update

 so every day I do surveys for gift cards I mainly get the Amazon ones because of delivery. I redeemed A $3 gift card from swagbucks and a $5 gift card from crowdtap. my laundry day is Wednesday, and I noticed I was getting low on laundry pods, so I will be using these gift cards for laundry items. I really want a laundry hamper on wheels but that will have to wait. I also got another $5 gift card from crowdtap. When I get gift cards, I pull things from my Amazon wish list. I should manage to get another few gift cards before February. These are just ways I support myself. I won a $5 gift card from a facebook group, added to an AMAZON REFUND I'M GOING TO MAKE A SMALL ORDER.

this is probably what I'll get with my $8. I wanted some bleach, but delivery was too long, so I have $2 left.

1.) Tide Pods, Liquid Detergent, Original Scent, 16 count $5.17. I prefer gain but this is more affordable.my Tide arrived on 1/15/23.

I also managed to score a $25 Xbox gift card that I traded to my brother-in-law for a case of Mountain Lightning soda.

Friday the 13th $5 gift card. and the $2 gift card I HAD left over from the other gift card.

1.)Amazon prime membership $2

2.)Apple Barrel Acrylic Paint in Assorted Colors (2 oz), 20741, Cloudless .56 - this was listed on someone's Wishlist in a Wishlist Facebook group I try to get something from Wishlist from time to time so im not always just taking.

3.) Fiber One Soft-Baked Cookies, Chocolate Chunk, 6.6 Ounce $2.98

4.) Pringles Potato Crisps Chips, Lunch Snacks, Office and Kids Snacks, Grab N' Go Snack Pack, Sour Cream and Onion, 2.5oz Can (1 Can) $1.29

my Amazon Prime subscription ended on 1/15/23 so with my gift cards I'm going to renew my account. I extended my prime membership.

about a week ago I set up a DSW account and today 1/16/23 I had $10 to buy anything I wanted, in the clearance section there was a little skincare kit for $10 so I bought that for free. my package shipped and should be delivered on Thursday, my snacks from Amazon are scheduled to be delivered too on Thursday.

 

on 1/17/23 I received 1 $2 Amazon gift card from Schlesinger for doing surveys which gave me a total of $2.02 I bought

1.) Jet-Puffed Mini Marshmallows (10 oz Marshmallow Bag) $1.49 This was on a kid's birthday list in one of the Wishlist groups I sometimes post in, I buy sometimes so that I'M not always taking. I also redeemed another $5 from crowdtap I have not decided what to get yet. P&G sent me s survey and I got a $3 gift card from but that they did not have Amazon or anything useful, so I chose Dunkin Donuts which is not in Milledgeville. I'm going to see if I can trade it for something I can use .Pinchme Tuesday was today so I got 1 sample coming and they gave me a magazine subscription. I chose Country Living

I won a $5 Amazon gift card a from a Facebook group and 1also got a $5.82 refund for a purchase giving me $10.82, I bought:

1.) Tylenol Extra Strength Acetaminophen Rapid Release Gels for Pain & Fever Relief, 24 CT. $4.86

2.) Betty Crocker Suddenly Pasta Salad, Ranch & Bacon, Twin Pack, 15 oz $3.62

3.) Kraft Original Flavor Macaroni and Cheese Meal (7.25 oz Box) .99

4.) Amazon Brand - Happy Belly Onion Soup & Dip Mix, Dry, 1 oz .71

5.) I won $25 in cash app from Bud LIGHT on Twitter, i used $3.58 to buy a birthday gift for a kid in the Wishlist group.; that leaves me with $20. I was negative .65 in my account so when I TRANSFERRED FROM CASHAPP I HAD TO PAY THEIR TRANSFER fee and bring my account positive, there is a few things I want from Dollar tree so I'm going to try to get those things. I purchased 2 bottles of Nature Made Zinc 30 mg, Dietary Supplement for Immune Health and Antioxidant Support, 100 Tablets, 100 Day Supply $4.24, it was BOGO and 15% off with SS, so I paid $1.92, I also got another $5 Amazon gift card from crowdtap so I got 2 boxes of Betty Crocker Suddenly Pasta Salad, Ranch & Bacon, Twin Pack, 15 oz.

