November 2024 Frugal Thread

[flemeth]

Good morning .... omg. I'm not sure if this is working. I've been kicked off smart canucks for so long. Fingers crossed ..
Not sure if anyone remembers me. But, hi!!

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@Giseledta welcome back good to see you posting again

[flemeth]

Good morning all! I did a quick gas fill up, then as quick as I could a NF mini shop. Just got back but why was I soooo bushed?
Oh yeah, I forgot that from 6:30 a.m. till around 8:30 a.m. I started the daunting task of emptying DD's old room out, sorting sooo much
clothing into piles to be bagged up, books, shoes, jewelry, mementoes. When she moved out she could only take so much to her new smaller
apartment. The antique vanity was the only item she wanted, but has no room for it now at her place. Np, we can live with that in the room.
The Thrift store is getting another large donation, but not from any of her things......our " stuff " that I forgot we had piled into her closet...ha ha
It'll probably take me all week to finish this task but doing a bit everyday will make it more manageable and easier on my joints.
We all need a project, this is mine atm.

@walkonby you and my 2 DDS have the same plan they both decided that we have too much stuff in our house so the are on a mission to get raid of whatever is not using and just sitting there as the put it collecting dust and some else can used it. I am not allowed to take back anything from the pile.

[walkonby]

^^ lol. @flemeth with your 2 DD's in charge of the purge what can possibly go wrong? It seems painful at first BUT truly if we haven't got around to using
an item ( or many items ) in 5 years then when do we think we will pick them up again? All the best!!

[Frugalbigmama]

Good Day! Cold damp day today.

Has been a productive day workwise- caught up on everything from being off work 6 days.
Unpacked and vacation laundry washed and hanging to dry. Load of boys laundry washed and in the dryer.
Cleaned out my shopping bag (coupons/change to spend) Tossed the expired coupons (lots) and sorted the valid ones. Put $100 in loonies/quarters in the bag for grocery shopping. Wrote out a list from the upcoming sale flyers- Nothing really must have. Some stock up items, some to make meals easy for DS when nothing is planned/made for dinner lol.
May redeem $100 PC pts for a coffee maker/HBA items and get back $25 in points. Will see what I find.

Took steak out of the freezer for dinner. Thinking perogies to use up the 2 open bags in freezer. And will figure out a veggie-maybe brocolli and fresh carrots.

I tucked my wallet away before vacation (just took the cards I needed) No idea where I put it and I need my bank card to make a deposit at the bank machine.
Hoping while tidying up I come across it soon!

I need some fresh air so after work I am going to take our bath mat to the laundromat and toss in machine and then walk to the No Frills and take a look around. Will hang the mat to dry at home and give the bathroom floor a good scrub this evening

Have a great day!

[Frugalbigmama]

Found my wallet!!!!! It was where I thought it was I just checked the wrong bag (unused purses/bags hanging on hooks behind door!)

[coupon girl]

Giseledta,welcome back are you still running a daycare if i remember?

Hubby and i went for a small drive to picards -stocked up on some xmas gifts (nuts and some bark for me to serve along with my cookies)

Then we went into a lovely diner had cranberry scones ,coffee and tea .

Then into treasure hunt i got
xmas crackers 9 of them i paid 9.99 $ 4.00-i asked for a reduction from the $5 as some were missing
2 hand towels for the main bathroom with a deer on them xmas themed 3.00
xmas bows 1.50 a bag
4 pairs of mini winter gloves for the kids stocking .25 for 2 pairs =.50
gamer girl summer hat for Ashlyn .30
xmas tree for my village 1.99
soft white winter bear themed tobaggan on for 5.00 the foam ones -will keep at our house for the grandkids

Spent $18 i really wanted the fitted single queen sheets they were mainstay which is walmart brand ,but no fitted to be found .

[Frugalbigmama]

Bathmat washed and hanging to dry!
Went to bank to deposit cash.
Popped into No Frills and bought:
2 x Reese Minis (boys Christmas bags)
Cadbury choc bar (me)
2 x Helluva good dip (will grab chips to go with)
2 x kolbassa (DS seems to like it)
$21.04 Redeemed $20 in PC pts paid $1.05

Then went that way home so I could grab the windshield washer fluid
.60 for 3 bananas
6 x $2.88 Windshield fluid
$20.13 total- Redeemed $20 in pc pts paid .15C and received 6000 PC pts for the fluid (1000 per jug)

Now my boys are stocked up for the winter and just grab it as they need it.

[Shwa Girl]

Giseledta,welcome back are you still running a daycare if i remember?

