My CVS Scenarios for 6/8 to 6/14

I just love shopping at CVS! I have already done a lot of the monthly deals this week is not too terribly exciting for me so I am just going to have a couple of transactions and hope that next week is a lot more fun!

Scenario #1

(2) 12 packs of Coke - 5.50$
(1) Oral B 2 Pack Toothbrushes - 6.99$
(1) Listerine Smart Rinse - 3.49$

Total Before Coupons - 15.98$

3$ off 15$
1$ off Listerine

Total After Coupons - 11.98$

Earn 6.99$ ECB and 3.49$ for a total of 10.48$ ECB's

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Scenario #2

(2) 12 packs of Coke - 5.50$
(4) Fab Laundry Detergents - 7.96$
(1) Listerine Smart Rinse - 3.49$

Total Before Coupons - 16.95$

3$ off 15$
1.00$ off Listerine
2.00$ off Fab

Total After Coupons - 10.95$

Earn 3.00$ & 3.49$ ECB for a total of 6.49$ ECB's

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Scenario #3

Huggies Baby Wash - 3.49$
Oral B 2 Pack - 6.99$
2 Fab Laundry Detergents - 3.98$
Filler - 1.00$

Total Before Coupons - 15.46$

3$ off 15$
1.00$ off Huggies
1.00$ off Fab

Total After Coupons - 10.46$

ECB's Earned - 2.00$ & 6.99$ for a total of 8.99$

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So this week is not that great and I am going to be losing a little OOP and some ECB's. However, I need to stockpile more laundry soap since the 18 bottles I have doesn't feel like enough, and I am on this soda stockpile thing right now too. I have about 20 - 12 packs of Coke/Pepsi and we only drink about 2 a day with dinner so our stockpile should last us a long time!

I feel like a mother animal hoarding food for her baby.... LOL! Only about 8 weeks to go!

My Grocery Spending Totals! WOW!

Ok so I keep a spiral notebook with me at all times to write down exactly what I spend everyday. This includes all grocery stores, Walmart, gas, convenient stores, and anywhere else I spend my money. Today I made a cool spreadsheet to keep track of my weekly spending in 2 different categories: grocery spending & everything else. I also keep all of my receipts and at the end of the month I go through and add up all of the manufacturers coupons I redeemed while shopping. Don't ask me why I do all of this work, I really don't know why, I guess I am just one of those obsessive compulsive people.

I am suppose to have a budget for myself which is 50$ a week, period, for grocery spending and everything else. I also have a 25$ a week gas budget. I have no problem following the gas budget, in fact 25$ has gotten my car 1 week and 5 days this week and I have to fill it up tomorrow. However, I don't seem to be doing very well on my grocery budget, I attribute some of this to the fact that I am still in the "stockpiling" phase and I am spending a bit more now so I won't be spending anything later. During May I also had a lot of expenses that I wasn't counting on, such as spending money finishing our privacy fence and what not.

So anyways, here is the break down:

May Total Spending:

Grocery Spending: $399.04 (yikes!)

May Everything Else Spending: 377.65$
(this includes a 54$ baby crib mattress, a 62$ pantry, fence materials, gas, and the occasional fast food stop)

Total Spending for May: 776.69$

Total Savings in May: 1917.69$

Manufacturers Coupons Redeemed: 922.92$

I must say I am really disappointed with myself... I am suppose to be sticking to a 50$ a week budget, plus 25$ a week in gas, which would be 300$ a month. I am over budget 476.69$ for May. There is light at the end of the tunnel though, hopefully by the time baby gets here in August I will be fully stockpiled and I will be sticking to my budget.

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Here are my April Totals:

Grocery Spending: $317.71

Everything Else Spending: I wasn't writing down the everything else spending until May 1st so I don't have the data for this.

April Total Savings: 953.90$

Manufacturers Coupons Redeemed: 472.75$

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Here are my March Totals:

I started couponing and everything on 3-30-08 exactly, so my data and receipts only go back this far, so here is the total for the 1 day of March that I was an official couponer.

Grocery Spending: $155.08

March Total Savings: 244.41$

Manufacturers Coupons Redeemed: 84.80$

I really went crazy during those 2 days...lol! As I remember, I got 30 boxes of Hamburger Helper and a bunch of fruit snacks and cereal at Albertson's during the sale. AND I only had internet printed coupons at that time.