$3.62, after my gift cards I paid .99, these are twin packs so that's 4 meals for me. I have $7.43 leftover from my $25 cashapp win, I thought I had cancelled Kindle Unlimited subscription, but I GOT CHARGED $9.99, so I have another month of that,

Free ENTERTAINMENT

 

Being on limited income means you can't have all the things you want. I love Netflix and Discovery plus but I cant afford those things especially when I can put that money towards food and medicine so here are all the free entertainment sites, I use daily,

I love movies and TV we have a few free options here.

1.) Tubi this is one of my favorites they have shows like Unsolved Mysteries and Forensic Files and lots of movies like The Spy Who Dumped Me and Blade. There is also a large horror movie list. I don't really like horror movies, but they have some of the Final Destination movies. anyway, this site is free and commercial free

2.) Roku this is hit or miss for me I don't watch often, they don't have a great selection, but it is free. Nothing great to mention.

3.) YouTube. I love true crime, I watch Bailey Sarian, Stephanie Harlowe and MrBallen, but you would be surprised of what you can find on there A&E has uploaded episodes of Hoarders and other shows. Lifetime uploaded some of their movies TLC has uploaded episodes of Dr Pimple Poper and 90 Day Fiancé. and Discovery has Naked and Afraid. There are commercials but sometimes you get the option to skip them. I watch a lot of YouTube

4.) Crackle. I never watch this they mostly have older tv and movies, not anything in the last decade.it is free with no commercials so if you want to watch Moesha or My Two Dads, you'll find that on Crackle

that's about it for tv and movies. if you have EBT. you can get Amazon Prime for half off monthly which is about $5.99 a month. I don't have EBT so I sometimes pay for prime with gift cards I get from doing surveys. There are other things you can do for free entertainment.

reading. I love to read, Kindle Unlimited is amazing but its $10 a month so I normally just get free books. a lot of self-published authors will have their books listed for free, download the Kindle app for free and nab those books. there are a few sites that will list those free books daily.

1.) freebooksy they list all genres of books. I go for the romance mostly

2.) 7Red Feather Romance. this is a daily email that lists free romance books.

8.) ILOVEVAMPRENOVELS this is another email list this one focuses on supernatural romance.

for music I use either Spotify or Pandora, both are free, and you do listen to commercials, but I can make playlists on Spotify and there are also free online classes you can take from schools like Harvard, Berkley and Oxford. they are free to take but if you want the certificate you do have to pay for that. just think you can say you are Harvard educated. Alison also has free courses and you do get certificates with this one

im sure there are a ton more I don't know about but these are the things i do for entertainment while having no income streams

LIFE AFTER STROKE

 In September 2020 while everyone was in lockdown, i had a stroke. I survived but now I'm disabled due to losing the use of my left hand and arm, my disability benefits are 1,130 monthly and medicare(doesn't start until March 2023. I do not qualify for snap benefits,

out of my monthly check I pay 1/3 of the bills living with my sister and her family. I buy my own food and toiletries, and cleaning supplies. I have a small room, I have a tv, laptop, small bookshelf and a broken lift chair that I sleep in. I need a new one pretty badly,

for groceries for the month of January 

1.) I ORDERED 2 .74 MINI CHOCOLATE PIES, THEY SUBSTITUTED FOR 2 little chocolate cakes 

2.) I ORDERED A 6CT OF GREAT VALUE WHITE EGGS Priced at $2.98 which was substituted with a 12 count.

3.) I ordered a head of broccoli, but they substituted a 12 oz bag of broccoli florets $2.78.