Hubby and i went for a small drive to picards -stocked up on some xmas gifts (nuts and some bark for me to serve along with my cookies)

Then we went into a lovely diner had cranberry scones ,coffee and tea .

Then into treasure hunt i got
xmas crackers 9 of them i paid 9.99 $ 4.00-i asked for a reduction from the $5 as some were missing
2 hand towels for the main bathroom with a deer on them xmas themed 3.00
xmas bows 2.99 a bag
4 pairs of mini winter gloves for the kids stocking .25 for 2 pairs =.50
gamer girl summer hat for Ashlyn .30
xmas tree for my village 1.99
soft white winter bear themed tobaggan on for 5.00 the foam ones -will keep at our house for the grandkids

Spent $18 i really wanted the fitted single queen sheets they were mainstay which is walmart brand ,but no fitted to be found .

Nice treasure hunt. Nice prices. Somebody is gonna love the gamer girl summer hat.

[coupon girl]

Shwa girl -thanks my 11 year old granddaughter will love the hat .

The store was a mess for sure ,wish i had found a fitted queen sheet but the cashier said they are the first to go.Some good deals of course -i couldnt look at the clothing as i had hubby with me .No way was i driving i the fog that was out there today .Still a nice little haul.

[Giseledta]

Giseledta,welcome back are you still running a daycare if i remember?

Hubby and i went for a small drive to picards -stocked up on some xmas gifts (nuts and some bark for me to serve along with my cookies)

Then we went into a lovely diner had cranberry scones ,coffee and tea .

Then into treasure hunt i got
xmas crackers 9 of them i paid 9.99 $ 4.00-i asked for a reduction from the $5 as some were missing
2 hand towels for the main bathroom with a deer on them xmas themed 3.00
xmas bows 1.50 a bag
4 pairs of mini winter gloves for the kids stocking .25 for 2 pairs =.50
gamer girl summer hat for Ashlyn .30
xmas tree for my village 1.99
soft white winter bear themed tobaggan on for 5.00 the foam ones -will keep at our house for the grandkids

Spent $18 i really wanted the fitted single queen sheets they were mainstay which is walmart brand ,but no fitted to be found .

Yes. I still run a daycare.

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[coupon girl]

Up early to shop on the gap for grandkids clothing saved 6.00 in my points and used 2 codes incase anyone wants to try i used early for 10% off and treat for 20% off then 50 % off for some items like where do you get a girls t-shirt for 2.97,boys for 4.88 .

[walkonby]

@coupon girl I was also up early but to dash over to WM to grab a flyer to use at NF to PM. I want to get the Rio Mare 3 pk of tuna on sale for $4.99 and at NF I have an offer for 3,000 points wys $20.00 on canned fish. ( I'll split the cans I buy between DS and I, he likes Spam! ugh!! lol ) . Then it's back to my DD's bedroom....a work in progress, I should have Crime Scene tape over the doorway to the closet. Happy shopping today for your grand-girls and boy!!

[SassyAshley]

@Giseledta welcome back

@walkonby , I am so jealous of your purging. Love the early morning shopping, running to Wal-Mart for a flyer to PM at No Frills, love it.

[SassyAshley]

Good Morning Everyone,
I finally slept, yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not much in the flyers this week for us but will stop and grab a few things as I need to pick up some prescriptions and go get jabbed in the arm later today. Which reminds me I still need to book our Covid and Flu shots but they told us to wait until we are better and we both still have symptoms.

Yesterday was a day at work, oh my gosh, I literally felt like "what now" almost all day. I felt like a chicken with my head chopped off running from one fire to the next almost all day.

Today I am struggling with to email or not to email, I have been trying to be more vocal which is not me but yesterday I did have a few "moment" and the emails flew. Now I feel like I do not want to cross the line which is hard because I do not know where the line is. Oh well, we shall see how today goes.

I desperately need to try to get some house stuff done today. My plan was to break it up like I did on Monday yesterday but work was so insane it did not happen. Hoping for a better day today.

Happy Thursday Everyone.

[Shwa Girl]

@coupon girl I was also up early but to dash over to WM to grab a flyer to use at NF to PM. I want to get the Rio Mare 3 pk of tuna on sale for $4.99 and at NF I have an offer for 3,000 points wys $20.00 on canned fish. ( I'll split the cans I buy between DS and I, he likes Spam! ugh!! lol ) . Then it's back to my DD's bedroom....a work in progress, I should have Crime Scene tape over the doorway to the closet. Happy shopping today for your grand-girls and boy!!

@walkonby , compliments on you and your family's raising of your DD. She has her own place. Yay. In 2024, not easy for many. And not easy for 20 something year olds. Well done Mom of hers.