Stupid Flat Tire! Walmart, Rite Aid and Harris Teeter

I ran over a razor blade somehow and it made my tire go flat. I called around BEFORE I knew exactly if I needed a new tire or just a patch. I called the Honda dealer, $206 to replace it, $25 to patch it. I looked on the internet for the tire and Discount Tire had it for $140, though it probably didn't include mount, balance blah blah but I doubt it was $66 to have those done. I tried to go to the walmart site and the window kept on closing. I had husband look it up. $9.50 to repair the tire...guess where I went!



Walmart

Fix Flat tire $9.50 (no coupon or specials)
1 Suave Lotion ($1Q) reg $.97
2 Star Kist Tuna pounches ($1Q) reg $.93
1 Crest Weekly Tooth paste (free item Q) reg $2.97

Total cost $9.70 used my gift card from a beer rebate to pay So ZERO oop


Went to Rite Aid to try and use my last 2 combos Q...

2 Combos ($1Q) sale $.97
1 Reese Heart sale $.50 (poor planning on my part! I had to buy something because of the coupon price)

Total on gift card $.45 again ZERO OoP


Went across the street to Harris Teeter

1 gallon Milk reg $2.99
4 Johnsonville Ground Sausage ($5/4Q) rain check for $2.99
8.56lb HT Chickens ($1 WT) rain check for $.59lb
3 Muir Glen Tomato Paste ($.75Q) reg $1.25
3 Sweet Sue chicken broth ($.75Q) reg $.99
2 Kraft Macroni n cheese crackers (bogoF Q) sale $2.59


used a $5/$25 Family Dollar coupon (though I had to fight to get them to take it)
Total put $10.12 on my beer rebate gift card
Total $1.57 oop!


GETS BETTER! I just was looking at my receipt...they charged me more than what he shelf price was SOO I will get back $3.79!

I also got a $5 off your next purchase for Best Buy in the mail yesterday.


Year To Date totals
Total spent $262.75
Total saved $1004.95(coupons+gift cards used+ECB used)
Total spent buying coupons $44.96 (Extra papers + coupons from ebay)
Gift card/store credit/no minimum purchases required coupons totals-
BiLo $9.11
Wags $5.87
Rite Aid-$16.79
CVS-$25.58
CVS ECB -$15.00
Dilworth Coffee $30.00
Lowes Home Improvement $43.55
Old Navy $10
Best Buy $5
Total $160.90

TRIPLE COUPONS AT HT AGAIN

I was just reading on my board that Triple Coupons are going to be Feb 5th -8th. So get your coupons ready. Start to buy what you need now, it is a week from Thursday. One week isn't a lot of time when you have to order coupons.

Food Lion, CVS, Staples and BiLo

I had to go half way to the city with these stores so I figured why not go to them after driving half the way there.

MY first stop was at Food Lion. Total bust, no free cereal. No rebates and no receipts.


Across the way was Staples. I had a $15 gift check that expires 2-15-09 so I figured why not use it.
I purchased

2 End Dust ($2Q)sale $3.10
1 Marcal TP ($1Q) reg $13.49
1 HP Home for the Holidays Kit (Free with any purchase I guess)
also recycled one HT ink Cartridge (I will get a $3 check at the end of the quarter)


paid using $15 gift check

total OOP $0.42 (tax)




Next was CVS. I didn't really have much to buy, I had heard their is a soap that will qualify for an ECB deal, I only had 3 coupons though. So I purchased


3 Almay face soap ($1Q) reg $.99


Total .20 on gift card







Went down to the BiLo and purchased a $10 gift card with my gift card received for a rebate.


10 Yoplait Yogurts ($.40/2) sale $.50 each
10 Sweet Sue Broth ($.75/1Q) reg $1.05
1 Clorox bleach ($.75/1) sale $1.50
1 Kashi cereal bar (free item Q) reg $3.89
2 Curves Granola Bars (S.75/1 Q) close out $1.59 each
1 Downy Liquid ($3 any downy catalina) sale $2.56


$.25 bag credit


Total paid on gift card $.89!

Total spent $255.99

Total saved $950.91(coupons+gift cards used+ECB used)

Total spent buying coupons $44.96 (Extra papers + coupons from ebay)

Gift card/store credit/no minimum purchases required coupons totals-

BiLo $9.11

Wags $5.87

Rite Aid-$17.24

CVS-$25.58

CVS ECB -$15.00

Dilworth Coffee $30.00

Lowes Home Improvement $43.55

Old Navy $10

Total $156.35

Saving money

Since I won't be going to the store for a few days I figured I would write about saving money. Specifically, what I and my family have done to save (or make) money over this weekend and today.

1. This is more of what we didn't do, we did not go out to eat. When we first started cutting back we would go out to lunch or dinner once a week. This month MOST of us have only gone out once and that was ONLY because it was #1 birthday. We went to Chili's but neither my husband or myself really enjoyed the food. That might partly have to do with the fact we are watching what we eat (I Lost 10 lbs!) but restaurant food is so salty in general. That was all I could taste.

2. We ate leftovers for lunch on Saturday and Sunday dinner. I was busy all day on Sunday (which is it's own number) and didn't feel like cooking.

3. Drove the 2001 truck instead of my 2008 Honda Odyssey for my shopping over the weekend. When I am going to be running around I would rather use the truck that has over 130,000 miles than my Odyssey that has 6000. We learned a HARD lesson in the summer about miles, condition and brand...lesson learned thank you very much. Now if we had only purchased a USED Honda Odyssey we would be better off. The vehicle we traded in, I (and yes I did most of it) had put 25,000 miles on it the first year alone. Purchased Nov 2005 traded in June 2008 with 77,000 miles on it and not in the greatest condition.

4. Saved the chicken back and wings from our Chicken fricassee dinner on Saturday to make chicken stock today. Even though it didn't make a whole lot of stock, it still made enough that I won't have to buy a few cans (though I do get those cans for $.02 each which is tax).

5. Served Chicken Fricassee for dinner to company, instead of an expensive piece of beef. The chicken was $.57lb, even had we had hamburgers those were $1.99lb.

6. Made the chicken stock today.

7. Took my son out to go pick up soda and beer cans on the road to earn him extra money. When you are 9 yrs old there are not a lot of ways to make money. I explained to him that I had read about someone that takes her 2 kids out to get cans from the sides of the road. Well, we went out for about 3 hours total and he got 2 trash bags worth of CRUSHED cans. I figured it out, it is about $.02 a can. Today when he came home from school he was ready to head out again today! Side note, people are PIGS!

8. Hung my clothes to dry INSIDE the house. We have an HOA rule that we can't hang outside, not that I really want to with it being 45 outside anyways.

I hung the shirts on hangers (all our shirts are put on hangers anyway), and the socks I went ahead and paired them up before I clipped them to the hangers.

Free SOAP, COMBOS, GUM, SHAMPOO...

