Today is one of those days that I will avoid going outside
as much as possible. High today of 95 with 50% humidity… ah the joy
of central air! I digress, today’s post will be n the topic of coupons. As you
can probably tell from the majority of my posts to date, I really like
couponing. Not for showing off or anything but I love saving money and that
feeling of getting the total as close to zero. This past week/weekend
(6/19-6/25) Dan and I were visiting his brother out in Minnesota
I was also thinking of changing my format for figuring out
how much I’ve saved. I don’t currently include any money rewards I get into the
amount of savings, but I feel like I should because most times that is what
makes the deal so amazing (e.g. I buy something priced for $4, use a $3 coupon
but then get $4 rewards making it a profit on my end for $3) This happened a
lot this week so lets see how it goes:
CVS
Nothing fabulous about CVS this week. I am trying not to
stock up toooo much on all the summer items (razors, shaving cream) because I
already have a pretty good stockpile and Dan is constantly reminding me that
even though we have the space now, not to fill it. I agree, so this week I went
with some more practical items, like we are definitely due for new
toothbrushes.
Colgate Sensitive Pro
Relief Toothbrush: $5.49
$4.99 with CVS ExtraCare Card
-$3.00 off any Colgate toothbrush
-$0.75 off any Colgate toothbrush CVS printable coupon from
register
Final price: $1.24
(Got $4 ECB for future transaction)
Walgreens
With all my register rewards from the awesome Suave deal
last week, I continued with my toothbrush theme and also grabbed some crafting
essentials that I’m running low on J Of course, I had to
leave with some free stuff too.
Elmers glue stick 2
pack: $1.59
Found in clearance section for $0.79
-$2 Register Rewards
Final price: Free! ($0.42 money maker, which was applied to
the total)
Reach Total Care
toothbrush: $3.99
On sale for $2.99
-$2 Register Reward
Final Price: $0.99
(Got $2 Register Rewards for future transaction)
Bayer Asprin 32 ct:
$2.99 (x2)
-$3 off any Bayer Asprin 20ct or higher x 2
Final Price: Free!
Rite Aid
I couldn’t manage to earn any money at Rite aid this week
but I did have a lot of Up Rewards to spend so I was able to bring my total
spending way down.
Xtra Laundry
detergent: $3.49
$1.97 with Up Rewards card
-$1 Up Reward
Final Price: $0.97
Garnier Fructis Dry
Scalp Shampoo: $5.49
$2.99 with Up Rewards card
-$1 off any Garnier Shampoo/Conditioner (x2)
-$1 Up Reward
-$1 Up Reward
Final Price: $1.98 or $0.99 each
Great haul for the week… in total I made $1.23 off all these
deals which is just so exciting! Happy Couponing!
Nice deals... do you have any tips for Jen and me to get started on couponing? Our efforts have gone quite poorly so far :x
ReplyDeleteI got into couponing about a year ago and have come a long way since then.
ReplyDeleteI actually learned a lot in the beginning from this woman's blog, http://www.savingwellspendingless.com/newbie-start-here/beginners-guide-to-coupons/ She's a little more intense and I don't follow her completely but she gives great ways on how to start from scratch, I'd recommend checking it out! (it's kind of long but worth it!)
The first thing I did was gather a good amount of coupons. I would buy the Sunday paper and get the inserts from that (now I buy 2 each week). I also print a lot of my coupons from various sites like coupons.com. Then after a couple weeks of collecting coupons, look through the store flyers and try to match up the deals. I use coupons at Stop and Shop too but I probably save anywhere from $2-$10 per visit on average, sometimes its a lot more and sometimes less. The best thing to do is to check out stores coupon policies as well. I use a binder to organize my coupons by type but you could always start by collecting ones you know you will use in a box or something.
Hope that helps!!