Last week at Walgreens!

Walgreens was great last week!

Put everything on gc, but I think Right Guard was supposed to be B1G1 free, and mine didn't ring up that way, they didn't even ring up on sale, I don't see why i would have purchased them otherwise, so need to check up on that, erg, I hate when things don't go right. usually I make little mistakes here and there that add up to big messes because i end up spending too much oop, but luckily at WAgs i got GC to spend...

Total Savings: $146.79

Total Left to Spend: $3411.59
Total Saved: $4183.79

Last week at Meijer

I can't figure out how to turn this around!

Anyways, this was what I got at meijer on last week's deals, what a trip!

Total OOP was $7.07 and I still have $12 in cats left for this week and a $3/3 Johnson's products, woo hoo!

Total saved was even better= $109.46

Total Left to Spend: $3411.59

Total Saved: $4037

Last week at Rite Aid

Last week at Rite Aid I was able to get in on some good deals. I spent $35.14 OOP and should hopefully receive about $34 in rebate checks and gift cards from them, and will try for $65.00 from the meter, which would be a great moneymaker, but we'll see what they send me.

Total Coupon savings from the bottom of the receipt said: $55.69

Total Left to Spend: $2435.53+$73.13 check I need to cash+ $910 from garage sales= $3418.66
Total Saved: $3927.54

Last week- Kroger and CVS

Here's a pic of the stuff I got last week from CVS. I had a raincheck for hand renewal for $0.99- $1Q, which was awesome, still have raincheck for five more, jsut need to find them.
I spent $3.78 OOP and got back $15 ECB, and will be submitting for Just for Men rebate as well!
I am rebuilding ECB from earlier in the year when I stopped going for like 3 months, and they all expired! Luckily, there is one CVS that WILL accept my expireed ECBs. I have three cards and want to get down to only having one, so will use expired ones from those two accounts this week and work my way down to nothing left so I can make it easier on myself since I am doing more stores now :)
Total savings listed was $48.15

For Kroger, I didn't have time to take a pic because my camera was out of power, but I did the Glade and Poweade deals and got some much needed bread along with gum that was on sale and did the Fiber One bars, all in all this is what it said at the bottom of my receipt:
Balance: $14.15
Total savings: $82.21
AND I have $4 OynO left along with $1 off 3 powerade zero 32oz, which I hope to use tonight and roll deal a few more times iwth the GLADe while the sale is still going on this week:)

Total Left to Spend: $2470.67
Total Saved: $3871.85

What a MONTH!! Meijer deals and more...

This month has been awesome, I've basically mostly been hitting up Meijer, but did the Frees at Rite Aid, and Walgreens too :)
Here are pics of most of the stuff I bought, there is a bunch of stuff from Meijer I forgot to take photos of before I put everything away, but that's all right, you get the picture, more of the same from the other Meijer photos.

So, now for all the totals! Erg.... Seems like lots of money for all this stuff (and remember lots of things that are in the fridge that didn't get in the photos, and the photos I forgot to take!)

Meijer

I have 2 $3 OYNO cats left

Spent: $21.08 Saved: $78.61

Spent: $6.78 Saved: $37.51

Spent: $33.72 Saved: $150.87

Spent: $19.02 Saved: $58.83

Spent: $11.50 Saved: $44.01

Spent: $13.50 Saved: $42.01

Spent: $22.87 Saved: $95.25 *These next three here were for a picnic, so getting

Spent: $21.64 Saved: $111.34 money back and decided to take advantage of

Spent: $42.48 Saved; $46.93 some deals too, getting back: $60ish...

