CVS 2/14/10

We have been very busy the last few weeks and as a result have not stepped foot in a CVS in a while. Lucky for us CVS had some pretty good deals this week so we could use our bucks before they expired. Heres what we did:

Aussie Conditioner $2.99 get $2
Used a $1 off 1 coupon

Colgate Total $2.99 get $2
Used a $0.50 off 1 coupon

Gillette Disposable razors $5.79 get $2
Used a $2 off coupon

Crest Pro Health Enamel Shield $3.50 get $3.50
Used a $0.75 off 1 coupon

Total before tax was $15.27. We combined $8.50 in ECB's with this deal to make it $6.77. After coupons and tax our grand total was $2.67. On the end of the receipt was a lovely gift of $9.50 in ECB's.

Pretty good come back after being away for a few weeks.

Sweet Ann Taylor Deal

Check out this post at Krazy Koupon Lady on how to get $20 off any purchase (including clearance) at Ann Taylor, tomorrow Saturday February 6th!

Debunking 10 Budget Myths

Here is another good article from Investopedia.com.

The Basics of Financial Responsibility

This is a great read on some of the basics of being financially responsible. It also contains a lot of links to other articles that may be of some help if you would like to look into some of these areas a little deeper.

Click here to read the article

CVS - 1/17/10

Today we decided to do two separate transactions to make the most out of this.

1st Transaction
Oust $3.99 get $3 ECB's
Bought 4, used two BOGO coupons
Subtotal = $7.98 minus $7.98 ECB's to make it free plus we got back $12 ECB's

2nd Transaction
Dawn Dish Soap for $0.96
Bought two, used 1 coupon for $0.25 off

SoyJoy $6 get $6 ECB's

Clorox Clean ups $4.99 get $1 ECB

Used the 12 ECB's i got back from the first transaction and the $0.25 coupon. Total was $0.69 and we walked out with 7 more ECB's

Raising Cane's Free Food!

Check out this post on how to get a free box combo from Raising Cane's! Also, if you sign up for this, you will get free Cane's on your birthday too! What a sweet deal. It just so happens that I LOVE Cane's!

Staples Rebates

If you're using up printing paper, start checking out the Staples weekly ads - they frequently have a ream of paper (500 sheets) for $1 after rebate! Staples almost always has free after rebate items in their ad. If you keep an eye on it you can score some cool deals. I don't go there regularly, but on a rare occasion I'll swing by and take them up on a deal or two. Andy had to get some office supplies, so I picked up a few things tonight.

Here's what I did this week at Staples:

• Scotch Pop-Up Desk Grip Tape Dispenser - FREE after rebate
• Pentel HyperG Retractable Gel Pens - FREE after rebate
• Hammermill Copy Plus Paper (500 Sheets) $1 after rebate
  

Get 50 Prints for 50 Cents

Check out this post to find out how you can get 50 prints at Snapfish for 50 cents. Offer expires January 7th, 2010.

CVS and Target 1/3/2010

CVS

GE Energy Smart Bulbs $2.99, Earn a $2 ECb wyb one Limit 1
Use $1/1 GE Energy Smart printable coupon (IE Link) (FF Link)


Colgate Total, MaxFresh or MaxWhite Toothpaste $2.50
Buy 2 and Get $2 ECBS
$0.75/1 from 1/3 SS
Also use $0.75 printable here (Its for MaxWhite. The site says its for $1.00 but when you click to print it comes up at $0.75)

All Detergent $3.99
Use $2/1 All Detergent coupon from 12/6 RP insert
Pay $1.99 each after coupon

All together we spent $11.98. Take away the $1 coupon for the light bulb, the two coupons for the toothpaste and the coupon for the detergent and it was $7.48. We used $7 in ECBs to make it a total of $0.48 plus tax for a total of $0.55 and we left with $4 more in ECBs. We also got $1.50 in ECBs for our fall "spending" so we wound up with $5.50 in ECB's.


