Scenario Ideas and CVS

The CVS ad is very light this week. However, it is a good week to stock up on things if you are just beginning to coupon.

Remember at CVS, you must have a card. Be sure to check the item sizes to ensure you are getting the product that is on sale. It is important to remember that stocking up doesn't mean leaving the store with a buggy full of stuff. It means leaving with the stuff you need when items are at their lowest prices and using coupons if/when you have them.

If I were just beginning, my scenario would look like this:

Transaction #1 (Because there are not BIG ECB deals, I will get them all in one transaction.)

1 Oral B Indicator toothbrush$1.99
1 12.6 oz Pantene Pro-V Shampoo $3.48
1 12.6 oz Pantene Pro-V Condition $3.48
1 11.6-12.8oz Colgate Advance whitening toothpaste, twin pack $2.99

Use:
$2.00 Oral-B Indicator PG 7/03
$3.00/2 Pantene SS 6/19
$.50/1 Colgate SS7/10

Total due (w/tax): $7.29
Get back ECB's: $5.00 ($1, $2, $2)

Transaction #2

1 Cottonelle Ultra tissue 18pk $8.99

Use:
$.75/1 Cottonelle 12+  SS 7/17
$1.00 ECB
$2.00 ECB
$2.00 ECB

Total due (w/tax): $3.87

Total for all transactions: $11.16

Leave a comment or message me, if you have questions.

Until next time..

XOXOXO

* Update* Scenario Ideas and Walgreens

So, after shopping at Walgreens, today, here are how my totals came out. Actually, much better than I estimated. I completed the 3 transactions below just as planned.

Here are the totals:
Total ticket (total savings + total paid)= $50.38
Total saved (with sale prices and coupons/RRs): $32.15 (64%)
Total paid: $18.23

Until next time...

XOXOXO

I taught a coupon class Wednesday night, and it was sooo much fun! I know everyone who came is putting their shopping lists together and getting ready to hit the stores, Sunday! This week I will be shopping at Walgreens. I thought it might be helpful to post my scenario in advance this week.

*Remember* When shopping at Walgreens, you get register rewards (RR's), and you must have the same number of items as you do coupons. RR's count as coupons.

Walgreens 7/17-7/23

Transaction #1

1 32oz Drano $3.50
1 Pledge Spray 9.7-12.5 oz $3.50
1 Schick Disposable Xtreme 3, 4pk $5.99

Use:
$3.00 Schick Xtreme 3 printable coupon

Total due (w/tax): $10.90
Get back RR's: $3.00 ($1, $2)

Transaction #2

2 Dove Men+Care Soap 6pk $6 each
1 Penway 2 pocket folder $.09

Use:
$4.00 Dove Men+Care coupon RP 6/26
$1.00 RR
$2.00 RR

Total due (w/tax): $5.94
Get back RR's: $4.00

Transaction #3

2 Chex Mix 5.5-8.75 oz $1.50 each
1 Pure honey 12oz $2.50 w/ in ad coupon (coupon will come in sale paper on Sunday, if you don't get the paper, yet.. grab the ad when you walk in the door, and tear the coupon out while in the store.)

Use:
.50/2 Chex Mix Reg SS 6/12
$4.00 RR's

Total due (w/tax): $1.39

Total for all transactions: $18.27

In the end, this will be probably be a 40-45% savings trip. Ideally, we want our trips to save us 50-60%. However, in reality, I am getting things I need like Drano, Pledge, and honey and stocking up on things like soap and razors. The important thing is that you get the items your family needs when they are on sale.

Until next time...


XOXOXOXOXO

Great CVS trip!

I had the best CVS trip I have had in a while, yesterday. They have some pretty good deals going this week, and luckily, I was able to take advantage.

Here is how it worked out.