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Ok so that is all of my totals since I started couponing on 3-30-08. I can't believe I have spent so much still, but then again just seeing all of the health and beauty items and food that I have makes up for it. Besides that, I never kept track of my spending before this, but my DH would give me 200$ a week and I would spend every dime of it the next day and have nothing to show for it. I also have a small income of my own and I would spend atleast 200$ a week of my money too! So I know pre-coupon days I spent at the very least 300$ a week on junk so I guess my spending it down a little bit and hopefully it will be going down more.

Are any of you as obsessed about totals like I am? I feel like a freak!, I would feel better if I knew more people like me are out there!

CVS & Walgreens!

Since the 5$ off 15$ coupon was expiring today I decided to do all of the deals I needed to do, plus some of the monthly CVS deals. I really loved this coupon and wish it wasn't expiring =( Anyways, these are my CVS deals since yesterday and my Walgreens deal from Friday!

Walgreens:


3 Schick Titanium Trimmers - 35.97$
5 Schick Titanium Razors - 47.45$
1 Schick Quattro Razor - 9.49$
1 Bic Soleil Razor - 4.99$
1 Bic Soleil Razor Refills - 4.99$

Total Before Coupons: 111.38$

Coupons Used:

(9) 3.00$ May Easy Saver Schick Titanium Coupons - 27.00$
(9) 4.00$ June Easy Saver Schick Titanium Coupons - 36.00$
(1) Buy Bic Soleil Get Free Razor Refills - 4.99$
(8) 4.00$ off Schick Titanium Razors - 32.00$
10$ off 30$ Friday Only Walgreens Coupon

Total After Coupons - .97$

Total Savings - 95.99$

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CVS:


Transaction #1

(2) Pampers Jumbo Pack - 15.98$

Coupons Used:

(1) 2.00$ off any 2 Pampers
(1) 5$ off 15$ CVS coupon

Total After Coupons: 9.72$

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Transaction #2

(2) Pampers Jumbo Pack - 15.98$
(1) Huggies Supreme Refill Wipes - 3.15$ (clearaned from 8.99$)

Coupons Used:

(1) 1.00$ off Huggies Wipes
(1) 2.00$ off any 2 Pampers
(1) 5$ off 15$ CVS coupon
(1) 5.00$ ECB

Total After Coupons: 6.72$
ECB's Earned: 5.00$

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Transaction #3

(5) 4 Pack AA Duracell Batteries - 14.95$
(1) Bounty Paper Towel 8 Pack - 5.99$
(1) CVS Band Aids - 1.99$

Coupons Used:

(1) .25 off any Bounty
(5) .75 off any Duracell
(1) 5$ off 15$ CVS coupon
(1) 1.99$ ECB
(1) 3.49$ ECB
(1) 8$ ECB

Total After Coupons - .45$
ECB's Earned: 11.99$ - 10$ for Duracell / 1.99$ for CVS Band Aids

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Transaction #4

(2) Dawn Dish Soap - 2.00$
(7) Pampers Wipes - 20.93$

Coupons Used:

(3) 2.00$ off any Pampers
(1) 5$ off 15$ CVS coupon
(1) 10.00$ ECB

Total After Coupons: .00$
ECB's Earned: 5$ for Pampers

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Transaction #5

(1) Oral B Cross Action 2 Pack Toothbrushes - 13.98$
(1) CVS Band Aid - 1.99$

Coupons Used:

(2) .75 off Oral B Cross Action
(1) 5$ off 15$ CVS coupon
(1) 1.99$ ECB
(1) 6.00$ ECB

Total After Coupons: 1.48$
ECB's Earned: 13.98$ for Oral B / 1.99$ for CVS Band Aids

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Transaction #6

(2) Dawn Dish Soaps - 2.00$
(1) Gilette Fusion Razor - 9.99$
(1) Listerine Smart Rinse - 3.49$
(1) CVS Band Aids - 1.99$

Coupons Used:

(2) .50$ off any Dawn
(1) 1.00$ off Listerine Smart Rinse
(1) 4.00$ Gilette Fusion
(1) 5$ off 15$ CVS coupon
(1) 2.00$ ECB
(1) 3.79$ ECB

Total After Coupons: .68$
ECB's Earned: 1.00$ Dawn / 5.00$ Gilette / 3.49$ Listerine / 1.99$ Band Aids

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Transaction #7

(2) Brut Deoderants - 6.38$
(4) Huggies Baby Wash - 13.96$

Coupons Used:

(2) 1.00$ off Brut
(4) 1.00$ off Huggies
(1) 5$ off 15$ CVS coupon
(1) 1.00$ ECB
(1) 9.98$ ECB

Total After Coupons: 1.85$
ECB's Earned: 6.00$ for Brut / 8.00$ for Huggies

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Transation #8

(2) Pampers Jumbo Packs - 15.98$
(1) Huggies Supreme Refill Wipes - 3.15$ (clearanced from 8.99$)

Coupons Used:

(1) 1.00$ off Huggies Wipes
(1) 2.00$ off any 2 Pampers

Total After Coupons: 7.74$

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Transaction #9

(8) Dawn Dish Soaps - 8.00$
(2) Listerine Smart Rinse - 6.98$
(2) CVS Band Aids - 3.98$
(3) Packs of Gum - .80$ (clearanced)
(1) Jolly Rancher Lolly Pops - .70$ (clearanced)
(2) Jolly Ranchers Fruit Chewies - 1.10$ (clearanced)
(4) 4 Push Pops - .80$ (clearanced)

Coupons Used:

(6) .25$ off any Dawn
(2) .50$ off any Dawn
(2) 1.00$ off Listerine
(1) 5$ off 15$ CVS coupon
(1) 3.00$ ECB

Total After Coupons: 9.93$
ECB's Earned: 4$ for Dawn / 6.98$ for Listerine / 3.98$ for CVS Band Aids

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Total OOP: 38.47$

Total Savings: 186.88$

Yikes that's high... I didn't have any ECB's on my card so I had to pay full OOP for a couple of transactions which is why it's so high. I now have about 42$ in ECB's so I won't have that evil OOP anymore =)

2 Days of Shopping Trips!

I always keep an eye out on my favorite forums for tips from other couponers about deals at my local stores because I love getting those great deals! Here are all of my shopping trips from the past 2 days! I am so exhausted from all of the shopping in the hot weather down here, I am hoping for a break untill this weekend!

Wal-Mart:


1 pair of beach sandals - 2.44$
6 boxes of Lipton Tea - 9.00$
14 Johnson's Buddies Soap - 13.16$
9 Meow Mix Market Select Cat Foot Cups - 4.14$
1 jar of Best Maid Hamburger Pickles - 1.68$
1 jar of Vlasic Dill Relish - 1.08$
1 jar of Vlasic Hamburger Pickles - 1.78$
3 jars of Vlasic Original Dill Pickles - 5.34$
7 boxes of Snuggle Dryer Sheets - 13.09$
4 bottles of Spring Water Gallons - 2.96$
28 Post It Flag Page Markers - 27.16$
2 All You Magazines - 3.54$

Total Before Coupons - 88.07

Coupons Used:

(4) .60$ off Lipton Tea
(14) 1.00$ off Johnson's product
(9) Free Meow Mix Market Select Cup
(5) 1.00$ off any Vlasic Pickles or Relish
(7) 1.00$ off Snuggle Dryer Sheets
(14) 3$ off 2 Post It Products

Total After Coupons: 12.33$

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HEB:


9 Sally Hansen Nail Polishes - 17.91$
10 La Cross Nail Boards - 10.90$
7 La Cross Nail Clippers - 12.53$
4 Packages of Picante Flavor Ramon Noodles - .28$
4 Packages of Lime Shrimp Ramon Noodles - .28$
2 packages of Heritage Sliced Cheese - 1.98$
5 bottles of Sally Hansen Nail Polish Remover - 8.95$
1 tub of HEB Sour Cream - .88$
1 Package of Bluebird Powered Doughnuts - 2.89$
1 Package of Mission Tostada Shells - 2.25$
2 boxes of HEB Cream Cheese - 1.98$
1 bottle of Armour Dried Beef - 1.42$
1 box of Bread Flour - 2.59$
2 Packages of Red Star Yeast - 1.78$

Total Before Coupons - 67.31$

Coupons Used:

(26) 2.00$ any Sally Hansen Nail Product or La Cross Implements - 52.00$
(5) Buy Sally Hansen Nail Product get Free Sally Hansen Polish Remover - 8.95$

Total After Coupons - 6.36$

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CVS:

(10) 12 packs of Pepsi - 24.00$
(2) Adidas Deoderants - 9.98$
(2) Russel Stover Box Chocolates - 4.00$ (clearanced)
(2) Whitman's Box Chocolates - 3.50$ (clearanced)
(7) Ragu Pasta Sauces - 10.50$
(6) Revlon Nail Polish - 25.14$
(6) CVS Allergy Medicine - 22.74$
(1) pack of Bubblegum - .60$
(4) bottles of Mountain Dew - 3.18$
(1) box of Lipton Tea - 3.00$
(1) package of Bounty Paper Towels - 4.99$
(2) case of CVS brand 24 pack drinking water - 7.98$
(3) Colgate 360 Toothbrushes - 11.97$
(2) bottle of Tide Laundry Soap - 11.98$
(2) bottles of AquaFresh Toothpaste - 5.98$
(1) pack of Bubble Gum - .60$

Total Before Coupons - 146.35$

Total After Coupons - 21.33$

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Forgive me for not posting my CVS deals in detail this time, this was about 7 transactions and I am not feeling too well, so I just merged everything together and I can't remember which coupons were which. Next time I will do better, I promise!

CVS and Walgreens!!

I had 30$ in RR's from Walgreens expiring today and I wanted to take an advantage of the 5$ off 20$ coupon that was good for today only, so I beat the 100 degree Texas heat to go shopping! Crazy huh? I usually only go out at night during the summer here but the sales were calling me! So here is what I snagged today, and I must say, YAY!!! No more Walgreens untill the next huge sale!

Walgreens:

6 bottles of Purex Laundry Soap - 5.99$ each
4 bottles of Suavitel Fabric Softener - 2.79$ each
3 bottles of drinking water - .99$ each
1 box of 100 count Ultra Tuf trashbags - 9.99$
3 boxes of 30 count Ultra Tuf trashbags - 3 for 10$
5 boxes of Royal Gelatin - 5 for 1$
1 bag of hamburger buns - 1.69$
1 toy gun for my son - 1.99$

Total before coupons - 76.38$

Coupons Used:

Buy 1 Get 1 Free Purex Walgreens Special - 17.97$
Buy 1 Get 1 Free Suavitel Walgreens Special - 5.58$
(6) .50$ off Purex coupons
(4) 1.00$ off Suavitel coupons
(3) 10$ Register Rewards

Total After Coupons: 9.97$
Total Savings - 66.41$

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CVS:

Transaction #1:

(2) 12 packs of Coke - 6.00$
(1) Garnier Shampoo - 2.99$
(1) Almay Intense Mascara - 7.49$

Coupons Used:

(1) 1.00$ off Garnier
(1) 1.00$ off Almay
5$ off 15$ CVS coupon
8.98$ in ECB's

Total After Coupons: .00$
ECB's Earned: 6$ ( 1$ for Garnier / 5$ for Almay )

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Transaction #2

(1) 12 pack of Coke - 3.00$
(1) Oral B Toothbrush - 1.99$
(2) packs of bubble gum - 1.00$
(2) bottles of Purex - 5.99$ (Buy 1 Get 1 Free)

Coupons Used:

(2) .50$ off Purex
(1) 1.00$ off Oral B
5$ off 15$ CVS coupon
5$ in ECB's

Total After Coupons: .00$
ECB's Earned - 1.00$

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Transaction #3

(1) 12 pack of Coke - 3.00$
(1) Almay Intense Mascara - 7.49$
(2) bottles of Purex

Coupons Used:

(2) .50$ off Purex
(1) 1.00$ off Almay
5$ off 15$ CVS coupon
7.98$ in ECB's

Total After Coupons - 1.08$
ECB's Earned - 8$ ( 3$ for Coke / 5$ for Almay )

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Transaction #4

(1) 8 pack rolls of Scott Paper Towels - 4.99$
(1) Garnier Conditioner - 2.99$
(4) Oral B Toothbrushes - 7.96$

Coupons Used:

(4) 1.00$ off Oral B
(1) 1.00$ off Scott Paper Towels
5$ off 15$ CVS coupon
5.94$ in ECB's

Total After Coupons - .00$
ECB's Earned - 5$ ( 4$ for Oral B / 1$ for Garnier )

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So all in all I am really happy with my shopping trips today. For roughly 10$ OOP and 7.90$ in ECB's I got all of the stuff above and was able to spend my 30$ in RR's that expired today. I didn't do as good at CVS as I thought I would because the Almay was more expensive at my store than the forum peoples stores, and I forgot to use 1.00$ coupon so I lost out on 2$ overall.

I spent 27.90$ in ECB's and earned 20$ back which brings my total ECB's to 16$.