Spent: GC Saved: $57.32

Spent: GC Saved: $73.56 *GC means Gift Card from P&G deal

Spent: GC Saved: $27.02

Spent: GC Saved: $10.00

Spent: GC Saved: $15.00

Spent: GC Saved: $15.00

Spent: GC Saved: $15.00

Spent: GC Saved: $15.00

Spent: GC Saved: $25.93

Spent: GC Saved: $26.45

Spent: $7.50

Spent: $3.43 Saved: $1.71

Spent: $1.14 Saved: $7.78

Spent: $12.32 Saved: $78.61

Spent: $57.81 Saved: $157.86

Spent: $9.91 Saved: $31.44

Also getting back from pert plus school supplies deal: $5

Walgreens:

Spent: GC

Spent: GC Saved: $40.65

Spent: GC Saved: $7.70

Spent: GC Saved: $9.80

Spent: GC Saved: $9.56

Spent: $0.45

Getting Back through ESR: $67.52 + 10%= $74.27

Also getting back from Pert +School supplies deal: $5

Rite Aid:

Spent: $104.54 Saved: $21.49

Spent: $99.30 Saved: $31.49

Spent: $102.45 Saved: $31.49

Getting back from rebates: $231.71

Wal-Mart:

Spent: $44.25 on All You mags :)

CVS:

Spent: $35.08 Saved: $106.35

ECB Earned: $19.29

Also getting back from Pert +School supplies deal: $5

So... Now to figure it all out!!

Spent: $610.77

Getting Back in rebates: $15 from Pert + Rite-Aid $231.71

Should end up costing: $364.06

Saved: $1481.57

Total Left to Spend: $2080.60 +$408 made from garage sale= $24.88.60

Total Saved: $3741.49

Last couple weeks sales

Well, been a while since I posted photos, and also tallied my money spent and saved etc. So here goes:

MeijerPaid: 25.79, Saved: $40.44 (This was when the spaghetti was $1/2 and Mealbox coupons were $0.50 off one, so free spaghetti, obviously I got other stuff)

Kroger: The whole pledge/Dove ice cream/ Dasiy sour cream deal (still going on and I need to get more Hot dogs)

I had the Sarah Lee coupons, and since they didn't have buns they substituted regular bread, so got five loaves, which I definitely NEEDED!

Paid: $15.16 Saved: $67.88 (83%)

Kroger: Still this week deal

Paid: $28.45 Saved: $66.25 (69%)

Dollar Tree: Needed newspapers for coupons and got some cheese and hangers too: $8.24

Save a Lor (I WISH they took coupons there, erg...) $14.11

So, total paid: $91.75

Saved: $174.57

I saved about 66% last week!

Total Left to Spend: $2444.74 (I'm included previous amounts not included, like Palm Pilot stuff and Meijer purchase, a $15 check I got from Rite-Aid rebates and $2100 that I've made in garage sales so far- will have more this week)

Total Saved: $2259.92 (Adding in today's with previous Meijer savings)

And remember, I'm getting back at least $100 from Palm Pilot rebates, hopefully will come in soon!

Scraparatus scrapbooking eyelet setter with dies - $15

I bought this and really have no use for it, I guess it was an impulse buy. It retails for average of $30 (without dies).

I am selling it for $15 WITH dies.

Here is some information on it:
"Tired of carrying all those crafting tools around? Lighten your load with our versatile Karen Foster Scraparatus Eyelet and Die-Cutter Starter Crafts Kit. This fabulous cutter does it all, performing the functions of many different papercrafting gadgets all in one. With a simple motion, you can die-cut, punch holes, set eyelets and more! Be sure and take this with you to all your crafting get-togethers and amaze your friends! Scraparatus Eyelet and Die-Cutter Starter Crafts Kit Includes: Scraparatus die-cutter tool, measures approx. 5-14"L x 3/4"W 2 Hole-punches - 1/8" and 3/16" tips 2 Eyelet splitters - 1/8" and 3/16" tips 2 Eyelet rounder - 1/8" and 3/16" tips 2 Dies - star and tag tips 15-piece set of dinky dies with key chain Stomper for die-cutting Stomp pad - 3-1/2" x 2-1/4" Stomp stone - 3-1/2" x 2-1/4" Instruction sheet Blue compact box Product Features: Easily fits in your crafting tote Perfect for scrapbooking, cardmaking, journaling and more This is a brand new, never used in original package item."

