September 2022 Frugal Chatter; Almost Fall and Harvest time !!!

[Skippy]

“Kind of cold in the house (heat has not yet turned on) so an hour ago, I cooked some hot dogs and got water heating for green tea (and lots of honey)”
@Ciel21 I was fascinated by this excerpt from your post yesterday as I thought to myself:if she did cook her hotdogs and used the water for her tea she would need lots of honey, indeed a lot and it would be the ultimate example of frugality.One surely not topped for sometime!

[Skippy]

If you want to save $3.00 or more, pass on the KFC flavoured Ruffles chips. For me it will be a one time purchase as the first one or two chips may taste like the KFC of long ago but after a few more and a whiff of the bag your past memories will be shattered.At the risk of ruining one’s appetite I will not go into greater detail of the smell.
Like the Alphagetti of my childhood, don’t try and relieve those past memories rather keep them as memories not to be repeated.

[coupon girl]

Yesterday popped over to dollarama and sobeys for a few items -first time out in 10 days with my mask -following the guidelines .I was tired .

Then my new dishwasher 7 months old went on the plink ,hubby tried to fix but i think he stripped a plastic fitting .So called as it under the one yr ,they will come next thursday .May have to pay some amount -uggg

[lilo0003]

After 13 years with Rogers as our cell provider we are leaving. The cost savings is over $100.00 a month and far more data. The only catch is my current offer is linked to my employment so once I retire I will have to go cell shopping again but by then the kids will be off our plan. In the meantime I will enjoy not paying nearly 300.00 for our plan.
Happy to see Friday on the horizon. It’s another busy weekend. I think it will be November before it slows down.

[Ciel21]

.

[Ciel21]

.

[Ciel21]

.

[Ciel21]

.

[Ciel21]

.

[Shelley17]

Lilo, we use Zoomer Wireless, available in all provinces I think. Just a couple of options for phones and data plans, but they are less expensive and use the big companies' towers so we have excellent reception. We left Rogers to join Zoomer and are very pleased with the low price per month.

[Frugalbigmama]

Good Morning and TFIF!!!

Yesterday afternoon I went for a nice walk when I was finished work. It was so nice out! Was nice to come home to dinner ready. (BLSL chicken breast with grilled sweet potatoes, peppers, onions and cauliflower. Have the same for my lunch today and dinner tonight.

I spent $4.08 at No frills yesterday on 3 broccoli crowns and 1 cauliflower and received 4000 PC Pts. I am going to try and pop by there everyday in my travels and stock us up. Both will be great for my healthy meal prep. Will get a few extra to bring to my mom.
Is there such a thing as a good "healthy" broccoli soup? (avoiding cream/cheese etc)

My hallway entrance looks so nice and clean! I am so happy I finally did the deep clean I've been wanting to do for awhile.
Shopping fun this weekend is to get a new mat for the entrance.

Have a wonderful day everyone!

[lilo0003]

My pay went up today because my older son aged out of my benefits. So we will move that money to savings because he does not yet have employment with his own coverage so we will pay for his dental for the next year.
I left early today for what may be the last paddle of the season. The toes get a little cold in these cooler days. Or maybe I will be the neoprene boots to get a few more trips.
dinner was burgers, stopped at Cobs on my way home. We are not big on BBQing in winter so I need to use up the burgers and sausage in October.
It’s been a while since we have heard from @Angela273 I hope all is well with her and that she can get home this weekend.

[Ciel21]

Think @Angela273 is getting a well-deserved day with family for Friday. Hope there is some sleep for her too!

Re: cellphone providers. During the Rogers outage of July, various Twitter users mentioned all the cellular services that run on Rogers' networks. Zoomer Wireless is one of about 4 or 5 cell providers on the Rogers network. Chatr and Fido may be others (will look at Twitter on weekend to verify).

@Shelley17 Do you have the TextNow SIM card in your second SIM slot as a backup option to access wi-fi in case your main cell service is down? I learned about it from a BC Twitter user who was participating in the outage threads in July. Cdn office is in Waterloo ON and US office is in San Francisco. Free (got to endure ads) and pay service options (if you want ad-free usage). Initial cost is 99 cents for the card plus shipping?

[Ciel21]

.

[Shelley17]

Think @Angela273 is getting a well-deserved day with family for Friday. Hope there is some sleep for her too!

Re: cellphone providers. During the Rogers outage of July, various Twitter users mentioned all the cellular services that run on Rogers' networks. Zoomer Wireless is one of about 4 or 5 cell providers on the Rogers network. Chatr and Fido may be others (will look at Twitter on weekend to verify).

@Shelley17 Do you have the TextNow SIM card in your second SIM slot as a backup option to access wi-fi in case your main cell service is down? I learned about it from a BC Twitter user who was participating in the outage threads in July. Cdn office is in Waterloo ON and US office is in San Francisco. Free (got to endure ads) and pay service options (if you want ad-free usage). Initial cost is 99 cents for the card plus shipping?

@Ciel21 , that is an excellent idea! I did not know about this, but will definitely look into this now. Thank you for the suggestion!