My friend Kara and I had an awesome time shopping at CVS earlier this week. CVS has a ton of freebies and moneymakers this week and fortunately for us, our CVS had pretty much everything in stock. Go HERE to watch the video blog we shot while we shopped at CVS! I broke my purchase up into two transactions. I started out with $8.98 in ECBs (Extra Care Bucks). When I have ECBs, my goal is always to use my ECBs and buy items that will then reward me with more ECBs. That way I can roll my ECBs from one transaction to another. And, if I have less ECBs than the total purchase price of all of the items I want to buy, I will break my transaction into two transactions. That way, I can use all of the ECBs I have on the first transaction AND THEN put the ECBs I earned on my first transaction towards the second transaction. This reduces the amount of money I spend out of pocket. The only thing I wish I did differently is that I wish I had brough the B2G1 M&Ms coupon from 05-02-10 RP. Then I would have gotten three bags of M&Ms for $0.33 each! I did pretty good though. I spent a total of $1.74 before tax ($3.63 after tax) and saved $33.39 AND received $12.49 in ECBs to use next time!
If you are new to shopping at CVS, read my Intro to CVS post HERE. To see this week’s CVS sales & coupon matchups, go HERE!
Transaction One
2 bags M&M Peanut Butter on sale for 2/$4.00
Minus one $3.00/2 CVS store coupon received from scanning my card at the Extra Care Coupon Center (go HERE to learn what this is) Total: $1.002 Right Guard Total Defense Deodorant, on sale $2.99 each
Minus one $3.00/2 printable Total: $2.98 AND received $3.99 ECBs!1 Crest Pro Health Toothpaste, on sale $3.50
Minus one $0.75/1 manufacturer from 05-02-10 PG Total: $2.75 AND received $3.50 ECBs!1 U by Kotex Tampons on sale $4.99
Minus one $1.00/1 manufacturer from 04-18-10 SS or printable Total: $3.99 AND received $4.99 ECBs! Minus one $0.50 ECB, one $0.99 ECB, $1.00 ECB, $2.00 ECB and $4.49 ECBTotal: $3.00 (including tax) AND received $3.99 ECBs, $3.50 ECBs and $4.99 ECBs
Transaction Two
1 Schick Hydro 3 Razor, priced at $8.99
Minus one $5.00 manufacturer coupon from 05-09-10 SS Total: $3.99 AND received $4.00 ECBs Minus one $3.99 ECBTotal: $0.63 (including tax) AND received $4.00 ECBs
Total Money Spent: $3.63, Total Saved: $33.39, Percentage Saved: 90.2% AND I was paid $16.48 in ECBs to use next time!!
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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..
Liza, I found a better deal at Target for the new Schick Hydro Shavers. They have them on sale for 7.99 each. If you buy two of them they also give you a free $5.00 Target gift card… so I bought two @7.99 each, used two mfr coupons for $5/1 and used two Target coupons for $1/1. I walked away after spending $4.61 with Two razors, and a $5.00 gift card! And dont forget, target always gives an extra nickel off for usingdisposable bags!
That is a great deal Sarinagal! Great job getting paid to take two razors home 🙂