JUNE OUTLOOK

 I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS KIND OF HAPPENING IN JUNE.

MY DISABILITY CHECK IS RESTORED TO FULL PAYMENT. 1120. I BORROWED A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY FROM MY SISTER SO MY PAYMENT TO HER NEXT MONTH IS 1035 WHICH LEAVES ME $85 BUT I HAVE A LITTLE EXTRA FROM RECEIVING SOME SETTLEMENT CHECKS AND SURVEY REDEMPTIONS. SO I'LL Have $133.20 for groceries and essentials. I'VE HAD SOME HEALTH ISSUES IN MAY AND WENT IN TO SEE a new doctor. Good news I've lost enough weight that my cholesterol is lower so I'm on half of the meds for that and if I work hard and lose a little more weight, I can maybe go off my blood pressure medications. bad news I developed athletes' foot and a nasty cellulitis infection on my left leg. it is very painful and gross it leaks a yellow fluid so now I'm on antibiotics for that and a water pill to relieve swelling in my legs and feet. I have a $5 copay for the new doctor visits, and it costs me $4 to pay for Baldwin transportation to take me and pick me up. I use Walmart as my pharmacy but since I'm pretty much homebound they will FedEx overnight my meds if I request it for free, I no longer have a phone bill because I have assurance wireless. and because I have a Medicaid card i get amazon prime for $6.99 a month now. I try to cut costs as much as I can. I had to ditch Netflix a few months ago so I watch a lot of Tubi now. now it's July and I did a thing.

update: MARCH 2023

 February has been a boring month. spent most of the month trying to gather as much food as possible. My check in March is losing over $100 so that's putting me in a bind. this month I've made $35 in Amazon gift cards from doing surveys on Crowdtap. among the things I bought were ANGEL SOFT toilet paper Tide pods and Mountain DEW I did get some good freebies mostly free product coupons from emailing companies.

3/1/23

my cleaning day, I have abour4 loads of laundry and a bunch of shipping boxes I need to break down and take out, wipe down all surfaces sweep and do some organization. I also received $5.12 on a prepaid card from a settlement so on Amazon I bought a box of peaches and cream oatmeal, a can of peas, a can of garbanzo beans and this will be here next week. So, after the insurance premium comes out and I pay my portion of the bills ($820) that leaves me $35. I'm taking $20 out to go to the doctor so I HAVE $15 FOR GROCERIES FOR THE MONTH of March. I did reapply for the Medicaid program that pays for that premium so hopefully next month I won't have this problem. I had Amazon Kindle unlimited come out so that stopped my heart for a moment, but Amazon is refunding me $9.99. So, a few good things happened. I REAPPLIED FOR THE MEDICAID that pays the Medicare premium and was approved, within a few days of approval Iwas reimbursed my $164.90 that was taken out of my March disability payment. Last year I had applied for QLink Wireless which is a free connectivity phone service for anyone low income or on any type of assistance. Thet sent me a sim card for my Motorola but my phone wouldn't work with it, they had a deal to get a compatible phone and a tablet for $10 but when I tried to redeem it they claimed I had already received it which I hadn't, so I never got to use the Qlink service  I have to have a phone for doctors and stuff so I transferred my connectivity account to Assurance Wireless who sent me a free phone an d this service has unlimited everything so now I have a working phone. which is awesome. i need to visit a doctor. I've been without all medication since before Christmas. the doctor I was seeing herein Milledgeville refused to call in refills of my meds unless I came in for lab work which is hard when every dime I get is spoken for and I DIDNT have the $4 to pay for the county transit to take e and pick me up, but now that I have Medicare I can get a better quality doctor which I'm excited for, I'm going to call a new doctor on Monday to set up an April appointment, I have to pay a $25 copay now but it will be worth it.

FEBRUARY'S WALMART ORDER

 This month I have a little more money, I'm good on clothes detergent and toiletries this month. This month I have to buy my own kitchen things, my brother-in-law does not want me to use theirs anymore.; I think I'm going to give my sister a little more money each month and have her make my breakfast and lunches, she's on a keto health kick and I could benefit from a healthier diet, so this list may change a lot.

15. Great value low-fat Strawberry yogurt tub 32 oz, $2.36

17.) Great Value sharp cheddar cheese sticks 12 ct. $3.44

18.Armour lunch makers ham and cheese kit $2.36 ($1.18x2)

25.your zone 15oz plastic cup pink.50.

38.) Equate everyday clean aloe wipes $1.98.

42.) Equate acetaminophen. 100 ct $3.48

43.) Great Value flavored popcorn extra butter3 ct. $1.36

After paying my portion of the bills, I spent $42.55 on my Walmart delivery. I bought odds and ends, painmeds, soda. 1got a $5 gift card from crowdtap so I bought mt nephew a Bugatti Hot wheel car for his birthday, it cost me $1.63. My Medicare kicks into effect on March 1st. typically the government takes money out of your disability check to pay for it. I haven't gotten any information about how much they are taking out. the problem is I pay a third of the bills living with my sister which is around $1000. if they take out more than $100 I won't be able to stay with my sister instead I'll have to find a new place to stay. I found  a Place in Macon Ga. it's a hotel that charges monthly which includes utilities and cable/internet. I dont want to do that but if my sister cant have me here that may be my only option, The room has a kitchenette and bathroom. I would have to buy things to make that into a home. 