Oh boy that was fun! I took my little one with me and on the way driving around we discussed how he can make money and he is so on board!
First we went to CVS

5 Gillette Shampoo ($2/1Q)
5 Dove soap ($1/1Q) sale $.99

(Saved $37.40 ECB+ sales+coupons)
Paid $14.98 ($7.99+$2.00+$3.99)
Paid $.86 on my gift card
ZERO OUT OF POCKET!
Received $15 ECB back


Went to Rite Aid to try and use my gift of savings check. I have been reading that Rite Aid is not doing well and I have also noticed they have closed a few stores not that far away from me. If I use my Gift of Savings Check that is one less to have to worry about too.

7 Combos ($1/1Q) -sale $.97
1 Nestle Pure Life Water -REG $5.99
1 Crystal Lake Water -$4.99
1 Frutric Shampoo ($1/1Q) sale $2.99

(saved $18.00 in coupons and specials)

Paid with a $10 gift cerfiicate (gift of savings from December promo)
Paid $3.12 on gift card from RX transfer
ZERO OUT OF POCKET!


Went to Food Lion located in the same parking lot hoping to get more Combo coupons and some more free cereal. They were out of both! But I did find-

2 Extra Gum (Bogo Q) bogo sale $1.19/2
2 Altoids ($1/1Q) sale $.99
1 Oxy Pads ($1.50Q) sale $2.99

(saved $10.89 coupons and specials)
Total out of pocket $1.87

As if paying only $1.87 out of pocket wasn't enough!

Those bottled waters I will get a $10 rebate for (good way to get $10 in actual cash from my $10 Rite Aid only check).

Also those Gillette Shampoo put me over $50 for the P+G Year of Savings Rebate (supposed to be $120 worth of coupons)

The shampoo I will get $2.99 from Rite Aid rebates

Total spent $255.57
Total saved $897.13(coupons+gift cards used+ECB used)
Total spent buying coupons $44.96 (Extra papers + coupons from ebay)
Gift card/store credit/no minimum purchases required coupons totals-
Wags $5.87
Rite Aid-$17.24
CVS-$25.78
CVS ECB -$15.00
Dilworth Coffee $30.00
Lowes Home Improvement $43.55
Old Navy $10
Staples $15.00
Total $162.44

CVS and Lowes Foods

I needed to go and finish my candy buy (buy $30 worth of candy and get a $5 GC from CVS).
I purchased

8 Reese Whips ($1/2Q) sale 2/$1
1 double pack Qtips -sale $4.99
1 Nutratrim gum -sale $3.99

Paid with $9 ECB
Total on gift card was $.27
I got $5.99 back in ECB


Lowes Foods

10 Muellers Spagetti ($.55/2) sale $.50 each
1/2 gallon milk-sale $2
1 Kotex Panty Liners ($.75Q) reg $1.25
2 Fruit roll ups ($1Q) sale $1.50 each
2 Lance Crackers ($.25Q) sale $1.79 each
1 Coffee ($.60Q) sale $2.50
3 Pringles ($.30/3Q) sale $.79 each



Total spent $253.70
Total saved $840.56(coupons+gift cards used+ECB used)
Total spent buying coupons $44.96 (Extra papers + coupons from ebay)
Gift card/store credit/no minimum purchases required coupons totals-
Wags $5.87
Rite Aid-$30.36
CVS-$26.64
CVS ECB -$13.98
Dilworth Coffee $30.00
Lowes Home Improvement $43.55
Old Navy $10
Staples $15.00
Total $175.40

CVS, BiLo, and Food Lion+Great mail!

I got another great bunch of envelopes in the mail today. Two envelopes had the coupon I ordered and another one had a $10 gift card in it. These coupons were burning a hole in my pocket so I had to go out.

First I went to CVS and purchased-

22 Reese Whips ($1/2Q) sale 2/$1

1 Excederin Express Gels ($1 CRT and $1 Q) sale $1.99

Total on gift card $.81 (which was all tax).

Across the street is BiLo, I actually wanted to exchange the oatmeal I purchased the other day. I don't like Cinammon Roll as much as I like other flavors while I was there I purchased-

10 Sweet Sue Chicken Broth ($.75Q) reg $1.05

2 French's Worceshire sauce ($.50Q) sale $1

2 French's Spicy Mustard ($.75Q) sale $1.29

$.15 bag credit

Total OOP $.36 (all tax)

Across the street from there is Food Lion, I figured I should get my free cereal since I was right there. Food Lion does not double coupons.

1 FL brand Choco Crunchies ($1 flip) sale $1

2 Peppridge Farms Garlic Bread ($.55Q) sale bogo $2.99/2

Total OOP $1.94

Not bad for $2.30

In case anyone is wondering what I will do with all this candy, my husband actually takes it to work and sells it and then puts the money towards his MS150 that he rides every year. He was only $100 away from being in the top 100 money raisers so he has set his goal this year for at $2000 I think.

Total spent $245.16
Total saved $817.24 (coupons+gift cards used+ECB used)
Total spent buying coupons $44.96 (Extra papers + coupons from ebay)
Gift card/store credit/no minimum purchases required coupons totals-
Wags $5.87
Rite Aid-$30.36
BiLo-$4.23
CVS-$26.94
CVS ECB -$16.99
Dilworth Coffee $30.00
Lowes Home Improvement $43.55
Old Navy $10
staples $15.00
Total $184.57

I love getting the mail!

Remember how when you were a little kid and your birthday was close and you loved getting the mail? I would get so excited and rip open the envelopes and open the card looking for the money. Now a days I don't get cards with money in them for my birthday or holidays. BUT I get just as excited when the mail comes. Today I saw the mail carrire going down the street in front of mine and I got all excited. I wondered what great things she will bring me.

Today this is what I got
10 Box Tops for Education (I sent her a rebate form I had)
1 Phamplet of rebate forms and coupons (I sent her some rebate forms)
1 Gift card to use anywhere for $20 (rebate from last month from purchasing gift cards)
20 $.50 off 2 Green Giant ANY veggies coupons (purchased these on Ebay)
10 $2 off Gillette shampoo, conditioner or styling product coupons (Purchased these on ebay)



It just like my birthday!


I have been wheeling and dealing lately. I have been trading for thse things or outright buying them. I am getting a little bit better at trading, though I still find it difficult. I would rather just buy my rebate forms. I have a very hard time finding them here lately but it is so worth my money (usually $1 a form) to buy them. Today the rebate form I used I (or my son) actually found the receipts on the ground or in the store. People just leave them (litterbugs!) and I pick them up! You never know when you might need a receipt with something someone else bought. Today I used 2 receipts that were found. One had Deli Meat and the other had a frozen pizza.

Also while looking for some rebate forms I haven't done yet, I stumbled across the co-owner of the site I play on and she was looking for some specific coupons. I knew I had BETTER than what she wanted. I made her an offer and we traded Coke codes for my coupons that I probably wasn't going to use anyway before they expired.

What one person considers trash is truly another's treasure.

