Frugal Friday....the Nov. 1st Edition on Saturday

There are a few Frugal wins over the past week.....

*  I got released from Wound Care a week ago Friday so I can get back to PT now.  What a shit show that was.....though I had a great time chatting with the Occupational Therapists who came to change the bandages twice a week.

*  I got a few freebies this past week at the grocery stores.....

First was 5 cans of chili.  Jack Links is now making chili and there is a 
Buy 1, Get 4 cans free offer.  Hubs is the only one who eats chili but I hope he doesn't love this kind because it's pricey. lol

Then I got a container of juice boxes and some gluten-free graham crackers another day and they had full price rebates.  These are headed to the food bank.

Then a container of Taco Bell dip and a bottle of Starry soda yet another day.  Both were free with OTC offers.  The white bag on the left holds 4 lbs. of sweet potatoes.  While those weren't free, they were an incredible .20¢ a lb. at our local Walmart.  I should have gotten more but 4 lbs. is a goodly amount.

We went to a different Walmart on Wednesday, the only one in this area that carries this product.  It had a full price rebate and I plan on keeping this.

Another freebie I picked up at Kroger, a Real Good frozen item.  I would have preferred their bag 'o chicken but all ours carries is a tv dinner deal.  I had it for dinner last week.  The chicken is not breaded(that's ok)but the bbq sauce was weird tasting.  The veggies were a hot mess...at least the broccoli was as it was all shredded up.

We hit Lowe's last Sunday too. There was a deal on My Points on the Method and Meyer's brands of cleaners.  There was also corresponding offers on Checkout 51.  Between the two offers these were free or better than free.

*  My mouse died........

Last Saturday I could no longer revive it by rolling the battery inside.  So I hopped on Amazon and on Monday a new sleek model was delivered......

It changed colors on the under carriage and doesn't need a battery.  And it's purple too!!

*  We bought a car!

Hubs' car was on it's last legs so we've been researching what to replace it with.

We found a great deal at Enterprise locally, went in, test drove it and bought it.  It's a 2023 Malibu with 35K miles on it.  They even gave us $2K for his car as a trade in(so now we don't have to worry about what to do with it).  It was part of the Enterprise Corporate Fleet and was well taken care of.  We put the bulk of the purchase price on Hubs American Airlines card for the miles.  We'll pay it off this coming week.

*  I found money!  

I found a penny by the pharmacy in Walmart on Saturday.

I found 2 pennies in Walmart on Tuesday.

I found  a penny in Kroger last Tuesday.

Total Found last week..... .04¢

Grand Total Found this Year.......$8.72 & 5.30 Euros

That's all I got and all I can do right now.

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

Sluggy   

 

This Week on the Dining Table......October 27 to November 2nd

 The "Yuck!"Edition.........

Here is one of my least favorite meals they served me at the Rehab Hospital in September.
Frozen crinkle cut carrots(meh), 2 hunks of some sort of Beef smothered in brown gravy(not a fan of gravy) and a puddle of Mashed Cauliflower(yuck!)instead of mashed potatoes.  I like Cauliflower to a point...in soup, roasted....but as a substitute for mashed potatoes?  Just NO!

September's Meal Planning turned into a big fat Cluster "You Know What"  so we are starting fresh in October.

Onward to the meal planning!

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

1. Sunday--Chicken Strips, Squash & Onions

2. Monday--Risotto, Salad

3. Tuesday--Chilli(Hubs), TV dinner(me)

4. Wednesday--Flounder, Veggie TBD

5. Thursday--Leftovers

6. Friday--Flatbread Pizza, Salad

7. Saturday--Leftovers

And here's what actually happened....

1. Sunday--Chicken Strips, Squash & Onions

2. Monday--Risotto, Salad

3. Tuesday--Chilli(Hubs), TV dinner(me)

4. Wednesday--Flounder, Corn on the Cob

5. Thursday--Leftover BBQ, Cole Slaw

6. Friday--Flatbread Pizza, Salad

7. Saturday--Leftovers(I had a TV Dinner and Strawberries)

We pretty much kept on plan last week. Go us.  Hubs made chili last week(I don't eat that.)so he's got a ton of it left.

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

*  Chicken Strips

*  2 TV dinner

*  Flounder

*  Pepperoni

*  Mozzarella Cheese

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

*  Nothing

                    

Last week we spent $175.79 grocery shopping.  

Total shopping comes to $649.97 for October.   There are 3 shopping days left in October but I am done.

Rebate monies earned this month so far.....

I've earned $266.37 on Ibotta in October.

I've earned $3.00 on Shopmium in October.

I've earned $0.01 on TaDa in October.

I've earned $32.11 on Checkout51 in October.

I've earned $118.69 on Aisle, etc. in October. (Haven't gotten my Nature Valley rebate yet from June.)

I've earned 28,510 points on Fetch from food shopping in October.