Transaction #1

2 375ct Q-tips 2/$4
2 Head & Shoulders 2n1 shampoos $4.99 each
1 Gillette Pro Fusion razor system $9.99

Used:
$4.00 Gillette pro fusion coupon
B1G1 H&S coupon -$2.99
$5.00 ECBs from previous week
$1.50 ECBs gained from this quarter of shopping

Total paid $11.70; Total saved: $21.07

Cash back:
$7.00 ECBs

Transaction #2

2 large packages Starburst 2/$5
5 2Liter Cokes $.69 each
3 15ct Mentos gum
1 Charmin 16pk

Used:

$1.00 off 3 Mentos gums
$.25 off Charmin
$7.00 ECBs from previous transaction

Total paid: $14.66; Total saved: $24.85

Saving percentage from both transaction 64%.

Until next time..

XOXOXOXO

Zing, Zang, 4th of July

Wes, Clint, Angela, and I had a fantastic 4th of July weekend! Fishing, swimming, going to the beach, eating, watching the circus, ice cream caking, sleeping at the movie theater, gawking over dolphins, and 40lbs of shrimp later, the weekend could not have been more perfect.  Oh and did I mention, Wes had a birthday! Not surprising, I didn't take many pictures. But here are few from the circus.

I don't dine with flies

I don't dine with flies. The sooner the flies learn this, the happier we will all be.  

Story number one

I don't dine with flies.  For eight weeks, I had fresh fruit and vegetables on my kitchen counter, in my frig, dried up on plates left in the sink, everywhere for eight weeks. I only saw maybe one or two fruit flies.

Now that all the fruits and veggies are gone, there appears to be an army of fruit flies determined to take over my kitchen, bathrooms, laundry room, every room. I don't dine with flies! My homemade vinegar traps and a friend's aimless swings of a fly swatter at the ceiling, along with shouting and crying are fighting a hard battle and slowly winning the war. One million fruit flies have dwindled to about 20 give or take a few. I don't dine with flies! So go ahead, taste the vinegar; take a nice long swim!

Story number two

I don't dine with flies! While I enjoyed a ham sandwich, goldfish crackers, and kosher dill pickle on a camping trip, several overgrown, striped, blood sucking flies dined on me! Their bites stung and caused me to shout curse words, stomp, scowl, and retreat to the safety of the hot truck cab where I barely missed bumping into a momma raccoon that was climbing onto our picnic table to steal our bread. I don't dine with flies or raccoons! 

Until next time..

XOXOXOXO  

Zuppa Toscana Morehead Style*

Zuppa Toscana Morehead Style

2 Turkey sausage link styles
8 slices Turkey bacon
1 jalapeno pepper, sliced
2 tbls olive oil
4 medium potatoes, cut into cubes
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
4 cups of water
1 bunch of kale, removed from stems and torn into pieces
1 cup of heavy cream
salt and pepper to taste

In a dutch oven, place potatoes, garlic, and onions. Cover with water. Let boil until potatoes are tender but not falling apart. While boiling, saute sausage and jalapeno pepper slices in 1 tbls of olive oil until brown. Move to a bowl. In same skillet, fry bacon until crisp in 1 tbls of olive oil. Crumble bacon into pieces. Add sausage, peppers, and bacon to dutch oven. Let simmer 10 minutes. Add cream and kale, heat through. Add salt and pepper to taste.  Enjoy!

Until next time...

XOXOXOX

Staycation Oasis

Wes and I have had a very busy and fun summer so far. Let's see if I can give a quick run down.

1. Gulf Shores, AL-Lots of love to the Gillenwater's for the invite.
2. Ship Island
3. Kosciusko
4. New Pirates movie-a little disappointing
5. Reba McIntyre concert-AWESOME!
6. Canoeing
7. Wedding in Slidell, LA-Yay! for the Little's
8. A lot of laying by the pool-see pictures below
9. Started C25K-I am going to DIE make it for sure
10. Bridesmaids- some very funny parts
11. More Ship Island
12. Flounder gigging and lots of fishing
13. Swimming with the Pitts kids-I heart these little guys
14. And everything in-between

It only gets crazier more insane amazing from here. June is going to be a busy month, but I am loving every minute of it. We even have a primitive tent camping trip planned for Wes' birthday. I will not survive. :/

Here are some pictures of our backyard... our staycation oasis.

Until next time...

XOXOXOXO