Peter Pan's Frugal Musings

10 Minutes = $50 in Savings!

2010-04-02T13:42:00.007-04:00

I constantly hear from people who tell me they want to save money but that they don’t have time to check blog posts, clip coupons, make grocery lists, stockpile, watch for sales, etc. However, by doing these things each week, I have been able to shave thousands of dollars off our family’s grocery, household, and drug store purchases.

If you think you don’t have time to save money by clipping coupons, think about this:

By spending 10 minutes making a list and gathering a few coupons, I saved $50!

My husband needed a haircut today and, since our local barber was closed today in observance of Good Friday, he suggested we head to a barber in town and have lunch at one of my favorite pizza places, Christian’s Pizza. The scrumptious basil, feta cheese, roasted garlic, sundried tomato, mushroom, black olive and artichoke heart pizza shown on their web page was my choice for lunch. My husband calls their pizza “salad on a pizza.” Mike’s more a traditional sausage and pepperoni kind of guy but still caters to my love of eclectic pizza. It only took me a few seconds to say “yes” to his suggestion.

Before we left, I took a quick look at Madame Deals’ Giant Food deals post for the week. In less than ten minutes, I was able to pull coupons together for what I considered the “best” Giant Food deals this week.

Lunch was great, but Mike’s haircut didn’t happen due to a 45 minute wait. It wasn’t a wasted trip, however, as I managed to save 70% on these items:

2 - Land O Lakes Butter Quarters, $1.99 (Limit 3)
used (1) $0.50/2 Land O Lakes Butter, exp. 5-8-10 (SS 03/14/10)

7 - Wish-Bone Salad dressing, $1.00
used (1) $0.75/1 Wish-bone (RP 03/28) and (2) $1.25/2 Wish-bone (RB 03/28)

6 - Betty Crocker Flavored Mashed Potatoes, $1.00
used (2) $0.40/1 Betty Crocker Potatoes Printable or printable and
(4) $0.25/1 Betty Crocker Potatoes (SS 3/28)

4 - BOGO Oscar Mayer bacon, $5.68 Reg. price
used (4) $1.50 Oscar Mayer Bacon internet printables (printed a few weeks ago)
(use the $0.75/1 Oscar Mayer Bacon (SS 03/21) to get the same results after doubling)

8 - Chef Boyardee, $1.00
used (2) $1.50/4 printable

7 - Wish-Bone Salad dressing, $1.00
used (1) $0.75/1 Wish-Bone (RP 03/28) and (3) $1.25/2 Wish-Bone (RP 03/28)

2 – Boston Crème donuts and an apple fritter (dessert treat after great pizza for lunch!)

Retail: $70.65
Giant BonusCard & Coupon Savings: $49.87
Total Spent: $21.68 = 70% SAVINGS!

Harris Teeter TRIPLES 3/24 - $173.76 for $64.56 - 63% savings

2010-03-24T15:20:00.008-04:00

ROUND #2 at Harris Teeter this week proved quite profitable. Harris Teeter boneless, skinless chicken breasts are on sale Buy 1/Get 2 FREE! enabling me to purchase 9.5 lbs. of chicken for $1.66/lb. My husband's comment was "looks like there's some grilling in my future." After unpacking my groceries, I separated and individually bagged meal size portions of the chicken adding various marinades. Check out Madame Deals' post here on how to do this.

Here's how I made out in Round #2:

9.5 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breast BUY 1/GET 2 FREE @ $1.66/lb
3 - 1 lb. strawberries BUY 1/GET 2 FREE @ 3 for $4.95 ($1.65/lb)
3 - Reynolds Aluminum Foil 50ft. @ $3.00 ea
1 - Pepperidge Farm Milano Double Chocolate Cookies @ $2.50
2 - Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaners BOGO @ $2.69
4 - Lay's Kettle Cooked Chips @ $2.50 ea (used 2 $1/2 Qs found near display)
1 - Mr. Clean Magic Eraser @ $3.29 ($.75/1 Home Made Simple mailer)
1 - Dole Mandarin Oranges @ $2.50 ($.75/1 All You magazine Q)
2 - Ortega Jalapeno Pepper slices @ $1.19 ea
2 - Ortega Refried Beans @ $1.29 ea
1 - Tidy Scoop Cat Litter 20 lb. BOGO @ $4.00
2 - Meow Mix Cat Food @ $5.35 ($.75/1 IP Q)
1 - Pepperidge Farm Raisin Cinnamon Bread @ $3.69 ($.75/1 IP Q)
2 - Kraft Singles 16 ct @ $2.00 ea ($1/2 blinkie)
3 - Oscar Mayer Thick Sliced Bacon 1lb. @ $4.00 ea ($1.50/1 IP Q)
1 - Mission Fajita Tortillas 20 ct. @ $1.50

As with my first deal, I used various manufacturer's coupons and Internet print coupons from my coupon stash to work these deals. Most of the coupon match ups can be found at Madame Deals and Southern Savers.

All totaled, I spent $64.56 for $173.76 in groceries, cat supplies and household goods. That's a 63% savings over regular retail.

Now the big question is ... will I head back again for more before "triples" end on Tuesday?

Harris Teeter TRIPLES 3/24 - $45.35 for $6.24 - 88% savings

2010-03-24T15:02:00.009-04:00

Harris Teeter TRIPLE coupons week started TODAY! Get out your coupon organizers and start gathering up all your coupons valued at up to 99 cents because Harris Teeter will TRIPLE up to 20 of them each day for the next week.

Here's how I made out in Round #1:

2 - Tetley Family Size Tea Bags 24ct @2.29 ea
3 - Pepperidge Farm Milano Double Chocolate Cookies @ $2.50 ea
2 - Mahatma Saffron Yellow Rice 10 oz. @ $1.00 ea
1 - Dawn Detergent @ $.99 ($.50/1 Save A Lot coupon)
2 - Joy Detergent @ $1.39 ea
2 - Wishbone Robusto Italian Dressings 8 oz. @ $1.95 ea ($.75/1 IP Q)
2 - French's Spicy Brown Mustard @ $1.50 ea
1 - Hellmann's Mayo @ $2.39 ($.75/1 Q mailed w/Hellmann's mayo samples)
2 - Texas Toast Croutons @ $1.85 ea
1 - Breakstone Sour Cream 16 oz. @ $1.99 ($.60/1 IP Q)
2 - Coffee Mate Hazelnut Creamers @ $2.00 ea

I used various manufacturer's coupons and Internet print coupons from my coupon stash to work this deal. Most of the coupon match ups can be found at Madame Deals and Southern Savers.

