August 2022 Frugal Chatter: All about gardening and saving month!!!!

[cath007]

It is August already,time to start another frugal thread
Wow time sure goes fast.!!!

For me August is the return with life project month...And you???

What are yours plans .goals and hollidays plans???

For me it is to stay more on budget..really ..I need to stay more on budget

Cheers to another saving month,and fresh products too.Hope for those you have a garden than it is productive!!!

[Giseledta]

happy August.

i have 2 projects i need to work on crochet wise...
continue to work through my house on the decluttering... i have a few things i want to list for sale.

garden wise... sigh.. its pretty much a bust. so disappointing. i need a bunch of rain.. and a few cooler days

i need to make a list of goals... i have a few things i want to achive

[harbie]

Sunday night on a long weekend is the best time to go shopping!

Dh and I went to WM and RCSS since they both have underground parking and are right next to each other. Just needed a few things to finish my pantry reorganization so we grabbed some garlic pills, corn, sun dried tomatoes,artichokes and olives. Saw they had McCain hash browns on sale so I grabbed 2 and 1 bag on non name fries.

Our pantry is completely done and it took us 3 hours! Everything was removed out of the room, racking cleaned, floors vacuumed and washed and everything organized perfectly. Great part was there was literally nothing that needed to be thrown out which I’m
proud of.

[Angela273]

Thank you fir starting the new thread.

July savings total $242.90
Coupons - $84.53
10% off Tuesday @ Sobeys - $8.27
PC Optimum - No Frills - $50
Air Miles - $60
Amazon gc - Swagbucks - $20
Garden - $20
Money found - $0.10

[walkonby]

ty @cath007 for starting the new thread up, my plans atm are not very exciting. Turning the NHL wall calendar over to a new page.....why hello Mitch Marner!

I was admiring the savings that you listed @Angela273 , regular redeeming values for me come from AM and PC Optimum points. There is the odd FPC, but coupons for the most part are not on my radar much anymore.

Your 3 hour effort ( @harbie ) getting your pantry restocked was quite impressive, reminding me that I should clear out a few packaged/dry items from our stockroom, some that DD left here when she moved out and I know I'll probably never use.

[coupon girl]

Thanks cath for starting august thread .

Yesterday i went to local zarkys and bought buns ,luncheon meat ,of course we had ashlyn sleep over and she wanted cookies so a splurge .We were suppose to go to a conservation park today for lunch with a variety of my daughter-in-laws family and now it is cancelled as cara has a fever (i swear that little one gets sick so much ).
My son thinks she picked it up during day camp which she was in 3 days last week (why do people or kids go places sick uggg)No civid as they tested her but she just got over medication for an infection ,so maybe her immune system was a little down.

So relaxing til we take ashlyn home later ,my girlfriend dropped in yesterday for a visit .I gave her a small wooden patio set for her son (was daughter's and we didnt need it) and a few nice used clothing from cara and sebastian for her grandkids.

Angela it amazes me when you said you buy everything used for your kids,what a saver in life.I grew up on thrift stores(hense why i love thrift shopping ) and my mom sewed a lot of clothing for me to make ends meet as my dad was sick and not working.

I truly wish my daughter-in-law would spend less on clothing for the girls,then it would free up a bit more money.I got a new top for ashlyn from old navy for $1.53 last month cant beat that price .

Everone have a good day.

[Angela273]

I’m optimistic that the new high dose medication is working. I took the antihistamine at 8am yesterday. I also took the new medication when I ate breakfast. I usually need the second antihistamine dose in the afternoon. I think the new medication is working. Some of the spots aren’t looking so red this morning. It is promising.

[Angela273]

@coupon girl I try to buy all clothing for our family second hand. It’s harder to buy used winter clothes, winter boots, gymnastics body suits, etc. I was happy when I managed to buy shorts for myself, jeans and a nice shirt for dh, along with kids clothes on the same shopping trip for a grand total of $15. I even bought the new to us popcorn maker for $8. I picked up free towels and a blender from two different people in town.

[cath007]

Good late afternoon!!!
Phew so hot in the school no ac...grrr And seems covid is still present..1 case in our class....still take measures and wash my hand often...no cafeteria at the school..it is a dyi zone in reno...at least i lunch at home..sigh
Noticed my Oasis Good Morning Smooties 3 bottles mango passion fruits are not good bad taste..they where opened and altrought the bb dates is still ok..more than 10 days they where open so ....to the garbages...what a lost..grr
So plan B at the break ..made a smooties with frozen strawberries and bluberries but it was so tick..to many yogurt..well...it was drinkable at least...now I will know how to make it for tomorrow morning.lol...
Dad car..update...he called several garage only one was willing to check his car..so it will be repaired in max 3 days..yay but no yay on unplanned cost...
Dinner ,,.,dad defrosted some salmon so with that a rice and salad..happy to have a full freezer for those case
Bread and milk...at least we have a conveniance store near

Have a good evening and night ,stay cool.

[Giseledta]

good afternoon all.

worked on my day planner a bit. have a few things orgaised in it. I love being able to add to it when i think if things before they flitter out of my head.

we have rain forecast for soon. hopefully it comes . we need a good rain.

supper is sloppy joes. and salad.

this week is going to be rough. i know it. was hoping it wouldnt be ... but today has already shown me it will be rough. i have a plan for the week. working my plan. next week will be better. And i am putting steps in to save my mental health.

tonight.. crochet and relax. load of laundry to washer. i will hang it in the am

[cath007]

wow on the savings !!!! @Angela273 : wish I found and have that many coupons,very hard to find coupons always cleared tear pad and I try to find them in french less hazzle with maxi and cie who now accepting just in french or bilingual..hope bilingual are ok tought.

[Ciel21]

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[Ciel21]

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[Ciel21]

The only coupon pad I saw was in the tea/coffee aisle. 1860 or something branded item. Did not collect it.

Did spot a battery recycling bin at the east entrance of Fortinos! It keeps appearing and disappearing. I have batteries to dispose but it might be easier to do that at Lowes as I intend to visit GT and Value Village this week one evening.

[Ciel21]

It's finally raining (regular rain) right now! YAY.