Yearly Totals!!

I know I haven't posted since Sept sometime but this is a big moment. And maybe I'll blog again in 2011! Who knows? It's helpful for me, anyway for keeping track, even if no one reads it!

SO....
 Yearly Totals:
Spent:
$4,781.26 which equals $91.95 a week

Saved:
$17,958.32

earned (more or less): (through rite aid SCR and MIR)
$492.46 plus a few free movie tickets and a cookware set!

Month end totals- Sept 2010

I haven't posted my totals in a while and now it's time for the whole month!
So for the last two weeks:

Sept 19-25
Spent: $36.86 reg
$9.65 TJ
Saved: $256.76
Earned: $13.59 SCR, 17 UPs, $16 ECBs, $6 cats

Sept 26-Oct 2
Spent: $115.18 (made up for last week!)
TJ: $52.14
Saved: $548.02
Earned: $58.50 UP, $4 SCR, $5 cat, $5 RR, and free pink cookware of some kind.

SEPT TOTALS:
Sept 5-Oct 2
Spent: $372.02
Saved: $1,711.65!!

Under budget this month! Oct may not be, with extra birthday expenses and a beach vacation planned.

Wags Sept 26-Oct 2

There were a few things I needed on sale at Walgreens this week plus my $5 RR was expiring, so I had to go roll it! I keep waiting for a really good week...... but this week wasn't bad. I did have to drop the Pantene Beautiful lengths deal from my scenario as my store didn't carry it.

did this in two transactions.
Totals:
Spent: $3.53
Saved: $25.27
earned: $12 RR, $5 RR remaining for next time.

Rite Aid BIG WEEK! Sept 26-Oct 2

WOW RITE AID!! I went 3 times this week!

Trip #1
I did the P&G deal 3 times here- buy $30 worth of select products, get $10 UP.
In total, I spent $8.99 (almost all tax),  saved $129.80 and earned $30 UP and $2 SCR (gillette). I didn't get my Oral care gift card in time for this week to cover the tax, so I actually had OOP expenses this week.

Trip #2

I ran out of time to do my next transactions so came back in two days for these 3! 

Total spent: $7.15 saved: $92.06 earned: $18.50 UP and $2 SCR (Eos lip balm).

Transaction #3 

I went to a different store to do the Olay deal again as my favorite Franklin store was out of the eye rollers by the time I got back there.

No picture but I'll write it out for you!

1 Olay eye roller $21.99

I Olay moisturizer $7.64 (included 10% automatic discount for being at the Silver level)

1 olay might moisturizer $4.24(BOGO 50% off)

1 Sobe 1.34 (also 10% off)

Used:

-5/25

- 19.99 Buy two Olay Moisturizers get eye roller for free up to 19.99 mq

-2 -1x2 Olay Mq 

-4 (-2x2) Olay skin care q from Flu book)

-1/10 Skin care RA IP

- $1.34 Free Sobe q (expiring that day so had to use it up!)

-2 UP from earlier transaction

= -.12

plus tax= 

$2.56 OOP

Got back

$10UP

Totals for all week:

Spent: $18.70

Saved: $262.44

Earned: $58.50 UP

$4 SCR

QUITE a week! I think next week is slower. I need a break!

Rite Aid Sept 12-18

I did just two easy transactions at RA today. Not too much that I wanted and it was nice to take a bit of a break! I forgot to post last week's, but I'll post the pict after as it was a super good haul!

#1
3 Garnier Nutrisse at $5.99 ea= $17.97
1 Crest 3D 2.99
1 chips ahoy (filler) .71  with 10% discount for being at Silver level
1 Sobe ( was dying of thirst)  1.34 after 10% discount
=23.01
 Used:
-4/20 VV
-3 Garnier x 3=-9 (RP 9/12)
-2 Garnier x3 =-6 (RA store coupon from Flu book)
-2 Garnier VV q
- .75 Crest PG 8/29
-1.49 Free SObe q from the game
=-.23
plus tax = $1.13
Earned: 6.50 UP,  2 SCR (crest)


#2
1 Clariol grey solutions 8.99
1 maybelline mascara 40% off 3.11
1 playtex tampons 4
2 Benevia 8.99 BOGO
=25.09

Used:
5/25
-2 Clariol hair color q PG 8/29
-5x2 Benevia q = -10
-2 Playtex IP
-1 Maybelline Great lash IP
- 2 Maybelline VV
-3 UP rewards from last week
=.09
plus tax 1.82 on g/c
Earned:
9UP

Spent 0.00
Saved: 70.13
Earned 15.50 UP
2 SCR
Love it!

