2025-11 Nov Frugal Thread

[SassyAshley]

Good Evening Everyone,
After I posted, I got off my b*tt and decided to get some things done but it was a bit all over the place.

I started by emptying the dishwasher and noticed there was some guck on the filter (mine does not have a removable filter), so I decided to run a cycle with some vinegar.

Since I had the vinegar out I decided to also run a vinegar cycle on our kettle and use the hot vinegar to clear my sink drains.

Then I was doing some general tidying up since a bunch of stuff had to be moved to put my bed in the hallways I was seeing what I could move and put where for now. I gathered up a bunch of cardboard and my cardboard box is almost full now.

Next was cleaning out the fridge, we had some food waste this week, it is on me, I did not think the containers of pasta and rice were that old but when I thought about it yep, out they went.

Then Mom asked for some help but wasn't ready for me when I got upstairs so I quickly cleaned the bathroom, well except the floor because Mom took a bath and it was wet.

Back down I came to take out her bedroom garbage and the kitchen garbage. Discovered the snow was melting so I cleared the stairs and decided to clean off the cars so it would not freeze around the wipers.

Then I got a wild idea, everything is melting the traffic cams show the roads are just wet, I can't believe I am saying this, let's go to Costco. They had Chicken breasts on sale and I have seen some articles saying there will be a chicken shortage in the new year and prices will "temporarily" jump 20% to 25%. So off to Costco I went but Mom told me to take her car since she has she snow tires.

Costco was really busy so I just grabbed the basics and will go back for the rest, I got:
3 x Chicken Breast
1 x Probiotics
1 x Calcium Magnesium
1 x All Dressed Chips
1 x Dry Shampoo
All of those were on sale and then I also grabbed a bag of Doritos, a Bag of Nachos, an Old Cheddar Cheese, Naan and Apple Blossoms.
Okay more than the basics but got in and out in like 15 minutes which was enough for me, I will go back and look at some other stuff on a slower day.

Then home to make Dinner, I had some Alfredo Sauce to use up so I am Chicken Alfredo Naan pizzas.

Oh and as I was running out the door to Costco my packages that were supposed to come tomorrow came today so now my electric shovel and new vacuum are also living in our hallway.

Really wishing I had to this week off to knock some stuff out but also know that would not happen as we are too close to inventory. So we will see what I can get done.

[coupon girl]

Cyber shopping early 2 good deals today gap -free shipping so i got ashlyn a belt her pants are always falling down or so low -maybe they are suppose to be that way ,what do i know i am just a boomer.lol

Underarmour has 30% off and free shipping with a code so got hubby another shirt for 11.48 and one for sons birthday as last order they ran out of the size large for my son i ordered.

Now to get a bowl of oatmeal.

[SassyAshley]

Good Morning Everyone,
Monday again, I swear time (not just weekends) is going by so quickly.

Trying to focus on all the work things but it was a slow morning. I have been working on getting up at 5 am (did not happen today, did not get up until 6) but also working on not starting work right away, which gives me the ability to have a bit of a slow morning before work.

So much to get done around the house, so many projects I want to work on but also hard because in most areas I want to focus on, I need Mom to say yes or no. I think it is the weather but she has been in a ton of pain and not in the best mood.

I would LOVE to tackle our front closet, so much in there we do not use and would love to turn it into my cleaning closet.

For now I will focus on the areas I can work on. Mom was pushing me to get the house cleaned up and I think she had a want to have it done for Christmas but she now knows bro won't be around so seems like we have backed off the wanting to clean up. But, I am trying to push forward the best I can.

We also need to process all the chicken I bought yesterday, all 3 freezers could use a good reorganize, always something.

Also need to figure out dinner, maybe Chicken Shawarma, or Mozzarella Chicken (I have Cherry Tomatoes I need to use up).

Happy Monday Everyone.

[Frugalbigmama]

Hugs@cath007 like others have said diabetes’s is manageable in pets and the drinking lots of water is certainly a sign.
I did nothing more than go for a walk and clean the bathrooms today. I bought one of the hand held power scrubbers from Costco and it works amazingly well on the shower stall but it appears I am missing one of the attachments and I bought it in summer and only noticed today as I was trying to clean corners. Ugh.

