Welcome to How I Save Money. I am on a quest to see how much stuff I can get from CVS without spending any extra money out of my pocket. Today I got a $5 off $30 coupon so I put everything into one transaction to get the discount.

The total bill came to $34.96 but it was FREE to me after a combination of coupons, ECBs and the gift card.

Transaction 1

Item: Soy Joy bars (4 for $4)

Price: $4.00

CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $4.00 (making this FREE)

Coupon used: $3.29 ECB

Item: Always Infinity pads

Price: $4.99 each

CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $2.00

Coupon used: $9.98 ECB

Item: Nova Max diabetes kit

Price: $9.99

CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $9.99 (making this FREE)

Coupon used: $7.98 ECB

Item:L’Oreal mascara

Price: $10.99

CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $2.00

Coupon used: $5.00 ECB (missed out on $1 manufacturer coupon)

Total balance left to pay on gift card: $8.71

Total out of pocket today: $0.00

Total CVS Extra Care Bucks earned today: $17.99

Total out of pocket to date: $139.14

Gift Card used to date: $13.98 (I got a $10 GC from MyPoints)

Gift Card balance left to date: $2.02

Total CVS Extra Care Bucks earned to date: $342.74

CVS Extra Care Bucks Used to date: $324.75

CVS Extra Care Bucks Balance to date: $17.99

Join me next time as I look for more ways to save money as I visit CVS.