Wags Sept 15

I had RR expiring today do had to get this deal done! I had tried once on Mon and one of my coupons wouldn't go through. So I came home, checked it out, it was fine so I tried again today at a different store and they were willing to push it through! So, only one transaction but an expensive one, so the tax was high (darn TN state sales tax!)

3 Dulcolax 4.1 oz 6.99x3= 20.97
2 Nyquil 5.00 x 2= 10
2 Schick intuition refills  =21.98
2 seed packets on clearance  .16 ea x 2= .28
=$53.23
-10.99 bogo sale on schick
-8 (2)  4 schick facebook qs (the ones to cause all the problems)
-16 (2) 8 Dulcolax try me free IP
-3 Dulcolax SS 8/08 or 9/12
-6 Dulcolax Wags Sept coupon book q (2 ea)
-3  (2) 1.50 Nyquil q's
- 4RR
-1RR ( I had a 2RR I should have used but did the math wrong- oh well)
Subtotal: $1.28
+lots of tax=
$5.19
Saved: $64.13
Got back 5RR (Nyquil)

There is a better deal with the Nyquil Vanilla swirl but of course, not to be found here yet as seems to be the case with any new products:  we get it later. It does sound disgusting though, and we actually will use the gel caps! And I LOVE the schick intuition razor. So easy to use. While I don't need the Dulcolax, it helped pay for what I did need.

Rite Aid Aug 31

This was a hard one to take pictures of- all little stuff.
I did only 2 transactions.
#1
Bought 1 Pantene Restoratives
1 Nivea Lip
2 Nivea men's body wash
2 Gain dish soap
1 Always
1 Butt paste (amused my boys to no end)
2 pepsi max
Spent $2.55
Saved: $39.19
Earned $5 UP rewards and 1.99 SCR for Nivea lip and $1 SCR for Always

#2
Did the buy $50 worth get a $15 UP
I did buy 2 of the wrong toothbrushes but exchanged those and it all worked out in the end;
Bought:
4 Pulsar Toothbrushes
2 3D white toothbrushes
4 Old Spice men's deo
2 Secret deo
1 gain
-$5 UP
Spent: $12.50 (missing a $4 q)
Saved: $57.66
Earned: $15 UP, and $3 SCR

I can give further details if wanted, just let me know!

Rite Aid Aug 31

This was a hard one to take pictures of- all little stuff.
I did only 2 transactions.
#1
Bought 1 Pantene Restoratives
1 Nivea Lip
2 Nivea men's body wash
2 Gain dish soap
1 Always
1 Butt paste (amused my boys to no end)
2 pepsi max
Spent $2.55
Saved: $39.19
Earned $5 UP rewards and 1.99 SCR for Nivea lip and $1 SCR for Always

#2
Did the buy $50 worth get a $15 UP
I did buy 2 of the wrong toothbrushes but exchanged those and it all worked out in the end;
Bought:
4 Pulsar Toothbrushes
2 3D white toothbrushes
4 Old Spice men's deo
2 Secret deo
1 gain
Spent: $12.50 (missing a $4 q)
Saved: $57.66
Earned: $15 UP, and $3 SCR

I can give further details if wanted, just let me know!

Weekly totals Aug 22-28

I did really well this week! But I'm already eating into my savings with the start of this week! Yikes! We were out of everything it seemed, so I had to spend some money today. Also, it's a month with 5 weeks in in it, so I guess I'll just add on to my budget for an extra week.

This week:
Spent: $43.55
Saved: $487.98!!
Earned: $33.49 SCR, $5 MIR (publix gift card)

So far this month I've spent $205.93 regular budget, add in Whole Foods/TJ = $310.69 for the first 4 weeks! That's about $100 underbudget! I'l make it up this week though, esp. as it's been 4 weeks since I've been to TJ so I need to go again. Normally, this would be the start of another 4 weeks monthly period but it's not. So? I guess we'll see!
 At least I do this only for myself so the rules are completely made up by me!:)
Saved: $1745.57!!!

