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Home » The Cha-Ching Challenge: How I Broke the #1 Rule of Saving $$ + Link Up!

The Cha-Ching Challenge: How I Broke the #1 Rule of Saving $$ + Link Up!

June 9th, 2012 By Kaley
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Welcome to the weekly Cha-Ching Challenge!

Did you find a HOT deal this week that you just want to share?  You’ve come to the right place!  Add a link to your post detailing your savings for the week OR your favorite deal of the week. I may even choose one participating blog to highlight next week right here on Cha-Ching on a Shoestring.

Check out my savings for the week below:

I confessed yesterday on Facebook that I broke the #1 rule to saving money at the grocery store this week.  There were lots of great guesses as to what the rule is and whole bunch of you guessed correctly:

I shopped HUNGRY.  For some reason, I thought it was a good idea to skip lunch before heading to the store.  This is never a good idea where I’m concerned.  I went into the store with a relatively short list and somehow before I exited the store, there were items in my cart that never have made it in there before.

All that to say, I did not do real well saving money this week.  I will add that I am still giving myself some grace during this newborn stage.  So yes, that means buying some items that I don’t usually buy just for the sake of convenience.

But just keeping it real, y’all.  (I did however score two packages of CoverGirl mascara, a Diet Coke 12-pack and a pack of gum for only $1.02 at CVS this week, so all hope for me is not lost!)

Savings from coupons and store sales: $44.35

  • Giant: Spent $134.55.  Saved $19.86.
  • CVS: Spent $1.02.  Saved $24.49.

Savings from ‘Free Money’: $10

  • I redeemed some Swag Bucks for $10 in Amazon gift cards.

TOTAL SAVINGS:$54.35

TOTAL SAVINGS THIS YEAR: $1781.34

Click below to check out my favorite find of the week:

Did you enter to win a $25 Aldi gift certificate yet?!

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HOW DID YOU DO? Did you find any great deals? Leave a linky and let us know!  Be sure to link directly to your weekly savings or great deal post.

Filed Under: Cha-Ching Challenge, Great Deals

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