Well our leaky pipes have not been fixed .Hubby called his older brother for a bit of help on monday .It cant hurt to have another set of eyes look at something .
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Well our leaky pipes have not been fixed .Hubby called his older brother for a bit of help on monday .It cant hurt to have another set of eyes look at something .
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IGA and Maxi and cie: no signs of the news upcoming tears pads coupons but at IGA I took the scene card :)
Maxi and cie:
Blueberries 170 gr x1 (only one left the other where organics and 6,99$ outch no) @2,00$ pm metro
Raspberries 170 gr x 4 @1,43$ pm Super C
Becel big tub of margarine 850 gr: @5,95$ pm Super C -1,25$ coupon=4,70$
Red seedlees grapes @0.99$ lbs
International delight coffee enhancer 946 ml @3,77$ pm Super C x2 minus 2 x 1 ,00$ coupons (print from their website) for the new caramel cookie bb july 26
Merci small boxes of chocolate @2,88$ assorted x 6
Medium bag of eggies @2,88$ x4 (for easter)
Small pack of sausages @3,88$ Dalissa
And a goal and a rant at the same time:We receive now just 2 grocery flyers...grr..maxi and cie and iga...so my goal is to show dad how to check the flyers with reebee on his cellphone and gradually do pm...he did it when you have all the flyers in papers...and the rant..I am tired to be the only one watching the prices of things and do the grocery list.
That being said
still overbudget ...the next week will be better
21$ IGA
15$ Tims Hortons
85$ Public Harvest
20$ medication
116$ Maxi and cie
Oh and cantaloupe price this week are insane..so my snack will be rapsberries and red seedless grapes.
so...I need to cut a little bit the next weeks....
The dinners menus planning for this week is very simple;using what we have on hands,fridge and freezer.
Have a good afternoon. :)
Oh no @coupon girl , hopefully, they can find the issues and resolve/fix it.
Good to know about Samsung appliances, thanks for posting.
@SassyAshley tens machines are good, I have two - one that was covered long ago by my insurance co from a physio clinic and and after market one. Some machines now are tens and IFC combo. I purchased adhesive tape, as sometimes the pads no long stick.
Gorgeous sunny day today. We had a terrible storm yesterday with the wind and the rain. My neighbour who refuses to trim their birch tree claiming its' self pruning (???) its' branches fell all over my yard, and this morning I grabbed a bundle and threw them back into their yard. I refuse to bag her fallen branches, as the tree needs serious trimming. This neighbour has made things difficult over the years, so the heck with her and that stupid tree.
Watched the Banshees of Inisherin last night from the library.
Enjoy your day everyone!
@Ciel21 ufile is free for certain people, and I qualify again this year. No need to spend any money filing taxes.
My son had a problem with his samsung fridge for many yrs the ice maker ,frozen and leaking under his deli tray .He now has a new fridge last month and it is not samsung.
Oh and his t.v went yesterday only 3 .5 years old samsung again.
What a gorgeous day! After 2 hours of pickleball and a quick lunch of leftovers at home,dh and I went for a walk in the sunshine by the lake..,come on summer!
Had leftover frozen lasagna for dinner that I put in containers in the freezer last week and although IÂ’m not a huge fan of leftovers, I will say that todays were particularly yummy 😎
IÂ’ve heard about Samsung appliances being a problem and the last kitchen Reno I did, I bought LG and 7 years later there has been zero issues (crossing fingers). New appliances are not in the budget this year, been thinking of getting a new vehicle. Mine was written off in a crash last fall and IÂ’ve been driving the Dodge Ram and that thing is a beast to parallel park😡
Very frustrating,I installated new version of Tims Hortons apps on dad cellphone....it is just crashing does not want to open..If I would have knew that fact.I would had left the old version.So now We pass the physical card but need the apps to redeem and we cannot..Hope it will get resolved...And after noticed the pc card is hard to scan due to many use.I asked for another one and now it is linked to the account..hope it is fine.I dont want to loose points and offers.Regarding Scene plus card.All ok and registered.At IGA noticed members scene interesting prices and maybe a few good points deals,so I am happy I took the card.I did not have the airmiles card.But this one seems more easy and advantageous on earning.
Have a good week !!! :)
Knock on wood my 3 years old fridge is not a samsung it is a insignia...and no major problems up to this date...only stuff at the back in the fridge will freeze when we have too much stuff in it so we are carefull.News appliances are definately not in our budget..Washer and Dryer are 2009 but are fine.Maybe a new couch but second hand this summer but that it. The stove is new from last year.
I have a bad feeling I will fail my custumer service exam wednesday afternoon too...That would be the 2 fail...and I have just the right of 3...I have not yet finish my book this week end and do the pre exams and tests...grrr very anxious and frustrated about that... Now the only left hollidays before the real summer 1 month hollidays(the others students have 2 months because they are not financed) will be the long Easter Hollidays.And I am working in my books like usual.I am trying a new medication this evening ....hoping for not too much side effects.