Rite Aid Aug 22-28

Crazy week at Rite Aid! I've been twice. I'm just posting pictures and totals! Listing everything would take forever! If anyone really wants to know, I can be more specific.

This is day 1- 4 transactions!
Spent: $10.43
But paid almost all with my RA gift card so OOP: .67
Saved: $130.38
Earned: $18.49 SCR

So, day 2. I didn't do NEARLY as well as day 1. Spent way more than usual but it happens sometimes!
2 transactions:
Spent: $14.71- this includes a legitimate coupon that wouldn't scan for $2.50 so def. should have been at least that much less. I may take it back in later. My super helpful manager wasn't in and the cashiers were already nervous about price matching a few items to the National ad.
Saved: $53.21
Earned: $15 SCR
So at least I earned back what I spent!

Totals Aug 15-21

Just realized I forgot to post this!
Spent: $46.74
Saved: $377.49
Earned: $4 cat Kroger
$7.99 SCR Rite Aid

 Pretty slow week.

Rite Aid Aug 15-21

A slower week at Rite Aid but I still did one transaction and got a few essentials! FYI: Next week is looking amazing at Rite Aid!!

I needed the tape and Purex is always good to have. The Contact solution is a big MM this week and I have a box of 6 to send to my husband's nieces!

Crest 2.99
Complete 7.99
Purex 5.99
tape 4.29- 2 from National ad in ad q. Bryan is an awesome manager at the Franklin store and will accept an internet print out of the National ad (we get a short ad here in TN) for a few items and will price match to it.
4 Rolaids $1 ea
=$25.26
Used:
=5/25 IP
-1 Complete RP 8/15
-3 Purex RP 8/15
-.75 Crest PG 8/1
-(2) 4/2 Rolaids
- 6 UP rewards from previous weeks
= 1.51 plus tax= 3.20 put on my G/C so no Oop
saved: $36.71
earned: 7.99 SCR; 1.50 UP for Crest, 1UP for Purex.

CVS Aug 15-21

I was finally able to complete my CVS shopping for the week. I struck out earlier in the week with empty shelves but today I was able to find all I needed to get my TP!
I did 3 transactions; one on Sunday and the other two today- Fri.

Transaction #1
Store was out of Dulcolax still and Zegerid so I had to come up with a new plan.
Blink 7.99
Crest 3.49
4 Sobe  @1.59 for 2. Other two Free
3 Dove chocolate bars (not pictured because, um, I ate them all already. Yikes .89 for two, 3rd one free
=16.44
Used:
-4 Blink peelie (found at Wags)
-.75 Crest PG 8/1
-1.59 BOGO SObe q
-1.59 BOGO Sobe q
-.50 on two Dove bars CVS CRT
- 5 ECB
-2 ECB
=1.01 plus tax
=2.49
Saved: $23.00
Earned: 7.99 ECB Blink; 2.50 ECB Crest; 1 ECB Green bag tag

#2
Dulcolax Rain check from last week 9.99
Zegerid 9.99
= 19.98
Used:
-5 Dulcolax from All You mag (there are $4 ones in insert)
-4 Zegerid insert?
-7.99 ECB (blink)
-2.50 ECB (crest)
=.49 plus tax=
2.34
Saved: 25.49
earned: 10 ecb dulcolax, 7 ECB Zegerid

#3
Cottonelle 18 pack 9.97
Crest 3.49
Trident Layers 1.49
Trident Layers 1.49
=16.44
-1 mq Cottonelle catalina from Kroger. .50 ones in insert
-2 CVS CRT for cottonelle
-.75 Crest q PG 8/1
-1/2 Trident layers IP (mine expired TODAY and I love this gum and am totally out!)
-10 ECB
-1 ECB
=.69 plus tax=
$1.19
Saved: 20.27
earned 2.50 Crest and still have 7 ECB from Zegerid for next time!

So for the week:
Spent: $6.02 for all that- and that is mostly tax!
Saved:$71.49

Finals for Aug 8-14

Had a pretty good week totals wise but it was a tough week kid wise. I SO look forward to shopping this week with both boys in school!!!!!!!! All day!!!!! (Well, except Mon, my Kindergartener has a half day on Mon) but Tues is the DAY after almost 8 years at home with one child or another. Of course, I'll still be at the school a lot helping out!

