October 2021 Frugal chatter (& autumnal leaf colour watch)

I believe the laundry reproduced while I was not looking, i am on load number 4. The kids contributed 2 loads but they do put it in the wash and usually move it along but then I realized we were almost out of towels and I want to do sheets on Sunday so here I am. Busy day today of just stuff. Posting some things to give away and did a SDM trip that will net me 26000 point once the 5000 for using my PC MC is rewarded. Not much needed for groceries as we did a Costco trip last night. I had a bunch of returns and wanted to get my money back, then I spent almost 400.00 but that happens when I only go every few months and there was a few gifts in there and a new set of much needed frying pans.

Four gifts all wrapped (thank you mastermind)saves my xmas wrapping paper 2 birthday gifts for cara end of nov, and 2 other xmas gifts .

Then popped into winners wow hardley any stock in p,js as i want a pair of just pants but no cuff at the bottom .Anybody know of stores that have just ladies pants with no cuff and i dont want flannel.
No stock of black purses -i asked when they will get more stock-the answer was we dont know .I do have a $75.00 gift card for just me .I will wait and keep looking .
I did manage to get their lavender hand soap in a pump reduced to 4.00 and found a cuticle and hand lotion 5.99 for me .

@coupon girl I recommend you visit different Winners as each store has a different mix of merchandise (but some categories have seriously shrunk like pantry/food in Ancaster stores). Try Upper James Store and Burlington Centre.

Also-have you popped into Len's Mill store lately? You might find some sleepwear there too.

Pyjama pants-most pjs are synthetic now. The Bay has a Hue grey pant with black and white script and wide legs. Might be on sale now.
https://www.thebay.com/product/hue-f...943_color=GREY

There's also this gaucho pant length pyjama pants: https://www.thebay.com/product/hue-p...78_color=WHITE

https://www.thebay.com/product/hue-n...815_color=BLUE

https://www.thebay.com/search?q=clau...on=&lang=en_CA

Giant Tiger has fuzzy fabric pyjama pants (various colours and prints) for about $7 but the hems are serged. Might be long if you are under 5'6" unless you want to use Heat & Bond tape to take up the hem with an iron.

Was looking around the Free Stuff category for Hamilton in Kijiji. Spotted a couple of things I want except one thing needs 2 people with muscles and a truck. Bro is so uninterested, he deleted my e-mail.

Will check that category in other communities to see what is on offer--maybe something lines up with my trip to Burlington next week.

Will do a walk to a couple of stores tomorrow (think I saw a Monopoly package with 2 game stickers on my ride between stores this afternoon!). Was not feeling keen to go out tonight after supper.

A house that sold this spring got some updates but curiously not everything got fully redone (have impression that realtor bought the home to flip or to rent as house is listed for rental). The kitchen cupboards got new fronts and handles, plus new fridge, stove and vent hood were put in and a rather dark subway tile backsplash was added. The colours are all wrong for the west side of house. New grey coloured engineered hardword flooring installed throughout. No work done in basement. Bathroom counter/sink/vanity replaced but the original tile was left (it's an uncommon colour; something left by vanity screams someone forgot to remove that wood/odd piece before photo was taken). A deck was installed outside the patio doors but the wood jars badly with the brick; does not look like anyone stained the deck. However, all this work seems to have been done between July and September (when I first spotted the rental listing). No remediation of front yard (some rough areas) and it's obvious a tree was cut up but no one removed the wood (it's in a few pics).

Was fortunate to find Oct and Nov issues of Consumer Report. Looking forward to shopping smarter tips plus the truth about dollar stores.
@Angela _273 There's one dishwasher contest posted on the forum. I'll see if I can find more. Meanwhile, are you and DH scouting Facebook Marketplace or Kijiji for free or low-priced secondhand units for now? If you have a major appliance vendor with outlet section, you might find a dishwasher for less in outlet. The other option is to find a secondhand appliance vendor (or maybe a neighbour is updating their kitchen and letting working dishwasher leave?).

I did a bit of meal planning for the week.
Sunday - full roast beef dinner
Monday - dry fried pork chunks, couscous, frozen veggies
Tuesday - leftovers
Wednesday - roast chicken, M&C, mixed veggies
Thursday - chicken quesadilla with fresh fruit/veggies

Made my first pot of turkey chili. I really don't taste much difference from beef chili, but I bet that the cholesterol is much lower. Thanks for the idea. :-)

I am not a big fan of ground Chicken or Turkey (one in the same with in my mind and interchangeable) but in Chili we do not even notice.

On that note I am trying to find other recipes we like with ground Chicken or Turkey but that is a work in process.

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Originally Posted by HermanH

Made my first pot of turkey chili. I really don't taste much difference from beef chili, but I bet that the cholesterol is much lower. Thanks for the idea. :-)

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@coupon girl , thank you and prayers for your granddaughter that things resolve themself

Good morning all

Busy day here laundry is on the go . And I need to do a bit of tidying up in the house it got neglected for a couple of days. So there goes my Sunday

Good Morning Everyone,
I am sore but not in as much pain as I expected. Pretty much everything below my neck hurts but I am trying to take it easy.

Yesterday I spent the day on my couch catching up on some work things. I have been working really hard to not work on weekends but I used it as a distraction from the fact I was not tackling my very long to-do-list around the house.

Originally I had planned to switched the beds over to our winter sheets but stairs are bad right now so that is on hold.

Our kitchen is a disaster so today I am going to try to slowly work at tidying it up. I still need to come up with a meal plan for the week. This week is going to be a challenge I am completely booked so I have to try to be as prepared as possible.

Have a great Sunday Everyone.

Morning! I do not want to do housework today but thinking I should. Off I go!

I turned on the music and got motivated!

Kitchen cleaned! Fridge cleaned out. Making perogies. Pasta and porkchops. Using up alfredo sauce in fridge.
Will make chili tomorrow while working. (to use up veggies in the fridge)
My new hoodie is in the washing machine. Will hang to dry.
1 Bathroom cleaned.

ceil -thanks for the tips i am 5"4 and i dont care for the capris there were a lot of those in winners .I will check on upper james soon maybe in winners and marshalls in that area.
I find the bay way too expensive lately and i never pay shipping ever at any store .I did look at the bay instore a week age way to much in cost for my budget.
Thank you for all the tips thou ceil ,i will keep looking ,no hurry thou.

Off to wash the sheets today and make a nice meal .Chicken breast ,steamed broccoli and mashed potatoes .


Sassy thanks for the good wishes and prayers for my granddaughter ,she will finish her meds on wednesday for her infection and the specialist is putting her on a low dose and my son/his wife will watch her for the next few months in hopes she gets no more infections.If she does we will see what the specialist will do ,i think they are biding time as she is sooo young.

I really need to clean my fridge out and freezer and stove ,but have to be in the mood to do even one of those items .Ahhh life choices .