TO-DO-SATURDAY 1/28/23- MONDAY 1/30/2023 - Wednesday 2/1/23

 I typically don't have much going on on Saturdays, but today I have things I want to do.

1.) work on budget

2.) get trash outside

3.) spend 1 hour writing

4.) try to get desk put together

5.) dishes

6.) try to put together a pasta salad

7.) do more surveys

8.) enter contests

I didn't get much done Sunday either, my leg has been bothering me and I'm out of otc meds.

Mondays are usually hit or miss, been feeling sick so I'm going to try to take it easy. Was awakened at 6:59am

And back to Wednesday, so on 2/1 going to be pretty boring, I hurt my knee on Tuesday, so I need to let that rest.

1.) laundry day - 1 load I think

2.) wipe down all surfaces and gather trash

3.) I'm, going to stalk marketplace for a foot stool to elevate my legs until I can get a new chair having my legs down all the time is making them swell and hurt really badly, I've tried propping them on another chair, but it puts too much strain on my knee. my left knee has a lot of problems. I fell on it when I had the stroke and its tender...

3.) email some keto companies

4.)take inventory of toiletries and household products,

5.) spend 1 hour writing

Woke up at 7:30, my one load turned into two because my sister had a bunch of stuff in the washer. breakfast is a glass of water, going to shoot off some emails while laundry is on SpinCycle. second load on at 9am

to-do 1/24/23

 Wednesday is my busy day. it's my cleaning day. I do all my laundry and clean my room,

1.) laundry - looks like 4 loads this week. Got the laundry done.

2.) wipe down chairs and surfaces; done

3.) gather trash; i didn't get it outside because of rain

4.work on surveys, goal is $20 in the next few days; $5 today; bought brownie pan

5.) email companies

5.) make Kool-Aid for rest of week.

6.) work on budget

mail call

 here are the things I've received in the past few days to make February easier, 

1.) $20 in Amazon gift cards that I have used to buy food and other necessities like toilet paper and Tide,

2.)2 coupons for a free Chobani single serve yogurt up to a 10 oz size

3.) 1 coupon from Chicken of the sea for a free product up to $5.

4.) someone bought a box of hamburger helper from my food wish list.

5.) a sample packet of L'Oréal Paris midnight cream which is awesome because my Estee Lauder advanced night repair sample is running low

6.) Extra Strength Tylenol 24 count. I bought this using gift cards. this was definitely a need as Iam in a lot of pain.

7.)Toilet Paper, 4 Mega Rolls = 16 Regular Rolls, 2-Ply Bath Tissue - bought with gift cards

8.) Vigo rice sent me 2 bags of rice and a package of soup mix.

9.) an amazon order of snacks and an onion soup mix paid for with gift card, snacks are gone

10.) I won a pack of strawberry seeds, it says to plant in winter, so going to try that next month.

11.) 2 boxes of Nature Made Zinc 30 mg, Dietary Supplement for Immune Health and Antioxidant Support, 100 Tablets, 100 Day Supply - hopefully this keeps me from getting sick.

12.) 2 boxes of Betty Crocker Suddenly Pasta Salad, Ranch & Bacon, Twin Pack, 15 oz

13.) 2 coupons from Oberto for a free Oberto product up to $22

14.) 1 coupon from Mrs. Dash up to $4.99

) 2 coupons for a free Mrs Meyers product up to $5.00

other updates. I'm out of mouthwash so that's a priority, I am also out of soda. I'm going to need more pain reliever. One thing I can get for free is phone service. the problem is my cricket phone is locked so the Q-Link wireless sim doesn't work. I can get a phone through Qlink but it's$10 and I don't have $10, so anything I get via my Wishlist, or coupons is freeing up the money I need for a compatible phone, Iam waiting on several more coupons and a couple amazon orders that can help stretch my food. I really need to get a Georgia ID card but it's $60.

Priorities going into FEBRUARY, mouthwash, razors. compatible phone, pain medicine, Visit Dr, I desperately need a new lift chair, but I have no way of getting $700 to buy one.

I won $25 FROM a twitter contest, it brought my account into the positive I tried to get the $10 phone from Qlink but they said I already got it and couldn't get it again. (I have not) so now I don't know what to do about that. I have $120 now to buy food and necessities for February. I SPENT $6.41 for a gaming headset through WOOT. as a birthday gift for my nephew in March. I have 3 March birthdays, so I got to get those gifts bought.

 Oriental trading sent me a $10 code and free shipping, so I GOT 4 things for free.

