Super Savings Saturday: Only $2.79 out of pocket expense!

Please forgive the absence of photos this week, but I did not have my camera available to take any pictures. You will just have to use your imagination to visualize all of the wonderful savings and products I was able to purchase this week.

CVS Transaction:

1 York Peppermint Patty $0.50
1 Water (1 Liter) $1.59
1 Rimmel Mascara $6.99
1 St Ives Body Wash $3.99
1 Garnier Conditioner $2.99
Subtotal $16.06, Used:
$1 Garnier coupon
$1 Rimmel manufacturer coupon
$2 Rimmel CVS coupon
Paid $9.27 in Extra Care Bucks
Total OOP $2.79, Earned $9 in Extra Care Bucks

Walgreens Transaction:

1 Glade Carpet Powder $2.99
1 box Special K Bliss bars $2.39 (clearance price)
1 box Special K Bliss bars $2.79 (clearance price, different flavor)
1 Almay Mascara $6.99
1 box popcorn $1.89
2 Revlon Soft Eyes 4 color shadow $2.59/ea (clearance price)
1 Goody's Round Brush $7.99
Subtotal $30.22, Used:
$5 off $20 Walgreens coupon
$2 Goody's coupon from Walgreens Easy Saver
2 $2 Revlon coupons
Paid $19.22 on gift card earned from October Easy Saver Rebates
Total OOP $0.00, Earned $7.69 in rebates for Nov. Easy
Saver

October Super Savings Recap

October was a very light month for me in the means of Super Savings Saturday. I didn't do as much shopping as normal, but I still had some great savings. Here is a recap of my Super Savings Saturdays for October.

Subtotal of products purchased: $251.97

Total spent out of pocket: $38.43(includes tax)

Total Extra Care Bucks (CVS) earned: $28.32

Total Register Rewards (Walgreens)earned: $7.00

Total Walgreens Rebates earned: $25.83

Total Manufacturer Rebates earned: $1.99

My out of pocket savings was approximately 85%! These totals only include my purchases that were included in Super Savings Saturdays. Out of the above totals I have appx $9 ECBs remaining, approximately $40 on my Walgreens rebate gift card (for purchases made in Sept & Oct), & I have yet to receive my manufacturer rebate of $1.99.

If you're interested in how you can join in on the savings, be sure to check out my posts every Saturday on my Super Savings Saturday adventures.

Super Savings Saturday: The wonderful world of coupons & savings

This week I had a wonderful amount of savings between a variety of drug & grocery stores. Most of my transactions were made during my lunch break because a large number of the stores are very close to my work. Here is a break down of everything I purchased.

CVS Transaction 1(went on Sunday for Sun/Mon only deals):

2 bags candy corn $1.29/ea
2 pumpkin pails $0.99/ea
Subtotal $4.56
Paid $4.49 in EBCs
Total OOP $0.29 (includes tax), Earned $4.56 in ECBs

CVS Transaction 2 (I realized I had a CVS coupon that expired that day & didn't want to waste it):

1 Excedrin Express 20 ct gels $1.99
1 Powerade $1.69
Subtotal $3.68
Used $3 CVS coupon for any Excedrin Express gel purchase
Total OOP $0.68, Earned $1.69 in ECBs + $1.99 Manufacturer rebate
for Excedrin from 10/19/08 paper

Walgreens Transaction:

2 Windex sprays $3.49/ea
1 multipack raisins $1.00
1 bad dried apricots $1.00
Subtotal $8.98
Used 2 $2 Windex coupons
Paid $4 in Register Rewards
Total OOP $0.90 (includes tax), Earned $2.20
towards Oct Easy Saver Rebate

Kroger Transaction:

1 pack strawberries $1.50
3 Sara Lee Soft & Smooth bread loaves $2.29/ea
1 Frebreeze Noticeables starter kits $6.99
Subtotal $15.36
Sara Lee was onsale B1G1, Saved $2.29 (I screwed up & forgot to get my 4th free loaf :-(
Used $5 Frebreeze coupon that was downloaded to my Kroger Card
Used $5 Frebreeze coupon from paper
Total OOP $3.07 (for some reason my receipt shows a negative tax amount...)

Albertsons Transaction:

2 Stream Fresh frozen vegetables $1.79/ea
1 can refried beans $0.79
1 qt half & half $2.00
Half gallon milk $2.39
1 can tomato sauce $0.49
1 lb Owens Italian sausage $4.29
1/2 lb deli turkey $3.12
bananas $2.04
Subtotal $18.70
Steam Fresh on sale for $0.88/ea, saved $1.82
Used 2 $0.35 Steam Fresh coupons that were tripled, Saved $1.76...these coupons were suppose to be tripled, but the register would only deduct up to the amount of the item (the frozen vegetables were free after sale & coupon)
Owens sausage on sale $3.79, saved $0.50
Owens sausage had store coupon on package for $2 off due to nearing sell by date (I will freeze sausage & use immediately upon defrosting)
Used $0.35 Owens coupon that was tripled, saved $1.10 (sausage was only $0.69 after sale & coupons)
Milk had $0.50 store coupon on package due to nearing sell by date
Total OOP $11.07

Super Savings Saturday: Great savings on food

This week I only went to a few places, but came out with great savings on a lot of food. Here is what I did. In the picture I only show a few of the Michelina's frozendinners, but I actually purchased about 40 of them because my husband likes them for lunch & I like to eat them when he is out of town so I don't have to do any cooking. Since buying them I have tried a few flavors & they are quite good, even the low fat ones.

