CVS Success!!!

I saved $45.03!!! How great is that!!

It has been a while since I have posted my CVS shopping trip experiences. I have had some success, but had my most successful trip by far yesterday. I am a big fan of dove products, so I was really excited to see ECB's for dove! Plus I had lots of coupons. Here is what I got:

Dove Volumizing Shampoo $4.99

Dove Voluminzing Conditioner $4.99 (B1G1)

Dove Body Wash $3.99

Dove Ultimate Clear Deoderant $3.49

Dove Ultimate Clear Deoderant $3.49

Bic Soleil Razor $5.99

Gilette Mach 3 Disposable Razors $7.99

Oral B Cross Action Toothbrush $3.47 (markdown)

Grand Total $43.80

Coupons I had:

$1 off dove body wash

$3 off dove shampoo

$3 off dove shampoo

$0.75 off dove deoderant

$0.75 off dove deoderant

$3 off mach 3 razors

$3 off $15 CVS coupon

$5 off $15 CVS coupon

$8.99 ECBs

$6.00 ECBs

Total Out of Pocket: $1.33!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ECBs earned: $13.00!!!!!!!!!!!

Not bad!!

CVS deals

Well, here are the CVS deals I've managed to get since I learned about the CVS game.

Week 1: Maybeline eyeshadow $5.39 out of pocket
Earned $5.39 in ECB's
I had to start somewhere!!!
Week 2: Venus Embrace Razor $9.99
Gatorade G2 drink $1.29
I used the $5.39 I earned in ECB's and only paid $6.98 out of
pocket
Earned $7.29 in ECB's
Week 3: Easter candy $0.99 per bag (I bought 2)
Colgate toothpaste $2.99 used $1/1 coupon
Colgate toothpaste $2.99 used $1/1 coupon
I had forgotten my ECB's and didn't realize it until I went to pay
so I spent $6.54 out of pocket
Earned $4.00 in ECB's

I now have $11.29 in ECB's and am gearing up for next weeks deals. I was really trying to figure out a way to make the $30 in product and earn $15 in ECB's work for me, but couldn't make it work. Maybe there will be some awesome deals next week and I can really do great!!!

CVS Update

Since I went on a ranting fit yesterday after my CVS experience, I feel compelled to post an update. I went to the CVS across town on my way home from work and they had one item that I needed and was able to get for "free" after ECB's! So, now I'm ready for next week. My goal is to get one item that I can get for free after ECB, but is less than what I have in ECB's (make sense?). This way I can grow my ECB's and work toward getting groceries for free!!

My first attempt at saving money.

I've been reading a lot of information on saving money through CVS, so I thought I would start small and give it a try. I found one thing in the sale paper that I needed that would have been free after the ECB's. So, I lunch today, off I go to begin my wonderful journey of saving money and being a smart shopper! I was so proud of myself for researching this all out and making an informed decsion on saving our hard earned money. Well, apparently everyone else in this town has the exact same idea because the one product I went in to buy was completely gone! Does everyone know about the CVS deals? Am I the last one to catch on, so I'm out of luck?? I'm assuming that people buy more than the one thing they need and stock up on like a one year supply so that those of us who want to buy one thing haven't got a chance. Well, I'm not going to give up yet! I'll be there the first day the sale flyer comes out next week!! The one good thing I am learning is to look for coupons, and I did manage to get my foundation (that I was out of) this morning for 40% off!! I never looked for things to be on sale before. I've always been a Wal-mart girl, but I'm slowly learning that I can get some better deals if I search it out!!

Is $50 possible???

So, I've been reading these blogs about these amazing women who only spend $50 (or $35 in one case) a week on groceries and household items for their families! I'm afraid to even look at what Blake and I spend on groceries a week!!! So, here is my challenge to myself...figure out how to spend less on groceries. How am I going to do that??? Well, for starters, I am clipping coupons now and checking out the sale fliers that come out for certain stores. I'll try to keep my progress updated on here to see if I can manage to save a little money on everyday necessities!