1.) SMALL GOLD HOOP W/ PURPLE FLORAL ACCENT (for me) $4.47

2.) GLOW IN THE DARK MOON BB CUTOUTS (for Tristan) $1.77

3.) DISNEY CINDERELLA WIG (for Cadence) $1.27

4) TOOTH FAIRY CERTIFICATE 12 count (for all the little ones) $1.47

so after the gift code and free shipping no cost to me. and I think I'm getting 2.5% back from Rakuten.

budget meal .75 a serving

 This is probably one of the best things I cook. ITs sort of like a rustic chicken pot pie

ingredients:

5.)1 package of chicken breast tenderloin $8.39 there were 9 tenders in my package, so I got 3 different meals from it. I used 3 tenders for this meal. .93 per tender

2.) 1 can of Great Value jumbo refrigerated biscuits .92 (5 biscuits

3.) 1 can of Great Value cream of chicken soup .68

4.)1 can of Amazon Brand - Happy Belly Mixed Vegetables, 15 oz .89 (drained) I bought this with Survey gift card money from Amazon.

5.) 1 packet Goya foods chicken bouillon cubes 2.82 oz there was about 5 little packets in the box, I bought this a few months ago $1.37.

I threw the chicken bouillon, vegetables, and soup in my sisters Instapot for about 20 minutes because my chicken was frozen. then I put the mix in a baking tin and put my biscuits on top, I slid this into a heated oven for another 20 minutes, it gave me 5 servings.

total: $3.74 in ingredients which is .75 per serving. as it gave me 5 servings

22 freebies you can claim Today!

 

1.) Depends Silhouette sample.

2.) Free Retrofit Blind Kits

3.) VITAFIL prenatal gummies

4.) Charmin roll extender

5)Enfamil toddler formula

6.) Pocket Constitution copy

7.) I love soil sticker.

7.) Jiffy corn bread recipe book.

8. Cerave moisturizing sample.

9.) Keds stickers

10.) Erbarian CC cream sample. 

11.) free Remember Chicago Veterans of War book

12.) 3 samples from P&G - Downy Unstoppables. Cascade, and Fixodent, sign up for an account, login and select samples at the top.

13.) Jeb Burton hero card

14.) UbiquinolCoQ10 sample

15.) Slater's 50/50 bacon hotdogs - this is a printable coupon that is emailed to you. not all grocery stores will accept this, call your store and talk to customer service or management.

16.) home HIV test kit

17.) subscription to Harper's Bazaar magazine

18) subscription for Elle Decor magazine

19.) free subscription for Sports Illustrated magazine

20.) $10/free shipping to DSW=FREE ITEM - set up an account and within a few days you get $10 to spend on anything you want including clearance. shipping is free.

21.) Poise sample pack

22.)Truvia sample

hello 2023: goals

 for 2023 I have a few goals, I don't do resolutions but I try to set goals, Happy New YEAR!!

1.)  I want to try to lose weight, I've already been dieting. I've cut out sugar and most carbs. Potatoes are a favorite of mine.

2.) I want to set up a food stockpile, a couple months of shelf stable food.

3.) I want to make my room more livable, setting up my desk area and mounting my tv. I desperately want a new lift chair; I'm not sleeping well on my broken one and I'm in a lot of pain. just make it more comfortable

4.) I want to start journaling and writing again. I would love to finish and publish my zombie story.

In 2022 I made $160 on crowdtap. I would like to double that in 2023, I made 35 on Swagbucks in 2022. I plan to start 2023 Christmas shopping in the summer 2023.

To help me

my room Wishlist

my food/essential Wishlist

my book wishlist

my eBooks Wishlist

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PayPal cassiereas@gmail.com

the grocery dilemma

 after bills I have on average about $70 left for groceries, even less than that after I pay for delivery fees and tip, I shop at Walmart, I've decided to email some companies to see if I can get some coupons or samples to help with my budget. I make around $20-$25 doing surveys per month so that gives me about $100 give or take to buy the things I need.

1/9/23 I emailed.

Starkist tuna

AndeanDream

1/10/23 I emailed.

Mrs. Dash - no

InnovAsian

Chicken of the sea tuna - said yes on 1/10/23. free up to $5

Suja- bogo coupons

Oberto jerky

Chobani yogurt - said yes on 1/11/23. - sent 2 free product coupons

1/11/23

Purina - said yes on 1/11/23.

sun butter - on1/14/23 UPS my choice shows a package weighing 2 pounds coming to me. this was delivered to a CVS in NC.

nivea - said yes on 1/12/23.Sent 3$2/1 Nivea products.

dove

Michelina's

Buddig

Vigo rice - received a box of rice and soup mix.

true lime

1/1/17/23

Dude Wipes - said no on 1/17/23.

G Hughes sugar free sauces - said NO on 1/17/23

Barber foods - said yes on 1/13/23.sent 3 $1/1 coupons.

1/18/23

fisher nuts - said yes. - sent 3b $1/1 coupons

1/19/23

Amy - it was just a form on their contact us.- received

Promised Land Dairy

BoBo's - said yes.

Mrs T's Pierogies - said yes.- sent 1 free product coupon

Mrs Myers - said yes.* sent 2 free product coupons

Rico's cheese sauce

Reyberns sandwiches

method

Truemoo milk

Ortega - said no.

Happy Egg - said no.

on2/11/23 I emailed:

hotpocket complaint - said yes.

hot wheels complaint

airheads candy

happi foodi - said yes.

green giant

Kentucky legend

steak Ums

Chobani

02/13/23

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