Walgreens Transaction:

2 Scrubbing Bubbles Cleaner $2.79 ea
1 Double Newspaper (not shown) $1.99
Subtotal $7.57, Used:
2 $2 Scrubbing Bubbles Coupons
Paid $3 register reward
Paid $0.57 on gift card from September Easy Saver
Total OOP $0.00, Earned $2.20 for October Easy Saver

CVS Transaction:

3 Luxury Cookie Tins $1.00/ea
10 boxes cookies $1.00/ea
2 Kraft Mac & Cheese $.44/ea
1 CVS brand Vitamin D 100 ct $2.99
2 Nature's Bounty Folic Acid 250 ct $5.69 ea
Subtotal $28.25, Used/Saved
All cookies on clearance for 75% off, saved $9.75
Nature's Bounty on sale B1G1 Free, saved $5.69
$2 Nature's Bounty coupon
$1 Nature's Bounty coupon
Paid $9 in ECBs
Total OOP $0.81, Earned $4.99 in ECB's

Albertsons Transaction:

40 Michelina's assorted frozen dinners $2.00 (These were actually listed at
about $2.50-$3.00 each, but I'm sure they had raised the price & $2 is more
comparable to what they would have cost at Wal-Mart)
Subtotal $80.00, Saved
Michelina's on sale for $0.50 each, Saved $1.50 on each
Total OOP $20.00

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Super Saving Saturday

This week was pretty slow for me shopping wise because I was so busy with work. Other than the deals listed below, I only made one other quick trip to Albertsons to pick up some cheese that was on sale for $5.99 for a 2LB brick. Despite my lack of preparation this week, I still think I came out great.

CVS Trip:

1 Vitamin Water $2.29
2 Colgate Max Fresh $2.99/ea
Subtotal $8.27, Used
2 $1 Colgate coupons
Paid $5.79 ECB's
Paid $0.48 on gift card
Total OOP $0.00, Earned $6.29 in ECBs

Walgreens Transaction 1:

Trash bags $3.49
Loreal Towelettes $6.99
Rimmel foundation $7.49
Fusion Razor system $8.99
Subtotal $26.96, Used
$5 off $20 Walgreens coupon
$4 Fusion razor coupon
$1 Loreal coupon
$1 Rimmel coupon
Paid $17.20 on gift card (includes tax)
Total OOP $0.00, Earned $4 Register Rewards & $15.93 in Easy Saver Rebates

Walgreens Transaction 2:

2 Ziploc bag packs $2.50/ea
2 Glade Flameless Candles $5.99/ea
1 Dots candy (not shown) $1.00
1 bag M&M (not shown) $0.69
Subtotal $18.67, Used
2 $5 Glade coupons
Paid $7.98 in Register Rewards
Paid $0.75 (includes tax) on gift card from Sept Easy Saver Rebate
Total OOP $0.00, Earned $3 Register Rewards

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Super Savings Saturday

This was definitely my most fruitful week, but it was easy & simple. I was terribly busy with work and school, but next week should be more promising.

CVS Purchase:

2 Cover Girl Foundations $5.49/ea
1 Gilette Fusion Razor System $9.99
Subtotal $20.97, Used:
$4 Gilette coupon B1
Foundation G1 Face Product Free Cover Girl coupon (deducted $5.49 from total)
Paid $9.99 in ECB's
Total OOP $1.61 (includes tax), Earned $10.79 in ECBs

Walgreens Transaction:

2 Gilette Shampoos $5/ea
Subtotal $10.00, Used
2 $2 Gilette coupons
Paid $5 Register Reward
Paid $1.00 on gift card from Sept Easy Saver
Total OOP $0.00, Earned $5.50 towards Oct Easy Saver Rebate

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Super Savings Saturday: All of this for only $6.72!

