October 2025 Frugal Chit Chat

[walkonby]

hey @flemeth ! That exact thing happened to me this morning on my shop at FreshCo. I had 5 offers that I never got any Scene points for.
One phone call to CS, same, the gal asked me to scan and send her the receipt and the offers. I will have the 1,200 missing points within
48 hours.

[HermanH]

Salvaged 3x sandwiches and a milkshake from my Shell station.

As I walked, I came across a man who asked me if I could use the can of Goof-Off graffiti solvent he found on the ground. I can always use more cleanser, so I thanked him for the kind gift.

[SassyAshley]

@crafter , as coupon girl said my family takes it when they feel something coming on which is how I heard about. But I deal with yeast issues and it is a natural anti-fungal so I have added it to my vitamin routine and it helps.

@walkonby & @flemeth , last night I logged into their chat and within 15 minutes after sending a screenshot and my receipt they said the points would be added, I still need to check and see if they are there.

[SassyAshley]

Good Afternoon Everyone,
Today was one of those days where I was kind of all the place and my plans kept changing.

I had to go into head office for a meeting and didn't think I would make it home in time for my online meeting so I was going to stay all day and then grocery shop my way home. My meeting ended early and it was raining so I decided to just come home.

After my afternoon meeting I decided I would run out to No Frills and grab Mom's prescription. I wanted to Price Match Green Onions to Freshco but No Frills has no green onions, none. But since I was there I grabbed all on sale except the garlic:
4 x Mushrooms, 1 x 4-pack Peppers, 1 x Maggi Seasoning, 1 x 4lb Mandarin Oranges, 1 x 3-pack Garlic, 2 x Perogies.

Since I did not get the Green Onions I had to come up with a plan b for Dinner, apparently Fried Rice is not Fried Rice with Green Onions so instead I am making a perogies bake.

Time to curl up on the couch, write a to-do list for tomorrow and see where the night takes me. I need to set up November's Bullet Journal, I am still in September in my Budget Journal I should tackle that and I am still looking for a new crochet project.

Happy Thursday Everyone.

[lilo0003]

I frequently have missing Scene points but I have never bothered to investigate as I assumed it was a pain. I guess I need to pay closer attention, it all adds up.
I spent yesterday baking, it’s a great way to warm the house up. We are in Ontario so more people to eat the banana bread and muffins. I found some steaks on clearance today so with the awesome mushroom sale at No Frill there will be steak and mushroom on the menu this week. I wish I had of bought potatoes last week with the sale.

[cath007]

Happy Halloween !!!

[cath007]

I have not been logged but still reading yours posts

[SassyAshley]

Good Morning Everyone,
Another cold, rainy day here, they say the rain will stop before the kids go out trick or treating, but we are now supposed to have high winds.

We aren't handing out candy, kids don't trick or treat in my area anymore so I think I will curl up on the couch and watch Hocus Pocus and try to decompress.

I do not know if it is the weather or what but I am so tired this week and I don't mean my alarm goes off I don't want to get out of bed, I am talking complete exhaustion and I am sleeping. So I let myself sleep in this morning since it is a work from home day.

Today is a trying to get caught up on all the things type of day. I have spent the last two days going from meeting to meeting to meeting.

I was setting up my bullet journal last night and I think I want to set some goals for November. I really want to get some homemade options into the freezer for quick lunches or dinners. The last two weeks my schedule has changed and lunches have been a real struggle and now that it is getting colder the idea of Salads and Cold Sandwiches aren't appealing, I want warm and comfort.

Last weekend was a good weekend I didn't spend it spinning, nothing upset me right before the weekend and I am hoping for the same this weekend and can slowly start to get things back on track around here. There is a lot to be done but I am also going to prioritize and try not to become obsessive, no 4 am cleaning and not going until I can't go no more. If I need to function next week I need some rest. But we will see how it goes.

Happy Friday and Happy Halloween Everyone.