Orthodontist-CVS, BiLo, CVS, Food Lion

I had to take #3 to the Orthodontist and low and behold, there is a CVS and BiLo right there (along with other stores but these were my two interest!).

I ran into CVS to see if the had

1 Nasogel (free after ECB $7.99)

Paid with my $7.99

no OOP

Got $7.99 ECB

Good news, this has a rebate for $3 for each that you buy, so I will submit for $6 today.

Went over to BiLo (doubles coupons to $.99) I needed the Oatmeal I didn't get yesterday.

5 Quaker Instant Oatmeal ($.70Q) sale $2.50

1 Quaker Cereal ($.50Q) clearance $1.79-I love this cereal!

1 Blistex ($.35Q) Sale $.65

$.10 bag credit

(total savings $17.64)

Paid $4.23 on my gift card

Total OOP $2.20

I took my kid to school then swung by

CVS and purchased

6 Hallmark Greeting cards -$.99 each

1 Glade Plug in Oil (Free item coupon) sale $3.74

Paid with $6 ECB

Total oop $.25 (I didn't feel like putting it on my GC)

Received $6 ECB

Went next door to Food Lion and purchased

1 Box Cocoa Crunchies ($1 FLIP) sale $1

I also found the 3D glasses needed for a super bowl commerical -FREE

No oop totally FREE!

I will do my $5 Quaker rebate along with a $6 Nasogel rebate.

Total spent $242.86

Total saved $786.55 (coupons+gift cards used+ECB used)

Total spent buying coupons $44.96 (Extra papers + coupons from ebay)

Gift card/store credit/no minimum purchases required coupons totals-

Wags $5.87

Rite Aid-$30.36

BiLo-$4.23

CVS-$27.75

CVS ECB -$16.99

Dilworth Coffee $30.00

Lowes Home Improvement $43.55

Old Navy $10

staples $15.00

Total $184.57

CVS, BiLo, Food Lion and Harris Teeter AGAIN!

New sales start today. I actually had to get a birthday card for my oldest who is turning 18 yrs old today. Well, I didn't HAVE too, but there is an ecb deal for free cards at CVS...


My first stop was CVS.
I actually did 2 transactions other wise I would have had to use some of my gift card money.
In total I got
8 Hallmark Cards -$.99 each-HERE buy 3 get $3 ECB back limit 5 (weekly deal)
1 Nasogel-$7.99 each-buy 1 get $7.99 back Limit 2 (monthly deal)
1 NutraTrim Gum -$3.99-buy 1 get $3.99 back limit 2 (monthly deal)

Paid with ECBs, she adjusted them down (I lost a total of $.05!) rather than have to pay anything off my gift card. I also increased my ECB total by $1!

Went across the street to BiLo purchased

2 Kix ($.75/1 IP) sale BOGO $3.19/2
1 Quaker Cereal ($.50/1 Q) closeout $1.79
2 Wise Chips ($.50/1 IP) sale BOGO $2.99/2
1 Blistex ($.35/1Q) sale BOGO $1.59/2

$.15 bag credit
Total put on gift card $1.82


Food Lion was next. I was confused and thought the Quaker Instant flavored oatmeal was $2 a box, really it was $2.50! ARGH!!!
I only purchased

1 Food Lion brand Cocoa crunchies ($1 flip) sale $1

TOTALLY FREE! NO TAX NO NUTTIN!


Went to Harris Teeter to return movies rented yesterday from Redbox (no school=bored 9 yr old).
I purchased
2 Cheez Its ($1/2 Q) sale bogo $4.39/2
2 Utz ($.75Q) sale bogo $3.79/2
1 Orville Simply Salt popcorn ($.40Q) sale bogo $1.53/1

Total oop $5.06

Total spent $240.41
Total saved $758.12 (coupons+gift cards used+ECB used)
Total spent buying coupons $44.96 (Extra papers + coupons from ebay)
Gift card/store credit/no minimum purchases required coupons totals-
Wags $5.87
Rite Aid-$30.36
BiLo-$4.23
CVS-$27.75
CVS ECB -$16.99
Dilworth Coffee $30.00
Lowes Home Improvement $43.55
Old Navy $10
taples $15.00
Total $184.57

HT, and Food Lion

Since I had to go and get my money back for the bread I was charged for I figured I would go ahead and get one more of the Quaker True Delights (they are SOOO GOOOODDD!).
I got back $2.19 spent $1.04 on the Quaker. I also exchanged milk that was set to expire today that wasn't even opened yet.

Went across the street to Food Lion I bought
2lbs grapes $.99lb
1.59lb bananas $.64lb
1 package mini marshmallows -$.89
Used my $2 off $5 produce flip

Paid $1.97

I got my $25 Walmart gift card in the mail today (gift for son's birthday tomorrow) and I also got 2 $10 rebate forms, and I got to use a found receipt for it too! $10 FOR ME!

Total spent $235.35
Total saved $727.66 (coupons+gift cards used+ECB used)
Total spent buying coupons $44.96 (Extra papers + coupons from ebay)
Gift card/store credit/no minimum purchases required coupons totals-
Wags $5.87
Rite Aid-$30.36
BiLo-$6.05
CVS-$27.75
CVS ECB -$15.99
Dilworth Coffee $30.00
Lowes Home Improvement $43.55
Old Navy $10
Staples $15.00
Total $184.57

Harris Teeter

Oh boy those Quaker Truly Delightfuls are GOODDD I love the Banana one.

2 Quaker Truly Delightful ($1Q) sale $2

2 Hillshire Farm lunch meat ($.55 Q) sale $3.50

1 Sara Lee Bread -sale $2-but free when you buy 2 lunchmeat

1 1/2 Milk ($1 when you buy breadQ)

4 Johnsonville Sausage ($5/4Q)sale $2.99

Saved $21.36 (should be $2 more, they charged me for the bread$)

Paid $15.77 (will get $2 from bread)

I qualified for 2 rebates, of course the receipt didn't print out. The sausage qualified me for a $10 rebate and the hillshire farms for $4.49

Total spent $232.34

Total saved $724.66 (coupons+gift cards used+ECB used)

Total spent buying coupons $44.96 (Extra papers + coupons from ebay)

Gift card/store credit/no minimum purchases required coupons totals-

Wags $5.87

Rite Aid-$30.36

BiLo-$6.05

CVS-$27.75

CVS ECB -$15.99

Dilworth Coffee $30.00

Lowes Home Improvement $43.55

Old Navy $10

Staples $15.00

Total $184.57

Coupon purchase and P+G rebate

Yesterday I decided rather then buy a couple of papers I would go ahead and buy some coupons from eBay. I purchased $22.98 worth of coupons, however the majority of the coupons will yeild me free items. I purchased 270 coupons (in batches of 10-15-20) Some I will probably give to a few people. The nice thing about purchasing them this way is I don't need to clip or sort them myself, just file them away.