CVS Transaction:

1 Clorox $1.50
1 Nivea Body Wash for men $4.99
1 Adidas deodorant for men $4.99
4 pks short bread cookies, clearanced $0.25/ea (only two shown)
1 package cookies, clearanced $0.25
1 pkg of individual pita chip packs, clearanced $0.99
Subtotal $13.72, Used
$2 off $10 purchase CVS coupon
$1 Nivea coupon
$1 Adidas coupon
Paid $3 ECBs
Total OOP $6.72, Earned $8.99 ECBs

Walgreens Transaction:

2 individual bags popcorn $0.39/ea
1 candy bar $0.50
2 Reach Ultra Clean Toothbrushes $2.50/ea
4 Glade Scented Oil Candle holders $5.49/ea
1 Dimetapp $5.00
2 Robitussin $5.00/ea
Subtotal $43.24, Used
$5 off $20 purchase Walgreens coupon
$2 Walgreens Easy Saver Coupon for the candles (took total of $8 off)
2 $1 Reach coupons
4 $2 Glade coupons
$2 Dimetapp coupon
$0.50 Robitussin coupon
$3 Robitussin coupon
Paid $15.47 (includes tax) on gift card from Sept Easy Saver Rebate
Total OOP $0.00, Earned $15 Register Rewards & $8.80 in rebates for Oct Easy Saver

I haven't decided if I am going to go to Walgreens again tomorrow yet. If I do, I will show my purchases on next week's Super Saving Saturday.

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Super Savings Saturday

CVS Transaction:

1 Aleve D Cold & Sinus 10ct $3.99
1 CVS tampon 10 ct $1.99
1 Excedrin Express 20 ct $3.99
1 Cascade $2.50
1 Bag Gummy Bears $0.88
Subtotal $13.35, Used
$1 Aleve coupon
$1 Cascade coupon
Paid $9.99 ECBs
Total OOP $1.36, Earned $6.99 ECBs

Walgreens Transaction:

4 Glade Gel Warmer Units $1.99/ea
4 Glade Scented Oil Refill pks $1.99/ea
1 Walgreens Hand Soap $1.59
1 Mike & Ikes candy (already eaten) $0.65
Subtotal $18.16, Used
2 B1G1 Free Glade Gel Warmer coupons (total of $3.98 off)
2 B1G1 Free Glade Scented oil refill coupons (total of $3.98 off)
Paid $10 Register Reward
Total OOP $0.20, Earned $8.80 Easy Saver rebate on glade products ($8+10% for gift
card)

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Super Savings Saturday: Spent $46.81 for $188.16 of goods for entire week!

Walgreens Transaction1 :

1 Precision Xtra Blood Glucose Monitor $9.99
1 Crest Pro Health 500 ML mouth wash $4.49
Subtotal $14.48, Used
$9.99 Precision coupon
Paid $4.49 on gift card from Aug Easy Saver
Total OOP $0.00, Earned $4.50 register rewards

Walgreens Transaction 2 (had to make a second trip because they were out of this stuff the first time I went):

1 Precision Xtra Blood Glucose Monitor $9.99
2 Scrubbing Bubbles Max Fresh Starter Kits $3.79/ea
1 Scrubbing Bubbles Action Scrubber Kit $3.79
2 Scrubbing Bubbles Wipes $2.49/ea
2 Scrubbing Bubbles Foam Cleaner $2.49/ea
Subtotal $31.32, Used
$2.75 Scrubbing Bubbles Action Scrubber coupon
2 $3 Scrubbing Bubbles Max Fresh Kit coupons
$0.75 Scrubbing Bubbles foam cleaner coupon
3 $1 Scrubbing Bubbles wipes/foam cleaner coupons
$9.99 Precision coupon
Paid $2.00 on gift card from Aug Easy Saver
Total OOP, $7.51 (includes $0.68 tax), Earned $10 register rewards

Walgreens Transaction 3 (went back to get some candy on my way to school, but found so much more!!):

1 Excedrin Express 20 pk $3.99
1 Pert Plus $3.49
2 Russell Stover Private Reserve $8.99/ea
2 Russell Stover Soho Chocolates $8.99/ea
2 Dove Dark Chocolate Pks $2.99/ea
Subtotal $49.42, Used/Saved:
Russell Stover Reserve clearanced to $2.59/ea, saved $12.80
Russell Stover Soho clearanced to $2.59/ea, saved $12.80
Dove Dark chocolate clearanced to $1.29/ea, saved $3.40
2 $1 off any Dove chocolate coupons
2 $2 Russell Stover Private Reserve coupons
2 $2 Russell Stover Soho coupons
$2 Pert Plus coupon
Paid $4.50 in register rewards (earned earlier this week)
Total OOP $3.92, Earned $8.23 in Easy Saver Rebates ($7.48+10% as giftcard)

CVS Transaction:

2 Right Guard deodorants $2.99/ea
1 Loreal Adv. Revita Lift Towelettes $5.99
1 CVS brand packing tape $3.29
Subtotal $15.26, Used
$2 off $10 CVS purchase coupon
2 $1 Right Guard coupons
$1 Loreal coupon
Paid $10.00 in ECBs
Paid $1.36 (includes tax) on CVS gift card
Total OOP $0.00, Earned $9.99 ECBs

Albertsons Transaction (didn't need much here, but I checked out the mark downs):

