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Weekly Savings Plus $5 Challange- March 8th

Filed under $5 Challenge, Weekly Savings by Jennifer Billy on March 9, 2010 at 10:39 am {no comments}

I did some shopping yesterday just to pick up this weeks deals. I went to Walgreens and Jewel-Osco. My total savings for the day was $129.27!

I went to Jewel-Osco to stock up on some more of the great deals going on. I did two transactions and took advantage of five different Catalina Promotions. Here is a list of what I got:

(2) loafs of bread
Gallon of Milk
1/2 lb of swiss cheese
Oreos
Keebler Cookies
Ragu pasta sauce
Edy’s fruit bars
(8) Hot Pockets
Digornio 100 cal pizza
(5) Betty Crocker fruit snacks
(5) Wessen Oil
(10) Tennessee Pride breakfast sandwiches
(8) Pantene Pro-V

Savings from sales: $36.11
Used $27.49 in coupons
Used $24 in Catalina coupons from last week
Used $20 in Catalina coupons from this week
Final Price: $22.25 plus $18.50 remaining in Catalina Coupons

Total Savings of $107.60!

I started out this week with $1 Register Reward.

Transaction #1

(2) Colgate Total Toothpaste $2.79 BOGO
(2) Reach Value Pack Toothbrushes $3
(1) Reach Floss $3
(3) Mini Sticker Books $.50
Total: $13.29
Used two $.75 Colgate coupons from 2/21 SS- saved $1.50
Used three $1 off coupons for Reach from 3/7 RP- saved $3
Used Walgreens in ad coupon for Reach- saved $5.01
Used Walgreens in ad coupon for sticker books- saved $.50
Used $1 Register Reward
Final Price: $2.28

Total Savings: $21.67

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Weekly Savings Plus $5 Challange- March 1st

Filed under $5 Challenge, Weekly Savings by Jennifer Billy on March 1, 2010 at 7:25 pm {3 comments}

I had a very busy and productive day of shopping today. I went to Walgreens first and did my $5 Challenge. I only spent $2.61 and saved $84.07. I will list my shopping trip below.

I also went to Jewel-Osco and did some grocery shopping. Jewel is currently running three different Catalina promotions with another one to start on Thursday. In total I did three transactions, I paid $132.15, saved $53.80 with sales and used $74.38 in coupons. I also have $24 in Catalina coupons remaining. That is a total savings of $152.18! It is a good thing we recently purchased a small freezer because I am going to need it after this shopping trip.

Here is everything that I was able to get for only $2.61! I started this week with $4 in Register Rewards.

Transaction #1

(2) Crest 3D Rinse $3
(1) Crest 3D Toothpaste $3
(2) Nivea Lip Gloss $4.19
Colgate Total $2.99
Disney Activity Pad $.59
Total: $20.96
Used two $2 coupons for Crest Rinse from 2/7 PG- Saved $4
Used $1 coupon for Crest Toothpaste from 2/21 PG- Saved $1
Used BOGO Nivea Coupon from 2/7 RP- Saved $3.99
Used Walgreens in ad coupon for Nivea lips- saved $6.40
Used $1 coupon for Colgate from Jan AY
Used $4 Register Reward
Final Price: $.57

Got $5 in Register Rewards

Transaction #2

(2) Purex 3-in-1 $4.50
(2) Purex 2X $5.99 BOGO
(2) StarBucks Frappuccino $2.19
(3) J&J Dental Floss $1.89
(2) Nestles Chocolate Eggs 2/$5
(2) Nivea Lip Gloss $4.19
Cottonelle Fresh Wipes $3.99
Disney Activity Pad $.59
Total: $43
Used two BOGO Purex coupon from 2/21 RP- Saved $10.49
Used $1 off Purex coupon from HERE- Saved $1
Used two $1 off Frappuccino coupons from HERE- Saved $2
Used Walgreens in ad coupon for Frappuccino- Saved $1.88
Used three $1 off coupons for floss from 10/4 RP & 10/18 RP- Saved $3
Used Walgreens in ad coupon for floss- Saved $2.70
Used $1/2 coupon for Nestle Eggs from HERE- Saved $1
Used $1 off Walgreens coupon from March coupon book- Saved $1
Used BOGO Nivea coupon from 2/7 RP- Saved $3.99
Used Walgreens in ad coupon for Nivea Lips- Saved $6.40
Used $.50 coupon for Cottonelle Wipes from Feb AY- Saved $.50
Used Walgreens in ad coupon for Cottonelle Wipes- Saved $2
Used $5 in Register Rewards
Final Price: $2.04