Sometime when I am tired to watch for good prices and pm and coupons..I just remember what the cost of my grocery would be without those facts.And that justify me the efforts to do that even if t his is a little bit more job.Just by pm the blueberries and raspberries I saved a lot because currently the lowest price without pming is 4,00$ at maxi...And I paid 2,00$.I even saw raspberries at 7,00$ at IGA...crazy...So for the same grocery with or without that the grocery today I saved at least 25$ with the others things I bought.Like margarine big tub 4,70$ after pm and coupons reg price like 9$....international delight I paid like 2,77$ after pming and coupons reg 6,00$..So I try to manage to to see the saving and said to dad it is worthed.
Just thinking I shoud do like angela and others .A month by month savings .To see how much I save by not paying reg price and by pming.That could be encouraging.
Dad will finish my taxes papers this week.First year of having an income with school and many health expenses that I kept the paper proofs.So I should have some money back :)
Good Morning! I am never up this early but I when I woke up the birds were chirping and I just couldn't lay in bed any longer.
The gym appears to be open so I think I will go there for a bit and then to the bank and deposit the pile of reimbursement cheques from work that I have been collecting the past month. I. will have to wait till later to go to the town and pay the 2nd property tax installment. (have cash so need to go to the office)
I had to wash the liner tray from the back of my SUV (thankful I have it- Bleach spilt! When I took my King size bedding to the laundry mat. The smell was horrible! But it is all washed and clean now so I will put it back in today at some point.
Have a wonderful day everyone!
Well I parked downtown to do my banking....a guy sitting on the bank stairs with a cardboard sign asking for money. So I walked down to the water and back up, went in to the Independent and then he was gone when I came out. It is really a problem.
A few weeks ago I walked with an older lady to her bank because she didn't feel safe.
Cleaning the kitchen. Then I think I will meal prep a bit.
Good Morning Everyone,
Happy Monday.
I have to admit today is a struggle, when my alarm went off at 5, my whole body said nope, not doing today. At 6 when my second alarm went off I had a pounding headache. I finally got up just before 7 but I am not feeling my best today, I think it is the weather. It is grey and snowing and supposed to snow most of the morning but the good news is so far it is not accumulating, let's hope it continues to not stick.
I have 500 things I need to get done today but all I want to do is go back to bed.
We forgot to turn on the Dishwasher Saturday night and since I went out Sunday morning it did not get turned on. We made the mistake of leaving it until after dinner and most of the dinner dishes would not fit in. I was so tired last night I decided to leave the dishes to do this morning because I was going to get up at 5 and get all the things done.
We ran the dishwasher last night so that needs to be emptied. Plus since I went out yesterday I did not get my one-hour reset done so the Bathroom needs to be cleaned and the floors on both levels need to be done. Plus I need to tidy the pantry and put away all of my pantry deals from this week's shop plus my Costco shop, as well all of my spices ran out last week so brought them up to refill the jars and now they need to go back down and be put away.
This plus work is insane today, the emails will not stop and it isn't just emails that can be filed (I am on multiple distribution groups) it is stuff I need to process and deal with.
Please can I just crawl back under my blankets and go back to bed? Today would be a good day to curl up on the couch and watch old Disney movies, but that isn't reality.
Just having some of the whipped Greek Yogurt I had made yesterday, yum, I added some Lime Zest and used Honey as my Sweetener this time, so good. Topped it with Strawberries, Blueberries and Kiwi.
Oh yeah, gotta figure out dinner for tonight, thinking of either Clubhouse Sandwiches or Fried Chicken Sandwiches but will see what Mom thinks when she gets up.
Happy Monday
Kitchen is clean and I left the sink of soap/water to wash up my meal prepping dishes as I go.
Made a pot of rice. Once cool I will mix fresh cilantro and lime into it.
Have shrimp and steak thawing. Will make the shrimp seasoned up and crispy. Steak I will cut in strips and cook in cast iron pan.
Fresh asparagus. Will sauteed in pan in garlic and lemon juice.
Think I will treat us to a large Greek salad from RCSS to go with all this.
Oh my gosh, it has been so noisy around here all morning.
Bell is putting in new lines all over town to start offering Fibe in our area and they are now in my neighbourhood and were working out on the road. That noise was bad enough with my headache but now they are in our complex and right outside my house. UGH, why today?
Not sure if this has happened where anyone else lives and normally I would be like whatever but literally it is the whole town and they do not seem to be finishing anything. So, everywhere you go in town there are these big holes in the ground with that orange plastic fencing and caution tape. It just looks horrible and I get it needs to be done but it has now been a couple of months and they are just adding more and more holes but none of them seem to be getting filed in.
