My 10-18 Haul from Walgreens & CVS. Total Saved: $100.00!!!

          This is my haul from today, two stores: CVS and Walgreens.  I did four separate transactions.  Total out of pocket costs:  $42.42.  My total Savings:  $100.00.

Walgreens

          Two Right Guard Extreme Deodorant $4.19ea on sale BOGO

          Two 4ct Advil PM on sale $1.00

          Scott Paper Towels 6ct on sale $4.49

Use:

          $1.00/1 (in-store) Scott Q

          75¢/1 Scott Q

          Two $1.50/1 Right Guard Q

          Two $1.00/1 Advil PM Q

          

          Total Out of Pocket:  $4.65

          Total Saved:  $12.42

CVS #1

          Two Advil Cold and Sinus 20ct on sale $4.95ea (+$3.00ECBs when you buy two)

Use:

          Two $3.00/1 Advil Cold/Congestion Q

          Total Out of Pocket:  $4.57  (+$3.00ECBs)

          Total Saved  $12.08

CVS #2

          Two Ricola on sale $1.50ea

          Two Breathe Right Strips 10ct on sale $3.99ea (+$2ECBs each =$4.00ECBs)

          Two Advil Congestion on sale $4.95ea (+$3.00ECBs when you buy two)

          Bic Soleil Shave and Trim $7.99 on sale BOGO50%

          Bic Soleil 4pk $3.99 (BOGO50% price)

          Two Revlon Nail-Clippers on sale $2.85ea (+$5.00ECBs when you buy two)

Use:

          $1.50/2 Ricola Q

          Two $1.50/1 Breathe Right Q

          Two $3.00/1 Advil Cold/Congestion Q

          $2.00/1 Bic Shave & Trim Q

          $2.00/1 Bic Disposable  Q

          $1.50/$6.00 Cold Medicine CVS Q

          $3.00ECBs

          $2.00 ECBs

          25% off CVS Q  ($1.44)

          

          Total Out of Pocket:  $22.67  (+$12.00ECBs)

          Total Saved:  $35.50

CVS #3

          Four Huggies Little Movers $9.49ea (Spend $30.00 get +$10.00 ECBs)

Used:

          Four $2.00/1 Huggies Little Movers/Snugglers Q

          $5.00 ECBs

          $10.00 ECBs

          $4.00 ECBs

          $3.00 ECBs

          Total Out of Pocket:  $10.53  (+$10.00ECBs)

          Total Saved:  $40.00

Tip of the Day: Cleaning Windows and Mirrors

          If you are a couponer like me, you love saving money whenever you can.  And you recycle or throw out at least one newspaper each week.  But what if you could re-purpose said newspaper before throwing it out?  I'm here to tell you that you can!  And this little trick will save you on your paper towel budget, especially over a period of time.

          Rather than toss out your newspaper on Sunday evening, take the main pages, crumple them a little bit and use them with your normal window cleaner ( ie Windex) to clean your mirrors and windows.  Even after re-purposing them you can still put them in the recycle bin or trash!

Tip of the Day: Better Popcorn

          I have absolutely no idea why this works, but it does and I have been doing it for years.  Any time you are making microwave popcorn, before you put it into the microwave, place a mug of water in and set for 1-2 minutes.
     
          The extra moisture this puts in the microwave makes the popcorn taste better, and more of the kernels pop!  Such a simple trick!

Tip of the Day: New Use for Bread

          Did you know that bread can be used to put moisture back into anything that is drying out?  If your cookies or brown sugar are getting a little hard; add a slice of bread to the sandwich bag or Tupperware bowl that you are keeping them in.  Seal back up and the next day the moisture will be back!  This is something so simple that will save you money because you won't have to throw them out and just buy new!

          Do you have any odd uses for bread?