Why Boomers are Retiring "Broke"

This video is very interesting.  I have to agree with him on most of it.  Unless you stayed out of the stock market until the '90s or made and hung onto large salaries(or were with one of the few companies that continued to offer pensions)you'd be among these people.

Tell me what you think.

Sluggy

Frugal Friday.....September 26th Edition

 Not too much frugal going on here.

*  Had knee xrays put on a CD for the surgeon.  No cost to me, Medicare picked up the tab.

*  When to Occupational Therapy this week.

*  I sold 10 items on eBay last week.  Go me! 8-)))

*  No eating out but we used a gift card to get pizza one night.

*  I earned 550 Shop Kicks.

*  I earned $53.48 on Ibotta.

*  I earned 2,42 points on Fetch.

*  We got a storage unit and are moving more things into it in prep for when we move back to the area we had our house in.  While not frugal now it will be when it comes time to move.

*  I found money!

Found a dime at Domino's.

Found Money The Past Week.....10¢

Grand Total Found in 2025....$6.59

That's all I got.

What frugal things did you do this past week?

Sluggy

Meal Plan Monday....the September 22nd Edition

 

 

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--Chicken Marsala, Assorted Veggies

2. Monday--Salmon, Baked Sweet Potato Fries

3. Tuesday--Hubs leftover, me nothing

4. Wednesday--leftovers

5. Thursday--Ginger Chicken(Hubs rice also)

6. Friday--Cheeseburger, Veg TBD

7. Saturday--Don't know yet

And here's what happened....

1. Sunday--Chicken Marsala, Assorted Veggies

2. Monday--Salmon, Baked Sweet Potato Fries

3. Tuesday--Hubs leftover, me nothing

4. Wednesday--leftover Chicken Marsala, Veggies

5. Thursday--Ginger Chicken(me)

6. Friday--Cheeseburger, Green Beans

7. Saturday--leftover Chicken Marsala, Caesar Salad 

We shopped at Shoprite and Walmart last week.

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

*  Chicken Breasts

*  Salmon

*  Ginger Chicken Stir-Fry

The last week we spent a whopping $60.00 on groceries and the savings rate came in at 38.69%. Spending for the month is $292.55 and the savings rate is 34.71% for September before rebate monies are added in.

 

Rebates earned in September--

$90.83 on Ibotta

$2.30 on Checkout51

$0 on Aisle and Misc.

$93.13 total in $$

Total spent after rebates is $199.42

for September. 

2,767 Pts. on Fetch 

1,706 Pts. on Swag Bucks

800 Pts. on MyPoints

6,129 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 slightly low spend month for groceries, so far, at least for us.

Leftovers going into next week...chili Hubs made.

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

1. Sunday--Lemon Pepper Chicken w/Zucchini

2. Monday--Beef and Broccoli

3. Tuesday--Take-Out

4. Wednesday--Cheddar Broccoli Soup

5. Thursday--Salmon, leftover Green Beans

6. Friday--Don't know yet

7. Saturday--Don't know yet

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   

The Creators of the Tudor Dynasty

 Not only did these two created the Tudor dynasty but they are my direct ancestors(my 19th Great Grands).

Interesting podcast.........

Sluggy

Frugal Friday.....the September 19th Edition

   Not much frugal going on here.

*  Drove to NJ for a consult with a surgeon.  That's an entire day I won't get back but he has agreed to do knee surgery on me.  It's still to be determined if this will cost me anything OOP(besides our premiums).  fingers crossed

*  I sold 3 items on eBay last week.  Go me!  And they were both large!

*  No eating out.  whoopee

*  I earned 1,208 Shop Kicks.

*  I earned $10.93 on Ibotta.

*  We got a storage unit and are moving more things into it in prep for when we move back to the area we had our house in.  While not frugal now it will be when it comes time to move.

*  I found money!

No, I got skunked again.

Found Money The Past Week.....00¢

Grand Total Found in 2025....$6.49

That's all I got.

What frugal things did you do this past week?

Sluggy