Large bag of Rice $4.29
Half gallon Albertsons milk $2.39
2 Pints Albertsons whipping cream $2.39/ea
Kens salad dressing $2.50
Albersons cream cheese $2.00
3 Hillshire Lite Polish Sausages $4.49/ea
2 Bags salad mix $2.29/ea
Grapes $3.78
1/2LB Turkey Pastrami Lunch meat $2.45
Subtotal $40.24, Used/Saved:
Saved $2.58 on salad mix, marked down due to nearing sell by date (will be used by end of week)
Saved $3.78 on whipping cream, marked down??? wasn't near sell by date
Saved $1.89 on milk, marked down to $1+ had $0.50 off coupon for nearing sell by date
Saved $8.97 on sausage, was on sale for $2.50/ea+all three had $1 store coupons for nearing sell/freeze by date
Total OOP $23.02, Saved $17.22 (43% savings)

Albertsons Transaction 2 (went for eggs later in the week & looked for deals):

2 Pillsbury Toaster Strudels $2.79/ea
2 Quaker Rolled Oaks $2.59/ea
3 Quaker Instant Oatmeal pks $3.99/ea
1 Albertsons Imitation Vanilla $1.50
3 Dz Large Eggs $1.99/dz
1 Schepps 1/2 gallon milk $3.39
1 Coffemate Creamer $2.49
Pears $1.36
Subtotal $37.44, Used/Saved
Toaster Strudels on sale $2/ea, saved $1.58
Rolled Oaks on sale $1.50/ea, saved $2.18
Instant Oatmeal on sale $2.50/ea, saved $4.47
Dz Eggs on sale $1/ea, saved $2.97
Schepps milk marked down to $1, saved $2.39
Coffeemate Creamer marked down to $1, saved $1.49
Used in-ad store coupon for $3 off when purchasing 5 participating Quaker products
2 $0.50 Quaker Rolled Oats coupons, doubled for a total of $2 off
2 $0.50 Quaker Instant Oatmeal coupons, doubled for a total of $2 off
$1 Quaker High Fiber Instant Oatmeal coupon
2 $1 Pillsbury Toaster Strudel coupons
Total OOP $12.36, Saved $25.08 (67% savings)

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Super Savings Saturday: Great deals for $18.85 Spent

I was able to purchase a whole bunch of goodies this week for pennies. I purchased a total of $164.87, but only spent $18.85 out of pocket (after coupons, sales, ECB's, etc) for everything pictured above. Here is a breakdown of what I bought.

Albertsons transaction:

2 dz eggs $1.79/dz
2 South Beach Tide Me Over Drink Mixes $3.79/ea
2 Pure Valenicia w/mango OJ $4.99/ea
3 pks Johnsonville Bratwurst $4.99/ea
Bananas $1.89
Subtotal $38.00, Used/Saved:
Eggs on sale $0.99/dozen, saved $1.60
South Beach drink mixes on sale $2/ea, saved $3.58
Pure Valencia OJ on sale $2/ea, saved $5.98
Johnsonville Brats on sale $2.99/ea, saved $6.00
2 $2 South Beach drink mix coupons (these were free after sale &
coupon)
2 $0.50 store coupons for OJ (marked w/sale stickers due to nearing sell by
date)
Total OOP $15.84

Walgreens Transaction:

1 5LB bag Flour $2.99
1 Lyp Moisturizer stick $1.99 (free after rebate item)
1 Mr Clean Multisurface $2.49
1 Walgreens cleaner $0.99
1 Crest ProHealth Toothpaste $3.29 (free after rebate item)
1 Chemistry Hair Treatment $7.99 (free after rebate item)
1 Loreal Serum $12.36 (sale) (free after rebate item)
1 Nivea Body Wash $4.99 (free after rebate item)
2 Act Popcorn $2/ea
Subtotal $41.09, Used
$10 off $40 Walgreens purchase coupon
$0.50 Mr Clean coupon
$3 Loreal coupon
$1 Nivea coupon
Paid $26.59 on gift card
Total OOP $0.00, Earned $33.68 in Easy Saver rebates (30.62+10% for
getting rebate on gift card)

CVS Transaction 1:

3 Goody's Powders $1.29/ea
4 CoverGirl Outlast Lip $9.99/ea
1 CoverGirl Wetslick Lip $5.99
Subtotal $49.82, Used/Saved
B1G1 CVS sale on CoverGirl Outlast, Saved $19.98
$2 off $10 purchase CVS coupon
2 B1G1 CoverGirl coupons, Saved $19.98
Paid $5.00 ECB's
Total OOP $2.86, Earned $9.86 in ECBs

CVS Transaction 2:

1 Accu Compact Blood Glucose Monitor $9.99
2 Colgate Total toothpastes $2.99/ea
Subtotal $15.97, Used
2 $1 Colgate coupons
Paid $13.86 ECBs
Total OOP $0.11, Earned $13.99 in ECBs

CVS Transaction 3:

1 Precision Xtra Blood Glucose Monitor Kit $19.99
Subtotal $19.99, Used
$9.99 Precision coupon
Paid $9.99 in ECBs
Total OOP $0.01, Earned $10.00 ECBs

Just in case any of you are wondering, no I'm not diabetic. I purchased the machines with the intention of giving them to someone that is diabetic or donating them.

