This table full of goodies took me ten transactions. First off, I also had eight bottles of hand sanitizer for my daughter's school and four bottles of Excedrin that I bought for my dad and left at his house before I took the picture, so those are not included. I also put my Sure Deodorant instead of the Pert Plus in the picture by accident! :) I normally don't ever do this many transactions at once, but my older daughter was in school and my younger was asleep in the stroller, so I went for it!
First Transaction
Two bottles of Pert Plus BOGO at $3.69 One CVS hand Sanitizer at $1.19 One CVS Construction Paper at $2.99 One CVS Scribble Paper at $2.99 Two CVS Toffee Popcorn at $1.49 each
Coupons Used
$2 off CVS Skin Care $2/$10 CVS Purchase CRT $2 off Pert Plus $2/$10 CVS Purchase $1 ECB
Total OOP - $5.25 $5 mail-in rebate for school supplies Real OOP - .25
Second Transaction
One Children's Advil at $5.79 One CVS Hand Sanitizer at $1.19
Total OOP - $4.28 Total ECBs Earned - $5.79
Third Transaction
Two Excedrin PM at $2.50 each One Pampers Cruiser at $8.88 One CVS Hand Sanitizer at $1.19
Coupons Used $1.50 off Pampers $2 off CVS Skin Care $2.50 off Pain Reliever CRT $2/$10 CVS Purchase $5.79 ECB
Total OOP - $1.45
Fourth Transaction
Two Excedrin Migraine at $2.50 each One Pampers Cruiser at $8.88 One CVS Hand Sanitizer at $1.19
Coupons Used $1.50 off Pampers Two $2 off Excedrin $2 off CVS Skin Care $2/$10 CVS Purchase $4 ECB
Total OOP - $1.99
Fifth Transaction
One Crest Whitening at $2.49 Two Colgate Advanced Whitening at $2.99 One Children's Advil at $5.79
Sixth Transaction One Pampers at $8.88 Three Dawn at .88 each One CVS Hand Sanitizer at $1.19
Coupons Used $1.50 off Pampers Three .50 off Dawn $2 off CVS Skin Care $2/$10 $1.50 ECB $4 ECB
Total OOP - .40
Seventh Transaction
One Pampers at $8.88 Two Dawn at .88 each One CVS Hand Sanitizer at $1.19 One Jumbo Push Pop at .99
Coupons Used Two .50 off Dawn $1.50 off Pampers $2 off CVS Skin Care $2/$10 $5.79 ECB
Total OOP - .71
Eighth Transaction
One Colgate at $2.99 One Children's Advil at $5.79 One CVS Hand Sanitizer at $1.19
Coupons Used $1 off Colgate $2 off CVS Skin Care $2/$10
Total OOP - $5.33 ECBs Earned - $7.49
Ninth Transaction
One Pampers at $8.88 One CVS Hand Sanitizer at $1.19
Coupons Used $1.50 off Pampers $2 off CVS Skin Care $2/$10 $2 ECB
Total OOP - $2.81
Tenth Transaction
One Colgate at $2.99 One Jumbo Push Pop at .99 One CVS Hand Sanitizer at $1.19 Two American Greetings Cards at $2.59 each
Coupons Used $2 off Colgate CRT $2 off CVS Skin Care $2/$10 $2.59 BOGO American Greetings Card
Total OOP - $2.02
Total CRTs for the Day $2 off Colgate $4/$20 Playskool purchase $2/$10 CVS Brand purchase $4/$20 Playskool purchase $2.50 off Nuprin
Total OOP for Day - $29.49 Total ECBs Spent - $23.08 Total ECBs Earned - $24.77 Real Total OOP - $26.80
For ten transactions at all of that stuff, I am not unhappy. It is more than I would normally spend, but I got five packs of diapers and that would have been more than $60 normally! I was also able to get the two packages of art paper for my daughter to hold as a Christmas present and also two Push Pops to hold for weekly incentives in school. I am really pleased overall.
I am learning to be frugal after years of excess! I didn't realize how easy and fun it would be to provide for my family's needs with much less money than I was spending before!
Site Dictionary
ECBs - Extra Care Bucks - This is money CVS pays back after you make a purchase. This prints at the end of your receipt and is to be treated like cash. If an ad says $1.99 with $1.99 ECB back, that means you pay $1.99 and then a credit of $1.99 prints at the end of your receipt to use on another purchase.
OOP - Out of Pocket - The actual cash spent on items without use of Extra Care Bucks, Register Rewards or coupons.
CRT - The coupons that print at the end of a CVS receipt. Normally $$$ off of $$$ purchase or $1 off purchase of item, etc.
Money Maker - Item that will give you back money after use of coupon. This happens when the sale price is less than the coupon such as item on sale for .99 and coupon pays $1.25. This would be a money maker of .26. Some stores adjust coupons down to sale price, but many will credit the money toward something else on your purchase.
WYB - When you buy - Items that are free or discounted when you buy another product.
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3 comments:
WOW! Great job!
You did great!
Nice work! Planning is the key!
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