All totaled, I spent $6.24 for $45.35 in groceries and cleaning supplies. That's an 88% savings over regular retail.

CVS Trip 3/11 - $98.95 for $7.38

2010-03-12T12:41:00.008-05:00

It's been a good week for the drug stores! My trip to CVS was profitable but the trip to Rite Aid was phenomenal. I'm looking forward to the upcoming weeks of savings fun!

2 Kellogg’s Raisin Bran @ $2.50 ea

-$1.50/2 internet Q

2 Kellogg’s Rice Krispies @ $2.50 ea

- $1.50/2 internet Q

3 Pantene shampoo @ 2/$6.97 & 3 Pantene conditioner @ 2/$6.97

- (3) $3/2 P&G Qs

6 Stayfree maxi pad bonus packs @ $3.99 ea

- (2) $1.00 internet Qs and two $1 All You Qs

4 Gillette gel deodorants @ $3.99 ea

- (2) $4/2 P&G QS

4 Gillette body wash @ $4.99 ea

- (2) Buy two deodorants get one body wash FREE P&G Qs

2 CVS Green Earth paper towells $1.29 ea

- (2) CVS CRT Qs

1 Gold Emblem Starlite Mints @ .99 (filler)

2 Stacy’s Pita Chips @ $2.50 ea

- (2) $1 internet Qs

Merchandise value = $98.95

Used $48.96 in coupons, earned $25.00 in ECBS and spent $45.98 in ECBs

Total out-of-pocket = $7.38

Rite Aid Trip - $73 for the cost of sales tax

2010-03-10T17:15:00.012-05:00

Today was the day I took the plunge and headed to Rite Aid to "do the coupon deals" for the first time! Last week, I received a $25 Rite Aid gift card for a transferred prescription. After seeing the awesome deals at Rite Aid this week, I enlisted the help of my friend, Renae, of Madame Deals, in putting together my first trip.

Fortunately, everything was in stock and my two transactions ran smoothly. Here's what I did:

Transaction #1
Buy (3) Biore Pore Strips $5 ea.
Buy (3) Biore Cleansers $5 ea.
Buy (2) Gillette Deodorant $4 ea.
Buy (1) Gillette Body Wash $4.99

Used $5/$25 Rite Aid Internet Q
Used (3) Buy One Biore Pore Strips get Biore Cleanser FREE Qs (SS 3/7)
Used (1) $2/2 Biore Skin Care Products Q (found on select Biore cleansers)
Used (1) $1 off Biore Rite Aid Video Values Q
Used (2) $1/1 Gillette Deodorant Qs (PG 2/21)
Used (1) Buy Gillette Deodorant, get a Free Body wash Q (PG 3/7)

$42.99 in merchandise - $28.99 in Qs
= $14.00 + $1.90 tax OOP
I’ve submitted my receipts for:
a $10 Single Check Rebate (SCR) for Biore and
a $2 SCR for Gillette

Transaction #2
Buy (1) Metamucil at $9.99
Buy (2) Oral-B Toothbrushes at $2.74 ea.
Buy (1) NyQuil or DayQuil at $4.99
Buy (1) Pampers jumbo pack diapers at $9.99

Used (1) $5/$25 Rite Aid Internet Q
Used $3/1 Metamucil (PG 3/7)
Used $2/1 Pampers coupons (PG 2/21)
Used (1) BOGO Oral-B coupon (PG 3/7)
Used $1.00 Oral-B coupon (PG 2/21)
Used $1.50/1 Nyquil (PG 2/7)

$30.45 in merchandise - $15.24 in Qs
= $15.21 + $1.02 tax OOP
I’ve submitted my receipts for:
a $8 SCR and
a $10 Rite Aid gift card for the $30 purchase of P&G products

BONUS: This transaction gives me $43 toward the purchases needed to submit my request for the $100 P&G coupon book with the purchase of $50 in P&G products.

Nestle Toll House Morsels Coupon & Recipe

2010-02-10T23:41:00.003-05:00

Pair this $0.75/1 Nestle Toll House Morsels coupon with this Food Lion store coupon for $1.00 off one bag of Nestle Tollhouse Morsels or Chocolate Chips for some inexpensive chocolate chips.

Here’s a recipe from Blissfully Domestic using the chips:

1 box saltine crackers
1 cup butter
1 cup light brown sugar
1 small bag chocolate chips
1 bag chopped almonds

Directions:

1) Set oven temperature to 400 degrees.

2) Line a large bar pan with aluminum foil. Spray lightly with non-stick cooking spray.

3) Line up your crackers in the pan (8 rows of 5 crackers in each) with the salt side up.

4) On your stove top, melt 1 cup of butter then add 1 cup of light brown sugar.

5) Let the mixture come to a full roiling boil and then set your timer for 3 minutes.

6) Stir the mixture for the entire 3 minutes it is boiling.

7) Pour the mixture over the saltines and spread it around (it will be very thick.)

8) Put your pan in a 400 degree oven for 5 minutes.

9) After it is done baking, pour one bag of chocolate chips on top and spread around.

10) Sprinkle nuts on top.

11) Put in freezer to completely chill.

12) After treat is completely chilled, pull the tin foil off the back and then break into irregular chunks.

Your yummy treat is now ready to share!

Thanks to Money Saving Mom, Southern Savers and My Frugal Adventures!

Free Tuna at Walmart

2010-02-03T10:53:00.003-05:00

Great-tasting tuna doesn’t have to come wrapped in butcher paper…or cost a fin and a tail. While supplies last, save $1 on StarKist Creations™, which is sealed in a Flavor Fresh Pouch.

The 2.6 oz. pouches are priced at 93 cents at Walmart. This is a great way to pick up FREE tuna. Click here to print your $1/1 coupon.

$.50/1 Heinz Vinegar Coupon

2010-02-02T11:33:00.001-05:00

I ran across this Heinz Vinegar coupon at Moneysavingmom.com (via FrugalRIMama). With so many people "going green" these days and making their own cleaning products, I thought this would come in handy. Click here to register and print your coupon.

Coupon Saving Game: Save $.75 off Contadina Products!

2010-01-29T07:40:00.001-05:00

Check out this new $.75/3 Contadina products coupon. Thanks to the
Coupon Saving Game! This would be a great coupon to save for the next Harris Teeter Triples week!