Sorry just a little rant for the morning.
Hmm I guess that may be going on the street behind me. It was like that a few weeks ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by SassyAshley
Yep, @SassyAshley we lived with that BELL HELL for more than a month but it was right after Hydro and the City Sewer repair people?Quote:
Originally Posted by SassyAshley
Each had their turn digging holes all over on the street so we never caught a break!
It was nearly 3 months of inconvenience by 2 or 3 Companies. The noise ( as you mentioned ) is unbearable for migraine sufferers and
also for shift workers who are trying to SLEEP!
They started every morning at 7:30 a.m. and that noise was non stop! Tore up part of our driveway too!
Everyone finally finished burying cables, repairing replacing sewer parts? placing wires necessary for the Fibe along our front lawn from
the curb up to the house. Shortly after all the various work was done by these different Companies we pondered using a rototiller on the
lawn to lay some nice green fresh sod. ( we had been living with an ugly crabgrass/dandelion patchwork for years. )
Call before you dig right?
We did...and that was when we found out that Bell had laid that STUPID cable in such a shallow manner that any turning over of the lawn would
have destroyed the cable/wires they put in there!! So No new lawn for you!
I added to your rant.....sorry too.
I popped into RCSS to grab a few things (Cheese/asparagus) No salad. They didn't look good.
The lady in front of me had what looked like a week a groceries for a family- 2 loaves of bread, soups, tuna, mr noodles, some fruit/veggies and lots of processed crackers/pizza /frozen fries etc. Her total was $427.00. She was told about the free item she earned (I think it was a turkey) and she declined it. Crazy!!!!
frugalbigmama-who would decline a free turkey or anything free for that matter.
I just went over to sobeys as its around the corner got 3 bread items on caddle ,will see if that works out to 5.75 savings.
Free potatoes reg 4.99 rang up 5.99-scoop free only a 5 pound bag ,yes fortinos sent me an offer for 2.99 this week ,but i am not one to run all over for sales .
Got a small chicken for $6.29 i will cook in the air fryer one day.
Thank goodness that the man's Charter Rights were not infringed. He was allowed the freedom to express himself wherever he liked. Unfortunately, there is no Charter Right for an individual to have Freedom From Fear; so old ladies can legally be fearful of going to the bank.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frugalbigmama
@cou upongirl I have watched people say no to the free gift when it’s a box of food, I will just politely offer to drop it in the food bank bin on my way out and most of the time they are like oh yah that’s a great idea. But I think for frozen it’s harder and if you don’t have freezer space or are a vegetarian what will you do with a turkey.
speaking of which my $17.00 Pintys turkey from Food Basics was delicious.
Most food banks will take frozen, but only if it is dropped off directly at their location. Otherwise, they have to toss it for fear of health concerns. They simply cannot guarantee food safety, as they have no way of knowing how long it might have been out of a freezer and growing bacteria. I've actually had to fish frozen items out of the donation bins. One turkey was de-frosting and would have contaminated all the cardboard boxes and cans. I think that they would likely all be thrown out, because of the turkey juices leaking from the bird. It would be infeasible to try and clean items, even if it were possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by lilo0003
Good Morning! Cool but sunny morning start.
Dropped DS off at school and then took a walk around Walmart before heading to work. Picked up cottage cheese .73 cents and 2 x 2pk egg white cartons for $1.08 each. April 05 expiry date. I think I need to do this every morning I am in the area!
Omelettes for sure on the days I work from home the next while. Will go great with my cheap mushrooms and peppers and onion in the fridge :)
Will be making lasagna tomorrow. With my cheap cottage cheese finds. Picked up mozz and harvarti at RCSS yesterday for their deal. $4.22 I think it was. Have everything else needed.
Have a wonderful day!
Great deals at Walmart frugal! I rarely go to Walmart (maybe once or twice a year,) maybe I should try to stop by more often.
I went to Earls happy hour with 2 girlfriends yesterday and my big glass of wine was $10, gotta find those deals when we can! We stayed 2 1/2 hours, really had a good gab fest🍷
before I left I made a big pot of beef barley soup (dh was so happy).
Pickleball this morning, a doctor appt this afternoon and then home to prep for a craft day with my godchild ❤️
dh plays pickleball tonight so I’ll have time to do some baking. I’m craving chocolate so maybe cookies or brownies
Laundry catch up day today. It’s going to get up to 16 degrees so I’ll be outside walking.
Yoga definitely today to help my back. Booked an RMT appointment for tomorrow to get her to help the healing process.
Just finishing my tea then yoga and oh ya, I’ll be making banana bread later today.
Have a great day.
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I had TENS therapy with a physio after orthoscopic surgery on my knees 20 years ago. I didn't think it helped or hurt, so I just let him put the pads on and set it up to max.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ciel21