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Cha-Ching challenge

Welcome to the weekly Cha-Ching Challenge!

Would you like to join us?

Simply copy and paste the image above (or the html code below) in a post detailing all of your savings for the week.  Each week I will choose one participating blog to highlight right here on Cha-Ching on a Shoestring. Please be sure to leave your comment no later than Sunday (4/26 at 12 p.m. EST).

Here are my savings for the week:

Savings from coupons and store sales: $69.92

  • We scored a 50% off coupon from oldnavyweekly.com.  I used it to buy some much needed summer clothes for my boys and socks that don’t fall off for my 8 month old!
  • Got two GREAT deals at Target this week:
    • Market Pantry Fruit Snacks (snack size located near the registers) – $0.89 each
      Use $1/1 Target coupon here.
      FREE after coupon
      (I ‘bought’ 5!)
    • I also got the Glade candle deal I posted about here.

Savings from cutting costs:  $30.00

  • Wes learned a new skill this week: coloring my hair!  I got some hair dye free at Rite Aid last week and suckered him into asked him if he’d help me use it.  I figure this saves us the $30 we would have used in a salon.  Wish I had a picture of this one!

Savings from shopping the deals: $59.20

  • If you missed my post on the Deckers Leather sandals I scored for $5.80, you missed out!  Check it out here.  Let me know if the deal still works.

TOTAL SAVINGS: $159.12

TOTAL SAVINGS FOR THE YEAR: $1063.33  (WE BROKE $1000!)

HOW DID YOU DO? Leave a comment with a link to your blog and let’s celebrate our savings! Be sure to add a link to this post to your blog so others can join in.

Here is the html code for the button above:

<a href=”https://chachingonashoestring.com/2009/04/25/chachingchallenge/” title=”Cha-Ching Challenge“><img src=”https://chachingonashoestring.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/button-challenge-125.png” title=”Cha-Ching Challenge” /></a>

Comments

  1. Debbie says

    I shopped at Rite Aid Saturday Feb. 25th. I wanted to enter this weeks Cha-Ching Challange: This is what I purchased:

    3 Advil Congestion Relief $4.99 ea total $14.97
    used $6.oo coupons
    pd $8.97 Got back $10.00 UPS rewards = $1.09 MM

    4 Cologate sensitive tooth paste $4.99 ea total $14.00
    Got back $14.00 UPS = 4 Free

    1 Tylenol Precise heat patch $5.99 – $5.00 coupon = .99

    2 Halls defense drops $4.00 – .50 coupon = $3.50
    Got back $1.00 UPS = $2.50

    2 Mitchum for women $3.00 ea total $6.00 – $2.00 coupon
    =$4.00 Got back $$2.00 UPS = $2.00

    Total out of pocket = $31.70

    UPS rewards received – $27.00
    Total for 19 items = $ 4.70
    Sending for Pfizer rebate on Advil – $10.00

    TODAY’ FINAL PURCHASE AMT = $5.30 MONEY MAKER

  2. Sheila says

    My husband and I went to Kroger (doubles up to $1!) and got $477 of groceries for $180 between the 2 of us! Very exciting!! Had to play the 2 transaction game, but we won!

  5. KimS says

    I saved HUGE at CVS this week–I spent $3.98, walked out with 3 tubes of toothpaste, 1 hair product, two bags of hershey kisses, a snickers heart, $5.00 off a $15.00 purchase, $7.00 in ECB and $8.00 on a gift card. They paid me to shop this week!!

  7. sarah bernard says

    Well I got a coupon for a free titanium razor. Then at walgreen’s the razor is on sale for 8.99 and you get 3 in register rewards!!! So that means you make 3 dollars!!!

    Also Kotex are on sale 2/$6 with a $3 R.R which makes them 2/$3. Then I have a coupon for $2 off 2 which ends up making then .50 a pack.

    Shick razors are on sale for 5.99 less $1 in store coupon. A $3 off coupon came in the RP coupons. The total cost is $1.99

    Dove Men’s body wash is $5.99 with a R.R off $5.99 which equals free!! But there is also a coupon for a $1 off when you buy one body wash and one 6pk face bar. I think they run about $3.00 a pack. so with the rewards and coupons you still end up getting $6 back in rewards!!! WOOT!!!

    $38.96-17.98 in R.R-8.99 in rebates-7.00 in coupons= 5.01 and I used 7.00 in R.R. for a total refund of 1.99!!!! YES!!