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Super Savings Saturday: All of this for $22.65!

CVS transaction:

1 Hair accessories $0.25
2 Revelon Eye Shadows $4.49/ea
2 Zipp Fizz Engergy drink packs $5.99/ea
1 Soft Soap $0.99
Subtotal $22.20, Used
B1G1 CVS sale on Revlon (deducted $4.49 from total)
$2 off any $10 CVS purchase coupon
2 $2 Revlon coupons
$0.35 Soft Soap coupon
Paid $10.00 ECBs
Total OOP $1.36, Earned $11.98 ECBs

Target transaction:

2 Purina Cat Party Mix Treats $1.69/ea
1 Baseball card holders 30 pk (used in my coupon book) $4.99
Subtotal $8.37, Used
2 coupons for free Purina cat treats (took $1.69 off for each coupon)
Paid $5 on Target Gift Card received from last
week's Super Savings Saturday
Total OOP $0.40 (this was tax only)

Albertsons transaction:

4 Dan Active Drinks $2.99/ea
2 Schepps 1/4 gallon milks $2.15/ea
1 Sara Lee Smooth & Soft Bread $1.99
14.67 Lbs chicken breast (bone-in) $18.42 ($1.29/Lb)
Bananas $1.54
Grapes $5.93
1 Garden Salad mix bag $1.99
0.65 LB deli sliced turkey $3.24
Subtotal $49.37, Used/Saved
Dan Active Drinks on sale $1/ea (saved $7.96)
Schepps 1/4 gallon milk on sale $0.75/ea (saved $2.80)
Chicken on sale for $0.88/LB due to nearing sell by date (saved $5.51)
Grapes on sale $1/LB (saved $3.34)
Garden salad mix on sale $1 (saved $0.99)
Deli meat on sale $3.99/LB (saved $0.65)
1 coupon for free Sara Lee Smooth & Soft (reduced total by $1.99)
2 $1 Dan Active coupons (these were free after sale & coupons)
2 $0.50 Dan Active coupons that were doubled (reduced total by $2)
Total OOP $22.13

Walmart transaction:

1 Sara Lee Smooth & Soft Bread $1.97
2 Kens Salad Dressings $1.26/ea
Subtotal $4.49, Used
1 coupon for free Sara Lee bread
2 $1 Kens salad dressing coupons
Total OOP $0.52

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Super Savings Saturday: Look at what watching sales fliers can buy you!

This was a great week for me as far as deals go. I only made two trips, but they were well worth it. All in all, I spent less than $45 total including tax between my two trips. First I went to CVS & bought the following:

1 Cascade Action Pack - $3.49
1 Bandaid Ultra Strips - 4.49
2 Bandaid Hello Kitty - $2.99
Subtotal $13.96, Used
$2 off any $10 CVS purchase coupon
$1 Bandaid Ultra Strips coupon
2 $0.50 Bandaid coupons
$1 Cascade coupon
Paid $8.00 in ECB's
Paid $0.96 on gift card
Total OOP $0.00, Earned $5 ECB's

My Target trip went as follows:

2 All Small & Might 3X - $2.18/ea
2 Glade Scented Oil Warmers - $3.94/ea
3 Diet Dr.Pepper 12 pks - $3/ea
2 Diet 7Up 12 pks - $3/ea
1 Epson Multifunctional printer $29
Subtotal $56.24, Used
5 $1 Target coupons for the soda
2 $1 All coupons
2 $4 Glade coupons
Total OOP $41.24, Received $5 Gift Card from Target

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Super Savings Saturday: Another Great Week for $1.06 Spent

Yet again I was able to enjoy a wonderful week of shopping. I made two trips totals & am pleased with my small purchases. Here is my breakdown:

CVS Transaction:

1 Alavert $5.99
1 CVS Sunscreen $2.19
1 Skin Effects Face Wash $6.99
2 Lamisil Foot Powder $7.59/ea
Subtotal $30.65, Used
$2 off any $10 purchase CVS coupon
$2 off CVS sunscreen coupon
$4 Alavert coupon
2 $4 Lamisil coupons
Paid $5 ECBs
Paid $9.65 on gift from transferred prescription
Total OOP $0.00, Earned $18 ECBs

Walgreens Transaction:

2 Glade Scented Oil Candles $4.99/ea
4 packs Bic Grip pens $0.50/ea
Subtotal $11.98, Used
$5 register rewards from last week's transaction
2 $1 off any 2 Bic products coupons
2 $2 Glade coupons
Total OOP $1.06 (includes tax), Earned $4.40

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Super Savings Saturday: Spent $4.82, Got $30 gift card & almost $20 in rebates

This was a fabulous week for me as far as deals & steals goes. I was able to keep my transactions down to a minimum & come away with great purchases because I was able to get a $30 gift card for transferring a prescription to CVS (with coupon & I had to pay my $3 co-pay). Here is what I did.

