Living better, spending less.
I headed out yesterday morning like I often do to get some shopping done while there’s still a small chance of there still being stuff left in stock. (Yesterday, this was perhaps not successful, as I couldn’t find a single Contour now that they’re giving $10 RR each, but it’s a nice idea anyway.) I went to Walgreens and then got stuck at Kroger for much too long, but ended up with an incredibly awesome haul that I didn’t get a chance to take a picture of. (It was somewhere between 75-80% savings, I am estimating, and I had a hard time keeping all of the groceries in the cart while walking around because it was overflowing… for less than $37.) Anyway, my husband called while I was at Kroger and gave me the vague impression that I should come home, so I skipped the other two drugstores when I was finally done in there. I was surprised because he never rushes me when I’m out shopping. Anyway, I pulled into the driveway to see my parents car sitting there. They arrived about twenty minutes after I left, but they didn’t want him to call and tell me they were there. They never come over on Sundays and they have almost never come over without warning. (It’s a 90 minute drive from their house.) So that was fun! I would have come home if they’d called though! :)
Total Spent: $8.14 (4.38, 2.63, 1.13)
Total RR Used: $61 (10, 5, 5, 5, 3, 10, 6, 2, 8, 7)
Total OOP: $69.14
Total RR Received: $77 (5, 8, 10, 6, 7, 5, 5, 8, 7, 6, 10)
Total Cost: $7.86 profit
I missed one RR while compiling those numbers and couldn’t figure out how I could possibly have made $17.86 profit, but while I was searching for the missing $10 RR (it’s difficult to separate regular manufacturer coupons on the Walgreens receipts from RR coupons) I noticed that the cashier apparently scanned my $10 Aviva coupon and entered it as $14.99. I would have stopped her if I’d noticed it yesterday. But hey, an extra $5 is nice.
Would sure like to find some Contours in stock this week.
What do you do with this stuff? Might try the Joint Juice and I’ll probably keep the Advil–wish I didn’t ever need that. :) I’ll probably sell the rest. I am pretty sure that I will end up chucking the Scalpicin in the clearance bin of a yard sale before long though. ;)
When I became a stay-at-home-mom, I promised I could save our family money by shopping sales and maybe even using a few coupons. I had no idea what I was getting into. These days, I am on a first-name basis with the cashiers at the local drugstores, I haven't paid for toothpaste or shampoo in over a year and I spend my free time here, helping others do the same. So please, make yourself at home while you learn how to save, and when to spend!
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