Purex Complete 3-in-1 Laundry Sheets (Coupon & Review)

2010-01-27T19:14:00.008-05:00

I had to pass this one on. First, because I love the Purex Complete 3-in-1 Laundry Sheets and, second, because the link for this coupon comes from a blogger, Mrs. Buys More and Mr. Saves A. Lot, I had not run across before.

I picked up half a dozen packages of the Purex Complete 3-in-1 Laundry Sheets about six months ago when they were a moneymaker at CVS. They were destined for the donation box because I'm allergic to fabric softener. However, I decided to give them a try. I gave my husband a package to cycle into the laundry (since he does all the laundry). Well, much to my surprise, the fabric softener in these sheets did not cause me any allergic reaction. After fifteen years of avoiding fabric softeners, our clothes are soft again!

Needless to say, we are converts. We still use our tried and true Tide with bleach alternative but the Purex sheets seem to make it into the machine on a regular basis. If you want to try these laundry sheets, click here for a $1/1 coupon.

Check Your Receipts for Price Errors

2010-01-15T09:45:00.000-05:00

I purchased four bags of Nature Valley Honey Nut Clusters at Food Lion on Sunday. The shelf tag showed they were on sale for 2/$5. I used four $1.60/1 Vocalpoint coupons bringing the price down to $.90 each. When I returned home and started to scan my shopping trip (as part of the Nielsen Home Scan Program), I realized I was charged $3.79 a bag.

I went back to Food Lion the next day with my receipt and the manager happily refunded the difference. In addition, the manager gave me $3.79 (plus tax) because their scanner rang the item up incorrectly. Just another reason to check your receipts.

FREE Hot Cocoa Mix at Food Lion

2009-12-23T23:23:00.004-05:00

Beat the cold weather with two FREE 8 ct. boxes of Food Lion Hot Cocoa! Print the Food Lion $2/2 boxes of Food Lion Hot Cocoa Mix coupon here. Food Lion has these boxes of hot cocoa on sale for 99 cents each through December 29th.

Mrs. Moneysaver on Charlottesville CBS 19

2009-11-26T21:01:00.003-05:00

Check out Mrs. Moneysaver, Dana Adams, on Charlottesville CBS 19. Formerly Frugal in Virginia, Dana is now appearing in a regular segment during each Tuesday evening's 5pm newscast. Congratulations to our local Mrs. Moneysaver!

Madame Deals' Latest Giveaway

2009-11-15T20:25:00.003-05:00

Here's your chance to enter for a chance to win Pam Cope's book "Janson's Gift" and a Paw Print Copper Bookmark. These would make a great Christmas present for yourself or someone you know. Daily entries are allowed up to November 21st at 10pm. Click here to enter.

2009-11-10T16:19:00.002-05:00

Check out Madame Deals' "I've Got It and Now I'm Re-Gifting It to You" contest here.

Every day they will add another gift to the giveaway. Pictures are not posted because these were gifts or they may even be things they bought and just forgot to give as gifts. Everything is "NEW!" and there is nothing wrong with them. They were just never used. So far, there is a Vera Bradley item and a Ralph Lauren item.

Contest ends November 15, 2009 at 10:00pm with daily entries allowed.

Food Lion Dollar Sale 11/11-11/24/09

2009-11-10T12:20:00.002-05:00

Food Lion is running a two-week "Dollar Sale" starting Wednesday, November 11th. Here are the coupon matchups I found:

Green Giant Box Vegetables, 7-10 oz. (select varieties) - $1.00
Use $1.00/3 coupon from 10/4 SS insert.
Use $.60/3 coupon from 10/4 SS insert
Use $.50/2 coupon here
Final price: as low as 66 cents

Birds Eye Steamfresh Vegetables, 10-12 oz. (select varieties) - $1.00
Use $1.00/2 coupon from 10/18 SS insert
Use $1.00/3 coupon from 10/18 SS insert
Use $.35/1 coupon from 10/18 SS insert
Use $.50/1 coupon here
Final price: as low as 50 cents

Pillsbury Golden Layers (10 ct), Grands (5 ct) and Cinnamon Rolls (5 ct) - $1.00
Use various coupons from the 10/4 SS, 10/28 SS and 11/8 SS inserts
Use $.50/1 coupon here
Use $.40/2 coupon here
Use $.30/2 coupon here
Final price: as low as 50 cents

Idahoan Potatoes 4-4.1 oz. (select varieties) - $1.00
Use $.75/3 coupon here
Final price: 75 cents each

Dole Pineapple 20 oz. (select varieties) - $1.00
Use $1.00/3 coupon from 11/8 SS insert
Use $.35/2 coupon from 11/8 SS insert
Use $.50/1 coupon here (play the game, collect your coupon!)
Final price: as low as 50 cents

Sobe Life Water 24 oz. (select varieties) - $1.00
Use $.25/1 coupon here
Final price: 75 cents

Dial Basic HypoAllergenic – 3 bar soap - $1.00
Use $1.00/3 coupon from 10/4 SS insert
Use $.35/1 coupon from 10/4 SS insert
Final price: as low as 65 cents

Domino Box Sugar - $1.00
Use $.50/2 coupon from 10/18 RP insert
Final price: 75 cents

Carnation Evaporated Milk 12 oz. (select varieties) - $.99
Use $.50/2 coupon from 9/27 SS insert
Use $.50/2 coupon from 11/1 RP insert
Final price: 74 cents

Duncan Hines Brownies 19.8-21 oz. (select varieties) - $.99
Use $1.00/2 coupon from 10/11 SS insert
Use $1.00/3 coupon from 10/11 SS insert
Use $.55/2 coupon from 10/11 SS insert
Final price: as low as 49 cents

Glade Air Freshener 9 oz. (select varieties) - $.99
Use BOGO (up to $1.75) coupon from 11/1 SS insert
Use $1.00/2 coupon from 11/1 SS insert
Use $.75/2 coupon from 11/1 SS insert
Final price: as low as 49 cents

Comet Cleanser 21 oz. (select varieties) - $.89
Use $.50/2 coupon from 10/11 SS insert
Final price: 64 cents

$3/1 Neosporin Lip Health (FREE @ CVS)

2009-10-14T20:49:00.002-04:00

The $3/1 Neosporin Lip Health Printable Coupon – Print in Firefox or Internet Explorer – has been reset! You can now print it two more times! This is a very high value coupon, so print it quickly!
Here’s how to get it free at CVS:
Neosporin Lip Health $5.49
- $3/1 Printable Coupon Firefox or Internet Explorer
- $2.50/1 Neosporin Lip Health CVS Clip-Free Coupon (automatically deducts at register when you use your CVS card)
= Free!