Got $1 in Register Rewards

Total Out Of pocket: $2.61
Total Savings: $84.07

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$5 Challenge- Feb 15th

Filed under $5 Challenge, Weekly Savings by Jennifer Billy on February 15, 2010 at 2:44 pm {2 comments}

I went to Walgreens this afternoon and did my $5 Challenge in one transaction. Here is what I bought:

(2) Air Wick i-motion $3.99
Gillette Fusion Razor $8.99
Total: $16.97
Used two $4 off coupons for Air Wick from 2/7 SS- Saved $7.99
Used $4 off coupon for Gillette Fusion from 2/7 PG
Final Price: $4.98

Got $4 in Register Rewards

Total Savings: $23.49

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$5 Challenge- Feb 10th

Filed under $5 Challenge, Weekly Savings by Jennifer Billy on February 10, 2010 at 5:59 pm {no comments}

I went to Walgreens this week and spend $3.49 out of pocket. Here is all I got:

I started this week with $13 in Register Rewards

Transaction #1

Huggies $8.99
Dove Men’s body wash $5.99
Mini Sticker book $.69
Total: $15.67
Used $2 off coupon for Huggies from 1/17 SS
Used $1.50 coupon for Dove
Used $10 Register Reward
Final Price: $2.17

Got $9 in Register Rewards

Transaction #2

Huggies $8.99
Disney Activity Pad $.59
Total: $9.58
Used $2.50 coupon for Huggies
Used Walgreens in ad coupon for Activity book- saved $.25
Used $6 Register Reward
Final Price: $.83

Got $3 in Register Rewards

Transaction #3

Plush Dog $6.99
(2) SweetTarts box 2/$1
(2) Candy necklace 2/$1
(1) Candy braclet $.50
Total: $9.49
Used $9 in Register Rewards
Final Price: $.49

Total Out Of pocket: $3.49
Total Savings: $35.75

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$5 Challange- Jan 25th

Filed under $5 Challenge by Jennifer Billy on January 25, 2010 at 8:35 pm {one comment}

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Since Emma and I were both sick today I had to make my shopping trip as quick and easy as possible. So I could have broken up my purchases to make my out of pocket cost a little lower but I still stayed under my $5. I also made some stock piling purchases that I will add.

I started with $1 Register Reward from last week.

Transaction #1

(3) A&W Root Beer 3/$4
(3) Reach Toothbrushes
(2) Pert Plus for men
Total: $14.67
Used $1.50 coupon for Pert Plus men from 1/24 SS
Used $1 off coupon for Pert plus from 1/24 SS
Used BOGO Reach toothbrush from 1/3 RP- saved $1.89
Used two $1 off coupons from 10/18 RP- saved $2
Used Walgreens in ad coupon for reach toothbrushes- saved $2.70
Used $1 Register Reward
Final Price: $4.58 ($5.42 with tax)

Got $4 in Register Rewards

Total Out Of pocket: $4.58 ($5.42 with tax)
Total Savings: $14.44

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I also purchased:
(16) 2 litters of Pepsi 4/$5
Total: $20
Used (4) $1/4 litters of pepsi coupons that were on the bottle
Final Price: $16 ($17.40 with tax)

Got $10 in Register Rewards

(3) Huggies jumbo pack diapers $8.99
(4) Valentine gift sacks 4/$1
Total: $27.97
Used three $3 coupons from a Huggies mailer- saved $9
Used Walgreens in ad coupon for gift sacks- saved $.48
Used $14 in Register Rewards
Final Price: $4.49 ($6.41 with tax)

Got $6 in Register Rewards to roll over till next week
* Not sure how I got the $1 Register Reward. Must have been from the transaction before mine.

Year to Date Spending: $36.24 ($43.84)
Year to Date Savings: $336.41

$5 Challange- Jan 17th

Filed under $5 Challenge by Jennifer Billy on January 18, 2010 at 11:17 am {3 comments}

I went to Walgreens and CVS yesterday. After coupons, Register Rewards, Extra Bucks and gift cards I only paid $4.88 with tax out out of pocket. Here is all I got and how I did it:

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Transaction #1

(2) Neosporin Lip Health 2/$8 sale
(2) Wet Ones Antibacterial Wipes 2/$4 sale
Total: $12
Used two $3 coupons for Neosporin Lip Health
Used two $1.50 coupons for Wet Wipes
Final Price: $3 ($3.61 with tax)

Got $4 Register Reward

Transaction #2

Plastic Straws $.99
(2) boxes of birthday cards 2/$3
Total: $3.99
Used $3 Register Rewards
Final price: $.99 ($1.27 with tax)

Still have $1 Register Reward to roll till next week.

* I thought the straws were $1 and that the total would be $4 so I would be able to use the other $1 RR. But I still stayed under $5 and now have a $1 to use next week.