Spent: $42.16
Saved: $403.54
WF: $4.32
Saved: $1.00
Earned: $10 Cat (HT),  $4 cat (Kroger), a movie ticket (poptarts- immediately sent to work with my husband), and I submitted for the Schick Hydro rebate!

I shopped a bit of HT Superdoubles and will do more this Tues when I am kid free! I had a GREAT Publix shop on Wed (had only 1 child with me)- I went negative by about $2 (bought a $10 Gift card to cover it) and saved $135.21!
I had a hard time squeezing in the drug stores this week. Ended up getting a raincheck at CVS for the Dulcolax (Still not in today), and doing a Rite Aid trip Thurs afternoon, with only 1 transaction and hitting up Wags on Friday to roll my RR as there is NOTHING there this week! I will post my shops this week though!  With pictures. I promise. I have everything from last week ready to photograph but it's over now, so not much point, I guess! I did quite well at Wags though! And got free Tide at Rite Aid!

I did one CVS transaction today but I hope to do two more if I can find the Dulcolax and Zegerid in. I want to get in on the Cottonelle TP!

What happened to me?

Well, last week I did do a lot of drugstore shopping and I DID take a picture of all 4 shops but I never got around to posting them:( I worked ALL weekend then have the kids this week still and it's been insane. I haven't even made it to the drug stores yet. I did hit up HT today for Super doubles and had an awesome trip to Publix.
School starts TOMORROW!!! Really, next week before they are really going but then I hope to be able to post more faithfully.
Until then....

Weekly Totals and month end July

This week I didn't shop much except for my awesome Rite Aid trip and then to Kroger just now and one or two good trips to Publix.

Spent: $48.94
Saved: $346.59
Earned: $2.99 SCR

It's also time for the month end totals too!

Spent: $445.04  (a bit over my $425 monthly budget)
Saved: $1555.30!
Earned: $45.96 SCR (makes my for my $20 over for sure!)

Restocking after vacation took some effort and a little more $$$ than usual I guess!

Kroger July 31

Just had a great trip to Kroger! I know I need to get into the picture taking more, but it's been so hot out, I pretty much want to get everything put away ASAP! I promise I'll take one of my Rite Aid trip this week though!

So today:
I did 2 transactions at Kroger:
#1
5 Benevia on clearance 3.99 ea
-5/1 IP x 5
4 shredded cheese $2.99 ea
- 1/2 blinking x2
1 cheese slices $1.79
-.75 mq from Kroger mailer( soccer one I think)
1 clearance soy yogurt .59
1 dessert topping 2.99
-.55 mq
1 Ronzoni smart taste pasta $1
-1/1 q from parents mag
=$12.25
Saved: $33.35 (and this does not include the Benevia clearance price savings which I usually include but  didn't)
Earned: $5 cat from Cheese
$2.50 cat from dessert topping

Transaction #2
4 silk soymilk at $2.99 ea
- BOGO x2
-$2/1 x 2
Cereal for Cal $2.39
Soy ice cream for me $2.99
2 Herdez Salsa at $1.79 ea
-.50 MQ bought on Ebay x2
2 packages Laura's lean gr beef on Manager's special at $2.69 ea
2 packages LL gr beef patties on MS at $2.97 ea
-2 off beef when you buy Herdez salsa  bought on ebay
6 travel sominex on clearance for .50
-2/1 qs x6 (also bought on Ebay back when this was a MM at Publix, they expire TODAY!)
-$5 cat
-$2.50 cat
= $4.46
Saved: $48.52

YMMV on getting overage at Kroger. Yes, the Sominex coupons beeped but then so did my Silk ones and even my Ronzoni where there was no overage involved. Benevia does not as the original price is $7.99 I think. My cashier pushed them all through.

Awesome Rite Aid trip- July 26

Had another great trip to Rite Aid! I also got in the mail last week my two skin care gift cards, which I use to help pay the tax on my Rite Aid trips!

Today I spent $5 off my gift card plus .62 oop and saved..... $95.28!!! And not on useless fillers for the most part, I got quite a few things I needed too.