4.) 5lb bag of russet potatoes $3.24

5.)1 package of chicken breast tenderloin $8.39

6.)1 loaf of Great Value white sandwich bread $1.32

7.) 1 10 oz package of frozen chopped onions $1.14

8.)1 can of Great Value jumbo biscuits. .96

9.) Mainstays plastic square food storage containers .98

10.) Great Value all purpose cleaning spray .98

11.) Great Value honey mustard dipping dressing $1.97

12.) great Value ketchup $1.18

13.)1 12 oz package of Bar-S franks $1.12

14.) Buddig original ham 2oz .80

15.) BUddig beef 2oz .80

16, Great Value finely shredded parmesan cheese 6 oz $2.22

17.) Great Valu canned sweet corn .54.

18.) Great Value paprika 2.5 oz $1.00

19. Great Value Mountain Lightning soda 24 pack $6.24

20.) Great Value dishwasher pods $4.38

21.) Great Value wide egg noodles $1.43

22.) Great Value garlic parmesan wing mix 1oz $1.12

23.) Snapps mozzarella cheese sticks 5 oz $1.24

24.) Armour Lunch makers ham and cheese with crunch bar I got 2 at $1.14 each.

25.) Great Value blueberry low-fat yogurt 6oz 4 count $1.96

26,)Eqaute extra strength acetaminophen caplets 40 count .98

I TRY TO BUY SPICES AND things I can keep on hand. I have minced garlic, onion powder, cinnamon sugar and salt I've bought in previous months. I also have soy sauce and sugar.  I have a food AMAZON wish list I post in wish list groups from time to time and this month I Received a box of cookie crisp. 4 Lara bars. 3 cans of blue diamond flavored almonds, 3 boxes of instant oatmeal, some Chrystal light and 7 bottles of wishbone salad dressing I also do surveys for amazon gift cards, I have $3 on my account now, I'm saving to buy some stuff for my room. I did redeem $5 for a 6-count pack of jumbo roll Angel Soft toilet paper. my skin care routine is samples I've received in the mail. I buy things like laundry detergent and deodorant when I have a little extra money. I try to always have multiples.

next month I Want to get stuff to make a meatloaf and a muffin pan, I tend to eat a lot of tuna.

so far this month I made air fried CHICKEN TENERSUSING 6 OF MY CHICKEN TENDERS, PANKO, 2 EGGS, PAPEIKA AND ONION SEASONING. AIR FRIED POTATOES USING 1 POTATO AND HALF MY PACKET OF WING MIX, I MADE GRILLED MAZZARELLA CHICKEN using 3 of my chicken tenders, minced garlic, frozen onion and a can of pasta sauce I've had for months and about a cup of my shredded Mazzarella, and air fried broccoli using a third of my bag of broccoli and a package of ranch dressing mix I got last month.

today (Sunday) I'm going to make a tuna macaroni dish which I will use a box of macaroni and cheese (ill save the cheese packet, mayonnaise, 2 pouches of tuna and some minced garlic

i sometimes get Netflix or kindle unlimited both are around $10 monthly, so I don't keep them often, I watch YouTube and Tubi mostly I take advantage of free kindle books. I use Spotify for music my most wanted items are a new lift chair, a laundry basket with wheels and a muffin tin.

I sign up for all freebies and enter tons of contests.

here is my food and essentials Wishlist.

here is my room Wishlist.

 

the survey sites i use

crowdtap I get about $5 a week on an Amazon gift card.

swagbucks this one takes me about a month for a $3 Amazon gift card.

i find my freebies and contests at freebie shark

when my Medicare starts in March, I'll get a $50 quarterly allowance for the Humana over the counter pharmacy so that will help with over-the-counter meds and vitamins,

for Christmas I got a desk from my sister and 2 nightgowns from a friend. the most recent freebies i got are perfume samples Advil samples and a box of random samples from Kroger. my total grocery bill was $65.84 which included the delivery fee and a $4 tip. my casgapp is $caseydewdrop