May 2019 Frugal Chatter Thread (throw an extra portion on the bbq)

Two days before May and it's time to have a new thread started on the deals and finds (including on garden centre finds)!

Before heading out to shop for any grilling action, do the usual safety checks on your bbq (gasline test with soapy water, cleaning out nooks and crannies of resident insects, finding the grill racks under any leftover carbon, checking if the wire brush can be replaced with a wooden scraper or alternate device) and make sure your food coupons are current! Schneiders has a sausage coupon offer that is valid from May 1-31 only.

my BBQ fell apart.... so its now replaced with a shiny and new one. i will add that it feels very good to be frugal when needed.. so i can afford to just go and get a new bbq , the same day it died.


i also did buy a wooden scraper. àà


I am waiting for some decent meat sales!!!!

Thank you @Ciel for starting this thread again.
I have a clean kitchen, Need to put laundry away
My plan is to mop the family room and dinning room today.
I also want to go to the library to get a book to read.

Have a few coupons for the trustate milk so I might go get a couple since the exp today

May Goals.....oh so many.

#1 Garage needs to be cleaned out. By September I want it perfect. Will slowly dump the junk.
#2 Clean up the yard and set up the back yard with gazebo etc. We have everything to make it beautiful. Need to get fire permit from town for this year.
#3 Clean junk from basement. Will be lots of trips to the Salvation Army and dump this month.

For those wish to know... Friday is blue friday specials at sobeys and foodland.

Frugal goals for May.. oh. i should get on those. i have a few things i want to get done.

mostly it revolves around outside. i really, really need my back and side yards prettier... i think it will help alot with my mental health.

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For those wish to know... Friday is blue friday specials at sobeys and foodland.

Frugal goals for May.. oh. i should get on those. i have a few things i want to get done.

mostly it revolves around outside. i really, really need my back and side yards prettier... i think it will help alot with my mental health.

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oh thanks for the heads up. I will make sure to look at the Foodland flyer to see what deals are to be had. Hope they have a gift card promo!

not that i saw.. but i looked quick

for those in Ontario.. dont forget new TOU hydro prices..... in affect today

Went to GT to buy the Chapman's ice cream. (6.92 for 3 cartons of ice cream and 1 box of the ice cream/popsicle on a stick) Cheaper then 1 Blizzard. My boy is set for awhile. (he likes to make milkshakes!)
Soya sauce reg. $1.88 on for $1. thought I should grab it to have in cupboard (DS loves chicken fried rice) rang in at $1.88 so free for me :)

I posted this last night in the April thread.

My April total $579.07

Stuff Sold
$81 - April

Coupons redeemed
$94.67 - April

10% off Tuesday @ Sobeys
$7.78 - April

Air Miles
$140 - April

PCO - No Frills
$20 - April

Amazon.ca - from Swagbucks
$115 - April

SARCAN
$52.95 - SARCAN

SCOP (amount item scanned for)
$56.07 - April

Humpty’s
$10 - April

Found Money
$1.60 - April

happy Thursday.

its going to be a long, long day
middle needs to go into town tonight. i am going to take it as a oppertunity to get some housework done
i also have free dump day on monday. so things need to go out. and get out. i will try to get a few more things to go out

we need to go to my moms again this weekend. i have asked all my kids to help with this one... sigh. i had really been hoping to be able to get my stuff done. i hope there will be time .

goals for the day...
gather dump stuff from beside shed.
branches from beside house.
steam clean hall. and my room

spotless kitchen.
figure out found money.

Morning!!

Last night while getting dinner together I cleaned the spice cupboard and the fridge. Cleaned the kitchen as I went and ran the dishwasher after 7pm. DS made a smoothie later in the evening and I reminded him to clean up and he washed up the blender and put it away. Win for the mom! I have all the dirty laundry in the laundry room and did 2 loads last night. I have 2 loads of whites to do tonight but I need to pick up bleach on the way home.

Off to check out my PC pt offers :)

morning i am feeling a tiny bit better this morning ,yesterday had chills,fever and hot periods,my throat is a tiny bit sore .No wonder I felt like a train ran over me Tuesday as this was coming on .Staying in my p,js all day

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for those in Ontario.. dont forget new TOU hydro prices..... in affect today

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Yikes, I forgot! I've been running some laundry loads midday this week including today! Thanks for the reminder--will put a notice on the washer tonight.:icon_thumright:

@coupon girl -given the chilly air of recent days, wearing jammies and staying indoors sounds like a plan! I spent some time yesterday morning doing the same thing-I felt off before the downpour so went to bed. Was back up in afternoon and did not feel off before the late afternoon rain (round 2) and stayed home to keep dry.

Started some lawn mowing today-had just a little gas in the can (aka 10min of mowing time) before I had to go and buy some gas. Returned some containers for more deposit cash on the way. Meals today were pantry surprise-find something to eat or to open from the pantry and add something else to make a meal. In other words, certain staples have not been restocked. I have been eating instant oatmeal from the large box sibling bought from Costco recently (cold air this week!) too.

Received word that a relative has passed away. While it was expected, it is hard to accept the person is gone. So many memories...