Thanks Deal Seeking Mom

Today's CVS Deals $63.56 for $3.19

2009-10-04T19:16:00.004-04:00

TOTAL VALUE: $63.56
SPENT: $3.19 (1/2 of what I spent was $1.60 for tax)

The only thing I actually had to buy today was a double pack of Mini DV cassettes. I am putting together a videotape and my neighbors were kind enough to loan me their video camera. I went to CVS expecting to pay $12.99 for the Mini DVs only to discover they were on a buy-on-get-one (BOGO) sale this week. Lucky me as I was able to buy two double packs of the Mini DVs for the price of one. Now I'll be able to give the extra Mini DVs to my neighbors as a "thank you" for loaning me the camera. Isn't it amazing how things work out sometimes?

The rest of the items for today were ones which I could get for FREE after coupons and/or ECBs earned. I started out with $20 in ECBs and in two transactions was able to pick up the following:

TRANSACTION #1

5 – Revlon Nail Enamel @ $3.99 each (earn $3 ECBs each)(limit 6)
USED (5) Revlon $1/1 Qs from SS 9/27

1 – Neosporin Lip Health @ $5.39 (Get $2.50/1 Clip-Free Coupon)
USED (1) Neosporin $3/1 Q HERE (FF) or HERE (IE)

USED $5/$25 CVS Flu Quiz coupon found here, here and here
There are3 links for 3 separately barcoded coupons

TOTAL = $25.43
USED $9 in ECBS
SPENT $2.09 and earned $15 ECBs

TRANSACTION #2

1 - Colgate Total 360 Active Toothbrush @ $2.99 (earn $2 ECBs)(limit 1)
USED $1/1 Colgate Q in SS 9/27

1 – Neosporin Lip Health @ $5.39 (Get $2.50/1 Clip-Free Coupon)
USED (1) $3/1 Neosporin Q HERE (FF) or HERE (IE)

2 – Maxell Mini DV cassettes @ BOGO $12.99
USED – (1) CVS CRT Q for $1/5 photo purchase

1 – Barbasol shave cream @ $1.79
(my husband actually ran through his stockpile before I replenished it)

2 – Gold Emblem (CVS brand) Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds
USED – (1) CVS CRT Q for $2/2 Gold Emblem nuts

USED $5/$25 CVS Flu Quiz coupon found here, here and here
There are3 links for 3 separately barcoded coupons

TOTAL = $38.13
USED $10 in ECBs
SPENT $1.10 and earned $2 ECBs

GRAND TOTAL = $63.56 for $3.19
Started with $20 ECBs and ended up with $18 in ECBs

Thanks to The Coupon Savings Game and Madame Deals for this trip’s coupon matchups!

$5 SC Johnson Rebate!

2009-09-30T12:31:00.003-04:00

Check out this $5 SC Johnson Rebate good on purchases through July 15, 2010.

Brands include: Ziploc, Glade, Windex, Scrubbing Bubbles, Pledge, Shout, Fantastick, Drano, Raid, Off, Saran, and Nature's Source.

Thanks to Coupons, Deals & More!

Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters Giveaway

2009-09-24T15:25:00.005-04:00

My friend, Dana, of Frugal in Virginia was fortunate enough to receive a two special packs of the Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters, one for herself and one to give away. Here's your chance to win one.

I had the opportunity to try these Granola Nut Clusters a few weeks ago when a FULL-size sample arrived in my mailbox. My husband teases me about the "freebies" which show up each week but he didn't complain about this one. They are delicious! Sweet, salty and crunchy all rolled up into bite size balls of goodness.

In addition to receiving the full-size sample, Nature Valley was kind enough to send along a stack of $1.60/1 coupons for me to share with friends and family.

If you're interested in trying these, be sure to click here to enter Frugal in Virginia's giveaway and if you don't win (I hope I do), drop me a line and I'll forward a coupon or two to you.

Coffee & Chocolate Lovers Giveaway

2009-09-23T14:46:00.004-04:00

Check out this giveaway at Surviving the Stores! Perfect for all the coffee & chocolate lovers out there ... like me!

Today's Deals ... $43.23 SPENT & $78.09 saved (CVS, Harris Teeter & C'Ville Market)

2009-09-16T21:07:00.004-04:00

CVS

TOTAL VALUE: $11.01 - $10.98 in coupons =
TOTAL SPENT: 53 cents (tax was 50 cents!)

3 –Schick ST Twin disposable razor 2pks
4 – Schick Slim Twim disposable razor 2pks
USED 3 - $3Q for any Schick disposable razor (SS 8/16)
2 – Clean & Clear Deep Action Cream Cleanser (trial size)
USED 2 - $1Q for any Clean & Clear product (SS 8/2)

HARRIS TEETER

TOTAL VALUE: $95.97 - $66.50 in coupons =
TOTAL SPENT: $29.47

TRIPLE COUPON DEALS
2 – Fruit Rollups 18pk. minis @ $2.00 each (.50/2 SS 9/13)
2 – Welch’s Grape Jelly @ $2.59 each (.75/1 IP)
1 – Dishwasher Magic @ $4.49 ($.55 SS 7/19)
1 – Washer Magic @ $4.49 ($.55 SS 7/19)
1 – Jell-O refrigerated sugar free mousse @ $2.50 ($.60/1 IP)
1 – Jell-O refrigerated Gelatin @ $2.50 ($.60/1 IP)
1 – Chex Mix Bars @ $2.50 ($.50/1 GM 8/9)
2 – Betty Crocker Warm Delights @ $1.67 each ($.50/1 GM 8/19 9/13)
1 – Mahatma Yellow Rice @ $.75 ($.75/1 RP 8/30)
2 – Viva Paper Towels @ $2.55 each ($.85/1 SS 8/16)
2 – Wishbone Dressing @ $1.99 each ($.75/1 RP 8/2)
1 – Chock Full of Nuts Coffee brick 33oz. @ $3.79 ($.75/1 SS 8/30)
2 – Wacky Mac Pasta @ $1.39 each ($.50/1 SS 5/10)
3 – Hillshire Farms 8 oz. cold cuts @ $3.50 each ($.55/1 RP 8/16)
2 – Curad bandages 20 ct. @ $1.99 ($.50/1 SS 6/21 & 7/26)
1 – Tyson Chicken breast tenders @ $2.99 ($.55/1 SS 8/2)
1 – Maruchan Yakisoba Noodles @ $1.19 ($.50/1 SS 8/23)

NON-TRIPLES COUPON DEALS
20 – Meow Mix Select Single Cups Cat Food 2.75 oz. @ BOGO 3 for $2.00 ($1.00/4 RP 8/23) (13 cents each!) (Thanks, MadameDeals for this one!)

