CVS Trip 2/15

Here is a quick blurb about my CVS trip on Monday. One of the benefits of my time in the ER a couple weeks ago is that my doctor wrote me a prescription for some meds! CVS puts out these WONDERFUL coupons where if you get your prescription filled there, you get a FREE $25 Gift Card. So I, never missing an opportunity, got a free gift card and used it this past Monday at CVS along with my coupons and here is what I got:

-2 Covergirl Powder Foundation
-1 Colgate toothpaste
-4 Apple Cinnamon Glade candles
-1 Aussie Shampoo
Total before coupons: $31.48

Used:

$7 ECB
1-$1/1 Aussie Q
1- BOGO Covergirl Q
2- BOGO Glade candle Q's

Total: $11.48- Used CVS GC for $0 oop expense!

I'm Back!

First of all, I want to thank everyone who has helped me or wished me well during the past two weeks as I've struggled with some health issues. You all rock!

Second of all, I want to express my disappointment that when I updated my totals, I'm down to a savings of only 68% (it was my own secret goal to maintain a 75% average or better), but I've had to change my diet significantly and drastically in the last two weeks, so we'll see how it goes. I'm also lucky to have received about $100 in rebates I submitted in late December/early January, so that will help me bridge the budget gap as I'm learning to adjust my eating/shopping habits.

Thirdly, I'm SOOOO happy to announce that Harris Teeter is doing ANOTHER SUPER DOUBLES!!! Yes, you read right, SUPER DOUBLES is happening again, for the SECOND time in the last two months! If you are a newbie, this means that any coupon value up to $1.98 will DOUBLE in value (HT will double 3 like coupons per transaction and 20 per day). $1 coupons are worth $2, $1.50 coupons are worth $3, etc! I will make sure to post about the trips I make this week!

February Mini-Budget Challenge

I did so well with stockpiling in January, I decided to join HCW's February "Living Off Your Stockpile" challenge. The goal is to spend as little oop and use up things in your stockpile, and since we are moving at the end of this month, I decided to try it. My goal for the entire month of February is $100 oop.

Yesterday- RECEIVED $40 in REBATES!!!! Yay!!!!

Spent $0.50 at RiteAid and got 8 Garnier Fructis shampoos and conditioners (see previous entry)

Spent $28.51 at Target and got 2 24oz cans of Enfamil Premium formula and one tub of baby wipes, but I also got a $5 giftcard for buying the formula, but will submit for a $15 MIR on the formula.

Spent $0 at Walgreens and got 2 small cans of Enfamil Premium formula, some clearanced stuff, a chapstick and and 2 packages of Keebler Fudgestripe cookies. I used $10 RR and a leftover giftcard for the $0.81 tax, and I got $4 RR back!

Spent $32.06 at Giant, got beef (enough to submit for a $15 MIR rebate) and Betty Crocker brownies.

$32.06
+$28.51
+$00.50
-$40.00
$21.07 with $5 Target GC, $4 RR and will submit for a total of $30 in MIR!

FREE Garnier Fructis Shampoo/Conditioner!

I told myself I was not going to go get 8 free bottles of Garnier Fructis shampoo/conditioner at Rite Aid on Sunday... It's bad to lie to yourself, isn't it? I'm sorry, but I can't resist FREE. FREE beckons me, calls to me, BEGS me to go take it! So I will. Here's the deal.

Garnier Fructis 2.50 each (starting Sunday at Rite Aid)
Grab 8 of them = $20

- $5 off $20 Video Values coupon (make sure the cashier scans this coupon first!)
- $8 x $1/1 off Garnier Fructis Rite Aid Video Values coupon
- $7 x $1/1(RP 1-10) Garnier Fructis MQ (you can use 8, but this will result in overage which might not go over well with the cashier, so use your judgment here)
= FREE! (or $1 MM)

About Video Values Rite Aid coupons. Go here to see what it's all about, but basically, you watch a quick commercial, and then win a coupon to print at the end. Earn 20 video credits, and you get that sweet $5/20 coupon (takes 15-20 min to earn). The best part, you can print MULTIPLE copies of each coupon INCLUDING the $5/20 to use on all your upcoming RA trips!

*A Quick Note- I really like this deal, because even for those of you who don't clip coupons from the paper yet, you can still get a good deal on this, since you can sign up TODAY for the Video Values coupons. The shampoo won't be free for you, but it will be $7 for 8 bottles, which is not bad for getting your feet wet and starting to see if you want to pursue "this couponing thing"!

No shopping lately

I miss blogging about my deals every day! Unfortunately, I just haven't been shopping. Money is a bit low since we are saving for a big move (in 30 days- yikes!!) so we've just been living off of what I've already bought. I DID go snag some free Gatorade at Giant yesterday (on sale for $1 and I had $0.50/1 coupons), but nothing other than that.

I'm really bummed about the lack of funds this week b/c there are some really good diaper/wipe sales going on! I posted about the Pampers deal at Target, but also at Walgreens, if you buy $25 of Huggies, you get $5 RR, and I saw my friend do this deal for baby wipes!

Oh well, the one thing you have to remember in this business is that THERE WILL ALWAYS BE ANOTHER DEAL!

Great Diaper Deal at Target!

There is a great deal on Pampers at Target this week. Buy 3 packs at $8.99, get a $5 Target gift card. If you use the $2 Target Pamper coupons and $2 manufacturer coupons on Pampers (both from the 12/06/09 inserts), you get them for $4.99 ea, so only $9.98 for 3 packs of diapers after the giftcard!

Target Trip

I went to Target tonight to buy some formula and baby food. Here is what I got:

1 tub Pampers baby wipes
2 12.5oz cans formula
1 24oz can of formula
10 cans ready-feed formula (32 oz each, one can feeds DD for one day)
1 Pedialyte
4 Gerber infant cereal
10 Earth's Bes Organic baby food jars
3 2-Pk Gerber baby food

Total before coupons/formula checks: $122.03

Total paid (after coupons/formula checks): $43.17

With this purchase, I am happy to announce that I have enough baby food and formula to last DD now until at least the end of February/early March, if not a bit longer. Also, I will not be purchasing anything that is not a deal I can't pass up as we now have a sufficient stockpile of everything (except perishables) to last us at least the next 6 weeks, so m shopping will slow down a bit.