Target

GE Reveal Light Bulbs (4 pk, 60 watt) – $2/ea
Use $1.50/1 coupon here (print this twice and get 2 packs)

So for two 4-packs of light bulbs we paid $1.08

savings tracker

this is an excellent way to keep up with your monthly savings. its a very practical tool to let you see how much your coupon cutting efforts are paying off!! check out the coupon project to download it for free.
www.thecouponproject.com

Chrome Semi-Annual Sale

If you have a chance, check out Chrome's semi-annual sale. They have fantastic deals, and they also own Red Raider Outfitters, so you can stock up on your TTU gear! My guess is the sale will last thru this weekend.

Chick-fil-A Final Four

Chick-fil-A is having another fantastic deal in Lubbock. Visit Chick-fil-A anytime on December 28th thru the 30th from 6:30am - 10:00pm; just save your receipt from this day's purchase and redeem it for the same order FREE anytime in 2010!

Free Gillette Fusion Razor

Check out Money Saving Mom's post here on how to get a free Gillette Fusion Razor - just a short phone call or a few text messages!

CVS 12/20/09

Crest Toothpaste $2.88 Earn 2 ECBs Limit 1
$.75/1 from the 11/29 PG insert
$2.13 after coupon and get back $2 ECBs

Oral-B Single Manual Toothbrush $2.99 Earn 2 ECBs Limit 1

Nivea Body Wash $5.99 Earn 5 ECBs Limit 1
$2/1 printable here
$3.99 and and receive $5 ECBs

We walked in with $8.97 in ECB's. Our total purchase was $11.86. We had $2.75 in coupons leaving us with a subtotal of $9.11. Take off the $8.97 in ECBs and we paid $0.19!!! And we walked out with another $9 in ECB's.

$15 Off Your Next Purchase at Shutterfly

Check out this post about how to get $15 off your next order at Shutterfly. And, it doesn't expire for 100 years! What a great way to get free photos.

You'll want to do this quick, in case it's removed soon!

$5 off 4 Kellogg's

The $5 off 4 Kellogg's cereal coupon is available again here

Upcoming CVS Deal

You can print a $2/1 coupon for Nivea Body wash here. There will be a deal starting Dec 20th where Nivea will be $5.99 and you will get $5 ECB's back. Thanks to My Baton Rouge Mommy for this one. Make sure you print your coupon before it is no longer available.

Women's Nivea Body Wash $5.99

Use $2.00 printable coupon

Pay $3.99 OOP

Get back $5.00 ECB

Final Price, $1.01 Money Maker!!!

12/14/09 Deals

There are some pretty good deals out there this week. Here are a few of the ones we took advantage of.

Walgreens

Hunts Tomato Sauce 3 for $1.00
Print $1 off 3 coupon here
Free after coupon

General Mills Cereal $1.99
You can print $1 off 1 coupon here to get these for $0.99 each.
The Walgreens we went to did not have the General Mills cereals specified on that printable coupon so we used one from the paper that was $1 off of 2. Not quite as good of a deal but still got 2 boxes of cereal for $3

Gillette Fusion Razor for $8.99 get $4 RR
$4 off 1 coupon from 11/29 PG insert
Combined with the $5 RR that i had to make it free

So we got 3 cans of tomato sauce, 2 boxes of cereal and the razor for $2.97 and received $4 RR back

CVS

Advil PM 4 ct for $0.99 get $0.99 ECB's
Free after ECB's

Bic Disposable Comfort 3 Advance 4ct $4.99 get $4 ECB's
$0.99 after ECB's

Merry Brite gift tissue paper $1.99 get $1.99 ECB's
Free after ECB's

We combined these deals with the $6.50 in ECB's that we had to pay a total of $3.72 and then we received $9 in ECB's back. Also, the Bic razor's that I found were actually a "bonus" pack so it was 4 + 2. Even better!

Hallmark Coupon

You can get a $5 off any purchase coupon for Hallmark here. I printed this twice and used it to get free cards this weekend. Looking at cards is one of my favorite pastimes!

Muir Glen - Almost Free!

There is a $1/1 printable coupon here for Muir Glen organic products (make sure to hit the back button and print this twice). If you use this at United you can get tomato paste for $.07 or tomato sauce for $.25.

Who says you can't get good deals on organic foods!