Cha-Ching on a Shoestring™

Living Large on a Limited Budget

CVS Week of 11/1/09

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If you are unfamiliar with how to shop at CVS, you may want to check out my Top 5 tips for Drugstore Shopping and my Top 5 Tips for CVSing. Please note that coupons vary by region.  You can read more about my coupon lingo here.

***WEEKLY DEALS ***
For the week of 11/1/09

Here’s the best of what I see:

**ECB WEEKLY DEALS

Listerine Total Care (16.9 oz), Reach Toothbrush (2 pk), Reach Floss (30 yd), $3.99
Get $2 ECBs  (Limit 3)
$2/1 Listerine from SS 3/15
$2/1 Listerine from RP 4/26
$1/1 Reach from RP 4/26
$1/1 Reach from SS 6/14
As low as free after coupon/ECBs!

Gillette Disposable Razors, $5.99
Get $2 ECBs (Limit 1)
$3/1 and $2/1 from PG 11/1
$.99 each after coupons/ECBs!

Buy Both Soft Soap Ensembles Base and Refill Earn $4 ECBs Limit 1
$3/1 from SS 10/25
Free base coupon from SS 10/25
$1/1 Ensembles coupon from the $100 Flu booklet (CVS store coupon)
Free after coupons and ECBs! (If you have all three coupons.)

Glade Scented Oil Candles or Refills
Get $3 ECBs wyb $10 (Limit 3)

Deal Idea

Buy (2) Holders @ $2.50 ea.
Buy (2) Refills @ $2.50 ea.
Use (2) BOGO Glade printables here or here
Use $2/2 Glade Scented Oil Candles Products from SS 9/20
FREE after coupons and ECBs!

Plackers Dental Flossers $2.99
Get $2 ECBs (Limit 1)
$1/1 from RP 11/1
FREE after coupons and ECBs!

Spend $20 on Cold Remedies (p. 22 in the ad)
Get $10 ECBs (Limit 1)

Deal Idea:

Buy 2 Robitussin @ $5.50 ea.
Buy 2 Dayquil or Nyquil @ $5 ea.
Use two $2/1 Robitussin printables here
Use two $1/1 Dayquil or Nyquil coupons from PG 10/11
$1.25 ea. after coupons/ECBs!

Tums E-X Sugar Free (80-ct.), $3.99
Get $1 ECB (Limit 2)
$1/2 Tums from V 8/30/09)
$2/1 Tums Product from CVS Flu Shot booklet (CVS store coupon)
$0.49 ea. after coupons/ECBs!

**OTHER DEALS:

Bayer Contour Blood Glucose Monitoring System, $14.99
On Pack Mail-in Rebate (full price) PLUS
Up to $30 off coupon from RP 10/25
MONEYMAKER after coupon/rebate!

Post Cereals, $4.79,  B1G1 FREE
$2 Honey Bunches of Oats Printable here
$.40 each after coupons!  (If your store allows you to use two coupons.)

Ester-C B1G1 50% OFF
$5/1 from RP 10/4
$2/1 printable here
Final price varies

Kleenex, $2.39 , BOGO (Limit 4)
$1/2 Kleenex Facial Tissue from SS 10/4 (regional)
$.50/3 Kleenex Facial Tissue from SS 10/4 (regional)
$1/1 Kleenex  from CVS Flu Shot booklet (CVS store coupon)
As low as FREE after coupons!

Dawn Dish Liquid (9.5-10.3 oz), $.97
$.25/1 from PG 11/1
$.73 each after coupon!

Skippy Peanut Butter (15-16.3 oz), $1.67
$.40/1 from RP 10/4
$1.27 each after coupon!

Did you see anything that I missed?

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I am proud to be a part of BeCentsable’s Original Grocery Gathering for CVS.

See this week’s ad scan here.

The Cha-Ching Challenge: $4126.14 YTD

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Cha-Ching challenge

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!  Every week I post the Cha-Ching Challenge, sharing my savings for the week.    Add a link to your post detailing your savings for the week OR your favorite deal of the week. I’ll choose one participating blog to highlight next week right here on Cha-Ching on a Shoestring.

Add your links to Mr. Linky at any time.  In order to be considered for the Cha-Ching Challenge Highlight, just be sure to add your link no later than Tuesday at midnight EST.

Check out my savings for the week below:

Savings from coupons and store sales: $74.88

  • Giant: Saved $12.92.

Savings from ‘Free Money’: $2.15

  • Wes and I made around about $2 since the last time I posted about YouData–are you all checking your accounts?
  • Made $.15 in my Upromise account from the candy deal at CVS above–that means it actually only cost me $.12!

TOTAL SAVINGS:$77.03

TOTAL SAVINGS THIS YEAR: $4126.14

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

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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.

Feel free to copy and paste the button above into your post and link back here so that others can join in the fun!

Steaz Zero Calorie Sparkling Green Tea Coupon

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steaz tea

Here’s a fun freebie.  Click here to print this coupon for a FREE Steaz Zero Calorie Sparkling Green Tea.

According to the coupon these are found at Whole Foods and other natural food stores nationwide.  Anyone seen them anywhere else?

Thanks, Organic Deals & Coupons!

New coupons at Coupons.com: Kellogg’s, Coffee-Mate, Minute Rice and More

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Coupons.com is starting things off a little early with their new month of coupons.  I just noticed some HOT new coupons in their selection:

I’ve also heard that some of the coupons may have re-set.  Let me know if you find any that have!

Print your faves now before they reach their print limit!

How I Plan To Spend Less Than $50 on Christmas This Year Part 2

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christmas-money

I’ve really enjoyed your responses to my first  “How I Plan To Spend Less Than $50 on Christmas This Year” post.  (Whew—should’ve picked a shorter title.  I might need a coffee break and I’m only getting started!)

It also helped me realize that I should clear a few things up:

1)  I plan on spending no more than $50 after all of my other resources have been used up. (You will have to stick around for the next few weeks to find out what those resources are!)  I do have many resources that will allow me to purchase much more than $50 worth of gifts.  We simply won’t feel it in our budget.

So have no fear, Mom.  You will still receive a lovely gift.

2)  I. don’t. do. crafts.

It’s not that I don’t wish I was craftier.  I see what my friend Beckie does with her hands on a daily basis and I sigh a little sigh of jealousy.  It’s just not my thing.

So, part 2 of the plan is NOT that I will be knitting enough scarves and sweaters and socks to clothe all those on my Christmas list.  Sorry if that’s a disappointment.

3)  Much of my plan involves some long-term thinking.  So, it will most likely not be feasible for you to implement it for this Christmas.  But, I hope that I can encourage you to put my strategy into place now for next Christmas. I know you will be glad you did.

That being said, I will share one aspect of the plan that you can begin right now.

I spent a good chunk of time yesterday filling out my rebate information that has been piling up.  I posted about these rebates here, here, here, and here.  I think many people discount rebates as a ploy that companies use to get you to buy their product.  However, when used properly, they are a great way to save money!

When all is said and done, I will have spent less than $10 out of pocket for the above rebates which are around $40-$50 in value.  My plan is to put that money directly into my Christmas fund.  (Or if it’s a product, I can use it as a gift!)

Do you want to get started on this idea?  Here are some rebates that are currently available.   (As well as some great ideas on how to use them!)

Did I miss any?