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?