| | I requested my RiteAid rebate yesterday, after making sure everything
qualified. I always file online, so I know before hand if everything
was correct. I have relied on the store's shelf postings in the past,
and have found that they are not always accurate. Our grand total on
the single check rebates this month is.... $144.22!! That does not
include the $21.00 in coupons I used as well, so not only did I get
$144.22 worth of items for free, but I was paid $21 to take them!!!! It
still blows me away that I actually can end up with items we need and
use for free or better than free.
I'm somewhat bummed, as we
found our winter vegetable storage had been raided by vermin. Those
critters had a great feast on my pumpkins and other veggies that I had
put away. Those that weren't touched are now all over my kitchen
waiting to be canned or frozen now. I had expected to be able to use
fresh into the winter, but now, plans have changed. I have to figure
out a better plan for storage for next year.
I've been using my
crockpot quite a bit lately. We've been running to appointment after
appointment this month, and the crockpot has been so convenient and has
saved us a lot of money. We haven't had to eat out, and that has been
wonderful! I don't like fast food, and it seems the kids don't like it
much either. The other bonus is, according to the First Energy Corp.
the crockpot only costs .02/hr. to use! They have a PDF that shows costs of using appliances, etc. If
the information is accurate, it only costs me 20 cents to cook a meal
in the crockpot. I wonder how that would compare to our gas stove in
cost of energy - especially when we paid $5.10/gal. of propane.
Today
is the first day I've had to use the dryer since Mother's Day (May
11th). It's been raining a lot and hubby's clothes just can't hold out
until our next nice sunny day. It's almost killing me to put the stuff
in the dryer!! I'm still going to hang clothes out as much as possible,
but I also know that I'm going to have to use the dryer more. That's
going to put a spike in our electric bill. :(
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