NO COUPONS USED
1 – Phillips 4pk night light bulbs @ $2.99
1 – Harris Teeter 2% milk gallon @ $2.39

I received a catalina with a mail-in-certificate at checkout for a FREE insulated lunch tote ($10 value) with the purchase of three Hillshire Farms Deli Select Ultra Thin Lunchmeats good on purchases from August 3-October 15th). Once I scrutinized my receipt (something every couponer should do), I noticed an additional $3.00 off was taken at the register with the Hillshire Farms purchase. There was probably a tag on the shelf letting me know about this deal but I must have breezed right by it.

C’VILLE MARKET

TOTAL VALUE: $14.34 - 10% DISCOUNT of $1.43 =
TOTAL SPENT: $13.23

3 – Gala apples ($.80)
3 – nectarines ($1.01)
1 – iceberg lettuce ($.99 vs. $1.79 at Food Lion)
1 – lime ($.25)
1 – lemon ($.25)
1 – garlic bulb ($.32)
1 – red onion ($.50)
1 – container baby spinach ($1.62)
1 – container spring mix ($1.02)
1 lb. asparagus ($3.26)
.63 lb. sugar snap peas ($2.07)
1 package peanut brittle ($2.23)(not pictured)

Our last stop was C’ville Market. If you are in town (Charlottesville), it’s worth your time to make a stop at C’ville Market for your produce. The prices are great and the produce is fresh. The quality of the produce at my usual grocery store, Food Lion, is generally not very good and the prices tend to be high. We try to get to the local farmer’s market and/or C’ville Market every few weeks to stock up on good quality, low priced produce.

Imagine my surprise when the cashier gave us the Wednesday 10% senior discount. I’m assuming it applies to customers over 50 years old. I have to admit I enjoyed teasing my husband, Mike, about how it must have been his age which afforded us this discount on already well-priced produce. By the way, I still have a few years (not many, though) before I’ll qualify for this discount!

Today’s bonus was spending some time with Mike and enjoying a nice lunch at Panera Bread. Mike is incredibly patient as we go through the stores, pushing the cart, locating and reaching items on high shelves (I’m only 5’1”), encouraging me with choruses of “stick to the list,” and then loading all of it in the car.

It's very humbling after these shopping runs to add up the savings and to realize, even in these economic times, that we have been able to maintain a fully stocked pantry, freezer and fridge and still donate a portion of what we have to help those who are not so fortunate. I just hope that posting these deals will help someone else to do the same.

Goody's Ouchless Giveaway at Amy Love's It

2009-09-15T11:44:00.002-04:00

Head over to Amy Love's It for a chance to win a Goody's Ouchless hair accessories pack. These are my favorites!

Coupon Binder Giveaway

2009-09-09T09:02:00.002-04:00

CLICK HERE to enter Madame Deals' contest for one of their fabulous coupon binders. There are four ways to enter on a DAILY basis. Contest ends Saturday, September 12th at 10pm.

Food Lion - August 3rd

2009-08-04T16:19:00.001-04:00

My trip to Food Lion yesterday netted $111.30 in groceries for $56.39. If you take tax into account, it was finally a 50% savings. Most weeks, I average about 35-40% because Food Lion doesn’t double any coupons.

My best deal was the John Morrell lunchmeat tubs (9oz.) at BOGO for $3.99. I had two BOGO coupons thanks to Freebies for Mom and ended up paying 18 cents for four tubs of decent lunchmeat. Food Lion also had the 10 packs of BIC ballpoint pens on sale for $1. I had four IP Qs for $1/1 Bic ballpoint or gel pen and picked up four packs for FREE. The Food Lion $1/Q for Home 360 items and Food Lion 1/Q for Healthy Accents products have come in very handy. My husband uses a lot of business size envelopes and I have been picking them up on each trip for $.49. All in all, it was a fruitful trip.

Check Out Madame Deal's Rachael Ray Cookware Giveaway

2009-07-01T09:10:00.007-04:00

How would you like to win this wonderful 5.5 quart casserole in Rachael Ray's signature orange? Head over to Madame Deal's blog for a chance to win one for yourself.

Last Chance to Enter Madame Deals' Giveaway

2009-06-28T17:45:00.001-04:00

Last chance to enter MadameDeals' "FREE Give It Away." They are going to give you a chance to win everything non-perishable they can get for free this week and will be adding items daily. The above picture was from the last "We got it FREE" giveaway. Who knows what you could win! To enter the giveaway and check out MadameDeals' blog, Click here

Check out MadameDeals Giveaway

2009-06-19T11:52:00.003-04:00

Check out MadameDeals "FREE Give It Away." They are going to give you a chance to win everything non-perishable they can get for free this week and will be adding items daily. The above picture was from the last "We got it FREE" giveaway. Who knows what you could win! To enter the giveaway and check out MadameDeals' blog, Click here

Harris Teeter Triple Coupons 5/30/08

2009-05-30T14:47:00.001-04:00

What a great month! Harris Teeter has offered "triple Q's" twice this month!

Harris Teeter allows only 20 coupons to be tripled per day, per VIC card so Mike and I have our own separate VIC cards enabling us to do two separate transactions.

Today's trip:

$214 value - $132 in Qs & VIC savings
= $82 out-of-pocket

for a total 62% savings

This includes a $5/$25 e-VIC coupon I received this week.
You can sign up here.

Here are the items purchased using triple coupons:

1- Velveeta Shells & Cheese cup

3 - Easy Mac & Cheese cups

2 - Lipton 24 ct. Family Size Tea Bags

2 - Oscar Mayer Deli Creations Sandwiches

4 - Mahatma Yellow Rice

1 - Claussen Sandwich Sliced Pickles (a splurge!)

2 - Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Cold Cuts

1 - Magic Eraser 2pk.