Gazelle Vaccuum Cleaner Review

A couple months ago I bought the Gazelle vaccuum at Walgreen's when it was on sale and I had extra RR and it was on ESR rebate as well. I have finally gotten myself together to use it and here is my review:

I think this vaccuum is FANTASTIC! It's small, light-weight, doesn't need a cord because it plugs in. The list goes on about how wonderful this is. It is also bagless, which is awesome. I have used it twice this week alone, I almost feel like I could vaccuum everyday because it's that easy to use. It pivots very easily and since it's so small can go into many crevices and it even has a detachable part that turns into a little dustbuster thing. I think I will use it on the car next week.

(The reason I wait till next week is because I will be going to Colorado Springs, CO tommorrow and will be gone till Sunday at a conference- which I didn't have to pay ANYTHING FOR!)

Make Money After Rebate on Palm items!

I found this over on couponingcraze.blogspot.com:

Here's the link to the palm website... just copy and paste the names below to find the product.
Here's a 20% off coupon code also! PLMREG
Free Ground Shipping on all orders over $49 or $2.99 for 1 item.
Mobil™ Travel Guide DVD Make $6 AR/AC
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Franklin Thesaurus Card Make $5 AR/AC
Mobile Starter Kit Make $5 AR/AC
Handmark® Zagat To Go Make $4 AR/AC (note: only one Handmark rebate per household)Palm® 2GB microSD expansion card with miniSD and SD adapters Cost $2 AR/AC (this one does NOt seem to be showing on the site?)
Palm® 512 microSD expansion card with miniSD and SD adapters Make $4 AR/AC
Sudoku Deluxe CD Make $4 AR/AC
Palm® 1GB microSD expansion card with miniSD and SD adaptersMake $2 AR/AC
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Make $3 AR/AC

I bought all the things listed, except the 2GB I couldn't find on the site, will be making a nice chunk since shipping was free, came out to $111ish, rebates should show up in 6-8 weeks it said.

What is wrong?

I haven't been to CVS or Walgreens in weeks! What's wrong with me? I think I am just on burn-out for a while. I actually have over $100 expired ECBs and $16ish expired RR at that...

I think I just need to get back in the swing of things.

my husband and I auditioned for a musical on Sunday, we haven't done anything like that in a LONG time, but we thought what the heck, we didn't make callbacks, but that's all right. We did well, except aren't loud enough in our singing, we need to work on this. Yesterday we both auditioned for a play, there were only 4 men and 2 women there! And the night before apparently only 3/4 women! The show has 5 men and 2 women, I hope we both get parts! There are more auditions tonight for another show, but he doesn't want to audition, I do, we'll see what happens:)

Meijer

Meijer has these mealbox coupons things, it's great! I went to the store last week and bought a cart-full of groceries for about $84. The funny part is I got a bunch of vitamins, probably totalling $40, so half my bill was for six bottles of things!! That's annoying, of course, but still!

I need to update my totals for spending, but don't really feel like doing that right now, lol...

Getting back in the saddle

I actually haven't been to CVS in a LONG LONG time, probably almost a month, I have so many expired ECBs. I hope I can find a store that will accept them, we'll just have to see about that.

This week at CVS they have a deal going on Nivea buy $10 get $5 ECB, I'm definintely going to be doing that deal for my husband; he needs shaving cream. That's something that I don't find deals on too often, but this time I am going all in for it!

Another deal I will be doing there is on the General Mills products. It's buy $20 get $10 ECB, so I am going to try the Fiber One cereals, haven't tried them before, but will report back once I see how they taste :)

Been a While

Well, it has been a LONG while since my last post!

I was participating in a city-wide garage sale on one Saturday and made some awesome cash! I then had a sale on that Sunday as well and the next weekend and on a Monday and a Friday for a couple hours. All in all, I'd say it rocked since I made about $1000!!

The last couple weeks have been awesome!

Well, last week I was in FL with a friend. We went to Pensacola and Destin, basically the panhandle area. It was BEAUTIFUL!!

I also managed to go to Walgreens since I had over $100 RR expiring last Sat from the P&G promotion (can't wait for their next one either!)

