June 2020 Frugal Chatter Thread

Sobeys shopping trip this morning.
$153oop
$39.47 in coupons
$20.29 for 10% off Tuesday
Earned 45AM
$2.25 CO51

I didn’t have time to check my receipt at Sobeys. I knew that it was more than I had counted, but they didn’t have enough tills open, etc. I found a mistake when I was home.
Coppertone sunscreen was stickered at $10.99, on sale for $5.50. I bought 4 of them and they all scanned up at $8.99. I’ll have to go back to Sobeys to get it fixed. Fortunately I have a picture of the price tag on my phone. Price adjustment for 3, SCOP for the other one.
$19.49 should be my refund when I get this sorted out at Sobeys.

They were out of stock of a a couple items that I gave FPCs for. Those couple of FPCs expire the end of June.


I redeemed an Iams dog food FPC today. I plan on posting it for free on a local Facebook page for someone in need.

Good afternoon! I am starting to make dinner, well in advance!, and I thought I'd share a frugal habit I've developed. Ground chicken is almost always cheaper than ground beef, and sometimes *much* cheaper. So when I make meatloaf or another ground beef recipe, I use one lb beef and 1 lb chicken. The beef taste takes over and you really don't notice the chicken. Oh, and tonight is spaghetti and meatballs. Cheers everyone.

We do this a lot but with Ground Pork, Costco already has a good price for Ground Pork and I think it was 2 months ago when we went it was on Sale. I believe I paid $1.74/lb for the pork.

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Originally Posted by wendymac

Good afternoon! I am starting to make dinner, well in advance!, and I thought I'd share a frugal habit I've developed. Ground chicken is almost always cheaper than ground beef, and sometimes *much* cheaper. So when I make meatloaf or another ground beef recipe, I use one lb beef and 1 lb chicken. The beef taste takes over and you really don't notice the chicken. Oh, and tonight is spaghetti and meatballs. Cheers everyone.

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Could not get the link to work but this was posted on Yahoo.ca regarding Hydro rates for Doug Ford's press conference yesterday. It will be interesting see the tiered pricing, with being home now all the time it is something we will need to look at and see what is a better option for us.

The Ontario government has announced new initiatives related to electricity bills in the province. Beginning on June 1, customers who pay time-of-us (TOU) rates will be billed on a new fixed COVID-19 Recovery Rate of 12.8 cents per kilowatt hour.
This rate will be in place until Oct. 31and beginning on Nov. 1, Ontarians can choose either TOU electricity rates or tiered pricing, a set rate for electricity up to a certain level of consumption.
There will also be an extension of the Ontario Energy Board's winter disconnection ban until July 31 and $9 million is being provided for the Energy Assistance Program (CEAP), to support consumers struggling to pay their energy bills during the pandemic.

Well... After having no stove or plugs working in my kitchen since last Wednesday.. I finally got an answer from my landlord as to what's going on... He is now renovating the kitchen on my floor, so he has to give me access to the second floor kitchen so I can cook there... A complete pain in the a** really... Especially considering I have to bring all my stuff TO the kitchen to cook (I keep all my stuff aside from fridge food in my room).

I am ready, I am sick of it, so once my lease is up (Next April), I am moving into a proper apartment. Enough of living in a student residence as a working individual who finished school...

Used my whipper snipper today ,its awesome has an automatic feed for the line ,yard all groomed and looking nice (front and back)

I helped hubby as he planed the ensuite bathroom door ,it was sticking .
Plus my stomach was a little upset today ,I think it was the blue berries I had this morning just a few on my cereal .If they are in a muffin no problem but on their own -not so much .

Hubby's power washer ,was cancelled today from home depot -due to huge demand .So they tell us this 18 days later ,so hubby said he will wait til next year .I was not pleased with the service but to call and complain -their lines are so busy .

Our door is getting put on this Thursday .Them men will be wearing masks and I was asked if we could stay 10 feet way from them ,just let them do their job .So we be out back in the morning ,reading enjoying a tea .Good thing I am not spending lots as we have to pay the other half now this month ,which we have from our income tax we got back .

