner

4. Wednesday--FFY

5. Thursday--Salmon, Greek Salad

6.  Friday--Leftovers

7. Saturday--Leftovers or FFY

Opted for Salmon and salad over Lasagna as they weather was hotter.  This week should be cooler.  Breakfast for Dinner didn't materialize either as I kept forgetting to buy French Bread. duh.

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

*  2 small chicken pot pies

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

*  Salmon

*  Breaded Chicken

                                                   

I spent $37.54 on food/toiletries/HBA this last week at Weis and Aldi.

This brings our food/toiletries/paper goods Grand Total to $199.60 for July.  

There are 0 shopping days left in July.

I've earned $107.84 on Ibotta in July.

I've earned $4.49 on Checkout51 in July.

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

I've earned 5,825 points from shopping on Fetch in July.

I earned 1240 points from food shopping on Shop Kick in July. 

I've earned $16.89 from food shopping on Swag Bucks in July.

That's $116.33 in rebates(not counting the Shop Kick/Swag Bucks/Fetch)on $199.60 in grocery spending so in reality it's $83.27 spent after the 3 rebate apps I count.

My savings percentage for the last week was 49.11% (without "regular" Rite-Aid trips)and the monthly savings total for July comes in at 46.89% so far(w/out R-A).  

Leftovers going into this week....1 pc. Chicken Parm.  That's it.

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

1. Sunday--Red Bag Chicken sandwiches, Squash Casserole 

2. Monday--Breakfast for Dinner

3. Tuesday--Lasagna, Salad

4. Wednesday--Caesar Salad w/Grilled Chicken

5. Thursday--homemade Flatbread Pizza, homemade Pickles

6.  Friday--Leftovers

7. Saturday--?

What do I need to buy to fix everything on this menu?  Using chicken breakfast sausages, bacon, grilled chicken, ground beef for spaghetti sauce, pepperoni and red bag chicken patties from the freezer so proteins are covered.  Will need to fill in with a few items(cukes, French bread is all I can remember right now).

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?  Every time I go to the grocery store it's more bad news(even Aldi's prices are getting high!).

Sluggy

The Third July Giveaway is OPEN!

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

This is the 3rd Giveaway for July....well, a July/August Giveaway.

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

1 x Magnolia scented 3 piece gift set(body lotion. body wash, shower pouf)

1 x L'Oreal Elvive shampoo

1 x Nivea Sensitive and Radiant lotion

1 x KY tingling gel

1 x Ladies' Speed Stick Deodorant

1 x Werther's sugar-free drops

1 x Mentholatum cream

1 x Colgate optic white toothpaste

1 x Dove beauty bar soap

1 x Revlon eye palette(555 Moonlit)

1 x Oral-B toothbrush

1 x Revlon matte lip color(650 HD Spark)

1 x Maybelline lip balm Baby Kiss()

5 x Nail Color(Sally Hansen 359 Pretty Piggy/SH 300 Sweet Berries/Poparazzi Sugar Spun/SH 113 White on Time/SH 752 the Unred)

Close up shots of the goodies.........

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

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 within a few days it's because I don't have your contact/email info.

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 the best trip you ever took-where was it?, when was it?, why was it the best one?  Or what place would you like to visit that you've never been too and why?  Or the worst trip you ever took and what made it so bad?  Stuff like that.

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 August 6th, Saturday at 11:59 pm Eastern Daylight Savings Time(EDST).  I'll  pick and post the winner on August 7th 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 July 29th Edition

Lots of cleaning and clearing out this past week at Chez Sluggy.  We are in full on clean/clear mode.

*  I have packed up 4 more Giveaway boxes for the blog.  After these go up there will be no more giveaways, at least until after we move and get settled.

*  Total stuff  sent to charity in July......45 bags of fabric, 4 boxes of books, 4 bags of clothing and 3 boxes of miscellaneous.

