Frugal Chat / Did You Do Anything Frugal Today?

We don't watch sports on TV....thank goodness! Therefore, no Super Bowl party.

@DANLIN60 I'm glad you found a new coffee maker!
@DANLIN60 wants to know if you are doing a Super. Bowl Party and if you have a meal plan made up. I don't watch football so no Super Bowl Party for me.🏈🏈🏈

4 legs on elephant?

WE found another coffee maker just like the one we had for $19.95 at Walmart so we are back in business.

Yesterday I found 12 packs in box of trident (14 ct size) for 2.99; 130 count Totinos pizza rolls 6.99, like these for lunch now and then. S got avocados 2/$1, yogurt 3/$1 different name brands
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Edited by: LITTLEREDHEN8 at: 1/23/2020 (08:59)

@DANLIN60 that's too bad about your coffee maker. I thought they would last a lot longer than a year! Hope you can find a good deal on a new one!!

Have a sing out loud day! Do you have any songs stuck in your head today? Mine has been that peleton song I'm going to find you.
Hope your day goes smoothly for you!

@DANLIN60 thanks for sharing your recipe! Have a great week!

Fruit Smoothie

1 banana
6 oz pineapple juice
handful of mini carrots
I cup of vanilla yogurt
1 cup frozen strawberries and blueberries mixed
pulse in blender for 30 seconds

enjoy!!!

I have been wanting to eat everything in sight the last couple of days. Got to get back in control.


Edited by: LITTLEREDHEN8 at: 1/20/2020 (07:14)

@DANLIN60 I've never had a smoothie. I always just thought they would be a messy thing in the morning.
Please share your recipe. Others may want to try it!

@DANLIN60 sorry that you can't see some of the items! I usually delete one's that are too small. Others I can see on smartphone so I leave them because a lot of members use phone.
Can you increase your zoom with out them being too blurry? Some can be enlarged and others can't.

No I don't do meal plans by shopping. Do you? The store I shop at doesn't have an ad. They carry a lot of all time items. But also 1 time only deals. I never know what I'll find.

We are having what I call Humpty Dumptys for supper tonight which is poached eggs on toast. very yummy.

My Mom gave them that name.

Going thrift shopping today!!!!

I had a small amount of cole slaw mix I wanted to use up. I dug a package of stew meat from my freezer. I knew it was getting old but surprised the date was October 2018. I hope it is safe to use as it went in my crock pot with the cabbage & carrots & two cans of vegetable. What do you think?

My mom ...sister & I ate at Subway on Saturday - I loved their tomato turkey protein wrap! Very filling!!

Frugal shopping yesterday at Goodwill - and also grocery shopping at Publix - I saved $49 in their bogo deals!!!!

Everyone have a Fun Filled weekend! Stay safe there are a lot of different weather patterns going on!



Edited by: LITTLEREDHEN8 at: 1/11/2020 (07:53)

My husband passed away 2 years ago. I was just telling a story about my husband.

Edited by: LITTLEREDHEN8 at: 1/11/2020 (07:25)

Hey, atleast you have a husband. Around here, plum dry. Either married or gay.

I like subway. We also have a Chinese restaurant that you watch cook the vegetables you put in your dish.

About the missing lady...she has been missing for about a year so not likely they will find her alive.

What do you think of this?
My husband would always tell his friends he was taking me out. Meaning he was building a fire and cooking hot dogs or something! It was a big joke with his friends. We enjoyed sitting by a fire!

I meant to tell you that the scent was sweet dreams, not the name of the store!



I hope that the missing woman is found safe soon.

I shopped at Rulers today. Cheaper than Krogers!

I also checked out PEOPLE magazine from library. I wanted to read an article on a woman from my area that is missing.

I bought essential oil in a big bottle that was on clearance called Sweet Dreams.

@ON_A_DIET. What aroma do you like best?? I, too, use essential oils!

Edited by: PBVHCCVH at: 1/8/2020 (15:37)

I bought an office size essential oil diffuser on clearance and a big bottle of oil all on clearance!



I waited and waited for a bargain!

Shopping at Sharp Shopper yesterday I found Totinos 4 pack pizza for 2.99. They sell for over 5 at WM. I got 15 boxes. I hope they last for awhile! My GS lives on pizza. 5 lb tubs of Country Crock for 2.49; Campbell's tomato soup 2/1.

Did anyone get anything good at after Christmas Sales?

I think I have one wall calendar from my local school.

@GRANDMAKARENG What a great way to start out the new year!

