Frugal Friday......the December 22nd Edition

 There are a few Frugal wins this past week so here goes....

*  I went to PT 1x this past week.   Good thing I've hit all my deductibles and co-pays so I'm not shelling out cash for this service.

*  Grocery shopping this past week for December--best deals........

Got two bottles of Teriyaki sauce on clearance for $1.57 each at Kroger.

Used $80 in Walmart gift cards(bought using Ibotta funds which brought my grocery spending down to almost nothing there.

On the 19th I picked up 2 tubes of Colgate toothpaste at Walmart on clearance for $3.27 each(marked down from $4.98) and got a $4.00 rebate on Ibotta and another $4.00 back on Shopmium.   Then TaDa gave me another $3.00 back. I also picked up a package of Alka-Seltzer Boost for $4.97 and Shop Kick gave me back $4 in SKs.  Total OOP was $12.41 and I got back $15 back.

*  I found money!

I actually drove myself for the first time on Saturday last.  I went up to Walmart(shocking, I know!)  I spied this fine specimen by the candy machines leaving the store...... 

Total Found in last Week.... .05¢
Total Found this Year.......$3.56

That's all I got.

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

Sluggy   

More Christmas Tunes!

 Here are some Christmas tunes.......enjoy your holiday!

Let's hope this Christmas Eve goes better than last year's forus. 8-)

Sluggy

This Week on the Dining Table

The "Would You Wear This?" Edition.....  

I don't think I'd wear that Burger King Ugly Sweater if they paid ME $30(instead of charging that much for it!)

This is day 190 of the new "diet".  Down 56 lbs. since the cruise(not counting the 8 I gained on the cruise and then lost again, which would make it 64 lbs.).  

Onward to the meal planning!

This is what was planned for last week.......

1. Sunday--Pot Roast, Carrots, Celery, Onions, Taters

2. Monday--Grilled Asparagus, Chicken Strips

3. Tuesday--Spaghetti and Meatballs, Salad

4  Wednesday--No Clue

5. Thursday--No Clue

6.  Friday--No Clue

7. Saturday--No Clue

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

1. Sunday--Pot Roast, Carrots, Celery, Onions, Taters

2. Monday--Grilled Asparagus, Chicken Strips

3. Tuesday--Yogurt, Spaghetti and Meatballs, Salad

4  Wednesday--Leftover Pot Roast Meal

5. Thursday--Yogurt Drink, Late Lunch at Chinese Restaurant

6.  Friday--Apple and Cranberry Chicken Salad, Leftover Spaghetti and Meatballs

7. Saturday--a Cheesecake Factory Bread Roll, Cheese and Pretzel Crackers(feeling "carby" today)

No going back to old habits and eating patterns for me!

What got taken out of the freezer last week...

* bag of Meatballs

* Hunk of Pot Roast

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

*  3 tubs of Ice Cream(2 pints and 1 what use to be a quart)

* a pack of Chicken Apple Sausages

*  1 lb.+ Ground Beef

Last week we spent $19.70 on grocery shopping for December.  

Grand Total shopping comes to $258.95 for December.   

There are 13 shopping days left in December.

I've earned $125.88 on Ibotta in December.

I've earned $21.00 on Shopmium in December.

I've earned $6.00 on Alexa app in December.

I've earned $9.15? on Kroger Cash Back in December.(They are way behind in crediting my account.)

I've earned $59.45 on TaDa in December.

I've earned $4.10 on Checkout51 in December.

I've earned $0 on Aisle.

I've earned 16,345 points from food shopping on Fetch in December.

I've earned 6,062 points from food shopping on Shop Kick in December.

I've earned 0 SB from food shopping on Swag Bucks in December.

That is $216.43 in rebates(not counting the Kroger Cash Back/Shop Kick/Fetch)on $258.95 of grocery spending so in reality it's $42.52 in food spending after the 6 rebate apps I count. 

My savings percentage for the last week was 84.35% and the monthly savings total for December comes in at 46.99% spent. 

Last week's total spend was offset by $80 in Walmart gift cards I earned/bought through my Ibotta earnings(misjudged how many rebates one week to get to my big Bonus so had to use Ibotta earnings to purchase 4 gift cards-I wasn't about to miss that Bonus but it's all good....either I count that $80 that week or I send $80 more to my bank account at the end of the year).

Leftovers going into this week....pot roast dinner, asparagus, sweet potato fries.

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

1. Sunday--Cheeseburgers, baked Sweet Tater Fries

2. Monday--leftover Pot Roast made onto Stew with Biscuits

3. Tuesday--Whatever needs eating or ?

4  Wednesday--No Clue

5. Thursday--No Clue

6.  Friday--No Clue

7. Saturday--No Clue

As we head into the Holiday it's use stuff up and clear out the fridge at the beginning of the week.

We did have some food waste this past week with some lunchmeats that got pushed to the back of the meat drawer and went bad. 8-(

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  

Frugal Friday.....the December 15th Edition

There are a few Frugal wins this past week so here goes....

*  I went to PT 2x this past week.   Good thing I've hit all my deductibles and co-pays so I'm not shelling out cash for this service.

*  Grocery shopping this past week for December--best deals........

On the 8th at Kroger there was a cart of Kroger 1 lb. peanut butter near the registers marked down to .75¢ each.  I restrained myself and only bought two. 8-)

Also at Kroger, I bought a bottle of Dove Men's body wash and paid $7.49 , then got $3 back on Ibotta, and another $3 back I don't remember on which rebate app.

I also got a pack of Airwick scented refills(2 pack)$6.89 and 2 different rebates attached to it making the rebate $10.

Bought a carton of Oreo Mint Ice Cream on sale for $2.99 and Ibotta gave me a $2 rebate.  Ice Cream for .99¢?  Yes please! (Also got $2+ in ShopKicks making that a moneymaker.) 

I got $9.15 back in Kroger Cash Back on that trip as well.

On the 10th I picked up a tube of Colgate toothpaste at Walmart for $1.97 and got a $3.00 rebate on Ibotta and $1.50 back on Shopmium.  Sweet! Didn't take a picture of that but y'all know what toothpaste looks like, right?

Stopped in at Dollar General and found ground beef marked 50% off.  I just bought one and didn't get a picture before repacking it and putting it into the freezer.

*  I found money!

I found this groady guy between the register counter and the drink cooler at the Chinese restaurant we ate at on Thursday.  He cleaned up pretty good!

Total Found in last Week.... .01¢
Total Found this Year.......$3.51

That's all I got.

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

Sluggy   

A Quickie Holiday Song

 Didn't have time today to do the Frugal Friday post(it's coming Saturday)so here is a modern pseudo Christmas song I enjoy.

I had a CD with this rendition on it but it has disappeared in the fullness of time(and the move).

I hope you enjoy it! 8-)

Sluggy