Terrwyn, that's a very nice offer; thank you!
Moldy, thank you for the kind words a week or so ago on the Prep thread - coming from you, being called frugal was a high complement!! I hear you on the body needing day shift - after 36 years of nights, I probably NEED to go to days, but I hate to give up the night shift/12 hour differential - and I've yet to find a cure for my allergy to neckties
I wasn't able to get 50# of the split chicken breasts to work up as both stores in my area ran out, but I did get a rain check for 20#, so will take advantage of it next time I see them at the store.
Stopped on our way home from the oral surgeon to pick up Hubby's scripts at CVS; had 10 minutes or so to wait so picked up:
* 1 tube Colgate toothpaste @ $3 $2.25 scanner coupon - 75 cent coupon = 21 tax out of pocket
* 1 pkg Pull-Ups on sale @ $8.99 - $2 coupon - $1.50/$5 baby purchase scanner coupon - $2 ECB from buying milk = $3.50
I also played at Walgreen's for a bit this week - Tuesday was Senior Day; AARP (boo-hiss!) members and people over 55 (sigh) got 20% off Walgreen's branded items and 15% off of other items, so - of course! - I waited until Tuesday to do my shopping!
* 4 - 6 pks Boost @ $8.29 each; buy one get one 50% off so 4/$24.88 - 4, $4 coupons ($16) - 15% Senior Discount ($3.75) = $5.13; or a little over $1.25 per 6pk. Hopefully this will be enough, along with the other I have in stock, to get Hubs through both series of extractions and the period of adapting to his new choppers
*9 - 6oz pk Butterball Turkey bacon @ $1.29 each so $11.61 - 9, 55 cent coupons ($4.95) - 15% ($1.74) = $4.92 or 54 cents a pkg - these will go to daughter as she really likes it
*2 - dozen eggs @ $1.29 each or $2.58 - 20% (52 cents) = $2.06 or $1.03/doz
*1 - 60 ct 10mg Melatonin @ $7; got a $7 Register Reward back
*2 - Well Beginnings (another Walgreen's brand) Pull-ups @ 2/$12 - $2/2 store coupon - 20% ($2.40) - $7 Register Reward = 60 cents out of pocket - I'll repeat the Melatonin and Pull-Up deal a few more times if they have the Melatonin in stock - Hubs uses it for sleep sometimes (me, I'm so tired when I go to bed that I usually sleep like the dead lol!)
Hit Catholic Charities on the way out of town and got 3 heavy fleece blankets for $3 each;; will add one to each vehicle since the boys are getting bigger; tuck the other back in storage.
Minimal decent sales at the grocery stores this week - since when is $4.59/lb a good price for chuck roast??! - but I have found a few things to stock up on - canned pineapple 20oz for 69 cents, Starkist tuna 5oz for 59 cents, Manwich $1/can; buy 3 get $1 off ground beef. I'll get a case of the Manwich (we use about 1/3 can or less for 1 pint ground beef, then freeze the rest, so this will be a couple of years worth at least), 12-18 tuna, and at least 3 cases of pineapple as the grandsons really like it.
Menard's has a weekend Fri/Sat/Sun special on seeds 20 pks/$1; I'll be going down there anyway to pick up a small safe ($69.99; get $30 rebate), so I'll get the seeds while I'm there. Looking at the ad, they look like they have at least some that are old, open pollinated varieties and lots of flowers, so I'll indulge myself
While I'm in that town, I'll check out Kohl's and K-Mart for clearanced sheets (want flannels for the grandson's beds), and make a pass through Goodwill to look for white cotton knit shirts to wear under my scrubs. I'm death on white shirts, so refuse to pay new price for them!
Guess I'd better get out of my chair and go do something useful - like shovel out the mailbox! 9+" of snow, 20-25mph wind, and then the snowplow pushing drifted snow up in front of it means I'll get my workout in for sure!
Take care,