2 - Keebler cookies

2 - Suave Antiperspirant/Deodorant

5 - Duke's Mayo 18oz. squeeze bottle

2 - Dawn dish detergent

1 - McCormick Lemon Pepper (I love this on my veggies!)

3 - French's Yellow Mustard (40% more bonus bottles)

4 - Tabasco sauce1 - Capri Sun Sunrise 10pk.

3 - Sargento sliced cheese packs

4 - Dole mandarin oranges

1 - Grande Tortilla Chips

1 - Daisy sour cream 32 oz.

1 - Wishbone Robusto Italian 8 oz.

1 - Ortega refried beans

1 - Ortega taco seasoning mix

We also picked up two Wacky Mac pasta ($.79 - $.75 Q) and four Oscar Mayer thick sliced bacon ($2.49 - $1/2 Q).

The salmon ($9) and mussels ($4.99) are for a special Sunday supper.
Since our daughter loves fresh fruit, we couldn't pass up the deals on strawberries ($1.49/lb.) and oranges ($3.99/3lb.).

Milk is less expensive ($2.99) at Harris Teeter than at Food Lion ($3.29) (where we usually shop), so we picked up two gallons to tide us over until early next week. Thomas' English Muffins were BOGO @ $3.39 so we restocked by buying four packages for $6.78.

Now that we have three cats in the house, we are constantly looking for good deals on cat food and kitty litter. Using a $1 off coupon for Nine Lives Dry Cat Food 3.15 lb. ($4.99) and taking advantage of the BOGO sale on 21 lb. boxes of Fresh Step kitty litter ($11.69 for two boxes), we were able to restock our cat food and kitty litter.

Harris Teeter Triple Coupons 5/2/08

2009-05-02T14:29:00.001-04:00

Harris Teeter's "triple coupon" weeks are my favorite. We live about 20 miles from the nearest Harris Teeter so we only make the trip when the deals are just too good to pass up. This week's trip netted $68.81 in triple coupon grocery deals for just over $6.19!

We also included a few "extra" items this trip for two special meals this week.

Our nine-year old daughter, Shannon, loves fresh salmon and wanted to try fresh tuna, so we bought a pound of fresh Alaskan salmon (@ $7.99 per pound) and half a pound of tuna (@ $7.99 per pound) for dinner this evening.

We have friends coming into town tomorrow and promised to provide the meatballs (@ $3.99) and fresh bread (@ $4.19) for tomorrow's night meal.

We also bought a 3.5 lb. bag of Purina cat food ($3.99).

All in all, we spent $35.63 for $113.52 in groceries.

Here's what we bought and the coupons used:

FREE ITEMS:

2- Colgate Toothpaste @ $2 ea
used (2) .75/1 off any Colgate Toothpaste SS 4/26

1 - French's Spicy Brown Mustard @ $1.99
used (1) .75/1 French’s Spicy Brown Mustard SS 3/29

2 - Lady Speed Stick 24/7 - $2 ea
used (2) .75/1 Lady Speed Stick SS 3/29

4-Hormel Compleats @ $2 ea
used (4) .75/1 Hormel Compleats SS 4/5

5- Kotex Lightdays Pantiliners @ $1.59 ea
used (5) .75/1 Kotex Lightdays Pantiliners SS 4/5

3- Viva Big Rolls Paper Towels @ $2.55 ea
used (3) .85/1 Viva Big Roll Paper Towels SS 4/5

2 -Ortega Taco Seasoning @ $1.00 ea
used (1) .75/2 Ortega Products SS 4/19

1 - McCormick Parsley Flakes @ $2.19 ea
used (1) .75/1 coupon RP 4/5

1 - McCormick Ground Black Pepper @ $1.99 ea
used (1) .75/1 coupon RP 4/5

2-McCormick Grill Mates @ $2 ea
used (2) .50/1 coupon RP 4/19

Halls Cough Drops @ $1.50
used (1) .75/1 Halls printable (also could have used Q from April All You)

OTHER GREAT DEALS

2-Daisy Sour Cream- 8oz. @ $1.55 ea
used (2) .50/1 Daisy Sour Cream SS 4/05
Final price: 5 cents

6- Dannon 6 oz Yogurt @ 40 cents ea
used (1) .60/6 Dannon Yogurt SS 3/15
Final price: 10 cents each

2 - French's Classic Yellow Mustard @ $1.69 ea
used (1) .50/1 French’s Mustard SS 3/29 and (1) printable
Final price: 19 cents each

2-Kraft Bagel-Fuls @ $2.69 ea
used (2) .75/1 coupon SS 4/19
Final price: 44 cents each

1-Breyers Ice Cream @ $2.74
used (1) .75/1 Breyers Ice Cream Unilever 4/5
Final price: 49 cents

1- Purina Cat Chow 3.5 lb @ $3.99
used (1) $3.50 off Purina printable
Final price: 49 cents

2 -White House Applesauce 6ct. 4oz. cups @ $1.77 ea
used (2) .60/2 White House Apple Sauce SS 4/19
Final price: 87 cents each

2-Vanity Fair Napkins 100 ct. @ $2.50 ea
used (2) .50/1 Vanity Fair Napkins RP 3/29
Final price: $1 ea

31 Ways to Save On Your Grocery Budget

2009-04-27T19:11:00.000-04:00

As most of you know, I am all about saving money at the grocery store. Jayci of Coupon Geek will be running a month long series of tips on how to save on your grocery budget. Click here to head over to her blog and sign up for these daily tips. I know I'm looking forward to them.

$1 OFF Coupon for Crest Pro-Health Enamel Shield Toothpaste

2009-04-27T15:47:00.000-04:00

Click here to fill out a short registration form and receive a $1 coupon in the mail toward your next purchase of Crest Pro-Health Enamel Shield Toothpaste. These coupons always come in handy at CVS, Rite-Aid and Walgreens.

CVS Trip 4/26 - $72.90 for 15 CENTS

2009-04-26T19:22:00.000-04:00

I realize it's been a long time since I've posted any deals. As a recap on the year thus far, I've purchased $1,308.33 in merchandise at CVS and spent $205.52 out of pocket.

Since today's trip was so profitable, and because I have so many people telling me to post my deals, I thought I would begin with today's trip.

With $18.97 in ECBs in hand, I purchased $72.90 in merchandise, and was out of pocket a mere 15 cents. I still have $13 ECBs left for next week.