Transaction #1
1 colgate $3
2 Stayfree $3ea= $6
2 Rolaids softchew $1ea=$2
1 Nivea lotion $5.99
1 Reach Toothbrush $3.99
1 Breathe right $3.99=
$24.97
USE:
-$5/25
-1 Colgate SS 7/11
-3 Stayfree BOGO RP 6/27
-4 Rolaids 4/2 RP 6/06
-3 Nivea RP 7/25
-1 reach toothbrush IP
-1.50 Breathe right RP 4/11
=$6.47
- $6 UP rewards from last week
= .47 plus $1.85 tax= $2.32
Earned: $2.99 SCR(reach)
$8 UP rewards

Transaction #2
1 lunch box/bag $4.99 (on sale 50% off)
1 Listerine $5.49
4 Rolaids $1 ea=$4
2 Nivea men's body wash $1.99 ea = $3.98
1 Brawny Paper Towels $6.99=
$25.47
USE:
-$5/25
-1 Listerine IP
(-1 Listerine VV- forgot mine)
- (2) $4/2 rolaids= -8
-4/2 Nivea body wash IP
-.50 Brawny RP 6/27  =
$6.95
-$6 Up rewards= .95
with tax= $2.84
Earned: $7 UP rewards

Transaction #3
1 Colgate $3
2 Rolaids $2
Use:
-1 colgate
-4 rolaids=
0 plus .46 tax
Earned: $3 UP

I have $15 UP rewards for next time.

Finals July 18-24

This was a hard week to shop with the kids home and the heat, but I still managed to go a little over what I had hoped anyway! I did have several AWESOME trips to Publix though and I saved a ton this week!

Spent: $57.42
Saved: $449.64
Earned: $15 SCR

Publix:
Spent: $5.44
Saved: $94.91

Spent: $2.79
Saved: $41.37

Spent: $1.37
Saved: $52.66

It was Kroger that sent some of my totals up but I did alright there this week too.

Rite Aid July 18-24

This is the last week for the July SCR period.  RA is also changing things up- not for the best for us, sadly! Starting with the July Video Values, they are coded for ONE use only, which is a bummer, but understandable, I suppose:) This was still a good week though, and the Garnier VV q that I used was from June so I was able to use 4 of those still. This first transaction is from Brandy of I prefer Publix, with one change as the IP for the Smooth Move tea is out of prints.

#1
2 Garnier cleansers $6.29
1 Dulcolax $9.99
1 Axe body spray/deo $3.99
Total: $26.26
Use:
-5/25 ip
-(2) x $5 In ad q for Garnier= -$10
-(2) x $2 VV q for garnier = -$4
-(2) x $1 Mq for Garnier RP 7/11
-(1) x$4 Dulcolax IP or SS 5/16
-(1) x$1 axe VV q
-(1) x $1 Axe mq (Ip but don't know where I got it from)

=-.44
$1.55 with tax
Earned: $9.99 SCR
$3 UP reward garnier
$1Up Axe

#2
Cover Girl Lash Blast $6.99
Cover Girl Smokey Shadow Blast $6.99
Motrin PM $5.99
Dove Body Wash $4.99
Total: $24.96
Use:
-5/25
- $2 CG Lashblast PG 6/06
- free eye enhancer when you buy mascara -6.99 PG 7/04
-$1.25 Dove MQ RP 6/27
-$1 Dove VV q
-$1 Motrin pm mq 7/18
-$3 Motrin pm in ad q
-$1 Motrin pm VV q
-$3 UP from last transaction=
.72 or $2.84 with tax
Earned: $5 SCR (covergirl)
$1 UP Dove
$2 UP Motrin PM

#3
2 Garnier @ $6.29 ea
1 Cottonelle TP $6.99
2 Kotex @ $3.50 ea

use:
All the Garnier qs from the 1st transaction
-$1 Cottonelle VV q
-.50 Cottonelle Mq SS 7/11 or IP
-(2) kotex by U MQ IP
-(1) kotex VV q from July
- $1 Up reward=
.07 or $2.07 with tax
earned:
$3 up Garnier
$1 up Cottonelle
$1 Up Kotex

Totals:
Spent: $6.46
Saved: $94.52
earned: $14.99 SCR
Have $8 UP rewards left

Hope this helps! Change things around for what you need. I needed the TP and the mascara mostly and the Axe for my husband, so I worked everything else around what made me the most $$. Garnier is a MM and the Dulcolax is a big SCR amount!