What will I get for free with these coupons?
A Lot of and by "A Lot" I mean between 10-80 of each item

-Reese Whips
-Gillette Shampoo
-Muir Glen Tomato Products
-Sweet Sue Chicken Broth
-Green Giant Veggies
-Muellers Spagetti


There is a rebate reminder that I found in this past weeks Proctor and Gamble coupon circular. I had originally seen the Buy $50 worth of Proctor and Gamble Products between Dec 15th and Jan 31st -and get $120 worth of coupons, but at the time I thought I don't buy that much of that brand. I saw the rebate form today and looked at a picture with some of the P&G brands shown. Then I started thinking. All of the Oil Of Olay soaps I was getting for free qualify and the Gillette Shampoo that was cheap and the Downy I purchased all during Super Doubles at HT a few weeks back qualify. I dug through my receipts that I have in a big box and found $35 worth of receipts. I then went and looked at the upcoming CVS forum for any P&G deals coming, sure enough there is Free Gillette Shampoo after coupon and ECB next week, limit 5...That is over $20 worth of P&G products and all I need!

I have also decided after having searched back 6 months of my ONE box of receipts I am going to seperate them by month to make it a little easier for me to find thing. I am a piler filer and I think I can make this simple change...hhhuuummm we'll see I guess.


Total spent $195.21
Total saved $714.46 (coupons+gift cards used+ECB used)
Total spent buying coupons $44.96 (Extra papers + coupons from ebay)

Gift card/store credit/no minimum purchases required coupons totals-
Wags $5.87
Rite Aid-$30.36
BiLo-$6.05
CVS-$27.75
CVS ECB -$15.99
Dilworth Coffee $30.00
Lowes Home Improvement $43.55
Old Navy $10
Staples $15.00
Total $184.57

CVS, BiLo, Food Lion and Harris Teeter

I had a few items I wanted to "buy" that were rebate items so I decided to hit CVS in the "city I live in" more like, the city that handles my mail.
My first stop was CVS. I did 3 orders total.

2 Loratadin 5ct -$3.97 **earn $3.97 (limit 2)
1 Excedrin 20 ct ($1Q) sale $1.99
1 Aleve 20ct ($1Q) sale 5.79 **earn $1 ecb

saved $9.30
Used $3/$15 FSA CRT received from coupon dispenser
Paid $11.19 on my FSA card
ECB Earned $8.94

Second transaction
3 Pepsi 12pks ($1IP)sale $3
2 Gatorade -sale $1.25
3 Lays Chips -sale $3

Saved $31.42
Used $4/$20 order coupon
Used $15 in ECB
Paid $.70 on my Gift card
Earned $10 ECB (buy $20 worth of Pepsi /Lays products get $10)

Third Transaction
1 Nutritrim Gum-sale $3.99 **$3.99 ecb
1 Johnson+Johnson Cotton Swab double pack -Sale 4.99**earn $2 ecb
2 Dawn Dish Liquid ($.50+$.25Q) sale Bogo $1.99/2
1 Hallmark Card $3.99

saved $17.91
Used $$3/$15
Used $14.17 in ECB
Total $.09 put on gift card
Earned $5.99 in ECB


Went across the street to BiLo

2 Kellogg's Cereals ($1.50/2Q) sale BOGO $3.07/2
1 Cheese Pizza ($1WT) sale $1.33
2 Green Giant Steamers ($.50Q) sale $1.00
2 Green Giant boxed Veggies ($.50/2) sale bogo $1.81/2
$.10 bag credit

savings $12.40
Paid 2.50 on Gift card
Paid $.20 money


Across the street to Food Lion

1.96 lbs grapes
1.73 Bananas
Used $2/$5 Flip

Saved $3.96
Paid $1.07

Went up to Harris Teeter from there. I had to do 3 transactions because I was purchasing 3 different rebate items

5 Quaker True Delights Granola Bars ($1Q)--sale $2 --Rebate for Buy 5 get $5 MIR
2 One A Day Vitamins ($1Q) sale $5.00--rebate for $2.50 each
3 Rice Krispies ($1.50/2+$1/1 Q) sale $1.25
1 LaBrea Bread ($1.50WT) sale $1.50
1 Franks Red Hot Sauce ($.50Q) sale $.50
2 Kotex Pads ($.75Q) reg $1.29
1 Sweet Sue chicken Broth ($.75Q) reg $.99
1 Kellogg's Fibre Plus Bar ($.75Q) sale $2.50

Saved $36.72
Total paid OOP -$16.47

I know I did a lot of transactions today. I actually had to for several different mail in rebates-
I should receive
$15 for Pepsi/Lays
$7.89 for 1 One A Day+ 1 Aleve
$5 Quaker
$4.99 for 1 One A day (plus $5.01 for an Aleve and Camphinque I bought Thursday)

I used my $10 Amazon Gift certificate to buy a Textbook for my son's college class
I traded my $20 Lowes gift card (and $5 in wine tags) for a $25 walmart card (I haven't gotten it yet)
Total spent $195.21
Total saved $714.46 (coupons+gift cards used+ECB used)
Total spent buying coupons $21.98 (Extra papers + coupons from ebay)
Gift card/store credit/no minimum purchases required coupons totals-
Wags $5.87
Rite Aid-$30.36
BiLo-$6.05
CVS-$27.75
CVS ECB -$15.99
Dilworth Coffee $30.00
Lowes Home Improvement $43.55
Old Navy $10
Staples $15.00
Total $184.57

Coupon Karma BiLo, Food Lion

I beleive in coupon Karma. If I see someone that is in line ahead or behind me and I see they are purchasing something I have a coupon for and probably won't use I give them the coupon. Sometimes I just hand it to the cashier and say "Here they want to use the coupon." and so far they have been very appreciative.


Today I went to get my Oil changed in my van and since I was over in that area I decided to fix the errors from the day before. I went to customer service at BiLo and show them my receipt and showed them how the coupons didn't double to the full amount. After the manager looked at them after a good several minutes and making me explain every coupon I had used and what it was for, she decided that YES I did deserve my $1.10 back that they should have credited me for.


I wondered around the store finding items that were super cheap or free. I would have gotten more Green Giant Steamers but they only had Mixed veggies left, I wanted anything but them.


I settled on
1 Kelloggs Cereal ($1Q) sale Bogo $3.39/2
1 Air Wick Lumin Air fake candle ($5Q) clearance $5.25

Total Saved $12.90
Total $1.24 on my gift card


I went to Food Lion to get my purchase from the other day fixed. He gave me $2.15 back in cash after I explained why I had a $2 off your $5 produce coupon (and yes the answer was "because I purchased $5 worth of produce and I printed the coupon off YOUR Food Lion site.")
and then I purchased-

15 Glade Candle Holders ($2Q) clearance $2
1.41 lbs Grapes ($2 off $5 produce)
.3lb 1 banana (I was hungry and needed $5 worth of produce)
4 Reese Whips ($1/2) Bogo $.89/2
2 Extra Gum (Bogo Q) Bogo sale
.07lb grapes (I WAS $.02 SHORT, I ended up just taking from what I had purchased to get $.02!)
2 Air Wick Mini ($5Q) close out $5.25
1 Altiods Mini ($1Q) close out $1.24

Total savings coupons and specials-$88.28
Total paid $4.47 ($3.40 was sales TAX!!!)

