We Have a New Cat

Until tomorrow when we take her to the shelter. My friend found a cat in the hallway outside of my apartment. I think she smelled our cats and came up. We also have a Buddha like cat who seems to draw other cats in. He is the least territorial cat I have ever met. He loves to make friends with other kitties. We tried locating the owner, but have been unable to do so. I called our rental office, but no one has reported one missing. Since we already have two cats, we are unable to keep her(although I would really like to). There are several no-kill shelters within a 40-min drive so that's where we are going Wednesday. I refuse to take animals to a shelter where they could be put down if not immediately adopted. My husband briefly considered killing me, but took one look at the cat and realized how sweet she is.
We picked her up a cheap litter box and a couple of cat nip toys. It was kind of funny though, I put the litter box in the bathroom( we are keeping her in the bathroom to keep her away from our cats) and she immediately broke it in.

Cheap and Healthy Meat.

A while back Meijer had their ground turkey in the 10 for 10 get the 11th free sale. Essentially you buy 10 items and get one free( or if you want to get technical, each item works out to $0.90). That time it was only Meijer brand items that were on sale, so I didn't have any coupons to use. I decided to pick up 9 1lb turkey rolls( you know the turkey in a plastic tube), and two bags of pretzels. So I had the turkey in the freezer for a few weeks trying to work up the courage to use it. I really don't like to try new things, it takes me a while to talk myself into it. Well the other day I finally opted to make turkey tacos. I let my husband know what we were having for dinner. He got home and looked in the wok and said I thought you said we were having turkey? Isn't that beef on the stove? I told him it was turkey and he was shocked. We ate dinner and he put his stamp of approval on it. So now in an effort to eat healthier, we are going to use ground turkey in place of ground beef 75% of the time. Meijer has some really good deals this week. I'll try to post them later.

Hello Again

Sorry about the lack of posting. Lack of motivation and time leads to writing problems. Now that I've gotten the swing of my new routine let's get back to blogging.

This Week's Shopping

CVS
20 Soy joy bars @ $1.00
6 Scribble Pads @ $0.25

-$3.00coupons
-$4.00 CVS coupon

Total=Approx $15.00

Walgreens
2 Deerfield Shredded Cheese @ $1.50
3 Sprite Zero @ $1.50

Total=$7.75


Meijer


3pk bag of green peppers @ $1.06
1 Chuck Steak @ $3.02
4 Bags Salad Mix @ $0.75
1 Bag Grapes @ $1.97
1 Box Frosted Mini Wheats @ $1.99
3 Cremmette Pastas @ 3/$2.00
4 Ragu Pasta Sauce @ $1.50
1 Bread @ $1.25
1 3 liter olive oil @ $13.39(saved 6.60 with sale)
1 Small Box Animal Crackers @ $0.44

Total=$30.12

Grand total is over my $50.00 budget, but I need to adjust that. I budgeted for three people, but most days we have five here.

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This Weeks Grocery Shopping

Walmart 5-25

4 Taco Bell Taco Kits @ $1.88 ($0.88 after coupon)
3 Lemon Jellos @ $0.50( $0.50 for 3 after coupon)
3 Trial Sized Lint Rollers @ $0.97( free after coupon)
4 Kraft Naturals Shredded Taco Cheese @ $2.08 ($1.58 after Coupon)
8 Bar S Hot Dogs @ $0.67 ( $0.17 after coupon)
1 Zipper Pouch @ $2.47 ( I needed one to hold supplies in my purse)
2 Clean and Clear Black Head Eraser Packs @ $5.44 ( $0.44 after coupon)
4 Purell Hand Sanitizers @ $1.52 ( $0.52 after coupon)
3 Kashi Waffles @ $2.54 ( 1 free with free item coupon 2 were $1.04)
2 Kraft Philidelphia Cream Cheese @ $1.64( $1.14 after coupon)
2 Muir Glen Diced Roasted Tomatoes @ $1.50 ( $0.50 after coupon)

Subtotal= Approx $58.00
Total After Coupons= $24.85

I paid less then half after coupons. I was really happy with my total not the service though.


Meijer 5-25
3 Cactus Pears @ $2.00 for 3 ( Random fruit. Yes they are prickly. Found that out quick)
4 Meijer Brand Hot Dog Buns @ $0.79 (For the army of hotdogs)
5 Triscuits @ $1.66 ( $0.66 after coupon)
5 Wheat Thins @ $1.66 ( $0.66 after coupon)
2 Bags Meijer Brand 2lb Bag of Toasted Oats Cereal @ $2.22 ( for the ginormous toddler)

Subtotal=$26.20
Total After Coupons=$16.27

Grand Total=$41.12

At this point I have a good stockpile going. I try to only buy things that we need immediately, or are exceptional deals.

Normally I Love Grocery Shopping...

but Walmart was a pain in the butt. The opted not to accept some of my internet coupons. I thought it was kind of weird because she opted not accept them after she scanned them. This would be fine, but the front end manager was being really rude about it. She basically acted like I was up to something, which I assure you I wasn't. I very politely asked them to take off every item they weren't accepting a coupon for off my order. Every item she scanned a coupon for she asked(quite rudely) if I was sure I had purchased that item. She could have easily printed a slip to see what items I had. Their really wasn't a need for an interrogation. So it tacked on another ten minutes to my checkout experience to remove some coupons and items from my transaction. I usually just go to Meijer and Kroger, and will probably do most of my shopping there still. I am really unimpressed with Walmart's customer service at this point.