CVS Purchase 1

2 Oral B Advantage Toothbrushes $2.49/ea
2 Colgate Total Advance Clean Toothpastes $2.99/ea
1 Covergirl Aquasmooth $9.99
1 Covergirl Trublend $7.99
2 Covergirl Smoothers $7.99/ea
1 CVS brand 100ct aspirin $1.99
2 Kiwi Shoe Polishes $4.29/ea
Subtotal $55.49, Used
B1G1 Free CVS deal on two of the Covergirl items (reduced total
$15.98)
$2 off any $10 purchase CVS coupon
2 B1G1 free Cover Girl coupons (reduced total by $17.98)
$1.99 CVS coupon for aspirin
$1.50 Colgate coupon
$1.00 Colgate coupon
2 $1 Kiwi product coupons
2 $1 Oral B Advantage coupons
Paid $10 in ECB's
Paid $1.04 on gift card from transferred prescription
Total OOP $0.00, Earned $7.00 in ECBs

CVS Purchase 2

1 Excedrin 24ct back & body $2.50
1 Colgate Total Advance Clean $2.99
2 Hot sauce/salsa $1/ea
1 Almay Bright Eyes duo $8.99
Subtotal $16.48, Used
$2 off $10 purchase CVS coupon
$2 CVS coupon for Colgate Advance Clean coupon
$1 Colgate coupon
$1 Almay coupon
Paid $7 ECBs
Paid $3.48 on gift card from transfer prescription
Total Paid OOP $0.00, Earned $5 ECBs & $2.50 in Excedrin
Mail-in Rebate

Walgreens Purchase 1

2 Kelloggs Smart Start $2.50/ea
2 Kelloggs Special K $2.50/ea
2 Kelloggs Pop Tarts $2/ea
4 Kelloggs Nutri-Grain Bars $2.50/ea
Subtotal $24.00, Used
2 $1 Kelloggs cereal coupons
$1 Pop Tart coupons
2 $1 Nutri-Grain bar coupons
Paid $17.18 on gift card from July Easy Saver rebate
Total OOP $1.82, Earned 2 $5.00 register rewards & $10
Kelloggs mail-in-rebate

Walgreens Purchase 2

1 Scrubbing Bubbles Action Scrubber Starter Kit $5.49
1 Half gallon milk $2.89
1 single packet popcorn $0.39
Subtotal $8.77, Used
$5 register rewards
$2.75 Scrubbing Bubbles coupons
Total OOP $1.02, Earned $1.65 Easy Saver Rebate and $5.49 Scrubbing
Bubble Mail-in-Rebate

Super Savings Saturday: The joy of mail in rebates

I had a great run at this week and was very pleased with my purchases. Here is the break down of purchases.

CVS Transaction 1:

2 StayFree Ultra Thins $4.50/ea
1 One Touch Ultra Mini $19.99
1 Revlon Blush $9.99
1 Schick Intuition razor kit $3.99
1 Bandaid Ultra Strips $2.99
Subtotal $45.96, Used
$19.99 off One Touch coupon
B1G1 Free Stay Free coupon
$1 Bandaid coupon
$1 Revlon coupon
$3.99 Schick coupon
Paid $15 ECBs
Total OOP $0.48, Earned $11.99 in ECBs

CVS Transaction 2:

2 StayFree Ultra Thins $4.50/ea
1 Listerine 1 Liter (came with free small bottle of Listerine) $4.00
1 One Touch Ultra Smart $29.99
1 Schick Intuition razor kit $3.99
Subtotal $46.98, Used
$20 off One Touch coupon
$0.50 Listerine coupon
$4.00 Schick coupon
B1G1 Free StayFree coupon
Paid $11.99 ECBs
Total OOP $6.20 (includes tax), Earned $10 in ECBs & will receive $29.99 manufacturer rebate from the One Touch Ultra Mini

Walgreens Purchase:

1 Pert Plus $3.79
2 BioInfusion Shampoo/Conditioner $5.99/ea
1 Jane mineral powder $4.99
1 Pk light bulbs $1.99
Subtotal $22.75, Used
$5 off $20 Walgreens purchase coupon
$2 Pert Plus coupon
Paid $17.05 on gift card (includes tax)
Total OOP $0.00, Will earn $25.03 in rebates (on gift card) from Walgreens Easy Saver

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Super Savings Saturday

This week was pretty fun, but I did have to make several transactions to complete my purchases. I broke up my transactions of the course of the week & went to several stores because I am lucky enough to live or drive by 5 different CVS stores without going out of my way; so I am really able to check each store to get the best deals. If the store I go to doesn't have exactly what I'm wanting I look around for other stuff to buy while I'm there & then later in the week I will swing by a different CVS to see if the item I'm looking for is in stock there. Here is a break down of what I bought.