While I was getting waited on at Food Lion the lady behind me put her stuff on the belt. She definately had a lot of produce, more than $5 worth, so I gave her one of my $2 off $5 Flip. She thanked me up and down. Then while we were bagging up my candle holders and she asked what they were. I put one in her cart and said "You can have one." And she smiled and said that she couldn't do that. I told her that it was ok, they were free and really I am not that generous since I didn't really pay for it (other than the $.14 in tax). She was still very happy.

My goal the rest of this month is to not take out my grocery allowance of $1.50 (yes I lowered it $100 a month). I want to use only my funds listed below.

Total spent $177.47
Total saved $647.17 (coupons+gift cards used)
Total spent buying coupons $21.98 (Extra papers + coupons from ebay)

Gift card/store credit/no minimum purchases required coupons totals-
Wags $5.87
Rite Aid-$30.36
BiLo-$8.55
CVS-$28.54
CVS ECB -$16.57
Dilworth Coffee $30.00
Lowes Home Improvement $63.55
Old Navy $10
Amazon.com $10.00
Staples $15.00
Total $226.10

HT, BiLo and Walgreens

I had a doctors appointment so I figured since I was out I would go ahead and get a few things. My first stop was HT, the doctor told me to get some Aleve for my problem. I remembered I had a rebate for it! I ended up buying it and putting it on my healthcare card, though I will still get the rebate.



Campho-Phenique ($1 peelie) sale $3.99
Aleve ($.75Q) sale $5.99

total saved $5.00
total paid on health care card $8.15
Will get $6.24 back for rebate

went to walgreens next hoping to get the car air freshener


1 Car air freshener -sale $4.99-FAR item
2 Revlon Lip gloss ($1Q+$2Q) clearance/sale bogo $2.59 (money maker with coupon)

Total saved $20.39
Total $5.13 put on gift card
will get $5.49 put back on gift card at end of month (rebate)

Went to BiLo. I will be going back to get the rest of my free veggies AND have them fix the mistake the computer made. It didn't double my coupons to the price of the item, it shorted each of my 10 items by $.11, that is $1.10 they owe me AND that with the $2 food Lion owes me...I will be happy.


10 Green Giant Steamers ($.60IP+$.50Q) sale $1
1 Frozen Pizza ($1 wt) sale $1.33
1 Steamfresh ($1.50Q) sale $1.06
3 Sauve Shampoo ($2/3Q) clearance $.69

$.10 bag credit
Paid 1.29 on gift card (which should have been $.19!)


Total spent $173.00
Total saved $591.59 (coupons+gift cards used)
Total spent buying coupons $21.98 (Extra papers + coupons from ebay)
Gift card/store credit/no minimum purchases required coupons totals-
Wags $5.87
Rite Aid-$30.36
BiLo-$9.79
CVS-$28.54
CVS ECB -$16.57
Dilworth Coffee $30.00
Lowes Home Improvement $63.55
Old Navy $10Amazon.com $10.00
Staples $15.00
Total $226.10

Eye Dr Appointment South of the City

My youngest had an eye doctor appointment south east of the city, I live north west, so it was a good distance away. Since this doctor is way down there why not hit some stores on the way?


My first stop was Lowes Foods-BOGO Electrsol is what made me get there first thing.

I did 4 orders and totally flubbed up bought something that I thought was cheaper (buy 2/3) and I had to return them...so my total is out of whack.



7 Electrasol Gel/Tab packs ($2.50Q) BOGO sale $5.75/2
2 Lowes Food Pretzels ($.50 store Q) sale $.99
3 Cressent Rolls ($.35Q) sale $1
8 Muellers Spagetti ($.55/2) sale 2/$1



Total savings $50.93
Total OOP $4.64



Went to a Food Lion to look for Beer Rebates...didn't find any, but got



2.11lbs grapes
1.16lb onions (flip $2 off $ 5 produce)
2 Cheez Its ($1/2) sale $2

1 Cabot Cottage Cheese $2.59
1 8# bag Oranges (Flip $2 off $5 produce-works on REG price) sale $4.99
2 Altoids ($1Q) sale $1.99



total saved $11.38
Total OOP $12.33
I think I was overcharged for the Altoids, they should have been $.99 but weren't.

Then we went to his Eye Doctor. Knowing this person is ALWAYS behind, a 1 hour wait is normal for her (but worth in IMO) I brought in my coupon box. I got all of them filed (I didn't do this past Sunday's) and started to clean out expireds. I also found a rebate for Windex that is BOGO at HT and a rebate form for the Orajel I bought yesterday so yesterdays deals are even better!



Hit a Harris Teeter when I remembered that Windex is BOGO and I have a REBATE!!! The first one we went to I found some wine tags (no I do not take them all unless there is only one or two left). The second one I went ahead and purchased




1 Windex Anit Bacterial ($.40Q) sale BOGO $3.99/2
1 Scrubbing Bubbles ($.75Q) sale Bogo $3.79/2
1 Bread ($1.50 WT) sale $1.50-free bread to go with my free spagetti!

total saved $9.19
Total OOP $1.91

The nice thing is the Windex is a rebate item. I made sure to scan my card last so the $3.99 is alone at the top....MONEY MAKER!

I also just found a rebate for $5 for taking my kid to the doctor and buying 2 different Lysol products, the neat thing is it started last year 1-1-08 so all I have to do is find the receipt from my Lysol Wipes that I got for FREE during triples and my free after coupon Lysol toliet bowl cleaner for a different trip....COOL! So today alone I am submittig $16.99 in rebates

Total spent $173.00
Total saved $568.77 (coupons+gift cards used)
Total spent buying coupons $21.98 (Extra papers + coupons from ebay)
Gift card/store credit/no minimum purchases required coupons totals-
Wags $11.00
Rite Aid-$30.36
BiLo-$11.08
CVS-$28.54
CVS ECB -$16.57
Dilworth Coffee $30.00
Lowes Home Improvement $63.55
Old Navy $10
Amazon.com $10.00
Staples $15.00Total $226.10

Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods, Walgreens Kohls and BiLo

After having to turn around to get my phone after a few miles I finally made it to the stores. There were some good deals at a few stores. Here is what I got.

