First Walgreens run of the year

 I went to Walgreen's this morning and am happy to report that  I am off to a start on my quest to see how much stockpiling I can do with a $30 budget.
I bought the Salonpas Arthritis Pain patch for $5.99. Paid 9.75% sales tax of .58 for a total of $6.57.
I received a $6 Register Rewards slip back. This means I have spent .57 cents and have left
$29.43 for the year.
Here is how much I saved for the year $8.49