Coupon Preview For 2012
Well folks it is time again to update the coupon listings for the new year. Check out the coupon page which now has the current coupons available for 2012.
Tomorrow is GREAT day to buy the Sunday newspaper because there will be a total of SIX coupon booklets available. This is an excellent way to replenish your stock of coupons that have expired. It will also allow you to actually START your coupon stash if you have not done so already.
I know I will be getting the newspaper tomorrow because my coupon book is empty right now as I got rid of all expired coupons at the end of last year.
Monthly Financial Check Up: November 2011
This month I came in at $2870.05 in the red as I expected because I have not been working. This was actually a lower figure than I originally predicted because I got a little more in advertising than I expected. Things are looking a little better for December so I should not be too far in the red at the next posting.
Adventures In Couponing
I went to the store with a very simple purchase of less than 10 items and only ONE coupon. Some people say they give the coupons to the cashier at the end of the transaction so that all the coupons can just be scanned back to back.
I prefer to give my coupon with the item because that way I can identify what coupon goes with what (for a program I am enrolled in that asks to track that kind of thing). It also makes it easy to identify when I have a coupon for a “buy 3 get 1 free” or “only valid on X size or larger” item. That way the cashier does not have to go digging through the bags at the end to find out if the coupon actually matches the item.
I Have To Go To CVS Because My Best Friend Is Out Of Toothpaste
I usually go to CVS on Sundays and combine coupons and the extra bucks in order to gain free or very cheap items. These are usually things like toothpaste, toilet paper and air fresheners and other items of that nature.
Since I have done well at CVS I normally end up with a few extras of those things and I had been giving them away to my best friend since it did not make sense for me to have 15 body washes in a cupboard just gathering dust.
Coupon Page Updated
The Coupon Schedule page has been updated! Please make sure to check out the list of coupons that will be available in your area and then decide if you will be getting the Sunday Paper or not.
I usually get the paper on the first Sunday of the month because that paper has 3 to 5 packs of coupons, rather than the regular 2 on most other Sundays.
In August this year the bonus coupons will be in the August 28th paper as the first Sunday in September falls on a holiday weekend…so be sure to grab that last paper of the month to get your extra coupons.
CVS Haul: 22 May 2011
On this trip I paid $0.00 out of pocket for $6.97 worth of items. My goal for 2011 is to not spend any money out of pocket, while using coupons and ECBs to get tons of items at CVS, with an initial gift card of $50.
I missed out on an opportunity to get my reusable bag scanned because the girl did not do it at checkout and I did not even notice until I got home. I passed up on the razor deal this week because the list prices would have caused me to get three razors at $11.49 each in order to meet the $25 minimum and that was just too much.
CVS Haul: 20 May 2011
On this trip I paid $0.00 out of pocket for $22.32 worth of items. My goal for 2011 is to not spend any money out of pocket, while using coupons and ECBs to get tons of items at CVS, with an initial gift card of $50.
I realized after getting to the register that I could have used more coupons when the cashier told me that they accept expired coupons. I had more coupons for the Nivea items but they had expired 5 days prior so I began to crumple them up and throw them away…but one remained in my reusable bag and fell out when I was being checked out. The cashier grabbed it and said they do take expired coupons as long as the machine accepts them. I will file that away for next time!!!
CVS Haul: 3 May 2011
On this trip I paid $0.00 out of pocket for $25.61 worth of items. My goal for 2011 is to not spend any money out of pocket, while using coupons and ECBs to get tons of items at CVS, with an initial gift card of $50.
Transaction 1
Item:Colgate toothpaste (I got two because they were FREE after ECBs)
Price: $2.77 each
CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $5.54
Coupons used: $4.75 MFR
Item: 3 Nivea body washes
Price: $6.49, $6.59, $6.99 (buy $15 worth get $5 ECB)