First Stop Harris Teeter (doubles coupons $.99 under)

1.1 lbs bananas ($.55 Wyb Nilla Wafers) $.69lb

1 Sara Lee whole grain bread (Free wyb 2 Hillshire farms meats)reg-$2.39

1 Half Gallon Milk ($1Q wyb Sara Lee Bread) $2.29

2 Hillshire farms Pastrami (2 store Q for $1 each and $.55Q) Sale $3.50

3 Kraft 2% cheese ($.75Q) sale Bogo $1.95

1 Nilla Wafers bogo $2.15

2 Green Giant frozen Veggies ($.50/2)

total savings ($26.16)
Total OOP $8.47

Went into CVS walked around, they had none of the free after ECB items (typical) got nuttin

Went over to Lowes Foods I did 2 orders

2 LF Ricotta Cheese ($.50 Store Q) sale $1.79

16 Muellers 8oz Spagetti ($.55/2) sale $.50

1 Kraft Parmesan Cheese ($1.00/1 Q) sale $3.50

1 Floridas Natural OJ -sale $2.50

1 Full Circle coffee filters ($.65 store Q) -reg $1.69

used $3 worth of green points to help pay

(Total Savings $20.08)

Total OOP $6.12

Walgreens

3 Revlon lipstick ($2 Q) sale BOGO $2.19 each

1 Revlon Pressed Powder ($2Q) sale bogo $9.99 each

1 Orajel cold store treatment ($1Q) reg $8.49-FAR ITEM

1 Airheads -clearance $.87

(total savings $31.78)

Total $14.10- put on a gift card- will receive $9.34 for rebate

Went to Kohls to return 2 Christmas items $8.56 in cash returned to me (they were my gifts)

Went to BiLo

20 Yoplait Yogurt ($.40/6Q) sale $.50

1 Angel Soft TP ($.50Q) sale $3.50

bag credit $.20

total saved $14.99

Total paid $5.66 on gift card

Yesterday I received a $10 check to use at Rite Aid

Today I found some rebate forms ($10/$20 Ribs, wings, shrimp, sausage)

I also received $57.50 worth of rebate forms for a friend today WHOOPIE! And the best news is I had already purchased stuff for $22.50 worth of rebates!

Total spent $154.12

Total saved $532.37(coupons+gift cards used)

Gift card/store credit/no minimum purchases required coupons totals-

Wags $11.00

Rite Aid-$30.36

BiLo-$11.08

CVS-$28.54

CVS ECB -$16.57

Dilworth Coffee $30.00

Lowes Home Improvement $63.55

Old Navy $10

Amazon.com $10.00

Staples $15.00
Total $226.10

What no beer aisle?

I have met a new couponing friend, or as I like to think of it a new eager to learn mind. I have been educating her on how to save money. One of the things I am trying to get her into is beer rebates. She like so many others thought "but I don't drink beer" in North Carolina you don't need to puchase the beer (or wine) to qualify for the rebate.

Today I needed to hit up Food Lion for more Lean Cuisines. I decided I would go ahead and go to Stanely to the Food Lion there where there is also a BiLo next door this way I can check to see if they have any beer rebates or wine tags.

I go to Food Lion and walk down almost every aisle looking for coupons and any awesome deals I hadn't seen listed on hotcouponworld.com. I get to the end and see my Lean Cuisines and I pick out 20 to buy. Here is what I got-

20 Lean Cuisine ($1/2Q) on sale 50% off- 1.50-$1.70 each

4 Reese Whips ($1/2) sale Bogo-$.44 each

Total coupons and sales $44.70

Total OOP $21.20

I take my items out to the car and I tell my son we have to go back in I forgot to go down the Beer aisle. We go back inside and make 2 trips around, no beer or wine. I think to myself is this a dry city/county?

We go next door to BiLo, I figure I will look there and see if they have beer/wine. I found some good deals I bought (they double coupons up to $.99)

7 Equal 115 pks ($2.50/1Q) sale bogo

20 Yoplait Yogurts ($.40/6Q) sale $.50

4 Juicey Juice ($.50/2Q) sale bogo

2 Lance Cracker Sandwiches ($.25/1Q) sale $2

5 Vitamin water ($.50/1Q) sale $1

1 Powerade (free wyb 2 Vitamin Water) $1.39

1 Wise Popcorn ($.25/1Q) sale $2.50

Total coupons and specials $67.31

Total to be paid $9.98 used gift card to pay

Cashier forgot to give me bag credit $.30-got it in cash

I went out in to the parking lot and someone asked me a question and I asked her if it was a Dry County or city. She said yes, Stanley is, but the other cities in the county are not. Well now I know, I don't need to search for wine tags or beer rebates in Stanely.

Total spent $139.28
Total saved $468.96 (coupons+gift cards used)
Gift card/store credit/no minimum purchases required coupons totals-
Wags $25.10
Rite Aid-$20.36
BiLo-$16.74
CVS-$28.54
CVS ECB -$16.57
Dilworth Coffee $30.00
Lowes Home Improvement $63.55
Old Navy $10
Amazon.com $10.00
Staples $15.00

Total $235.83

Well Meet at CVS at Noon

I had listed some dishes Grandma gave me on Craigs List. It was 90 pieces for $30. They are dishes that I tried to find the pattern name but couldn't find it so I just said forget it and listed them on Craigs List. Well I got a few emails and one that offered $20 and I had to meet her. The day afterwards I got someone else that said he was about 90 miles away but wanted them and he would come pick them up. So of course I pick that guy. I wanted to go to CVS just to update my ECBs so I told him I would meet him at CVS at noon. We get there and at 12:30 he calls and says he hasn't even left yet. I check out and buy

2 Soy Joy-sale $6.00-gives $6ECB up to 10!

1 Fruitic Mousse ($1Q)-sale $2.99-gives $2 ECB

1 Xmas clearance mug with hot cocoa -sale $2.49
Total savings $28.96

Paid with $15.98 ECB

Paid $.53 with Gift Card

Went to Wags to drop off Rx for $25 transfer. Then went to Old Navy, I THOUGHT I could use all my coupons/credit at one time...NOOOOOO! So I got

1 Sweater on sale $25

Used $15 Gc

paid with $7.44 store credit

Paid $3.24 cash

Went to Harris Teeter on the way back to CVS I got

1 Nilla Wafers -sale bogo

2 Kraft 2% cheese ($.75Blinkie that doubled) sale Bogo

3 Bananas ($.55 off wyb wafers that doubled)

total saved coupons and specials $10.14

Total came to $2.56

Then we had to pick up my Rx. I got my gift card for transferring it there for $25.

I purchased

1 Revlon Matte Finish Make Up ($2Q) reg $9.99

Total $8.69 paid with gift card

I will qualify for rebate worth $10.98!

Gave the guy the dishes (he was a nice man with his mom). Went across the street to Food Lion. They have Lean Cuisines for 50% off this weekend only. Husband likes to take these to work to eat for lunch..and for $1-$1.20 each (after coupons) I think it is worth it! So we got

20 Lean Cuisines ($1/2) sale 50% off

2 minced garlic-reg $1.99

1.9lb Bananas-reg $.61lb (used $2/$5 produce Flip)

Total saved with coupons and specials $46.15

Total OOP $27.83 (OUCH!)