HOW MANY PAPER 2020 CALENDARS DID YOU GET?
I just realized I didn't get any. I usually got lots that didn't get used.

Enjoying my "new to me " devotional reads today. It is a new year & I am ready to face it with a loving heavenly father by my side.

This sounds like me!

@LITTLEREDHEN8. That was an excellent price for that much ham! We got 3 hams at Aldi's for $.89/lb so we're happy with that. We, too, use the ham in various ways all year long.

I finally got to the store for the hams. I was able to get 7, shanks and butt ends, last ones. I got 64 pounds for $57. The girl checking me out was young. She asked me why I needed so many. I normally would get upset someone being so nosy, but she was young. I told her I was stocking up. She said you eat ham all year?!! I said yes, that we have bean soup, pot pie (with dough squares) and my husband called it cabin fever stew--ham and potatoes cubed made in gravy. We also do this with sausage or could use burger also.
I guess the girl only has ham at holidays.

The dog announcing he is getting an indoor potty is hilarious!

Edited by: LITTLEREDHEN8 at: 12/24/2019 (07:34)

I sometimes freeze soup. I like to put drop dumplings in my bean soup. I also made some corn muffins yesterday.

@GRANDMAKARENG Do make soup to freee or just eat fresh? Have you ever had bean soup with pot pie in it? I like it that way also!

The Giant has ham for .89 & .99 a lb. Want to go eat about 5 or maybe more to put in freezer.

@GRANDMAKARENG........Homemade bean soup is yummy!! Enjoy!

Making bean soup today! My favorite!

Edited by: LITTLEREDHEN8 at: 12/20/2019 (06:44)

@TUKARAMA Thanks for sharing your photo! So cute, duck helicopter sounds very interesting! I've not seen 1. You did really well with getting all of those things for that amout of money! Lots of people spend more than that on 1 toy or piece of clothing.

@TUKARAMA. $65,for 12 people was VERY FRUGAL!! Good selective shopping by you and your wife!

I would say we were frugal. My wife thinks we splurged. (We may both be right?)
She wanted to use the credit card to go gift shopping. She rarely asks for money, and there is a holiday approaching, so it seemed ok to me.

A trip to mall and we got 5 or 6 shirts, and toys for 7 or 8 kids... All for about $65. Gifts for over a dozen people for sixty bucks? I thought we got out pretty cheap; my wife thinks it was a lot. In any case we had fun. She is getting used to having money, she even picked out a $6 duck helicopter for no one in particular. (USB recharge, plastic duck, helicopter blades in it's head, no remote, flies with infrared sensors)

The duck helicopter is as crazy fun as it sounds ha ha

@GRANDMAKARENG you will have to check out the cards. Some are even 2/$1!
And it was great that you had fun while saving your daughter money. Babysitter may feel differently though.

Edited by: LITTLEREDHEN8 at: 12/17/2019 (15:06)

Guess I need to check out the Dollar Tree in my town.

Saving my dear granddaughter some money today. We got a huge dump of snow last night & schools cancelled. Her baby sitter fees are $5.00 an hour. With the boys being there all day that would take a big piece of her pay check. I am always tired when they leave. They have been watching movies today. I fixed breakfast & lunch. Happy I can help her.

@FLASUN My neighbor get quite a few of her cards from Dollar Tree. She send out lots. Cards can be very expensive!

@FLASUN. That was a super price for the cards!! I needed a couple of cards for sister and nephew, sent Craig to get them and forgot to tell him to check price! They are beautiful but we're $4.99 and $5.99!!!! York Peppermint Patties are one indulgence Diet-wise that I do have occasionally! Just 1 or 2 in a week does NOT mess up my calorie count and is a special treat.

My Frugal shopping today was the "Dollar Tree" Store! Got birthday cards 50 cents each for grandsons - & son. Got a few bags of goodie's to eat -love peppermint patties & Stouffers chocolate coconut mini's. Just have to keep portions that right size!

@WALLOWA thanks for sharing!

No, so far I'm just making them to use.
I did sell several small paintings at the art show (half benefits their youth scholarship, which leaves me with enough to keep painting.

This is a view on the way back from our dump!

Edited by: WALLOWA at: 12/15/2019 (11:40)

@WALLOWA are these items you are selling at shop?
Very Frugal printing and cutting your own!

Making postcards (a 7 cent piece of card stock printed with scans of my drawings and cut in 4 is is cheaper than having them made at a copy shop - probably 3 cents each compared to 10 cents each at the copy shop or whatever they charge at local card shops these days.