I've earned 11,572 points from food shopping on Shop Kick in October.($46.28)

I've earned 6,679 Points on My Points in October.(not sure what the conversion rate it here)

I've earned 2,644 from food shopping on Swag Bucks in October.($26.44)

That is $420.16 in rebates(not counting Shop Kick/Fetch/MyPoints/Swag Bucks/TaDa/The Insiders were I earn,  gift cards)on $649.97 of grocery spending so in reality it's $229.81 in food spending after the rebate apps I count. I now separate out the Food Bank donations and don't count those in the grocery spending(but I do count any rebates on those items) so it's a win/win--the food bank gets a large donation of goods and I get a lower grocery bill.

My savings percentage for the last week was 33.39% and the monthly savings total for October comes in at 44.33% spent.

Leftovers going into this week....bbq, cole slaw, spaghetti with sauce, a boatload of chili.

We cleaned out and organized the freezer Sunday so now we can see what's in there and make some meals.

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

1. Sunday--Leftover Brisket, Green Beans, Mac and Cheese(Hubs only)

2. Monday--Catfish, Leftover Green Beans

3. Tuesday--Something from the Freezer

4. Wednesday--Something from the Freezer

5. Thursday--Something from the Freezer

6. Friday--Something from the Freezer

7. Saturday--Leftovers

Other than tonight I haven't gotten around to figuring out what we're having the rest of the week.  Seafood, Chicken, Beef, Pork with either fresh produce or frozen veg.  That's all I can commit to 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? 

Sluggy

Just some FYI Knowledge About Voting and Voter Rules in the USA

Did you know that you don't need to present ID in 14 states and D.C. to vote?  And one of those states is my old home of PA?  And another 9 states don't require a photo ID?

Go read this article and look at the map........https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-voter-id-laws-state-1950691  All the states there are white/grey require no ID proving you are a citizen be shown in order to cast a ballot.

In PA, where I worked the polls we could ask for ID from a first time voter but that is the only time we could.

In fact, California just passed a law making it illegal to ask for ID from some one attempting to vote.
Where I grew up, Virginia recently attempted to remove 1,600 voters from their rolls who identified themselves as non-citizens and the courts made them put these undocumented aliens back on the voter rolls.

Crazy, right?

I know for a fact that the Powers That Be have moved in thousands of undocumented aliens into a small town in PA outside of Pittsburg and paid for their housing, given then loaded debit cards, etc.  I know for a fact that anyone can walk into a PA DMV office and obtain a photo driver's license with no proof of who they are or were they live.

I bet the Powers That Be on election day send vehicles to transport these aliens to the polls to vote illegally and if they have that PA driver's license they will be allowed to cast a vote in that swing state.

Not only is our country under attack from outside but from within, due to the Democrat elite.  They are the ones who let in 14+million undocumented aliens into this country(including unvetted rapists, murderers, gang members and drug cartels whom they refuse to jail after they cause chaos in our country).

In order to protect the integrity of our elections and not to mention the safety of our citizens we must change the people in charge and how we do things in this country.

Here is a link to Voter Rules......... https://www.usa.gov/who-can-vote

Sluggu

Frugal Friday......October 25th Edition

There are a few Frugal wins over the past week.....

Got 4 boxes of cereal for the food bank this past week--

On sale for $1.99 with $1 back on Ibotta so $3.96 OOP total.  Another item for the Food Bank.  Kids need kid food sometimes, even if they are poor and going to the food bank.

Got some more items between Kroger and Walmart last week.....

A free AirWick warmer, 2 bags of Beggin' Strips for $1.40 each, 2 3-packs of Beneful dog food for $1.24 each, 3 single cans of Beneful for .48¢ each, 2 Gatorade Zeros for $1.50 each, 3 Flavortown Sauces for .99¢ each, 5 packets of hot cocoa for .35¢ each, a Degree deodorant for .99¢, 2 Mayos for $2.98 total, a Bachan Japanese sauce on clearance and part of the Kroger mega event for $2.23 and 2 bottle of Melatonin BOGO and coupon for $2.99 together.

I forgot to include the 2 boxes of Annie's Super Mac for .99¢ total, 4 Kinder bars for negative $1.24, marked down 4-pack corn on the cob for $1.58, On the Border salsa for $1.58. 3 lbs. of strawberries for $5 total, 1 lb. of butter for $2.49 and a pack of Airborne tablets for $3.27.

The Flavor Town sauces, the deodorant and the hot cocoa are for the Food Bank too.

*  Not much else going on here.  Home health has been coming 3 x a week for the wound on my calf and I'm still using a hospital bed in order to sleep comfortably.

I hope to resume PT next week as the Wound Doc will be releasing me from care. rah

We've had the a/c off some days and certainly don't need to put the heat on because this is Hell's Front Porch.  I laugh when I hear folks down here say it's so cold.  Honey, you have no clue what cold is if you've never been in the North in Winter. lol

My typing and writing is improving but still not back to normal.  I'm keeping at it. ;-)

*  I ordered 2 of my Rxs and they were free as I hit my deductible so much earlier  in the year.

*  I found money!  

Well no, no monies were found this past week.  It's hard to find money when you don't go anywhere.....well I did go to Kroger and Walmart but alas, no coins found.

Total Found last week..... .00¢

Grand Total Found this Year.......$8.68 & 5.30 Euros

That's all I got and all I can do right now.

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

Sluggy   

Misinformation is Out There

 Just leaving this here.

Sluggy