OOOH I want one of these! I had been looking at them on Amazon but will look at Costco! Thank-you!

[Frugalbigmama]

@cath007 - Hugs. Thinking of you and your furbaby.

[SassyAshley]

@Frugalbigmama , I saw some stores have marked them down to $29.97 and they have the star of death.

I got mine on amazon, during on the Prime Days which at the time was a better deal. But if you can find it for $29.97.

[Frugalbigmama]

@Frugalbigmama, I saw some stores have marked them down to $29.97 and they have the star of death.

I got mine on amazon, during on the Prime Days which at the time was a better deal. But if you can find it for $29.97.

ok thank-you! I hope to go to Costco this week and I will ask my sister to check her store!

[barbis9]

Good morning. Again up at 4:30 this morning. I didn’t really get to look at the flyers so I’ll check them out this morning before work.

Yesterday was a long day. If you ever need a reality check at just how fortunate you are just walk into a cancer agency. The sheer number of people was sad and to see that cancer doesn’t care of your gender, race, religion, economic status. It is truly heartbreaking. I realized just how fortunate I was with my diagnosis. I was completely exhausted yesterday and still feel it a bit today but alas life goes on and work calls.

Hope everyone has a great day and remember to hug your loved ones and tell them you love them. Life is so fragile.

@harbie I was shocked at the number of people at the cancer clinic when my friend had breast cancer. You had to take a number and wait to check in! We should be thankful for everyday that we have.

[barbis9]

Walked across a field and got my wool gloves covered in burrs. Arggh. What a PitA. Ever try getting all those tiny burrs off your clothing?

@HermanH I know burrs are really hard to remove. My poor dog gets covered in them when we go into the ravine, that I stopped going as too painful to remove.

[barbis9]

When you cannot afford to do grocery anymore bécause everything is too expensive and go to bed hungry.....you failed in life

Everything is so dark......

@cath007 is there a food bank or church you could go to? I go to a community luncheon every week and they offer food to take home afterwards. Sorry you are going through a rough time. Please don't see yourself as a failure, a lot of us are struggling these days.

[barbis9]

Today I can say I am feelinga little bit better.

I hate doing crisis.....

It is not that my father dont care...

It is just that he dont listen and understand me like the way I would want...

Being poor is hard....

What is wrong with me???

@cath007 nothing is wrong with you. I'm poor too, and I have learned that when money is tight, I have to be creative. Can you contact your local Salvation Army for help? Our food bank in town does deliver for people who can't make it out. Don't be embarrassed to ask for help.

[barbis9]

@cath007, it is hard for others to understand what we are going through and how our brains process things.

I am someone who holds onto things and my brain just doesn't let it go. Others around me get frustrated but as I always say the brain does what the brain wants to do and I have no control some days.

@SassyAshley my yoga instructor always says "the brain is a great master but a bad servant".

[barbis9]

Afternoon hubby went to replace a leaky facet in our main bathroom upstairs and it was old 15 or 16 years old ,We needed to replace it so off to home depot this time spent a bit more and got a moen facet,hubby has already replaced it .

I didnt go out today as i wanted to,bathroom facet shopping it was instead.

@coupongirl hold onto your Moen receipt. Free replacement with proof of purchase for the lifetime of the item. I can attest that they do replace items for free. All my faucets are Moen and over the last 30 years and just once replaced a towel rack for free.

[barbis9]

@cath007 your cat could have kidney disease as that also are the symptoms. Very common in older cats as I had one that passed away at 15 from kidney issues. You need to get your cat tested. Perhaps a humane society near you can refer you to a reasonable vet.

[coupon girl]

Barbis thanks for the tip ,my kitchen facet is a moen ,this time i am keeping the box and bill.Yes my neighbour just took a picture and they sent her the part.

Returned one item indigo,then went into homesense got my 4 pack of face cloths and xmas crackers.

Then over to sobeys to get the grapes 2.99 a pound plus bread ,now home .

A little tired.