Good Evening Everyone,
Chest freezer is re organized, a few things have been moved to the Stand up freezer and room has been made for our shop tomorrow.

Stand up is also reorganized, Everything is in its assigned place and there is now room for the Milk I need to buy tomororw.

Fridge did not get done, I will either need to tackle this in the morning or when we get back with the groceries, I am open to both options.

Ended up making some Homemade Mini Taco Pies we found in the freezer for dinner with a Ranch Salad. It was quick and easy since I am on Chat Duty at work till 8 pm plus it was something else out of the freezer. Now if only I could get this ridiculous bin of Cherries out of my freezer, it is one of those huge pails. I have already have ideas of how to re arrange again once they are gone.

Tomorrow morning I will take Homemade Potato Buns out of the Freezer to go with the Instant Pot Pork Roast I made on the weekend, this will be dinner after we shop. I will probably also make a Salad to go with it, even if I do not the Roast has Carrots, Mushrooms and Potatoes that you cook with the Roast.

Alright, my day is almost over just 15 more minutes and Chat closes.

Have a great night everyone.

So June starts off DEBT free!!! WOOOOOOOOO! It's been a year and a half of paying it off. And with a job loss due to medical and now COVID ongoing! We had excess this month and invested in a 3D printer so DH can start a business at home while he launches the new church branch online.

LOC paid off.

:excited:

Now to get mortgage under $200, 000!!!

It was beautiful out today. I spent 5hrs outside with the kids. They had water guns, water table, RC truck, soccer balls, bikes, and chalk. They had a picnic on the deck for lunch and afternoon snack. I made sure to re-apply sunscreen. I played with the kids. I also got some yard work done.

Good mail day.
1 bill
2 envelopes of manufacturer coupons from valid product complaints.
Caddle cheque $20.10
Another coupon trade

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Originally Posted by Granger

So June starts off DEBT free!!! WOOOOOOOOO! It's been a year and a half of paying it off. And with a job loss due to medical and now COVID ongoing! We had excess this month and invested in a 3D printer so DH can start a business at home while he launches the new church branch online.

LOC paid off.

:excited:

Now to get mortgage under $200, 000!!!

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That's amazing!!! It always feels great when you get a weight off your shoulders like a LOC debt... Both me and my friend from Whitby are chugging away at getting our debts down more... She should have her line paid off by the end of the year (Despite being on CERB right now, they are making it work well), and my Student Loans WILL be gone by the end of the year ($29,XXX worth)... Then I can start saving for a home (Very likely out of province where they are much better priced...)

Granger - that is fabulous!!!!!!! WTG!!!

That is amazing Granger

good mornng all
rain seems to have left for the day, and that is great. plan is outside time this am . I am really likig the way the playrooms are looking . I am not loving the full wipe down, and cleaning of every freaking toy. an book 1 x with lysol, 1 time with water. the min 2 full loads of laundry every night. but it is what it is . curently it is taking me 1.5 hours nightly,

any hooo. today, plan is to get outside for a bit, it is way to nice to stay inside

i would love to be able to give the fridge a good cleaning, but i suspect today is not the day.
today is the first day for the dump to be fully opened, i suspect they will be busy!

this pandemic, is a funny thing, around here.. or rather my area, social distancing is a thing of the past, and really the only thing is that some people are working from home, and some people are not working . sigh. denial is a thing that happens.


ok. plan for day. outside time. work on the pumpkin patch is possible
at quiet time. ... bring 2 toys up.. one is leaving my house, and 1 will be added to my backyard items.
after work, i am hoping for a hour of weeding. if i have energy.
a person i know gave me a bale of straw, i will use it for weed control
i am on laundry #2 already. i do need to fold. sigh. ok, off to work. have fun all

It took a while for the Sobeys employees to figure out how to give me the refund, but I got $19.46 back. $8.99 of that is a SCOP from the sunscreen that I bought yesterday.

It’s another very windy day. It’s a nice temp, the wind is currently making it feel cool. I’m waiting for my 2 daycare kids to arrive. They’re both having a late start today.

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