Total spent $118.38

Total saved $411.29(coupons+gift cards used)

Gift card/store credit/no minimum purchases required coupons totals-

Wags $25.10

Rite Aid-$20.36

BiLo-$26.72

CVS-$28.54

CVS ECB -$16.57

Dilworth Coffee $30.00

Lowes Home Improvement $63.55

Old Navy $10

Amazon.com $10.00

Staples $15.00 (I just got this one in the mail, it is for returning ink cartridges)Total $254.49

I couldn't take it anymore!

I just had to go somewhere. Husband wanted me to get some plastic wrap for our Christmas trees so I figured since I was out, I would go to a few other stores. ALL of these stores are within 2.5 miles of my house, so I did a 4.5 mile round trip.

All this for $15.15 oop


My first stop was Lowes Home Improvement. After much debating I got
2 2mm thick 9x12 pieces of plastic wrap (painters use them as drop cloths)

Paid $6.36 put it on a Gift card

Next was Walmart...I am so not a fan of Walmart, I feel lost when I go there looking for groceries and HBA, so after making the rounds there I left and got NOTHING!

Rite Aid was next. I got in there and really didn't feel like buying anything. I did remember I had a $2 off a $5 purchase of Gift Wrap. SO I got
4 rolls total of gift wrap ($2 WT)

Saved $11.00 buying clearance and coupon
Paid $1.18 on my gift card

From there I went to Food Lion, I knew they had some coupons I wanted (Kraft 2% cheese $.75 Binkies they will double at HT, BILO and Lowes Foods), I also wanted to see how much Lean Cuisines are, they are on sale tomorrow for 50% off through Sunday (if interested, they range in price, $3.49 is the highest).

3 Ginger Ale (Buy 1 get 2 Free Flip) $.99
4 Altoids ($1 peelies) closeout priced $.99
2 Mentos Gum ($1.00Q) sale BOGO

Total saved $16.78
My total was $.40 (which was all tax!) The Altoids and Mentos were free after coupon...The peelies for the Altoids are on the cans themselves!

Finally to Harris Teeter. I love the Teeter!
They have some decent sale items this week.

2 Chickens (no coupons) sale $.59lb
7 Kraft 2% cheese ($.75 blinkie that doubled) sale Bogo
1 Kelloggs Special K ($1 Q) sale BOGO
1 Block HT traders Cheese (evic special FREE for some Evic members)
1 Nilla Wafers sale BOGO
3 bananas $.92lb ($.55Q when you buy Nilla Wafers that doubles) reg $.69
2 Jimmy Dean Sausage ($2 store coupons) sale $3.19
1 Lance Peanut Butter Crackers ($.25Q) sale $2.00

Total saved with coupons and specials $48.00
Total out of pocket $14.75

Total spent $84.25
Total saved $360.53 (coupons+gift cards used)
Gift card/store credit/no minimum purchases required coupons totals-
Wags $8.78
Rite Aid-$20.36
BiLo-$26.72
CVS-$29.07
CVS ECB -$18.57
Dilworth Coffee $30.00
Lowes Home Improvement $63.55
Old Navy $32.44
Amazon.com $10.00
Staples $15.00 (I just got this one in the mail, it is for returning ink cartridges)
Total $254.49

Stockpile items for dinner

Today I have been busy taking down the christmas trees and cleaning. Trying to mix it up for dinner tonight I figured we would have swiss steak. All of my ingredients are from my stock piled items.

Swiss Steak
2T oil (I used Olive)
1lb Cube Steak
1 onion
2 cans tomatoes (I used fire roasted)
1 small can tomato sauce (I accidently grabbed a basil flavored one)
water to swish around the cans
3 shakes Worshshire sauce
2 T brown sugar
Rice or noodles

Put oil in a pan, along with meat sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cut onion into slices and put in with the meat. When meat is browned (or partially cooked) add the rest of ingredients. Bring to a boil and let simmer for atleast an hour or until your husband comes home and is ready to eat.

Serve over rice or noodles with a green veggie (all that I got for free at triples during the past year).

I love getting the mail!-Rebates are worth it!

I went to get the mail today and what did I get? $36 in rebate checks!
What did I have to buy you ask?

$100 gift card for Lowes Home Improvement cost me nothing other than the $100 to buy it. With that purchase I received another $20 Lowes Gift card and I also got a $10 off a $50 purchase coupon for Lowes. That qualified me for my $20 rebate check.

$50 Best Buy gift card (used it to buy Christmas gifts) cost me nothing other than the $50 to buy it. Which also earned me a $10 off your next order catalina for Food Lion. That qualified me for my $10 rebate.

2 Bags M&M-cost $1.99 oop (after $1Q)
1 Gillette Gift Set that had, 1 Razor, 1 deodorant, 1 shampoo, 1 body wash-cost $9.99 oop (after $4Q)
Also as part of those purchases it helped me achieve a $10 gift card for Rite Aid (Gift of Savings at Rite Aid, buy $50 worth of stuff, get a $10 gift card).

Last year I received over $900 in rebates from
Walgreens
Rite Aid
various Manufactures (for try me free items)
Kelloggs
Smuckers
Beer distributors
Wine distributors
American Express
Ebates
Plus many more....

And that was starting in June, I didn't really do rebates before that-except a try me free here and there. In May I really started concentrating on the Beer rebates (No beer purchase necessary, which is good we don't really drink beer). Also I didn't start Ebates until May ($74.37 from ebates for $2008). Right now I have $99.69 coming from Ebates just for last quarter (October-December) alone and that is not included in my $900 for 2008!

HT triples day 4

6 Colgate Tooth brushes ($.75Q)Sale $2.50

6 Colgate Toothpastes ($.75Q) Sale $2.50

7 holiday coffee Mate ($.50) Sale $1.25

3 Smuckers Jelly ($.35Q) sale $1.00

5 Jello Pudding ($.50Q) Sale $2.50

2 Spot Shot ($.55Q) sale bogo

6 Snyders Chips ($.75q) Sale $3.00

2 Act Rinse ($.90Q) sale $3.50

14 Green Giant veggies ($.50/2) sale $.99

5 Coffee Mate ($.50Q)reg $1.59 Reg $1.59

2 Natures Own Bread ($.75Q) $1.99

1 No Yolks ($.50Q) reg $1.99

1 Wacky Mack ($.50) reg $1.49

1 Excederine ($2Q) sale $1.44

2 Hanovers frozen beans ($1/2) sale bogo

4 Reese Whips ($1/2) $.44

1 Betty Crocker Cookie Mix ($.75Q)$2.19

Total saved deals/coupons $188.22

Total spent $14.18

Total spent $69.10

Total saved $321.61 (coupons+gift cards used)

Gift card/store credit/no minimum purchases required coupons totals-

Wags $8.78

Rite Aid-$21.54

BiLo-$26.72

CVS-$29.07

CVS ECB -$18.57

Dilworth Coffee $30.00

Lowes Home Improvement $69.04

Old Navy $32.44

Amazon.com $10.00

Day three of Triples and Food Lion

HATE FOOD LION! But I will go for free are really cheap.
I got
2 Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream ($3IP) sale $3
1 Dozen Large Eggs ($1 flip) $1.69

Of course the price on the shelf was wrong, had to go get my whopping $.20 back from CS, not sure it was worth the hassle or wait, since I also had to wait in line while the dimwitt cashier figured out how to give the customer ahead of me credit for something he was doing. JUST REFUND HIM CASH AND THEN USE IT TO PAY! Nope, lets make customers wait! Godforbid they open a new lane so my ice cream won't melt!

