Walgreens $8

I also made a Walgreens run tonight, I had picked up a stack of the new Back to School Coupon Pamphlets earlier this week. I wanted to get some Huggies Wipes with the coupon, so I could pass them on to a friend who had a baby.

Walgreens sells their Huggies Wipes for $2.79 this coupon is a $2 mfg c/o. It is not a Walgreens Coupon so it won't stack.

Still $.79 wipes is a great deal.

I got...

6- Huggies Wipes (1 $2 mfg c/o) It automatically took $12 off with just the one c/o.

1- High School Musical 3 Card Game $2.99 Clearance. This will be a great Christmas gift.

Another CVS trip

I made another quick trip to CVS this evening.

I was looking for the Blink Tears that are an ECB Deal this week. But they are all out. But I got a Rain Check.

I did find...

2-Listerine Smart Rinse Clearance for $2.29 (1-BOGO mfg c/o)

1- Bag of Cotton Squares

11- Clairol Naturals Loving Care Hair Color (11-$4 mfg c/o)

Minus 1 $5/$25

Minus one $2 ECB

Total Oop $3.43

Kroger Trip Week of August 4-10

This was my most expensive shopping trip this week.

I spent $60 Oop.

Ouch!

But I got a lot for my money.

4-cans biscuits ($.44)

12 - Crest Toothpaste - 10/$10 ($.50 mfg c/o) Remember Kroger doubles up to .$50 so FREE!

3- Family Packs Chicken Breast (Reduced for quick sell)

1- Family Pack Chicken Thighs (Reduced for quick sell)

1- Pack Ground Beef (Reduced for quick sell)

1- Family Pack T-Bone Steaks (Reduced for quick sell)

1- Pack Honey Ham

2- Loafs of bread ($.79)

1- Bag Red Beans

2- Tide Stain Booster ($.75 mfg c/o) P&G $4/4

4- Herbal Essences Shampoo (BOGO mfg c/o) P&G $4/4

2- Herbal Essences Conditioner (BOGO mfg c/o) P&G $4/4

3- Twizzler Cinnamon (Clearance $.79 - $1/3 mfg c/o)

Pssssst...

A while back I signed up for a consumer panel for General Mills called Psssst. I am so excited about this opportunity.

I just received my first testing assignment from them. I will be going tomorrow to get my free product. Next week I will write my first product review, and I will also be passing out great high value coupons to interested people.

So stay tuned to see what I thought of this product.

CVS Trip this week

This weeks CVS trip was a great success. I received another $5 off $25 from the magic coupon printer to go along with the one I already had. I needed to either create two $25 transactions or one $50.

This is the break down of what I got.

4- Downy Fabric Softener (4- $.50 mfg c/o)

2- Clorox Color Safe Bleach (2- $1 mfg c/o)

6- Listerine Agent Cool Blue (6- $1 Ip c/c + 3 BOGO mfg c/o)

2- 4 Packs CVS Batteries (1 Free AA Battery CVS c/o + BOGO Sale this week)

2- Packs Sour Patch Kids (1 $1 CVS c/o)

1- Venom Energy Drink (1 Free mfg c/o)

1- 8 Pack CVS Paper Towels (1 $1 CVS c/o)

2- Scrubbing Bubbles Instant Shower Cleaner Refills (1 BOGO Mfg c/o)

8- Clairol Natural Loving Care Hair Color (8 $4 mfg c/o)

Total Oop.- $15.63

The Big Question

So I have decided to address the biggest question I have faced since starting my coupon shopping.

Why do you do it? It can't be worth it? You are doing as much as a second job!

I hear these questions a lot. Yesterday I was actually ridiculed by a guy at work because I was working on my coupons at my desk during my lunch break.

His ridicule made me wonder for all of a few seconds. Then I remembered why I do this.

Yes, it does take a lot of work. Yes, it is over whelming sometimes. But, I have said it before, and I will say it again. I am a mom and partner first. The three people who I am responsible for make every minute that I spend couponing worth it.

My coupon shopping allows us to have food on the table, a roof over our head, and the bills paid. Before I started this our grocery spending was in excess of $600 a month. Now I am able to feed all four of us, and all six animals for under $300.

I hope that as I continue to grow in this endeavor I will be able to lower that amount even more.

I thought that this would be a good time to show you what I do each week in order to accomplish this.

These pictures were taken this week on my iPhone so they are not the best quality.

I start on Saturday by reading the coupon preview on Refund Cents. This helps me decide how many papers I am going to want.

This week I learned that there were going to be five inserts in the paper. One Proctor and Gamble Brand Saver, One Kellogg's insert, One Red Plum insert and two Smart Source. Based on this I decided to get 20 papers. This is by far the most I have bought, but I used my ECB's and gift card. So I didn't have to pay out of pocket making it a great start to the week.

This is one stack of coupons, only one quarter of the ones I clipped this week.
The remaining three fourths of the coupons waiting to be clipped.
My recycle bin in my office. I give this a work out when I clip at work.
This is one bag of two of clipped coupons. Time to start sorting.

Swag Bucks

Many people have asked me how I find all of these great deals. I have a great trick for those of you who are online alot.

SWAGBUCKS

That's right we all know what Swag is... we all wish we could get the fab Swag the stars get.

Well here is your anwser. Swag Bucks.com

All you have to do is go to www.swagbucks.com, register your email address, and add me as a friend.

Use Swag Bucks the same as you would any other search engine.

Need a recipie? Need a question anwsered? Just search through Swagbucks. You will earn swagbucks s you search. Redeem your Swag Bucks for giftcertificates and other great Swag.

I like to get the Amazon $5 gift card. I know I will be able to use them (think Christmas) and they are only 45 Swag Bucks.

Give it a try today. Don't forget to add me as a friend and spread the word to all of your friends.