Living Large on a Limited Budget
Just a little reminder that October is National Cookie Month! Here are two ways that you can celebrate:
Thanks to Couponing to Disney, we’ve discovered that there are actually 3 links that you can print the $5/25 coupon from. That means you will be able to use the coupon 3 different times!
Click here to find all of the hot deals at CVS this week and click here to see my trip!
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Click here to snag a $5/1 coupon for Neutrogena Complete Acne Therapy System. The word is that these coupons go very quickly, so I recommend doing so right away if you are interested!
***In Other Coupon News***
Today is the last day of the month. We often see new coupons and lose old coupons on the first day of the month. You may want to check here, here, and here to see if there are any coupons that you don’t want to miss out on!
Plus there are some great new coupons that just popped up:
Yep. What are the chances? My last two CVS shopping trips have both turned out to be $.22. I’m guessing I couldn’t do that again if I tried.
Here’s the promised pic of my booty.
I think I did even better than my last twenty two cent trip. I especially love it when I can score essentials like laundry detergent, dish detergent, and cereal! Here’s the breakdown:
Transaction #1:
3 Bounce Dryer Bars @ $4 ea.
1 Tide Stain Release @ $4
1 Tide Total Care @ $6
3 Dawn dish detergets @ $1 ea.
4 Mom’s Best Naturals Oatmeal @ $1 ea.
Used $5/25 coupon here
Use one $2.50/1 and two $1.50/1 Bounce Dryer Bars coupons from Vocalpoint mailer
Use one $1.50/1 Tide Stain Release product coupon from mailer
Use one $1/1 Tide Laundry Detergent from RP 8/23/09
Used two $.50/1 Dawn detergent from Year of Savings booklet
Used four $.75/1 Mom’s Best Oatmeal coupons here
Used $11.99 in ECBs from previous transactions
Total before coupons: $40.07
Total after coupons: $.16
Received $10 ECBs
Transaction #2:
2 Kellogg’s Raisin Bran @ $2 ea.
1 Vaseline Sheer Infusion lotion @ $7.99
1 Caliber notebook @ $.99 (had a raincheck to receive $.99 ECBs)
Used $1.50/2 Raisin Bran printable here
Used $1.50/1 Vaseline printable here
Used $10 ECBs from previous transaction
Total before coupons: $19.82
Total after coupons: $.06
Received $8 ECBs
My new method of couponing worked like a charm. I’ll admit, it required a little bit more work up front. But I’ve discovered that if I go to CVS without a well-organized plan, I end up spending much more than I intended and I end up completely stressed out as I’m trying to figure out which coupons go where and how many items I can get for the amount of ECBs I have without going over or under. That always seems to be the time that my youngest starts screaming and my oldest starts running around the store. (Please tell me I’m not the only one this happens to!)
I learned that I’d like to label some of the pages in my couponing book. But, I’m excited about this new method! Plus, I looked all stylish and stuff!
By the way, if you’d like to look as stylish as me, stay tuned for some sweet news later this week!
True confessions, y’all.
My CVS couponing system has taken a turn for the worst. In full disclosure, two words come to mind. Shabby. And Ugly.
See?
What did I tell you?
So I finally decided it was high time to try out my Mom’s organizational method. It’s just so darn cute. (Plus she made me my very own!)
See? (Tilt head slightly to the left.)
So I started clip-clip-clipping.
And organizing like this.
And this.
So now you’re wondering how my shopping trip went? Well, you’ll just have to stop by later tonight for a full rundown, won’t you? I’ll even have pics of my booty! (No, not that kind of booty…sheesh…)