Total saved with coupons and specials $9.58
Total OOP $.85



Across the street is Harris Teeter, day 3 of triples

The first thing I did was return that gross HT cottage cheese...not sure why but the customer service person gave me back $6.06?? I only spent $2.29+tax But who am I to argue, she did NOT give me my national brand for free though, which they are supposed to give your money back and give you national brand for free. I didn't argue, though they did get the better end of the deal.

4 Green Giant Immunity Boost ($.50/2x3) sale $.99 each
5 Coffee Mate Christmas Flavors ($.50x3) sale $1.25
4 French's Onions ($.75qx3) reg $2.49
2 Pepsi Maxx 20oz ($.50x3) reg $1.59
1 Heinz Chili Sauce ($.50x3) sale $1.50
1 Fiber One Toaster pasteries ($.75x3) reg $2.55
1 Bisquik ($.75Qx3) reg $3.17
1 Olay 2 pk bars (still priced wrong, got money back)
1 Herbal Essence leave in conditioner ($1x2) sale $1.94
1 Breakstone cottage Cheese -reg $3.89

Coupons+Specials $45.03 (which includes a scan error I got my money back)

$7.91 ($3.89 for cottage cheese no coupon)

minus $6.06 I got back for the cottage cheese return...

Total OOP $1.85!!!

Total spent this year $54.92
Total saved using ONLY coupons and Gift cards $200.43
Gift card/store credit/no minimum purchases required coupons totals-
Wags $8.78
Rite Aid-$21.54
BiLo-$26.72
CVS-$29.07
CVS ECB -$18.57
Dilworth Coffee $30.00
Lowes Home Improvement $69.04
Old Navy $32.44
Amazon.com $10.00

HT triples day 2 and BiLo Rx transfer

4 Hellmans mayo ($.60Qx3)-had raincheck for $1.99 each

2 Budding Turkey tub ($.55Qx3) reg $3.79

6 Heinz Chili Sauce ($.50Qx3)

2 Tabasco Garlic ($.50x3) sale $.84

1 Bisquik ($.75Qx3) reg $3.19

1 Nesquik ($.50x3) reg $1.79

4 Diet Pepsi Max 20oz ($.50x3) reg $1.59

1 Take and Bake bread (priced wrong got it for free)

1 Olay 2pk bar (priced wrong got it for free)

1 Bc cookie mix ($.75Qx3) reg $2.19

3 Hormel Pepperoni ($.55Qx3) reg $2.29

4 Kens spritz ($.55qx3) sale bogo $3.39

1 No Yolks ($.50x3) reg $1.49

1 Pounce cat Treats ($.75Qx3) reg $1.49

2 Rhodes Rolls (.50Qx3)sale $1.79

2 Smuckers Jelly ($.35x3) sale $1

1 Wet Ones ($.75x3) reg $2.99

1 HT Cottage Cheese (needed it, it isn't that good, will return for refund and free Breakstones)

Total saved 80.75

total OOP $12.23

Will also get $6.00 in rebates

Went to BiLo to transfer my Rx and get my gift card for doing so....Turns out I can only transfer one per circular coupon, but she then gave me another transfer for $25...glad I bought 2 to transfer. So I transferred 2 of my asthma meds and got $45 in gift cards.

I immediately used one-

3 Luzianne Coffee ($.60Qx2) sale $3.50

3 Yoplait gogurt ($1/2) (store coupon $1 off) reg $2.74

1 Trix Yogurt ($1/2 worked with above items) (store coupons $1 off) reg $2.69

1 Infusium ($3Q) clearance price $3.39

2 Glade scented oils (bogo Q) sale $1.73

1 Dozen eggs (thought they were on sale, that ended yesterday GRRR)$1.89

Total saved $26.35

Total OOP (nothing paid with gift card) would have been $18.28

Total spent so far this year $52.22

Gift card/store credit/no minimum purchases required coupons totals-

Wags $8.78

Rite Aid-$21.54

BiLo-$26.72

CVS-$29.07

CVS ECB -$18.57

Dilworth Coffee $30.00

Lowes Home Improvement $69.04

Old Navy $32.44

Amazon.com $10.00

Ht Triples, BiLo and Food Lion

Let me start by saying 2 of my receipts disappeared.

I went to Harris Teeter (triple coupons) to Bilo to do another Rx gift card transfer and of course they were closed and then Food Lion to check for coupons to double and rebate forms.

Harris Teeter Triples were first

2 Rhodes Rolls ($.50Qx3)-reg $1.79

2 Olay 2 pack bars (got the first one for free but second had to pay for OOPPS) $2.99

3 Quik (.50x3) reg $1.79

3 Frenchs Onions ($.75x3)reg $2.49

1 Bake N serve Bread -reg 2.59 sale tag still up so I got it for free

1 Bumble Bee tuna Sensations ($.75x3)-$2.99

1 Fibre One Pop Tarts ($.70x3)-reg $2.59

3 JIff ($.55x3) sale $2

1 Betty Crocker taters ($.50x3) reg $1.29

2 Spray Salad Dressing ($.55x3) sale BOGO 3.39

2 Heinz Chili Sauce ($.50x3) sale $1.50

3 Pepsi Max ($.50x3) reg $1.59

1 Kotex ($.75x3) reg $1.29

1 HT salsa -Evic special $3 off

1 Suave Deorderant ($.55x3)-reg $1.69

1 Pounce cat Treats ($.75x3) reg $1.79

1 Hot Sauce ($.50x3) sale $1.50

1 Pringles mini packs ($1x2) reg $2.39

16 Lean Cuisine ($1/2) sale $2 each

1 Daisy Sour Cream ($.50x3) reg $1.49

4 Lipton Soup mix ($.75/2x3) sale $1.50 each

Total saved over $110 (one receipt is missing so I am not positive on saved amount)

Spent $$35.12

Went to BiLo to found a coupon box full of coupons, I took only about 8

12 Yoplait Yogurt ($.50/6Q) Store Q $.50 each -reg $.75

1 GoGurt ($1 off store coupon) $2.79 each

1 dozen eggs -sale $.88

Total saved $9.51

Total oop $3.54

Went to Food Lion

3 Ginger Ale (b1g2F flip) sale $.99

1 Dozen Eggs ($1 flip) $1.89

Total saved $4.78

Total OOP $1.51