@LITTLEREDHEN8 !!! Not sure yet which thrift store we will go to today.
Always find some Good Deals!!

@FLASUN Have a Fun Frugal Day shopping with your mom and sister! I hope you find lots for yourself, I think you said your were finished with Christmas shopping! But you always need good deals for other gifts throughout the year!!! Enjoy and burn lots of calories walking!

I used the sale ads to make out a grocery list. I went to Rulers which is a store of Krogers but cheaper. Most everything was cheaper at Rulers versus the local store. I did go to local store for English muffin bread & a frozen pie for family get together. I spent a little more than $100. which is a lot for me. I hope it last me for several weeks!

@TUKARAMA. That was a great buy!! @LITTLEREDHEN8 .99 Lb. was super for ham!!

Not finding anything at Thrift Store. I did get myself of sketcher mules for $42! I like the heavier built style, not the new kinds they have out. I had my other pair for quite a while and they were coming apart! It's hard to get in my size. I got thru WM. Didn't know they sold them.
I got ham for .99 lb at SS. We make pot pie or bean soup. And I like pot pie bean soup also. Will have 1 for Christmas.




Edited by: LITTLEREDHEN8 at: 12/12/2019 (06:20)

@TUKARAMA I'm glad you are in a safer period for your area! How long is typhoon season?
Great deals on fresh produce!

The dry season finally started (the typhoon season is too long ha ha). That means all the summer veggies are coming in. My wife and I went to the wet market (like farmer's market) and everything looked great.

I got 3 heads of lettuce, some onions, cucumbers, 2 kilos of carrots, and a kilo of green beans. All for $5! Good times are here again.



Edited by: TUKARAMA at: 12/11/2019 (19:02)

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@GRANDMAKARENG. Yesterday sounded like a wonderful time for you! Your son sounds like a very thoughtful man! Watching your great granddaughter dance must have been enjoyable! Wow, that tenderloin sandwich sounded delicious! Great that you got the leftovers to take for an additional meal! I hope your son had a nice birthday!

WE'RE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OUR DVR, TOO! A few nights ago I had it setup to record 4 programs, and it only recorded 1 of them. We're watching for a good sale on the brand we like, so will be replacing it then. I'm not going to pay full price, just wait for their sale. Good luck with your DVR.

I was extra busy yesterday so am planning a relaxing day today! I hope you have a pleasant Sunday!
Pat

Edited by: PBVHCCVH at: 12/8/2019 (04:17)

I went to my great granddaughters holiday dance program. My youngest son picked me up & we went to a local store for a quick lunch. I got a tenderloin sandwich & boy was it good! It was fun to see son & his family. Son paid for my lunch & ticket to program. He also gave me most of his birthday cake & leftovers from lunch so I have supper waiting for me.

My DVR system is continuing to act up. If I reboot it enough it will come back on so I can watch a movie or two. I was able to watch a good movie called IN HER SHOES last night. I hope it comes back on so I can record shows tonight as two of my favorites are on at the same time. I am thinking about getting programs besides through our local cable company.

@FLASUN. That's wonderful that you had such a good time on your cruise. You also did FANTASTIC to gain no weight...well done!!

Your plans for today sound lovely. Have a good visit with your mom and your sister!

That Mall must be so interesting! Enjoy walking with your hubby!

@FLASUN So glad that you Enjoyed your cruise!! And No weight gain!!
Have a great Therapy Day Christmas Shopping with your family!! Hope you find lots of great bargains! And Enjoy your walk later in the day!

@LITTLEREDHEN8 & @PBVHCCVH

Had a WONDERFUL time on my cruise!!! Lots of walking and not too much eating....didn't gain any weight!!

Today will be visiting with my mom and sister. We usually hit a few stores then eat our lunch out.
Then later in afternoon my hubby and I will do our walking at our Beautiful Aventura Mall!!!

Hope everyone ENJOYS their day!

Edited by: FLASUN at: 12/7/2019 (05:04)

@FLASUN. Hope you had a wonderful time on the cruise!

@MOMMY445 Have an Enjoyable day also!

Didn't find any great deals shopping yesterday. But always keep looking!

@FLASUN Hope you are having a Fantastic time!

Sure - - saved some money today - - not by intent though. Normally go to church on Sundays and drive about 15 - 20 miles - - not today though, so saved on gas. Why did we not go to church? Bad storm, ice, snow, roads bad and we saved even more money because the storm took our power out - - no electricity for almost 3 hours and could not open garage to get car out even if we tried. So saved on gas and saved on utility bill - - - frugal by default!

for letting me know - I never heard of those.