Shopping Sunday!

I went to 5 stores today and did all of my shopping for this week. I usually run to the stores about 4 times during the week but I am *so* tired of the gas prices and since I make myself stick to a strict 25$ per week gas budget I am starting to cut it close. Anyways, so I won't be leaving the house all this week unless there is a killer sale on something and I just absolutely have to! So here is what I got:

Walmart:


(2) Live Active Cereals - $2.84 each
(1) Pioneer Gravy Box - clearance to 3.00$
(1) Box of Electrasol Dishwasher Detergent - 2.76$
(6) 4 packs of Pillsbury biscuits - clearanced to 1.27$
(1) package of cheese crackers - clearanced to 1.00$
(16) cans of Muir Glen Organic Tomatoes - 1.14$ each
(2) Huggies Cleanteam Wipes - 1.64$ each
(1) 2 pack of clear tape - clearanced to .50$
(6) 10 packs of Schick disposable razors - 1.97$ each
(3) bottles of Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce - 1.47$ each

Total: 60.16$ before coupons

Coupons used:

(16) 1.00$ off Muir Glen Tomatoes
(2) 3.00$ Live Active Cereal
(2) 1.00$ off Huggies CleanTeam Product
(3) 1.00$ off any Sweet Baby Ray's
(6) 2.00$ off any Schick Disposable Razor

Total: 21.16$ after coupons!

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HEB:

(4) Meow Mix Market Select Cup Cat Food - .47$ each
(6) boxes of Pasta Roni - .99$ each
(2) boxes of Stove Top Stuffing - 1.45$ each
(3) boxes of Reynolds Handi Seal Bags - 2.85$ each
(1) tub of Country Crock butter - 1.99$
(2) cups of Easy Mac - .89$ each
(2) packages of Butterball turkey Bacon - .99$ each
(7) packages of Farmland Thick Cut Bacon - 2.50$ each
(1) bag of Goodlife Catfood - 3.49$

Total: 46.70$ before coupons

Coupons used:

(3) 1.00$ off 2 Pasta Roni (HEB coupon)
(3) .55$ off any Reynolds Handi Vac Product
(2) 1.00$ off Butterball Turkey Bacon
(4) Free Meow Mix Market Select Cups
(7) 2.00$ off Farmland Bacon
(1) Buy 2 Get 1 Free Reynolds Handi Vac bags (HEB coupon)
(2) Buy Easy Mac get Free Stuffing (HEB coupon)

Total: 15.98$ after coupons!


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Albertson's


(1) Hunt's Ketchup - 1.00$
(2) Ragu Pasta Sauce - .99$ each
(1) Albertson's dozen eggs - 1.00$
(1) Albertson's Hotdog Buns - 1.00$
(2) Cacique Chorizo - 1.00$ each
(1) Albertson's french bread - 1.00$

Total: 14.03$ before coupons and great deal savings

Coupons used:

(2) .25$ off Ragu Pasta Sauce

Total: 7.48$ after coupons and great deal savings


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CVS:


(1) 8 pack roll of Scott Paper Towels - 4.99$
(5) 12 packs of Coke - 2.75$

Total: 33.60$ before coupons

Coupons used:

(1) 3$ off 15$ CVS coupon
(1) 1.00$ scott paper towels
(1) Buy 4 Cokes Get 1 Free (CVS coupon)
(1) 10.00$ ECB

Total: 2.15$ after coupons!

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Walgreens:

(5) 12 packs of Pepsi - Buy 4 Get 1 Free
(1) 100 count Tuf Trashbags - 9.99$
(1) Wooden Jewelery box - clearanced to 2.99$
(2) bags of M&M's - .69$ each

Total: 40.02$ before coupons

Coupons used:

(2) 10$ RR's

Total: 2.55$ after coupons!


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So that does it for all of my shopping this week.... although I might run to Super S and see if I can get more of the .50$ lunch meat I got last week with my double coupons, plus today is our movie night with the free Redbox Movie code so that gives me a good reason to go!

In all of these trips I spent 49.32$ and I did awesome! I try to abide by a 50$ a week grocery budget and I just barely made it! Ofcourse after the lunch meat I will probably be 2$ over budget but that's ok!

I also have to buy materials and Lowes and Home Depot to finish our fence, and a small lunch at Taco Bell, so I also spent 46.28$ on that stuff and hopefully I won't have to spend any more money besides my groceries from now on!