do you watch extreme couponing on tlc?
it is absolutely amazing to me that people can get $1000 worth of groceries for $8!
as i've been watching it i think i've discovered that there is fine line between saving insane amounts of money by "stockpiling" grocery items and hoarding!
anyway, it has inspired me to keep up with my coupons more.
now, i will NEVER go to the extremes they do--there is no way i would ever spend 40-60 hours per week couponing and frankly i do not want my pantry & freezer filled with totino's pizza, spaghetti-o's, mountain dew and other so called "food" you can get for free.
but i have decided to "play the grocery game", as they say, at cvs.
there are some crazy good deals to be had at cvs if you clip coupons, match them with things already on sale and use your cvs card. you can also earn "extra care bucks" for things you buy and it's treated exactly like cash for your next purchase.
so here are some of my recent purchases:
(don't expect insane savings yet--i'm just getting started, remember?)
it is absolutely amazing to me that people can get $1000 worth of groceries for $8!
as i've been watching it i think i've discovered that there is fine line between saving insane amounts of money by "stockpiling" grocery items and hoarding!
anyway, it has inspired me to keep up with my coupons more.
now, i will NEVER go to the extremes they do--there is no way i would ever spend 40-60 hours per week couponing and frankly i do not want my pantry & freezer filled with totino's pizza, spaghetti-o's, mountain dew and other so called "food" you can get for free.
but i have decided to "play the grocery game", as they say, at cvs.
there are some crazy good deals to be had at cvs if you clip coupons, match them with things already on sale and use your cvs card. you can also earn "extra care bucks" for things you buy and it's treated exactly like cash for your next purchase.
so here are some of my recent purchases:
(don't expect insane savings yet--i'm just getting started, remember?)
i'm not going to go through each item, but it comes down to the fact that i got all the stuff below after coupons & ecb's (extra care bucks--look at me already talking the lingo!) for $18.75 with lots of ecb's to be used on my next purchase.
now it gets a little better...all of this stuff was $6.37!
on these 3 items i saved $18.79!
now on to my purchases today...
contact solution $14.99 -- earned $5 ecb
toothbrushes $6.29 --earned $3 ecb
pantiliners .99 each --had 3 coupons for $1 off each--i actually made .03!
i used the ecb's i earned before.
total for this purchase: $7.88
(i was thrilled because this is the contact solution i use and i was running out)
windex--2/$6
ziploc bags 2/$6 --spending $12 earned me $3 ecb
body wash clearanced to $1.12
cotton swabs on sale --$1.99
salmon/tuna -- .83 each
used my $8 ecb i earned on my last purchase
total purchase: $10.29 and i earned $4 ecb to use next time
my rule is never to buy something that i won't use just to "save" money.i will keep you informed of great deals i find should you want to play the grocery game too!
girl you are so organized! and a thrifty saving Queen! Guess I need to shop cvs! I Saved 20 bucks at Kroger this week by using the coupons they send and they had a free dozen eggs and other free goodies..thanks for the great savings tips!
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