March 2020 Frugal Chatter Thread

[cath007]

QOTD: Does yours stores just take credi or debit card and does yours stores still accept pm and coupons????

[cath007]

If you have reutilisable bags iga wont pack your grocery like before you have to do it...maxi still accept coupons and cash but not iga..

[coupon girl]

cath -I used 2 coupons last Saturday night at sobeys but again everything is changing day by day .I wont know as I cant go out and shop til my shingles clear up on day 4 of shingles 11 meds taken .

Hubby doesn't want to go Monday at shoppers so Tuesday it is.I will make muffins in the morning .

[SassyAshley]

Cath, so far I have been able to price match at No Frills but I have not tried to use any coupons.

As far as reusable bags go, slowly the stores in our area are starting to ask we do not use them and are not charging for plastic bags. Although I will note No Frills has not mentioned anything and nothing has been said about using reusable bags.

With this being said I know I am spending more on groceries, although I am not hoarding food I do find at times when I see things we may need I am more inclined to grab it but am trying to stick to my normal price points. With that being said I still need to go over the budget. As well when I was in my basement yesterday I noticed I am down to 1 of a couple things and my first thought was oh maybe I will grab one more when I go out this week.

[SassyAshley]

Good Morning Everyone,
Mom is still home sick, I think it is a cold (although who knows), but she thinks it is more. Not sure if she has called the doctor yet, I am in a conference call this morning. With this being said I am a little frustrated as she does not want to take anything I have on hand, I did buy some extra over the counter meds just to have on hand.

Waking up to snow this morning actually may have helped my anxiety as it now makes me want to stay home. I do still want to grab some more cleaner as cleaning is also helping calm my anxiety. I really want to scrub down all our floors now that I have a mop. I know it may sound weird but like I said cleaning is really helping my anxiety.

Trying to work away right now, I really see everyone slowing down right now so I will push forward with my projects.

Have a great day everyone.

[coupon girl]

morning-was up at 4.00 a.m so did a load of laundry and baked muffins -only I ruined them ,as I tried to use up a bit of rice flour in with all purpose and it made the muffins dense (I will make a dessert out of the muffins warm then up with a bit of maple syrup on it for tonight)

Daughter called me,she is so busy with work but had to run out to shoppers to get laundry soap (this is where I wish my kids followed in my footsteps and stocked a tiny bit more) the shoppers she was at in Toronto had no dish soap ,no hand soap,no toilet paper and hand towels )S he told me she will use their tea towels more .
Did 15 minutes of exercise this morning -new to me .

[Frugalbigmama]

@Cathy . I just used a coupon at Food Basics no problem this morning. The $5 one when you buy taco kit and $5 worth of produce. Bought 2 bags of clementines and a bunch of bananas.

[SassyAshley]

This might be an add statement and do not get me wrong I understand how serious this virus is.

But it was nice to go onto some websites today and see stories that are not all Covid-19 and a few "normal" stories.

[greentires4me]

Justin tredeau was announcing stuff online I saw him on Facebook live probably tune into your news channel to see more.


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[Frugalbigmama]

Making this work at home thing productive. I notice everyone else is very quiet. Did some work then cleaned out the fridge. I have half a package of bacon cooking now and cut up a cantaloupe. I will pop out for groceries later today or tomorrow.
Tomorrow i am cooking up a bunch of stuff. Once kitchen is clean i will go to freezer and decide what to pull out.

My oldest teaches one on one guitar lessons on Monday. He has moved to digital to those interested.

[Frugalbigmama]

This might be an add statement and do not get me wrong I understand how serious this virus is.

But it was nice to go onto some websites today and see stories that are not all Covid-19 and a few "normal" stories.

Yeah im getting a fuzzy head looking at it all. Im taking a break from reading anything about it today.

[lizzie bargain]

Had a nice Skype visit with DD and her boyfriend yesterday and this morning DH and I finished our taxes. Unfortunately we owe but... I am including a recipe for cauliflower soup if anyone is interested. I think it is delish.

Cauliflower Soup

Ingredients
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 cups diced onion
1 tsp salt
4 cups diced cauliflower or one pkg cauliflower rice
2 cups low sodium chicken broth
3 Tbsp butter
3 Tbssp flour
2 cups warmed milk
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp dried mustard
Pepper
2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese


Heat the olive oil and add the onions and salt. Cook till the onions turn golden.. Add cauliflower and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Add broth and bring to a boil. Cook cauliflower till tender about 10 minutes. While cauliflower cooks melt butter in a frying pan until foaming. Add flour and whisk. Flour should brown then add warm milk and whisk till smooth. Add to soup. Add Worcestershire, mustard, pepper, thyme, and cheese. Stir till smooth.

[Giseledta]

afternoon all....

ok.. hubby and i through a few ideas around last night... and we figured out money!!! if I have zero income for April... we have a plan.. if i have zero income for May.... we have a plan ( i will cry ... but... )
some meals may be .. creative.. but hey... we can do creative.
i feel better having a plan.

ok. i was up at 230 am ... till 9... i did the rest of the laundry.. cleaned the kitcehn .. tehn worked on one of the dc rooms. I will work on them for anothe hour...
youngest got called into work tonight.
oldest will be home.
i have a few things i want to do today .. just to feel productive . and i may make some soup.

[cath007]

tomorrow and until then maxi drummondville will accept only 1 person per familly to go in the store...it is a good thing...my father will go

[cath007]

I cannot even buy *&?&*?&* purell ..just crazy price and limit at vrak depot ..and dont even bring your container limit of 2 purel at 6$ of 250 ml...