This above photo is the stuff I got in FL, and the photo below is what I got in Battle Creek while I was walking around waiting for my husband to get outta work :)

I actually found a GC for WAGS I didn't know had money on it, over $60!! It was awesome, so I actually did not pay anything out of pocket for these purchases, just the RR and the GC I had found, and it still have over $30 on it!

Also, worth mentioning is that the vacuum that's on sale ESR was on clearance for $49.99, awesome!

WAGS trip one:
RR Used: $82
(I think I won't factor in the amount used on the GC because I didn't add the GC to my totals below to begin with, since I randomly found it in my stuff, also, I will not add the amount left in to the totals to see how that will work for me...)
Amount I should get back with ESR: $20 for vaccuum, $1.69 for bulbs= $21.69 +10%= $2.17= $23.86
PLUS: I will get $10 GC for buying the Polident stuff :)

Second trip to WAGS when I was in FL:
RR Used: $109
All final prices were put on GC I found, so no need to tally it in
Amunt I should get back with ESR: $1.69 for bulbs, $2.50 for Pert Plus, $1.99 for WAGS Ultra-thin, $3.29 for Kickers Energy, $8.99 for Nexcare, $4.99 for Orajel, $9.99 for Ear Rinse, $4.49 for Oral-B= $37.93+10%= $3.79= $41.72
Plus, I earned $12 from the Crest deal, and had $3 RR left over (although it is expired, will hope some WAG will take it!)

Now, I can update my totals as well :

(I'm still not sure how to calculate in RR and GC ECB etc... any suggestions would be appreciated!!) I did NOT add in anticipated GC totals below.

Total left to spend: $580.49 (subtracting RR, since I added it previously, add in new RR)
Total Saved: $1985.35

Kroger Card Savings

Well, I will add in my savings from my Kroger card at the bottom of the receipt as well, so here it is:
$364.57

It says "to date" on it, but I don't know if they mean total time I have ever had the card, or just this year. It was barely $10 prior to the Kroger cereal deal and that is what it is now, so yeah, I got about 80 boxs of cereal!

I will add that to my savings tallies, and I actually think I will add in my savings from each of my CVS cards, I have three of them, But I am going to go down to just one at the end of this month because it has come that I am really only doing one deal but each card once a week or something wierd like that. Not really effecient, so need to work on that.

I am pretty new at this couponing thing, only about a year and always seem to be spending a little more than I should be, so I am going to start tracking all these things and as I build my stockpile will only buy things I already have if they are free or make money. Things I need to stockpile will have to be at "rock bottom prices" for me to get them to begin with.

Right now I think I am going to be trying to do a deal on paper towels because I just opened my last roll today, awe...

Total left to spend: $759.49
Total Saved: $1502.00

Walgreens Updated My Easy Saver Rebate info

Well, Walgreens updated my Easy Saver rebate information and I am actually getting back more money than I thought so far :) YAY!!

"We have received your Easy Saver May 2008 rebate information. You qualify for the following:

Cash Back Offers


Offer
Product
Rebate


1
WLG Maxi Pad
$1.99


5
Oral-B CA Tthbrsh
$4.49


7
Nexcare Cold Lip Trmnt
$8.99


10
Pert Plus 2in1
$2.50


38
Wlgn Ultra Tuf Bags
$4.00


41
ConAgra Foods
$5.00



Sub-Total Rebate
$26.97



Walgreens Gift Card Bonus
$2.70



Total Rebate
$29.67"

so this means that my Left to spend total has changed. I basically get like $2 more Dollars added on.

Total left to spend: $759.49
Total Saved: $1137.43

This past month so far has been awesome!

This is stuff that I got the last of April or so at CVS and Walgreens. I LOVE shopping, can't you tell? lol
This photo is all the stuff and the bottom ones are up close shots :)

The infamous Walgreens Suave Deal

We all remember that Walgreens Suave deal from a while back. It was GREAT!
Here are my pics from that deal:

I added in the Garnier as filler so that I could do the Buy $10 get $5 back on Garnier from Walgreens. Worked like a charm!

