Did you grow up there? Just curious.
No- Peace Corps 
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I heard from Neighbor #2 and she really liked the Spinach & Neufchatel cheese peirogies. As luck would have it, I got an email from another grocery store with a one day digital coupon offer on cream cheese (4 for $5). Perhaps they research each otherās sales circulars?? Any who, Iām not going to look a gift horse in the mouth; I got up early, posted the digital coupon, rode up there on my bicycle and secured more cream cheese.
I know Neighbor #2 isnāt a fan of my homemade pizza, so on nights I serve pizza to Sunshine, Iāll defrost and prepare peirogies for her.
And since this is a tracking expenses thread, I have calculated that I can make 36 spinach/cream cheese/onion peirogies for about $5.52 which is 92 cents for a serving of six. (That cost will have to be adjusted if Neighbor #2 decides she wants a sauce.)
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I was thinking about the cream cheese thread here last night when I went out to buy some myself. The local BJās has a good deal on them, but you have to buy a 6-pack. I did this last Christmas, reasoning Iād use them, but I wound up throwing at least 2 away when they expired and molded.
Iāve already put todayās cream cheese haul in the chest freezer. Iāll defrost 2 at a time and make up more peirogies when the time comes.
I picked up this fairly nice chest freezer at Target a few years ago. They were having some type of on-line only sale. It was a bit of a hassle to purchase it on line, then take the truck to a further store to pick the thing up. Surprisingly, when I arrived ā it was already in customer service and two guys put it on my truck for me.
I keep a list/map of what is in it and try to meal plan accordingly.
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This is excellent advice! I keep a list of whatās in my freezer and my pantry and I plan my meals accordingly. Like you, I like to stock up on items when they are on sale so in the long run I save a ton of money.
I canāt take credit for the list suggestionā¦ @LindaWhit gave me the idea! 
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My Excel spreadsheet has been a lifesaver for me in the past! And just recently, Iāve been āeating the freezerā this past week to empty out some of the items I had in my upstairs freezer: Pork and Sweet Potato Stew, a slice of Lemon Pot Roast and gravy that all I had to do was boil some potatoes and carrots, and a container of Chicken-Corn Chowder for a work lunch.
I just need to stop buying new things to go into the freezers before Iāve used up the older things. 
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I admire your attention to detail. the only Excel spreadsheet I have is of my silver flatware pieces; I am really unskilled at Excel.
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Potatoes are on sale (this week) for 78 cents for 5 pound bag (limit 2). I grabbed two bags this morning. If I canāt find a use for them, Iāll make up some Gnocchi and freeze it for a later date.
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SCORE!! I found these Summer Sausages on clearance for $1.50/each (Originally $10.99/each). I have no idea why they were marked so low, but I grabbed them. Each is 1.25 pounds, so that is $1.20/pound for a nice protein.
OKā¦ Hungry Onions, what do I do with them. I can make a nice pasta salad, fried rice, soup/stew or quiche with them. Any other ideas?? Thank you in advance!
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Iād look for recipes calling for Kielbasa, Spanish chorizo, Andouille, or Portuguese LinguiƧa.
Caldo Verde Recipe (Portuguese Green Soup) ā Leiteās Culinaria https://leitesculinaria.com/7580/recipes-portuguese-kale-soup-caldo-verde.html
Also a good use of those potatoes!
You could also use both in runzas/bierocks.
ETA: https://www.reddit.com/r/noscrapleftbehind/comments/14ewf98/cooking_with_summer_sausage/
Sliced up and fried with pierogi. Also just fried with cabbage, onions, and egg noodles.
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Chop it up in scrambled eggs.
Sliced with cheese and crackers.
Roll some up in crescent rolls and bake them?
Chop it up for a homemade pizza.
Or maybe a skillet dish like this?
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OMG! That would make a cool pizza!!
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+1 for fried up with scrambled eggs. 
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With cheese and crackers is how the roomate consumes them. Camping trips always had one or two.
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In the UK you can buy frozen baked potatoes, roast potatoes and mashed potatoes, so you could potentially do all of these with your stash of potatoes?
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Smoked sausage lends a lot of umami flavour to a vegetable-heavy pasta sauce. I sometimes make a pasta sauce like this in bulk (and use up any stray vegetables in the fridge drawer) and freeze quite a lot of it.
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Sorry, I meant to specify you could make these preps and freeze as needed.
I donāt think Iāve seen (skin on) frozen baked potatoes (here). They may exist somewhere here, but Iāve never seen them.
I do keep instant mashed potatoes in stock ā for those nights I need a throw together dinner.