(1) Crest Tartar Control Toothpaste 6.4 oz. @ $1.99
(1) Schick Intuition Plus Razor @ $8.99
(1) Garnier Fructis Shampoo @ $2.99
(2) Stayfree Maxi Pads (BONUS packs of 32) @ 3.99 each
(1) Charmin Ultra Toilet Paper @ $9.99
(6) Gold Emblem Snack Size Cashews @ $.79 each
(2) Bayer Breeze 2 Diabetes Monitors @ $14.99 each
(2) Bausch & Laumb Travel Packs (clearance priced @ $3.12 each)

USED:

-$4/1 Schick Intuition Plus Q

-$1/1 Garnier Fructis Q
-$2/2 Stayfree Maxi Q

-$1/1 Charmin Q
-$6 – (3) CVS $2/2 Gold Emblem Nut scanner Qs

-$29.98 – (2) Bayer Breeze 2 UP TO $30 off Qs

-$5/50 CVS scanner Q

-$18.97 ECBs

Merchandise total = $72.90, OOP = $0.15, ECBs earned = $13

$1 OFF Coupon for NEW Starbucks Ice Cream

2009-04-24T17:07:00.000-04:00

Starbucks is offering a $1 coupon toward their new ice cream line. I know this won't last long in my house.

Click here to claim yours now!

Daily Contests at Anyluckyday!

2009-02-22T22:28:00.000-05:00

Check out daily giveaways at Anyluckyday! According to the site, here's the deal:

Welcome to anyluckday.com, where your free lunch is not too good to be true. Membership is absolutely free and so are the prizes (or else they wouldn’t be prizes). We even pay the shipping costs.

How can we do this? In this economy, companies are trying to save advertising dollars but still need to successfully promote their businesses. By donating their products to anyluckyday.com, companies get the exposure they need and our users and readers have the chance to win great prizes, absolutely free. So, ANY DAY can be your LUCKY DAY. A free lunch never tasted so good.

Today's giveway is a new Logitech Access Keyboard 600 ... check it out!

The Coupon Coup's Coupon Binder Giveaway

2009-01-06T17:16:00.000-05:00

The Coupon Coup is hosting her third giveaway for a fantastic coupon binder. My own binder was set up using this one as a model.

Check it out here. Maybe you'll get lucky and win this great organizational tool!

Dining on a Dime Cookbook - TWO GIVEAWAYS

2009-01-06T16:51:00.000-05:00

I signed up for Living on a Dime's newsletters months ago. Tawra's frugal tips cover so many areas of our busy lives and have been an invaluable resource to me.

Imagine how pleased I was to see that two of the bloggers I follow, Frugal in Virginia and Mommies with Cents, are each giving away a copy of the Dining on a Dime cookbook.

Check out the giveaways here and here!

$5/1 Olay Regenerist Coupon by Mail

2009-01-06T12:00:00.000-05:00

Sign up here to receive by mail a $5 off coupon for any Olay Regenerist product. The regular price on the cheapest item at CVS and Walgreens is $7.99, so if these go on sale, you can probably get them almost free (or maybe they'll have an ECB deal at CVS - that would be even better!)

Thanks, Coupon Cravings and Centsible Savings!

I received this coupon TODAY, Jan. 14th ... only a week after I ordered it! Now, that's what I call customer service.

CVS Trip - January 5th ... $9.86 OOP

2009-01-05T20:51:00.000-05:00

CVS has a number of good deals this week and, with almost $45 in ECBs to roll, I planned my transactions with an eye toward rounding out my current stockpile. My husband and I hope to donate between 50-75% of our CVS purchases monthly to our church's local outreach program.

Starting with $44.94 in ECBs, I purchased $151.96 in merchandise, was out of pocket a mere $9.86, and still have $12 ECBs left for next week.

TRANSACTION #1
5 - Soy Joy 6pk boxes @ $6.00 ($30 ECBs)
1 – Cottonelle toilet paper 20 rolls @ $12.97 ($4 ECBs)
6 – Colgate Total toothpaste @ $2.50 ($6 ECBs)
1 – Garnier Nutrisse Shampoo @ $2.99 ($2 ECBs)

USED:
-$1/5 Soy Joy IP Q
-$0.50 Cottonelle Q
-$9.00 – (6) Aetna Colgate $1.50 Qs
-$1.00 Garnier Q
-$3/15 CVS Q
-$44.94 ECBs

Merchandise total = $60.96, OOP = $2.27, ECBs earned = $42

TRANSACTION #2
2 - Aleve 100 ct. @ $8.00 ($5 ECBs)
4 - Glade Plug-Ins Scented Oil Refills @ $3.69*
1 – Kleenex Lotion tissues bonus pack of 3 @ $3.69 ($1 ECB)
1 – Ziploc quart size freezer bags (quart size) bonus 2 pk. @ $5.99 +
1 – Ziploc gallon size freezer bags (gallon size) bonus 2 pk. @ $5.99 ($4 ECBs)
1 – Honey Nut Cheerios bonus 2 pk. $7.99 ($4 ECBs)
1 – Essence of Beauty mesh scrubbie @ $4.99

USED:
-$2 – (2) $1 Aleve IP Qs
-$7.98 (2) BOGO Glade Qs
-$0.50 Kleenex Q
-$1.00/2 Ziploc Q
-$3 any CVS brand product CRT Q
-$42 ECBs from Transaction #1

Merchandise total = $60.61, OOP = $2.43, ECBs earned = $14

*I bought the wrong Glade refills so I didn’t earn the $8 ECBs which were available for the special twin packs

TRANSACTION #3
1 - Tylenol value pack @ $7.49 ($2 ECBs)
4 – Stayfree Maxi Pads @ $4.50
1 – o.b. tampons @ $4.50 (J&J Deal – Buy $20 J&J/earn $10 ECBs)

USED:
-$5/$25 certain J&J products CVS Q received in mail
-$4 – (2) $2/2 Stayfree Q
-$1 - o.b. Q

Merchandise total = $29.99, OOP = $5.16, ECBs earned = $12.00

TOTAL FOR 3 TRANSACTIONS
Merchandise = $151.56, OOP = $9.86, ECBs remaining = $12.00

2009 TOTALS

$185.50 in merchandise, $11.82 OOP, savings 94%

Clorox Wipes Giveaway!

2009-01-05T13:41:00.000-05:00

Head to ConsumerQueen to enter for a chance to win Clorox wipes and learn more about those pesky things we call "germs"! Click here

$1 off Heinz Ketchup AND Ore-Ida Frozen French Fries

2009-01-05T13:22:00.001-05:00

Heinz Ketchup Printable Coupon
$1 off when you buy one 64oz Heinz Ketchup AND 1 Ore-Ida Frozen French Fries here. You can print it twice.