I have heard of a way to turn the shampoo into laundry detergent, how does this work? I would like to know so I could try it out. I know the Avon bubble baths can be used in the laundry, they really make the laundry smell nice, and I like the Peach one the best! But how do I use shampoo for it? Do I just add it in the same way?

OK, so now I have to decide how this blog is going to work. I guess I will put in a running tally of how much money I have left to spend, which will be $1200 for the year. Since I am starting in May I will adjust to $800 for the rest of the year, and since I just spent money on the Walgreen's deal I will have to subtract that from the $800, leaving me with $697.31.

I will upload all pics of items I get and also adjust money at the bottom of my posts. I don't know how I will factor in savings amount. I can either put in the amount saved from the bottom of the receipt, or look at cost per product, but that would be too complicated. I will stick to amount saved at the bottom of the receipt, and have to check on receipts of stores that won't do it for me, lol.

I also will keep a tally of rebates that I earn from different products as well, so tally up the WAGS GC, the CVS ECBs, etc. I currently have $60 in Prepaid VISA from Norton, so need to factor that in as well...

I think this is the format I will use:

Total left to spend: $757.31
Total Saved: $1137.43

Now, of course I don't really know what's been going on with the rest of the year since I've thrown receipts away, etc. So I will just act as if I didn't buy anything for that part of the year and not factor any of that in, but I can still show pics since I had wanted to start this blog WAY sooner than I have, but too many great deals kept flowing in!

Walgreens May 4-10th, GREAT P&G week!!

Well, here's what I got this past week from Walgreens doing the P&G deal:


I used the B1G1 Free coupons on these hair dyes to fill in since there weren't many Crest, so I ended up spending $6 for $20RR.
I got the Herbal Essence to qualify for the free mani/pedi offer on the bottles, there's an extra one there because I got one I didn't notice did not have the offer on it. Wanted everything to be legit since I am going to resell anyways...
I got TONS of Olay. I really like the blue astringent, it's a great cooling sensation on the skin and I really feel like my skin is clean after I put it on a cotton pad and wipe it around. That I will DEF be saving and glad I was able to stock up on it.

These are the monthly rebate items. I got them in order to get the right number of items to get GC with my RR. I got WAG GC of course, because I knew that I would be using it soon!

The Olay soap I thought was part of the deal, but of course it wasn't. I got a set of 9 of those, erg... But that's all right, I'll sell them just the same.

This is a picture of all the Cover Girl products I got, I counted 79 of them, I am set for makeup forever now, although I will sell these at the sale on Sat. More about that in a later post!

This is a pic of the sale items, the razors and blades were an AWESOME filler!



SO: Final tallies are listed below, I figure that because I didn't comtemplate the best moves is why I ended up so high OOP. But that's all right, I have some money to spend and this is my first time stabs at REAL super-couponing anyways. I will of course get better at this in the long-term!!


Rebates: $24.98 +10%= $27.49
Try me Free on Pert Plus= $3.49
Final GC Balance= $3.59 (not sure about this one though)
Shopping Trips:
$101.34 OOP
$85 RR
$40 GC
$14.76 OOP
$105 RR
$40.01 OOP
$175.74 OOP
$35.40 OOP
Total= $137.25 OOP
- Cash Back= $102.69 OOP (NOT the greatest, but I didn't plan, so that's what happened, ergggg...)

BUT on the plus side, I will be getting mani/pedi from Herbal Essence, I have three addresses so:
(I'm giving it a $30 value, correct me if I'm wrong)
$30 * 6 (because limit is 2 per address)= $180 :)
I wish we could just get the cash, hehe...

Also, adding the the amount the bottom of the receipt says I saved comes to the total of: $1137.43

SO, I paid LESS than 10% of how much I saved, if that makes sense.

This is my first post!

So, I decided to create it, this is my blog for saving and making money. My husband wants me to keep track of how much I am spending and all the super couponing I am doing; thus I have created this blog.

Right now I am getting pictures of the Walgreens things I bought last week and I will post them soon and then I shall post the goals of this blog, yeah, I'm a dork...