Meal Plan Monday....the September 1st Edition

UMM, NO!  In less than 6 months I'll be turning 67. lolol  I don't know if the USPS dropped the ball here or the financial guru who wants me to use them.

 Onward to the meal planning!  Here is what was planned for the last week.....

Here is what was planned for the this week.....

1. Sunday--Burgers, Sweet Potato Fries

2. Monday--Chicken Stir-Fry

3. Tuesday--Leftover Roast Chicken, Cabbage

4. Wednesday--Meat Loaf, leftover  Veg

5. Thursday--Tenderloin Pork, Veg TBD

6. Friday--Lobster

7. Saturday--Eat out with family who still like us

And here's what happened......Cheeseburgers, Baked Sweet Potato Fries

2. Monday--Chicken Stir-Fry w/Veg

3. Tuesday--leftover Roast Chicken, Cabbage, Squash

4. Wednesday--Meatloaf, assortment of leftover Veg

5. Thursday--Tenderloin Pork, more leftover Veg

6. Friday--Lobster

7. Saturday--Eat out with Family(I had beef and broccoli)

We shopped at Walmart and Shoprite.  And we splurged on live lobster again.

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

*  Ground Beef

*  Ground Chicken

*  Pork Tenderloin

The last week we spent a whopping $72.01 on groceries and the savings rate came in at 46.01%. Spending for the month is $550.24 and the savings rate is 44.71% for August before rebate monies are added in.

Rebates earned in August--

$134.87 on Ibotta

$29.90 on Checkout51

$8.29 on Aisle and Misc.

$173.06 total in $$

Total spent after rebates is $377.18

for August. 

11,677 Pts. on Fetch 

5,055 Pts. on Swag Bucks

0 Pts. on My Points

350 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...cabbage, Stir-Fry, MeatLoaf.

Here is what was planned for the this week.....

1. Sunday--leftover Stir-Fry(w/o rice for me)

2. Monday--Haddock, Brussel Sprouts

3. Tuesday--leftover Meatloaf, Cabbage

4. Wednesday--Shrimp Lo Mein

5. Thursday--Meatballs(w/ or w/o Pasta), Caesar Salad

6. Friday--Don't know yet

7. Saturday--"                  "

I am running out of appetizing ideas that fit into my eating plan. sigh

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   

Frugal Friday.....the August 29th Edition

  Not much frugal going on here.

*  Shoprite had lobster on sale for $9.99(again!)this past week to we treated ourselves and had lobster on one night.  yum!

*  We also cherry picked loss leaders at Shoprite and Walmart.

*  Something I get for my brother at Christmas had a rebate and they had the items at Dollar Tree so I got 5 bags for $1.25 each and earned .50 back for each one.  Kaching!

*  I did not buy a carrying case for my nonexistent otamatone.  Money saved! hehe

*  I found money!  Well no. lol

Found Money The Past Week....00¢

Grand Total Found in 2025....$5.62 

That's all I got.

What frugal things did you do this past week?

Sluggy

43 Years Ago Today......

 

We got hitched.

Still weathering the storms of life together.

No big plans today.  I start another round of PT and OT tomorrow for the neurological issues.  *sigh*

Sluggy                                                                                                                  

Meal Plan Monday......the August 25th Edition

WTF???

Amazon sent me a suggestion on what  I want to buy from them.  WTF is this thing??? lol

 Onward to the meal planning!  Here is what was planned for the last week.....

1. Sunday--Chicken Marsala, Yellow Zucchini 

2. Monday--me-Salad

3. Tuesday--Chicken Fajitas w/Peppers

4. Wednesday--Whole Roast Chicken, Carrots

5. Thursday--Haddock, Cabbage

6. Friday--Leftover Roast Chicken

7. Saturday--Pork Stir-fry

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

1. Sunday--Chicken Marsala, Yellow Zucchini 

2. Monday--Lobster

3. Tuesday--Chicken Fajitas w/Peppers(I had a bowl so no tortilla)

4. Wednesday--Whole Roast Chicken, Carrots

5. Thursday--Beef and Broccoli

6. Friday--Salmon, Green Beans

7. Saturday--Lobster

We shopped at Walmart and Shoprite

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

*  Chicken

*  More Chicken

*  Even More Chicken

*  Steak

*  Salmon

The last week we spent a whopping $169.15 on groceries and the savings rate came in at 41.94%. Spending for the month is $478.23 and the savings rate is 44.50% for August before rebate monies are added in.

Rebates earned in August--

$134.87 on Ibotta

$27.90 on Checkout51

$5.96 on Aisle and Misc.

$168.73 total in $$

Total spent after rebates is $309.50

for August. It's crazy how much more food cost here than in LA.  We cherry pick at ShopRite but it's not as good as it was when we lived in NJ back in the 80's obviously. At least the sales tax is lower here.  I still miss Kroger but NOT Louisiana. 8-((

10,502 Pts. 

4,555 Pts. on Swag Bucks

0 Pts. on My Points

350 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...squash, green beans, roast chicken, fajita filling, leftover chicken breast(that didn't go into fajita), carrots beef and broccoli.

Here is what was planned for the this week.....

1. Sunday--Burgers, Sweet Potato Fries

2. Monday--Chicken Stir-Fry

3. Tuesday--Leftover Roast Chicken, Cabbage

4. Wednesday--Meat Loaf, leftover  Veg

5. Thursday--Tenderloin Pork, Veg TBD

6. Friday--Lobster

7. Saturday--Eat out with family who still like us

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   

Frugal Friday on Saturday.....the August 22nd Edition

  Not much frugal going on here.

*  Shoprite had lobster on sale for $9.99 this past week to we treated ourselves and had lobster on two different nights.  yum!

*  We also cherry picked loss leaders at Shoprite and Walmart.

*  Something I get for my brother at Christmas had a rebate and they had the items at Dollar Tree so I got 5 bags for $1.25 each and earned .50 back for each one.  Kaching!

*  Hubs needed gas so he went to Sunoco since we have their card so he got .10¢ off the price per gallon.

*  I found money!  

Found .36¢ total at 2 different Walmarts

Found Money The Past Week....36¢

Grand Total Found in 2025....$5.62 

That's all I got.

What frugal things did you do this past week?

Sluggy