Saving Money With Nicole

Walgreens 10/18/2009

2009-10-19T20:42:00.003-04:00

I ran to Walgreens Sunday morning with Kiernan before watching my Ravens lose to the Vikings...

Ok- I am done crying now...sniff.

Anyway, here is the breakdown of this trip:

1 Gillette Fusion Razor- $8.99 ($4 coupon)
1 Vaseline lotion- $6.99 ($1.50 coupon)
1 Quilted Northern toilet paper 9ct.- $3.99 ($1 coupon)
= $14.67 OOP

And I received $13 in Register Rewards to use on my next purchase(s). It's like only spending $1.67. Not too shabby. I did have some RR's I could have used but long story short I would have needed some filler items so my coupons wouldn't beep and my other RR's were for the same items I was purchasing so it wouldn't print out the new ones. I think I have $33 in RR's to use now :)

Rite-Aid 10/16/09

2009-10-19T20:31:00.003-04:00

I stopped in Rite-Aid Friday evening before going to play Bingo with my mom, grandmom, and aunt. There were a bunch of items that were free after submitting for rebates.

Here's the breakdown:

2 Sea Breeze- $4.99 each

1 Carmex 3pack- $1.99

1 Children's Simply Saline- $3.99

1 Comtrex- $3.99

1 Children's Throat Coolers- $2.99

1 Sucrets Herbal Berry- $2.99

1 Bee MD Honey cough drops- $2.49

1 BodiHeat 4ct- $2.99

I used a $5/$25 Rite-Aid coupon, $1 coupon on Comtrex, and $1 coupon for throat coolers. I then used a $10 rebate check from Rite-Aid from a previous purchase and a $10.02 gift card from Rite-Aid from another previous purchase.

My total OOP was $4.99 and I will receive a $29.67 from Rite-Aid plus this bumped me up to a $10 gift card from their Fall Savings promo and I will get a $2.49 rebate from the manufacturer of Bee MD cough drops.

Grand total is ....$42.16 back in rebates! This was a great trip!

Consignment Bargains

2009-10-19T20:19:00.003-04:00

I stopped in the consignment store near my work last week to drop off some items and found a few deals for my 3yr old. The first was a pair of Stride Rite snow boots that have a picture of a snow plow pushing the snow that lights up when he walks in them, a pair of Carters Kids pajamas BRAND NEW w/ the tags still on them, and a vest from the Children's Place. I had a credit of $4 from previous items that had sold so I only spent $9.25!

Here's the breakdown:

Boots- $7

PJ's- $4 (yes, I am serious!!)

vest- $1.50

Hershey Halloween Site

2009-10-16T10:25:00.001-04:00

Hey guys-

Hershey has a really neat website available that has free printables, recipes and decorating ideas. Check it out here:

http://www.hersheys.com/trickortreats/index.asp

Acme: 10/14/2009

2009-10-14T19:14:00.003-04:00

I ran to Acme to grab some good deals they had this week. Here is a breakdown:

(1) 5lb. bag of Russet potaotes $.99

(6) Ronzoni pastas $1/each - (3) $1/2 coupons

(1) Swiss Miss hot cocoa $1

(2) Smart Balance peanut butters $2.50/each- (2) $1/1 coupons

(1) Log Cabin syrup $2.50 - (1) $.55 coupon that doubled to $1.10

(1) Clorox cleaning wipes $2.50 - (1) $.50 coupon that doubled to $1

(1) Bacon Bits $1.99 (not on sale but hubby likes in salad)

(4) Softsoaps $1/each

(4) Nestle pre-made cookie dough $2.50/each - (4) $1/1 coupons

There was a promo running that also dedcuted $9 off my total purchase for buying select products. After all that I paid $13.88 oop! My receipt said I saved a total of $45.71 today. Then again I never would pay those prices for these items.

Acme is really good for Catalina deals and promos like this one. I don't do my regular shopping there b/c their everyday prices are too expensive but since it is close to my work I will run in for these types of sales b/c they double manufaturer coupons up to $.75 which really helps lower your OOP.

Walgreens 10/7/09

2009-10-08T16:15:00.003-04:00

So I ran to Walgreens last night to purchase some RR (Register Reward) items. Not listed are 2 Hershey Dark Chocolate bars (no, I haven't eaten them both! just forgot to add in picture) & a half gallon of whole milk for the boys.

Here is the breakdown:

1/2 gallon of milk $1.89

Chapstick Fresh Effects $2.99 (got $3 RR back)

Gillette Fusion Razor $8.99 (got $6 RR back)

Vaseline Vitamin Boost lotion $6.99 (got $7 RR back)

(2) Hershey Special Dark Chocolate bars 2/$3 (got $1 RR back)

(2) Playtex Tampon Gentle Glide 18ct. 2/$8 (got $3 RR back)

Coupons used:

$4.50 in previous RR's

$4 Gillette coupon

(2) $1 Hershey coupons

$1 Playtex coupon

$1.50 Vaseline lotion coupon

= $20.18 (that's including tax)

and drumroll please....

I received $20 worth of RR's to use on my next purchase(s) which means I really only spent $0.18 oop (out-of-pocket)!!!!!

This is why bargain shopping is my drug of choice- what a high! ;)

Acme 6/13/09

2009-06-13T21:08:00.006-04:00

I went to Acme today and was able to get some good deals including the "Spend $25, get a $10 catalina for your next purchase":

3- Manwich $1.00 ($1/3 coupon)

4- Health Choice Complete Selections 4/$12 ($1/2 coupon used 2 of these)

6- Orville Reddinbacher popcorns (3packs) 3/$5 ($1/1 coupon used 2 of these and then 2 coupons that were $1/2)

= $18 oop then have the $10 gc to use next time! Like getting those items for $8 :)

My catalina didn't print so the nice man at customer service gave me an Acme gift card to use on my next visit. I plan on rolling that over on one more deal before the sale is over. I still have a few more coupons left to help lower my oop.

I also got the Lawry's marinades free as well as the McCormicks grilling seasoning packet.

I spent a total of $41.14 and have the $10 gc for next time.

CVS 6/7/09

2009-06-08T17:42:00.002-04:00

So I went to CVS Sunday and this is the breakdown of what I got:

1- Gillette Fusion Gamer Razor $7.99 (get $4 ecb's)

1- Pampers diapers $8.99 (get $5 ecb's which CVS is no longer honoring b/c of a mistake)

1- Bayer Contour Meter $14.99 (get $5 ecb's)

2- Baltimore Sun newspapers (for the coupons) $4

= $35.97

used $4 man. coupon for razor

used man. coupon for Meter making it free

*forgot $1 man. coupon for Pampers @ home- shame on me!

used $13.99 ecb's (extra care bucks)

Paid $3.53 oop (would have been $2.53!)

Received $ 14 in extra bucks!!!

I was very pleased with this trip considering the diapers alone would have cost me $7.99 (had I remembered the coupon). I will donate the meter and the other items will go in my stockpile. I bought extra papers this week because there were some good coupons I wanted to have multiples of.

Pic to follow...

Let's start saving!

2009-06-08T14:48:00.000-04:00

I have been reading blogs about saving money and finding good deals for about a year now and have finally decided to start my own to help keep track of my saving and spending. When it comes to the drugstores, I mostly shop at CVS because of their awesome Extra Bucks program but will also hit up Walgreens and occasionally Rite-Aid when there are decent deals to be had. Then there's Target and Wal-Mart when I get the chance. Come follow me as I keep track of my money saving shopping sprees!