*  Still waiting on the ceramic studio owner to decide on when to come get the molds.  If they don't do it soon I'll open the offer up to everyone locally on Facebook.  Last resort is hiring a roll off dumpster and trashing them(hate to do that but if we have to, we will).

*  I've filled two more large bags for the Food Bank but they won't go out until next Friday.

*  The ceilings downstairs are all painted.  Now we wait for Ex-CB to get back from his vacation to help us power wash the outside of the house, hopefully next weekend.  Then we can get the house listed. 8-)))  I had hoped to get it listed before July was over but oh well.....

*  I've been using frozen foods for meals and trying my best to eat down the freezer.  I couldn't resist 1/2 price wild salmon at Aldi's though and bought 2 packages home with me. ;-)

*  We've been eating lots of leftovers and odd meals as we clear out the foodstuff.  

*  I found money this past week!  

         

Found 3 pennies under various self-checkout machines at Walmart last Sunday.

          

Then I went to the produce market and found another penny.

Then on Tuesday I took my nephew to Aldi(someone had rear ended his car so he needed a ride)and got a quarter there as the guy who handed off his cart didn't want my quarter.

Total Found in last Week.... .29¢
Total Found This Year.....$13.94

*  I've been making a daily to-do list to keep me on track and to make sure I get sh*t done.  Some days it goes well, other days not so much.  But it's helping.

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!  And stay cool.

Sluggy  

Second July Giveaway Winner!

 There were 45 valid entries this time.  I used Random dotorg to pick the winning comment.

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

PMJ!

pmjJuly 25, 2022 at 8:38 PM

Leftovers tonight. I made chicken and rice last night so I have plenty. I have no desire to step foot into a grocery store. Using food I have on hand. Can't wait till the garden starts producing!

Congratulations pmj!

I need you to email me your full mailing address and I'll get this out to your house.  You have 48 hours from when this post goes live to get in touch.

Thanks to everyone for playing along.  I'll have another giveaway coming right up so keep your eyes peeled. ;-)

Sluggy

Getting Stuff Done Tuesday

 ** Today is the last day to enter the current Giveaway!  Entry closes at 11:59pm EDST.  Go HERE to enter. **

So what's been going on at Chez Sluggy?  
Yesterday was a busy day.  I've taken to doing a daily "Get 'Er Done" List trying to move forward on packing, decluttering, and anything else I need to get done to keep me motivated.  And Sissie has been keeping me accountable as I send her a text with what I get done.

Yesterday's List--

*  Clean antique sewing machine
*  Photograph it and list on FB Marketplace
*  Follow up with ceramic shop on them taking my ceramic molds
*  Bag up bisque smalls and ornament in basement and haul upstairs(Hubs to haul)
*  Box up another Food Bank donation
*  Call the Bank about getting more checks
*  Call NCL about password issue and currency issue
*  Gather and photograph stuff for 2 more Giveaways

All but the first two items got done.  go me. ;-)  I also made dinner and baked 4 small loaves of sweet breads(2 orange/cranberry and 2 blueberry).

3 bags and 1 box of smalls/ornies got hauled up for me to go through.  Not sure on how much I'll get done today as I need to take my nephew to the grocery store midday.  I was going to drive him to a job interview but that's being done on Zoom now but he still needs to go grocery shopping for himself and his father.  Yesterday somebody rear ended his almost new car so he's in a pickle right now.  Luckily his current job is walkable from his apartment.

Today's List--

*  Clean antique sewing machine
*  Photo and list it 
*  Write up Giveaway posts
*  Edit more old photos
*  Nephew to store and maybe lunch
*  Start going through bisque
*  Figure out what's for dinner(probably leftovers or Breakfast for Dinner-ie, easy)

Not a big list as that area of my back is acting up so I can't be bending and toting stuff for a few days until my back stops screaming at me.

Like Rhitter knows this whole preparing to move halfway across the country sucks.  At least she doesn't have to sell a house thrown into the mix. ;-)

What are you up to today?

Sluggy