Today was Salvation Army and I found 5 items - only cost me $17 !! Nice exercise top/pants, spanx, & bra - All will get sold on my ebay store.

If you ever want to check it out: My Ebay Name : Leejanjensky

The TENS unit is a device about the size of a small cell phone. You attach sticky pads to your body & it gives a stimulation that helps with pain control. It is similar to what a chiropractor might use for pain control.

We are just going out to their Caribbean Island - Princess Cay. We will stay on ship because they take smaller boats over to the island and we would get sick going over to it.

I've not heard of Tens Units? What is it?

Today we started off at JC Penney for sales- I found a great deal on my Shampoo/Conditioner I use - nice gift set for $12.99. Plus underwear and a cute white t-shirt.

You will really enjoy that cruise. Where are you going?

Amazon has some great deals today. They have several TENS units on sale. Hope to get my sister one for less than $20.00. Great pain relief.

I purchased the Oscar Mayer center cut bacon 2 for $10 plus got a discount at Target.

We planned on going on a 3 night cruise with the new Princess Sky cruise line. Bought our tickets for leaving Dec 4th. They sent an email if we moved our date up to Dec 1st they would give us a full credit refund onboard to use and refund the rest to our credit card!!! Plus they upgraded us to get a Balcony Suite room. So we will be leaving on Dec 1st and back on the 4th. Savings of $623!!!

Edited by: FLASUN at: 11/28/2019 (05:14)

@LITTLEREDHEN8. That was a fantastic price for bacon. I had C. get some at the store on Tuesday, and it was $4.49 per pound!!

Bacon was 1.99 a lb. Stocked up on 20 lbs. I like to keep deep freeze full.

Thrift Shop day.

@GRANDMAKARENG glad you found good prices on the things you need! At least the grand kids tried and liked your sweet potatoes!

I got almost everything I needed at ALDI grocery yesterday. They had just the generic version of Velvetta so I went to the regular grocery for Velvetta. I wanted the best since it is for family not just me. I heard there Sweet Potato casserole is great so I got it. Not many of my family like sweet potatoes but I introduced it to my great grandkids & they love it.

Did you ever hit a Pinata?

Didn't find anything at Goodwill. Either the wrong size for family or the quality wasn't what I would want.

Happy early Anniversary! Good job on saving today!

Sure - - was unintentionally and accidentally frugal today - - had planned to go out for lunch to a Steakhouse to celebrate our wedding anniversary (which is tomorrow). Ended up not going so saved lots!!!!!

Yes, the dentist does make all the difference. I think I have 13 or 14 lowers left. I tried counting just now. I'll be so glad to finally be done with it, though I don't have any immediate plans. I'm so happy for you getting it done!

Thanks for sharing. I have had the slivers of bone to work out but do not think I have ever had the dry sockets. The dentist sure makes a big difference. I had one older dentist that really struggled to get one tooth out. The next dentist had no problem. I only have four upper teeth now but 11 lower ones.

Yes, all in one day, but I was terrified, so was put to sleep. I'm sure probably some of the back ones had to be cut out, but I'm not sure.

I'm not trying to scare you, but I was in excruciating pain after having them all done at once. The dentist who pulled all my upper teeth didn't tell me about dry sockets. I'm sure that was the problem looking back. When I had the three pulled last year, the dentist gave me a pamphlet about dry sockets, so I now know the reason I probably suffered so (unnecessarily) in the past. Be sure to look up ways to avoid that.

Also, I had bone/teeth fragments that had to work their way out through my gums, which was a little painful, but not excruciating. I would compare it to a baby cutting teeth. I only had that problem with having my upper teeth pulled. I don't know if that's common, or was a problem caused by something that particular dentist did. I didn't have that problem when I had the three pulled last year. (I didn't have a good feeling about the dentist who pulled my uppers and should have went with my gut feeling.)

I'm only telling you this so you can be aware, not to scare you in any way.

I had a LOT better experience last year with the second dentist. I was awake through the extractions and he was so careful to make sure I wasn't in pain. Anyway, I just want you be aware of "dry sockets" so you can avoid them...such as don't drink through a straw, etc.

Please let me know how it goes for you. I hope you have a very good experience and quick healing.





Edited by: FINDINGME63 at: 11/22/2019 (12:39)