Tightwad August Frugal Chatter 2014

[LuvToUseCoupons]

Hi All,
Really hot here today.
Got a lot of laundry done today, will finish up tomorrow.
Made BBQ pork, with mashed potatoes, and my nearly free bush beans for dinner.
Off to catch up on some other threads before big brother starts, then have a relaxing evening.
Have a good evening everyone.

[LuvToUseCoupons]

Question for everyone, do you use online sites like Swagbucks to earn rewards? If so what sites do you use? Which is your favourite? Which one do you feel has the best pay outs?

Angela sorry but I don't use any online sites.
Is it to purchase things online?
If so I don't purchase anything online.

[cdngal75]

2 more sleeps until school!!! WOO HOO!!!! Been bleeding money these days. Got an absolutely sweet deal on hockey equipment. A guy on kijiji had purchased all new hockey gear(except skates) played for an hour, realized he was horrible, and listed all his gear for $200. He had no takers, so he lowered it to $150. He even threw in the new bag, 8 rolls of tape and a new practice jersey on top of all the equipment. It was men's large and fits my 12 year old son. SCORE!!!!!!! A retail value of no less than $600 and in mint condition.

Bought school shoes and skates today. I was stunned when my sons feet were measured at a mens 9.5. He is 12 for crying out loud. He grew 2 sizes in hockey skates in one year. Insane!! He is still my baby though

My younger sister has been in labour for 26 hours and only 2 cms dilated. I have barely slept and am so anxious to meet the newest little family member.

Hope everyone has had a wonderful summer.

[lilo0003]

We caved and turned the AC on too.
Sassy I only use swagbags, I don't have time for others. I typically earner 10-15 dollars a month and it does make for a nice bonus at Christmas as I turn them all into amazon gift cards.

Took advantage of the checkout 51 deal on Klondike bars. DH and I both have an account and i had the coupon so it was free. We also had the same shoppers offer of 1.99 for any Kellogg's which lined up nicely with the vector offer of CO51. Hubby has enough cereal to last until Christmas, maybe Easter.

[jasperandchar]

here's the new September thread link for tomorrow

http://forum.smartcanucks.ca/390243-...a/#post6059246

[jasperandchar]

2 more sleeps until school!!! WOO HOO!!!! Been bleeding money these days. Got an absolutely sweet deal on hockey equipment. A guy on kijiji had purchased all new hockey gear(except skates) played for an hour, realized he was horrible, and listed all his gear for $200. He had no takers, so he lowered it to $150. He even threw in the new bag, 8 rolls of tape and a new practice jersey on top of all the equipment. It was men's large and fits my 12 year old son. SCORE!!!!!!! A retail value of no less than $600 and in mint condition.

Bought school shoes and skates today. I was stunned when my sons feet were measured at a mens 9.5. He is 12 for crying out loud. He grew 2 sizes in hockey skates in one year. Insane!! He is still my baby though

My younger sister has been in labour for 26 hours and only 2 cms dilated. I have barely slept and am so anxious to meet the newest little family member.

Hope everyone has had a wonderful summer.

score indeed

[Angela273]

Angela sorry but I don't use any online sites.
Is it to purchase things online?
If so I don't purchase anything online.

I virtually never purchase things online. I live in a smaller city and usually just make do with what we can get here. The items that I have purchased I cannot find here and are hard to find when I travel to Regina (2.5hrs away). With Swagbucks you can redeem your points for a variety of things, including PayPal. I just use Amazon.ca I have also traded away $5 Amazon.ca electronic gift cards for various other gift cards and valuable coupons.

[cath007]

Frugals purchases:

Mcdo McWrap at 50% with coupon....I love the chicken and bacon one.
Darn printer dont work...otherwhise I would saved more...(with the 1,50$ lean cuisine expiring today coupon)...Purchased 4 lean cuisine at 2$ (Maxi)...enter the codes..before I gave those to my friends..take 5 minutes to gain an FPC for Lasagna...They give you points for subcribed and 1000 points is easy....I will do it from now..enter my pin when purchased.

[Natalka]

2 more sleeps until school!!! WOO HOO!!!! Been bleeding money these days. Got an absolutely sweet deal on hockey equipment. A guy on kijiji had purchased all new hockey gear(except skates) played for an hour, realized he was horrible, and listed all his gear for $200. He had no takers, so he lowered it to $150. He even threw in the new bag, 8 rolls of tape and a new practice jersey on top of all the equipment. It was men's large and fits my 12 year old son. SCORE!!!!!!! A retail value of no less than $600 and in mint condition.

Bought school shoes and skates today. I was stunned when my sons feet were measured at a mens 9.5. He is 12 for crying out loud. He grew 2 sizes in hockey skates in one year. Insane!! He is still my baby though

My younger sister has been in labour for 26 hours and only 2 cms dilated. I have barely slept and am so anxious to meet the newest little family member.

Hope everyone has had a wonderful summer.

Awesome deal on the hockey gear!

Oh, I understand about the feet growing, by 12, my son wore size 12 shoes - then he went up to a 13.

Hoping all goes well with your sister's birth, that's a heck of a long labour without it going far.


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Did nothing special today, except took an extra nap, lol!
It's been rainy and cold, ick.