[Frugalbigmama]

Same weather here! Chilly wet and windy!

Not shelling out here either- Have always done (except 2019 when we were in Jamaica for a wedding) Just not feeling it this year. The weather doesn't help.
Need to undecorate the porch today.

Payday- Paid bills. Moved Money. Boring same old. Good thing I had a good credit on cell phone bill. Haven't been able to log on to pay for a month. Finally could today. Still had a credit so at least the payment is there for next month. Didn't want to have to call in to pay- such a pain!

Can't believe tomorrow is November 1st! Guess I better get rolling on Christmas! Maybe I will sort my bin this weekend. I can wrap gifts for niece. She is done!
I can also wrap the stuff that I have so far for my boys Christmas bag (tons of socks!)
I suggested getting youngest the tool storage chest/bench from home depot...something he wants and can take with him when he moves out down the road. Just a little hard to buy now and hide till Christmas!

Ok time to go through my odds and ends for work and get them off my desk.

Have a wonderful weekend!

[walkonby]

Good day all. Almost time for the kiddies to get soaked and tossed around by the high winds on Halloween!
Usually terrible weather for this event, but none of it affects us anymore. Ours are adults, 2 are on their own,
so I haven't bothered buying stuff. The prices of it too...ouch!
There are few kids that even come to our street and the ones who " dare " will see my pathway blocked by 3
large recycle buns! ha ha

Besides all that we have a World Series Trophy to hoist up tonight!!! Go BLUE JAYS GO !!!!

[SassyAshley]

Good Afternoon Everyone,
I took a chance, when I looked this morning No Frills was showing out of stock on Green Onions but when I checked again later they were now showing stock, so I risked it and went (what can I say I really want dumplings, or maybe I just don't want to think about what's for dinner tonight). They had them yay!!!!!

I price matched them to Freshco for $0.99 vs No Frills price of $1.89.

I also found a bag of those heat and serve mini donuts on the clearance sections with a 50% off sticker so they were going to be $2.25 figured why not, until I make something tomorrow for dessert. I have never had them but I have seen them all over Facebook and people going crazy about the fact they are now a roadshow at Costco and stocking up on them (the bag says they can be cooked from frozen) so we will see.

Honestly, this weather makes me want to bake all the things. If it wasn't a work day my kitchen would be buzzing right now.

[coupon girl]

Afternoon hubby and i donated 3 large bags of clothing to a newer thrift store they dont charge tax either a small local one.

Then on to rexall for my prescription shampoo ( i have psoriasis on my head so darn itchy this time of year )So of course i bought a few items from rexall.

I am getting ready and relaxing so i c an give out we have about 40-50 kids and i usually go to sons and see the girls ,but they are going to friends this year .I have my summer metal table and chair out front ,so i will sit out there ,instead of getting up and down in the house..My driveway is sooo long the little ones just dont want to walk up it.

[flemeth]

I am getting all my treats ready for the little trick or treaters. My kids are Adults but love to give out the treats and We will be cheering the Blue Jays . Nephew and his partner are going to the game .


Go Jays Go

[cath007]

Yesterday I received my small Sample Source box.
It had 4 samples
I posted the received samples and coupons under the Sample Source Thread
I am hoping for many VIP offers via e-mails!!!!

[lilo0003]

We had about 40 kids which is more than last year but all came within an hour so that was nice. I no longer go all out so it’s few pieces of decor left from when my kids were little and I bag of chocolates and a big box of fruit snacks.
I was excited to see several of my Air Miles bonus miles show up so I back to over 120.00.
I had the weirdest issue with Moi today and omg they do no make it easy to do an enquiry. My receipt shows I earned 2000 points but it only added 1000. It came from the amazing deal food basics has on pasta that I not sure many people have caught but it’s 125 points for every bag of store brand past which is on sale for 1.97. So I stocked up. Which then put me at the spend level of a personal bonus offer of 1000 points. I went through the pain of an enquiry but I am not confident it will actually work.