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Saturday, October 16, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Total Spent for January: 71.63, total remaining 28.37
I am permitting myself to go over $100 in January, simply because of the number of items that I am purchasing on rebate. I generally get aboutt $50 (sometimes more) back in rebates in February and March from purchases made in January. I am starting fresh this year (I'm not counting the rebates I am getting in from December, $70 so far) so I have a little way to go to get back to the point where I am rolling the way that I was.
Ok, so here is what I did today:
Rite Aid
Listerine 500ml, $3.50
Slimquick Appetite Control, 19.99
Slimquick Appetite Control, 19.99
Laci Slim Mix, $2.49 (marked down from $9.99)
Laci Slim Mix, $2.49
Nivea Kiss of Hydration, $2.99
Used the following:
$5 off $20 Rite Aid purchase
$1 off Listerine (12-6 RP?)
$5 off Slimquick (print twice)
$5 off Slimquick
Nivea BOGO coupon (1-3 RP)
Total Spent: $33.18
Will be getting back from rebate:
$5 for "Get Fit" rebate (spend $30 or more on specific items, including Slimquick)
$10 for Slimquick (must purchse 2)
$3 for Listerine
Total getting back from rebate: $18
Net total spent: $15.18
Please note that if you saved your $5/$20 coupon from January and earned one in February you could split an order like this in half and save an additional $5
CVS
All Small & Mighty, $3.99
All Small & Mighty, $3.99
All Small & Mighty, $3.99
All Small & Mighty, $3.99
Powerbar, $1
Powerbar, $1
Powerbar, $1
Powerbar, $1
Powerbar, $1
Powerbar, $1
Powerbar, $1
Powerbar, $1
Powerbar, $1
Powerbar, $1
Crave-NX, $7.99
Oust Surface and Air, $3.99
Oust Surface and Air, $3.99
Oust Surface and Air, $3.99
Oust Surface and Air, $3.99
Oust Surface and Air, $3.99
Gold Emblem Tootsie Rolls, $.99
Gold Emblem Smarties, $.49 (these are what happens when you take a toddler shopping with you)
Used:
Oust BOGO
Oust BOGO
$2 All Small & Mighty
$2 All Small & Mighty
$2 All Small & Mighty
$2 All Small & Mighty
$1 off any two Gold Emblem Candy
$38.48 in ECB (Extra Care Bucks)
Total Spent: $2.95
Earned $28 in ECBs
Now, here comes the fun, my cashier scanned one too many of the Oust, throwing off my deal. I only had 4, but she rang up 5. She gave me a refund in cash of $4.30 for the Oust so my actual spending was -$1.35
Giant Eagle
I will spare you the specifics of my extremely long sales slip from Giant Eagle and just give the highlights.
Marcel Paper Towels 2 pack, $2
used $1.50 off from 1-3 SS
Smart Taste Pasta, $1.67
Used $.75, doubles to $1.50
Summery:
Total Before Coupons: $97.55
Total After Coupons: $36.73
Total savings of $60.82, or 62%
It's not even the second week of January yet and I've almost gone through my $100 and I haven't even been to Target yet! How much more should I give myself for the rebates? $50? $25? Or should I just dip into February and see if it evens out in the end?
Ok, so here is what I did today:
Rite Aid
Listerine 500ml, $3.50
Slimquick Appetite Control, 19.99
Slimquick Appetite Control, 19.99
Laci Slim Mix, $2.49 (marked down from $9.99)
Laci Slim Mix, $2.49
Nivea Kiss of Hydration, $2.99
Used the following:
$5 off $20 Rite Aid purchase
$1 off Listerine (12-6 RP?)
