Barbie you need to contact me to claim your prize. You have until Noon on Tuesday EST to get inj touch with me. Otherwise, I'll have to draw another winner.
Sluggy
Sunday, August 17, 2025
Friday, August 15, 2025
Giveaway Winner!
I drew the winner of the Giveaway and that person is......
BARBIE!!
BarbieAugust 1, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Glad to see you are feeling good enough to be posting!! I have been trying to take a few bags of items(from my stockpile and also grocery/drugstore deals) to a local blessing box in my town every Sunday.
Congratulations Barbie! Please email me your full name and mailing address and I'll get this box mailed out to you.
Thanks to everyone for playing along. Come back soon for another Giveaway.
Sluggy
Frugal Friday...the August 15th Edition
Not much frugal going on here.
* We went to Aldi and I found these Lo Mein meals marked down to $2.00 each..........
I should have filled the freezer at that price!
* We hit up Ocean State Job Lot after my orthopedic appt.
Some of this was from their "Eat for free" table. I got the cost of those items back in a gift card and I used a gift card to pay for the items that weren't on the "Eat for free" table. 8-)
* I found money! 2 Pennies at Dollar General.
At the beer Store Hubs told the owner/cashier I collect Change I find so he dumped the change jar into Hubs hand.
Let folks know and they hand over the change. lol
That's 36¢.
I found .27¢ at the self-checkouts at Walmart.
Then I found 2 quarters at Aldi.
Found Money The Past Week.... $1.25
Grand Total Found in 2025....$5.26
That's all I got.
What frugal things did you do this past week?
Sluggy
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Monday, August 11, 2025
Meal Plan Monday....the Aug. 11th Edition
Look Kim! A doughnut puzzle.........lol
Onward to the meal planning! Here is what was planned for the last week.....
1. Sunday--Nothing was planned
2. Monday--
3. Tuesday-
5. Thursday--
6. Friday--
7. Saturday
4. Wednesday--
And here's what actually happened....
1. Sunday--Salad w/Balsamic Dressing
2. Monday--Lemon Pepper Chicken w/Zuke
3. Tuesday--Fried Zucchini
4. Wednesday--leftover Lemon Pepper Chicken w/Zuke
5. Thursday--Don't Remember
6. Friday--leftover Fried Zucchini
7. Saturday--Salmon, Roasted Broccoli
We shopped at Walmart and Shoprite this past week so everything was bought there.
What got taken out of the freezer.......
* Salmon
* Chicken Thighs
The last week we spent $78.76 on groceries and the savings rate came in at 31.34%. Spending for the month is $78.76 and the savings rate is 31.34% for August before rebate monies are added in.
Rebates earned in August--
$53.92 on Ibotta
$11.90 on Checkout51
$0 on Aisle and Misc.
$65.82 total in $$
Total spent after rebates is $12.94
for August. I need to find someplace other than Walmart to buy groceries here. We picked up loss leaders at Shoprite but it's crazy how much more food cost here than in LA. I miss Kroger. 8-((
1,150 Pts. on Fetch
1,600 Pts. on Swag Bucks
0 Pts. on My Points
0 Pts. on ShopKick
0 Pts. on TaDa
(I don't count these until I cash out for a gift card or cash.)
Before AND after rebates we had a very low spend month for groceries at least for us.
Leftovers going into next week...Lemon Pepper Chicken w/Zuke.
Here is what was planned for this week.....
1. Sunday--Chicken Parm, Green Beans
2. Monday--me-Salad
3. Tuesday--
4. Wednesday--
5. Thursday--
6. Friday--
7. Saturday--
I don't plan right now as I am on a very restricted eating plan. Some days I have a protein shake or bar for dinner and Hubs has whatever he wants. I eat a good amount of sugar-free Jello and take in a lot of water to keep my stomach full midday. Breakfast is usually strawberries and yogurt, Greek yogurt if I can find it.
I am trying to drop the last 15 lbs. to qualify for a Jiffy Knee replacement.