CVS first transaction:

1 Revlon Color Stay Eye Shadow combo $6.99
1 Revlon Color Stay Nail Polish Duo $5.99
2 All Small & Mighty Detergent $6.49/ea
4 Trident @ $1.49/ea
1 CVS makeup towelettes 15ct $2.99
1 M&M dark chocolate $0.79
Subtotal $35.70, Used
CVS sale B1G1 Free Revlon ($5.99 deduction)
CVS sale B1G1 Free All detergent ($6.49 deduction)
CVS sale B1G1 Free Trident ($2.98 deduction)
$3 off any $15 CVS purchase
2 B1G1 manufacturer Trident coupons ($2.98 deduction)
2 $2 Revlon coupons
2 $1 All detergent coupons
Paid $7.99 ECBs
Total OOP $0.29 (includes tax), Earned $3 ECBs

CVS 2nd & 3rd transactions (I did this twice):

1 M&M Dark Choc 14oz bag $2.50
1 CVS Makeup Towelette 15 ct $2.99
Subtotal $5.99, Used
$2 CVS skin care coupon
$0.75 M&M coupon
Paid $2 ECB
Total OOP $0.80 (includes tax), Earned $1 ECB

CVS 4th transaction:

1 Glade Candle $2.99
4 Loreal Vive HydraGloss Shampoo/Conditioner $4.99/ea (on sale B1G1 free)
1 CVS Baby Powder $2.00
Subtotal $14.97, Used
$2 CVS skin care coupon
$1 Glade coupon
2 B1G1 free Loreal manufacturer coupons
Paid $1 ECB
Total OOP $1.07 (includes tax), Earned $1 ECB

CVS 5th transaction:

1 CVS Baby Lotion $2
1 Glade Candle $2.99
Subtotal $4.99, Used
$2 CVS Skin Care coupon
$1 Glade Coupon
Paid $1 ECB
Total OOP $1.07 (includes tax), Earned $1 ECB

CVS last transactions (I did this deal 5 times)

1 CVS baby lotion/baby powder $2.00
1 Sunflower seeds (or other low price food item) $0.50
Subtotal $2.50, Used
$2 CVS skin care coupon
Total OOP $0.50, Earned $5 ECB's (earned from the buy $15 of participating CVS brand products, get $5 ECB & I spread out the purchases so that I could use coupons each time)

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Super Savings Saturday: $7.62 spent

Here is a break down of my purchases this week. At Walgreens I purchased:

1 double newspaper $1.50
1 bleach $1.59
Subtotal: 3.09
Paid $3.09 on gift card
Total OOP $0.00

CVS first transaction:

1 Airwick Mini kit $4.99
1 Bayer Heart Aspirin 30 ct $4.99
2 Maybelline Mascaras $5.99/ea
4 Sally Hanson nail polishes $0.99/ea
Subtotal $25.92, Used
$3 off $15 CVS coupon
$4 Airwick coupon
2 $2 Maybelline coupons
$3 off any 2 Sally coupon
$0.96 Sally coupon (this coupon was suppose to be for $3 off, but the register/computer would only allow a $0.96 deduction)
$2.50 Bayer coupon
Paid $7 in ECBs
Total OOP $1.46, Earned $6 ECBs

CVS second transaction:

2 Maalox $5.49/ea
2 Benefiber chewable tablets $6.49/ea
Subtotal $23.96, Used
$3 off $15 CVS coupon
$5 off any 2 maalox or gas-x CVS CRT coupon
2 $2 Maalox coupons
2 $2 Benefiber coupons
Paid $6 ECBs
Total OOP $1.96, Earned $10 ECBs

CVS final transaction:

1 CVS 6"x8" Photo Book $7.99
1 pk Schick Quattro Razors $10.89
Subtotal $18.98, Used
$3 off $15 CVS coupon
$2 Schick coupon
Paid $10 ECBs
Total OOP $4.20 (includes tax), Earned $7.99 ECBs

Total spent $0.00 for all this stuff!