Total Out Of pocket: $3.99 ($4.88 with tax)
Total Savings: $16.96

I started out with:
$5 Extra Bucks From completing a CVS Advisor survey
$3.50 Extra Bucks from Fall spending
$9.15 on CVS gift card from Rx transfer

Transaction #1

(2) Valentine’s M&M’s 2/$5
(2) Oust Air Sanitizers $3.99
Duracell 4pk batteries $2.99
Total: $15.97
Used $1/2 coupon for M&M’s from 1/10 RP
Used BOGO coupon for Oust- saved $3.99
Used $1 off Oust coupon from mailer
Used $.75 off coupon for Duracell from 12/13 RP
Used 8.50 in Extra Bucks
Final Price: $.73 ($1.25 with tax) Paid with gift card

Got $8 in Extra Bucks

Transaction #2

Milk $2.49
* Stocked up on Valentines gifts
Heart Suckers $.88
Puppy Heart $.88
Tinker Bell Heart $.88
Valentine Straws $1.49
Valentine Stickers $.99
Valentine Frog $1.99
Total: $9.60
Used $8 Extra Bucks
Final Price: $1.60 ($2.14 with tax) Paid with gift card

$5.76 remaining on gift card

Total Out Of pocket: $0 ($2.85 on gift card)
Total Savings: $31.90

Year to Date Spending: $11.17 ($14.61)
Year to Date Savings: $286.49

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$5 Walgreens Challenge- Jan 10th

Filed under $5 Challenge, Walgreens by Jennifer Billy on January 11, 2010 at 12:13 pm {5 comments}

I made a trip to Walgreens yesterday with my $5 to see how much I could get. Here are my results:

Transaction #1

Colgate Max Fresh Toothpaste $2.99 sale
Total: $2.99
Used $1 off coupon from Jan All You
Final price: $1.99 ($2.20 with tax)

Got $2 in Register Rewards

Transaction #2
(2) Oust $4.29 BOGO sale
(2) Triaminic Thin Strips 2/$10 sale
Total: $14.29
Used BOGO coupon for Oust- saved $3.99
Used two $3 coupons for Triaminic- saved $6
Used $2 RR
Final Price: $2.30 ($2.78 with tax)

Got $5 in Register Rewards

Transaction #3
Cottonelle Toilet Paper $5 sale
Total: $5
Used $5 RR
Final Price: $0 ($.35 with tax)

Total Out Of pocket: $4.29 ($5.33 with tax)
Total Savings: $29.25

Year to Date Spending: $7.18 ($9.73)
Year to Date Savings: $237.63

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$5 Drug Store Challenge

Filed under $5 Challenge, Walgreens by Jennifer Billy on January 4, 2010 at 11:51 am {7 comments}

Priscilla over at MomStaysHomeWithMe has inspired me to get back into the $5 Challenge at Walgreens and CVS. If you have been following me a bit then you know I have done this in the past. Now with a new baby on the way I feel it is a good time to start doing this again and getting my stockpile filled.

The goal of the $5 Challenge is to see how much you can bring home from the drug store and only spend $5 out of pocket. This will be accomplished by shopping sale items and using coupons and Register Rewards or Extra Bucks.

I will try to post this once a week. Please feel free to add your shopping trip.

Here is my results from last nights trip to Walgreens:

Transaction #1:
Bayer Contour Meter $14.99 sale
Electrosol gel packs $3.49 sale
Total: $18.48
Used up to $30 off coupon for meter from 10/25 RP
Used $2.50 off coupon for Electrosol from 1/3 SS
Final Price: $0.99 ($1.49 with tax)

Got $6 in Register Rewards plus $14.99 mail in rebates for meter

Transaction #2
Bayer Contour Meter $14.99 sale
Electrosol gel packs $3.49 sale
Total: $18.48
Used up to $30 off coupon for meter from 10/25 RP
Used $2.50 off coupon for Electrosol from 1/3 SS
Final Price: $0.99 ($1.49 with tax)

Got $6 in Register Rewards plus $14.99 mail in rebate for meter

Transaction #3
(5) Motts Apple Juice $1.79 sale
(2) Quaker Oats oatmeal $4.89
(2) Revelon matte eye shadow $4.99
Total: $28.71
Used Walgreens in ad coupon for oatmeal- saved $5.80
Used walgreens in ad coupon for $3 off Revelon matte makeup- saved $6
Used two $2 off coupon for Revelon from 12/13 SS- saved $4
Used $12 in Register Rewards
Final Price: $0.91 ($1.42 with tax)

Total out of pocket: $2.89 ($4.40 with tax)
plus $29.98 in mail in rebates
Total Savings: $208.38 ($238.36 after rebates)

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