$5 off Slimquick (print twice)
$5 off Slimquick
Nivea BOGO coupon (1-3 RP)
Total Spent: $33.18
Will be getting back from rebate:
$5 for "Get Fit" rebate (spend $30 or more on specific items, including Slimquick)
$10 for Slimquick (must purchse 2)
$3 for Listerine
Total getting back from rebate: $18
Net total spent: $15.18
Please note that if you saved your $5/$20 coupon from January and earned one in February you could split an order like this in half and save an additional $5
CVS
All Small & Mighty, $3.99
All Small & Mighty, $3.99
All Small & Mighty, $3.99
All Small & Mighty, $3.99
Powerbar, $1
Powerbar, $1
Powerbar, $1
Powerbar, $1
Powerbar, $1
Powerbar, $1
Powerbar, $1
Powerbar, $1
Powerbar, $1
Powerbar, $1
Crave-NX, $7.99
Oust Surface and Air, $3.99
Oust Surface and Air, $3.99
Oust Surface and Air, $3.99
Oust Surface and Air, $3.99
Oust Surface and Air, $3.99
Gold Emblem Tootsie Rolls, $.99
Gold Emblem Smarties, $.49 (these are what happens when you take a toddler shopping with you)
Used:
Oust BOGO
Oust BOGO
$2 All Small & Mighty
$2 All Small & Mighty
$2 All Small & Mighty
$2 All Small & Mighty
$1 off any two Gold Emblem Candy
$38.48 in ECB (Extra Care Bucks)
Total Spent: $2.95
Earned $28 in ECBs
Now, here comes the fun, my cashier scanned one too many of the Oust, throwing off my deal. I only had 4, but she rang up 5. She gave me a refund in cash of $4.30 for the Oust so my actual spending was -$1.35
Giant Eagle
I will spare you the specifics of my extremely long sales slip from Giant Eagle and just give the highlights.
Marcel Paper Towels 2 pack, $2
used $1.50 off from 1-3 SS
Smart Taste Pasta, $1.67
Used $.75, doubles to $1.50
Summery:
Total Before Coupons: $97.55
Total After Coupons: $36.73
Total savings of $60.82, or 62%
It's not even the second week of January yet and I've almost gone through my $100 and I haven't even been to Target yet! How much more should I give myself for the rebates? $50? $25? Or should I just dip into February and see if it evens out in the end?
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Total Spending for January: $3.07, $96.93 remaining
The challenge has begun!
I made a trip to Rite Aid and sent some of my family to CVS for me yesterday, this is what we purchased:
Rite Aid
- 5 Soy Joy Bars on sale 5/$3 with $3 SCR (single check rebate)
Total Spent: $3
CVS
- 1 Bayer Contour Meter, $14.99
- 3 2 liters of Diet Coke, $1
- 4.2 ounce tube of Colgate Total Advanced, $2.99
- 3 boxes of South Beach Diet Bars, 3/$10
Used the following:
Up to $30 off Bayer Contour Meter (10/25 RP)
$1 off Colgate printable
$1 off South Beach Diet printable
$12.99 in ECB (Extra Care Bucks)
Total OOP: $.07
Got back $13 in ECB
I made a trip to Rite Aid and sent some of my family to CVS for me yesterday, this is what we purchased:
Rite Aid
- 5 Soy Joy Bars on sale 5/$3 with $3 SCR (single check rebate)
Total Spent: $3
CVS
- 1 Bayer Contour Meter, $14.99
- 3 2 liters of Diet Coke, $1
- 4.2 ounce tube of Colgate Total Advanced, $2.99
- 3 boxes of South Beach Diet Bars, 3/$10
Used the following:
Up to $30 off Bayer Contour Meter (10/25 RP)
$1 off Colgate printable
$1 off South Beach Diet printable
$12.99 in ECB (Extra Care Bucks)
Total OOP: $.07
Got back $13 in ECB
What is this?
I have decided that I am only going to spend $1200 for the year of 2010 on things that I buy (groceries, food, clothes, sundry items, etc). This is not including bills (like mortgage or electric) or gasoline for my car (although it will include vehicle maintenance such as oil changes).
This breaks down to $100 a month. Anything I get back from rebates will go back into the $100 and anything left over at the end of the month will get rolled into the next month. In the end, I hope to spend less then $1200 this year, it will be difficult, but I think I can do it.
This breaks down to $100 a month. Anything I get back from rebates will go back into the $100 and anything left over at the end of the month will get rolled into the next month. In the end, I hope to spend less then $1200 this year, it will be difficult, but I think I can do it.
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