Thanks to Frugal Dr. Mom !

CVS $5 Challenge Jan 1st - 9th

2009-01-01T09:43:00.000-05:00

Transaction #1
Buy 2 Children's Throat Cooler Pops $4.99

USE 1 BOGO Children's Throat Cooler Pop Q Click HERE

Total After Coupon = $4.99
ECBs Earned = $9.98

Transaction #2
Buy 2 Nasogel Drip Free Gel Sprays @ $7.99
Buy a $1+ FILLER (candy bar, gum, pocket tissues, etc.)

USE 1 $3/$15 CVS Q Click HERE
USE 2 $2/1 Nasogel Drip Free Gel Spray Q Click HERE
USE $9.98 ECB from Transaction #1

Total After Coupons = ~$13.00
ECBs Earned = $15.98

Grand Total OOP = $4.99

Total Value= $26.96 with $15.98 ECBs remaining!

Many thanks to www.iheartcvs.com for the coupon links!

Check out more $5 CVS Scenarios at the CVS $5 Challenge at Keeping The Kingdom First. Check out even more scenarios at The "Cent"sible Sawyer.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! CVS Trip 1/1/2009

2009-01-01T08:52:00.000-05:00

The January deals are here! An early morning trip netted almost $14 in additional ECBs. The best part was when I ran my card through the handy, dandy red price scanner, it printed $6 ECBs for my fall spending.

Today's transaction, the first of the year and of many more to come, ran like this:

2 Children's Throat Cooler Pops @ $4.99 each
2 Nasogel Drip Free Gel Sprays @ $7.99 each
2 Nutratrim Weight Management Gum 48 packs @ $3.99

USED:
- 1 $3/$15 CVS Q Click HERE
- 1 BOGO Children's Throat Cooler Pop Q Click HERE
- 2 $2/1 Nasogel Drip Free Gel Spray Q Click HERE
- $19.99 in ECBs from pre-Christmas trip

TOTAL OOP: $1.96
ECBs earned: $33.94

2009 TOTALS

$33.94 in merchandise, $1.96 OOP, 96% savings

Many thanks to http://www.blogger.com/www.iheartcvs.com for the coupon links!

2008-12-31T16:32:00.001-05:00

Twitter Moms: The Influential Moms Network

Sargento Cheese Giveaway

2008-12-16T22:50:00.000-05:00

Check out this giveaway at Common Sense With Money http://tinyurl.com/55jcou

$120 in P&G Coupon Savings

2008-12-09T20:51:00.001-05:00

Starting December 14th, Proctor & Gamble (P&G) is offering $120 in coupon savings for any $50 P&G purchase. Click here for all the details!!

For an extensive list of the P&G products, click here. Start checking your receipts for qualifying items and cash in on this deal!

Holiday Gifts for Mom from TotallyHer

2008-12-09T19:39:00.000-05:00

Moms,

If you had $100 to spend on yourself, how would you use it? Here's your chance to win $100 from Totally Her:

http://totallyher.com/holiday-gifts-for-mom-from-totallyher/#comment-2880

There are three ways to enter ... be sure to take advantage of all of them!

Progresso Soup Money Back Guarantee

2008-12-09T07:57:00.000-05:00

Our family loves Progresso's Chicken Noodle Soup! Being a working mom, it's hard to live up to the June Cleaver image of "homemade" so I have to resort to finding the best of what's out there. Here's what our family considers one of the best and it comes with a money back guarantee.

Here's Progresso's latest news release:

America Has Spoken: People prefer the taste of Progresso®
National taste test confirms consumers prefer Progresso Traditional Chicken Noodle over Select Harvest Chicken with Egg Noodles

Progresso unveiled on Oct. 20, 2008, the results of a national blind taste test that shows 7 of 10 people with a preference chose the great taste of Progresso’s Traditional Chicken Noodle over Campbell’s Select Harvest Chicken with Egg Noodles.

Campbell’s recent advertising campaign touts the ‘real taste’ of Select Harvest Chicken with Egg Noodles and compares the soup with Progresso, says the marketing manager for Progresso. This taste test proves there is no comparison: The majority of consumers prefer the taste of Progresso Traditional Chicken Noodle over Select Harvest Chicken with Egg Noodles. No amount of advertising can change that, adds the marketing manager.

Progresso is encouraging consumers to choose for themselves at the Progresso Taste Challenge Web site, http://www.progressotastechallenge.com/, where visitors can download up to $3.00 in coupons. The site also provides a money-back guarantee to anyone who is not fully satisfied with the taste of Progresso soup.

Consumers have a choice when it comes to soup, and we want people to make their own decision about which soup tastes best, says the Progresso marketing manager. If you taste our soup, we guarantee you’ll love it — or we’ll send your money back. We’re confident that consumers will continue to choose Progresso.

# # #

The national taste test of 302 consumers aged 18 and older was conducted by the independent research firm Research International, Inc. from Oct. 2-12, 2008.

My First Post - CVS 12/7/08

2008-11-18T19:35:00.000-05:00

Now that I have a clue as to what I’m doing out here in “CVS Land,” it's time to start posting my scenarios. Here goes my first post:

Transaction #1

(4) Schick Disposable razors @ 99 cents each
(1) Theraflu @ $5.99
(1) Powerade @ 1.59
- Coupons
(4) $1/1 Schick razors (last Q reduced to 96 cents)
(1) $2/1 Theraflu
-4.99 ECBs

Total $11.54. Pay with $4.99 ECBs earned last week and 55 cents OOP.
Earn $3.59 ECBs ($2 Theraflu and $1.59 Powerade)

Transaction #2

(2) Hershey’s Bliss @ $3 each
(7) Hershey’s Kisses @ 2 each
- Coupons
$4/20 CVS CRT Q
(1) $2.50/2 Hershey’s Bliss
(2) $1.50/2 Hershey’s Kisses

Total $20.00. Pay with $10 ECBs earned last week and 60 cents OOP.
Earn $10 ECBs ($10 Hershey’s)

Thanks to all the bloggers out there who have made my CVS trips the past few months so profitable.

Check out some of my favorite blogs at Frugal in Virginia, Frugal RI Mama, Deal Seeking Mom, & The "Cents"ible Sawyer.