Here is the break down of my transactions this week. My first trip to CVS included:

1 CVS 15 ct towelettes $3.49
1 Garlic Salt $0.99
1 Spray Starch $1.79
Subtotal $6.27, Used
$2 CVS facial product coupon
Paid $2.98 ECBs
Paid $1.31 (includes tax) on gift card
Total OOP $0.00, Earned $1 ECB

Second CVS trip:

2 Dawn dish soaps $1/ea
4 Sure deoderants $2.89/ea
1 Olay Regnerists microbead towelettes $7.99
1 Olay Regnerists wet towelettes $5.99
1 Olay moisturizer $6.99
1 KY Long Last $2.99
Subtotal $37.52, Used
2 B1G1 free Sure deoderant coupons
2 $3 Olay Regnerists coupons
$1 Olay moisturizer coupon
$3 KY coupon
2 $1 Dawn coupon
Paid $3.98 EBCs
Paid $16.39 (includes tax) on gift card
Total OOP $0.00, Earned $17 ECBs

Super Savings Saturday: $16.01 Spent & I even got Anti-Wrinkle serum!

This week I made a few awesome deals. First I went to Bath & Body Works & bought the Wexler Anti-Aging Acne Serum. This is definitely a splurge, but was well worth it. Normally, this is appx. $44.99, but it was 75% off & I paid only $11.25. I also bought the Instant Eye Wrinkle Filler, normally priced $18.00; I paid $1.80. I can't list everything I bought, because I got many items as gifts...

Yesterday I purchased the following from Albertsons:

Half Gallon Organic Milk $1.50
2 Dannon Activia $1.00/ea
Hunts 24 oz ketchup $1.00
4 Ball Park Bun length hot dogs $0.99/ea
Subtotal $8.46, Used
$0.50 store coupon off milk
2 $0.50 store coupons off Dannon Activia
2 $1 Dannon Activia coupons
2 $1 off 2 packs Ball Park Hot dogs
Total OOP $2.96, Will earn $1.00 Rebate from Hunts,

At Walgreens I bought:

1 Woolite $2.50
1 Spray N Wash $2.50
Subtotal $5.00, Used
$0.75 Spray n Wash coupon
Paid $4.60 (includes tax) on gift card
Total OOP $0.00, Will receive $4.40 in Easy Saver Rebate

At Target I bought:

1 Iams Cat Food (small bag) $2.50
1 nail buffer $0.99
Subtotal $3.49, Used
$3.00 Iams coupon
Total OOP $0.53 (includes tax)

At CVS I bought:

2 CVS panty liners $0.99/ea
2 CVS 5 ct tampons $1.49/ea
1 CVS 15 ct towelettes $3.49
1 Clear Care 12 oz bottle $9.49
Subtotal $17.94, Used
$2 CVS skin care coupon
Paid $4.99 ECBs
Paid $11.85 on gift card from transferred prescription
Total OOP $0.00, Earned $5.96 ECBs & will get $9.00 from Clear Care Rebate*

*This trip sort of stank, because I thought the towelettes were going to give back $2.99 in ECB's. Oh well, life goes on.

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Super Savings Saturday: Only $10.48 spent

This week I had light shopping due to a lack of sales/deals. My first trip was to CVS & I bought the following:

1 double pack Oral B toothbrush $6.99
1 CVS plastic wrap $3.19
1 CVS 500ct cotton swab $3.19
2 CVS 3 pk paper towels $1.99/ea
Subtotal $17.35, Used
$3 off $10 CVS brand purchase
Paid $12.98 ECBs
Paid $1.48 (includes tax) on gift card
Total OOP $0.00, Earned $8.99 ECBs

Next I went to Walgreens & purchased:

1 gallon milk $3.29
1 box popcorn $1.89
2 popcorn singles pack
$0.39/ea
Subtotal $5.96, Used
$5.50 register reward
Total OOP $0.46

I made a second trip to Walgreens later in the week because I couldn't pass up their Friday coupon. I bought:

1 Nature Made Cholesterol Supplement $9.99
1 Therabreath Starter Kit $9.99
1 Fully Loaded Rocky Road Chocolate Bar $0.99 (not shown because I already ate it)
Subtotal $20.97, Used
$5 off $20 purchase
$1 Nature Made coupon
Paid $15.46 (includes tax) on gift card from June Easy Saver
Total OOP $0.00, Will get $23.07 back in rebates

Finally, I went to Albertsons & bought the following:

1 4lb. C&H Sugar, Sale $0.99
2 Planters Peanuts, Sale $2.50/ea
1 dz Lg Eggs, Sale $0.99
2 Cool Whip Aerosol's $2.00/ea
2 Jello Puddings 6 pks $2.50/ea
1 Crystal Light $2.00
2 Nabisco Snack Pack Cookies $2.59/ea
2 Oscar Myer hot dogs, Sale $1.50/ea
Nectarines $1.74
Subtotal $27.90, Used
2 $3 off Planters coupon (had to buy 3 qualifying items to use these coupons)
2 $0.55 Oscar Myer coupons
$0.75 Jello pudding coupon
$0.55 Jello pudding coupon
2 $1 Cool Whip aerosol coupons
$0.50 Crystal Light Coupon was doubled for a total of $1 off
$0.30 C&H sugar coupon was tripled for a total of $0.90 off
Received 2 discounts for $2.59/ea for promotion on the Nabisco snack packs
Total $10.42