I am changing up this week’s post to include the gift card deal. My out of pocket total will be well over the $5 per week that I try to stick to, but it will earn me a gift card to save for holiday shopping. I would love to hear what scenarios you come up with this week too! You can earn up to five gift cards this week so please share your deal ideas by leaving a comment! 🙂 This post includes specific items you can purchase and coupons that you can use to maximize your dollar AND your Extra Care Bucks at CVS. Please know that you do not have to follow these transactions if you do not want to. The goal of this post is to help you get an idea on how to roll your Extra Care Bucks from one scenario to the next. Please also know that these transactions do not take into account tax. Every state taxes differently so you may need to budget a little extra to cover tax.
If you are new to shopping at CVS, go HERE to read Intro to CVS.
To see this week’s CVS Weekly Ad go HERE.
Transaction #1
Buy one Almay Intense i-Color Shadow, Liner or Mascara, $5.99 (you will receive $4 ECB)
Minus one $1/1 Almay Color Cosmetic Product 10/9/2011 Walmart (exp 12/31/2011)
(If you have remaining ECBs from last week use them here to save more!)
Total Spent: $4.99
Receive: $4 ECB
Transaction #2
Buy four Wisk 2x Ultra or HE liquid laundry detergent 26-32 loads, $4.99 each
Buy four Colgate Max 6 oz or Total 4-4.2 oz, $1.99 each
Buy two Goldfish 6.6-8 oz, 2/$3
Minus four $2/1 Wisk Laundry Detergent 10/16/2011 RP Insert (exp 11/6/2011)
Minus four $0.75/1 Colgate Toothpaste 10/2/2011 SS Insert (exp 10/22/2011)
Minus $4 ECB from Transaction #1
Total Spent: $15.92
Receive: $10 Gift Card
Total Remaining ECBs to apply towards next week’s ad: None, but I did earn a $10 gift card for the store of my choice! Feel free to choose a CVS gift card and use it on next week’s purchases to eliminate your out of pocket total OR choose a retail store gift card that you can use for your holiday shopping. 🙂
Total Out of Pocket for 2 transactions: $20.91+ applicable taxes for approximately $47 in products (when you include the gift card). And if you use ECBs from last week in Transaction #1 you will save even more!
Thanks for coming to Addicted to Saving! Here’s a little bit about me so you can know who’s behind all these posts!
My name is Liza and I began my money-saving journey in the Spring of 2009 as a way to stretch a limited household income. I had lost my job and my hubby was self-employed. I launched Addicted to Saving in November of 2009 and it has grown by leaps and bounds. Since then, my hubby and I have struggled with the ups and downs of two failed adoptions and are now LOVING being parents to our little man Asher who we brought home from Ethiopia in August of 2013. I feel incredibly blessed to be able to help you save money. My goal is that you will have FUN and become empowered to save more and more money each week..
I bought 3 benefiber chewables (my husband uses these) @ $6.99 – 3 $1 manufacturer coupons. With tax $17.97, receive $10 extra care bucks.
Then I bought 6 wisks laundry detergents @ $4.99 – 6 $2 manufacturer coupons, $10 extra care bucks and $.50 extra care bucks from previous purchases. With tax, $9.54, receive $10 gift card (I got a shell station card).
Thanks again for the CVS scenario! I got a $10 gas card 🙂
bought 2 almay products 5.99 each. i forgot i had a $5.00 off 2 almay cvs coupon that i got from scanning my card a few weeks back. i also had (2) 1.00 almay coupons and 5.00 ecbs from last week. i also threw in a piece of candy for 50 cents (otherwise i would have been under by 2 cents, would have gotten a tampa tribune but i got there before the paper did) 🙂 paid o.o.p $ 1.36 and got back 9 ecbs for next week. got the $1 ecb for using my green bag tag!! WOO HOO!!!
Nice job Susan!!