Rite Aid transaction number 2 on a sunny Sunday!

I bought 1 Snickers cream egg at .50 cents each. Sorry there is no picture of this, this was claimed by the ravenous masses at home;) I needed a filler item for my receipt to work.
I bought Visine Eye drops for $4.99. I had a store coupon for $2 off and another coupon for $2 off, plus an UP reward of $1.00 off making these free also. The third item I bought was two Rite Aid cough drops for .50 cents each with an UP reward of $1.00
I paid $1.07 and got back $2 in Up rewards. I made .93 cents
YTD to spend is $4.89
I received products worth $8.92
YTD savings is $673.06

Rite Aid Fun!

I did several transactions at Rite Aid today and will post each separately to avoid mental math burnout for me!

First Transaction bought the AMO Complete Multi-purpose Solution for $7.99. I had two coupons one for $2 off and one for $1 off this item. In addition this item had a Single Check Rebate of $7.99 on it.
I also bought two store brand Rite Aid cough drops for .50 cents each. There was an UP reward of $1.00 on two.

My out of pocket spending was $6.87 and I will get back $7.99, so I actually made $1.12 on this transaction.
YTD to spend is $3.96.
I received products worth $9.87

YTD savings is $664.14

More Charitable items at CVS

I am challenging myself to build back up my funds for purchasing charity items, items for my parents and my family with my $30 for the year budget. The budget was sadly depleted down to a negative balance, but I am on my way back! WhooooHooooooo!
At CVS Air Wick products were buy $20 worth and get back $10 ECB. I bought two AirWick freshmatic kits and two AirWick Freshmatic refills. The kits were on sale for $6 each and the refills were $5 each. I spent $22.
I used 2 coupons for $4 off on the kits and one bogof coupon on the refills for a total of $13 off. I paid $7 and got a $10 off  ECB. I also bought some bubbles for my kids that were $1.99 with a $1.99 ECB back.
Paying the tax of $2.34 on the items, my total came to $4.83 because I used $8.50 worth of ECB from a previous transaction. To further confuse myself and make the transaction as confusing as possible I got $20 cash back. Doh! I should not do this on future transactions, as this mental math midget is challenged enough already!

Total spent was $13.33 and I got back $11.99 in ECB. Out of pocket was $1.34
YTD to spend is $2.84
I received products worth $45.39
YTD savings is $654.27

More free items for charity from Rite Aid!

I was more excited about this transaction than I have been in awhile about other purchases. I think knowing that it is going to a senior citizen in need is a wonderful motivator for me to try even harder to find good deals:)

 Rite Aid had their Tena pads on sale for $9.99 with an Single Check rebate amount of $9.99. You are allowed to do the transaction twice. In addition, I had two coupons for $2.50 off each pack of pads. Unfortunately, I did the transactions before I remembered the coupons, so I went back in the store. The manager was very nice and rather than redo the purchase, he just looked at my coupons and then gave me $5 in cash back, which is why the coupons don't show on my receipt.

Total spent on each transaction was $10.91, less a $9.99 rebate and a $2.50 coupon. I did this transaction twice. The result was that on the two transactions I actually made money; $1.58 on each for a total of $3.16
YTD to spend is $4.18
I received products worth $25.98
YTD savings is $599.22

Charitable Giving

I stood behind an elderly woman at Walgreens and watched as she pulled out a battered coin purse to pay for her meager purchases of a few cans of tuna and some raisins. She was searching for a dime and couldn't find one and I offered her one. She took it gratefully and with some embarrassment. I kicked myself afterward, wishing I had done more. I spoke with the cashier again about the fixed incomes of seniors and how the economy has made dire straights for so many. She mentioned how many she sees like this weekly. It has bothered me and I have decided to start doing something about it! I am going to find an organization that accepts personal care products for seniors and if I can't find one I am going to have to start my own. Off my soapbox and back to coupons. Blush...

Walgreens had their Tena Ultra Thin pads on sale this week for $9.99 with a RR back of $10. I found some coupons on the Tena site; one for $2.50 off and one for $2.00 off. I did the transaction twice and actually made back a bit of money and now have some valuable items for donation!

Total spent on these transactions; I paid $8.41 and received back $10 in RR which is a surplus of  $1.59.
On the second transaction I paid $8.91, got back $10 in RR and made $1.09.
YTD to spend is now $1.02 ( at least I have a positive cash flow again!)
I received products worth $29.98
YTD savings is $573.24

Updated deals

Although it has been over a week since I posted, that does not mean that coupons weren't used!
I hit a big Olay bodywash/soap haul. At after Christmas sales, I purchased several shampoo and conditioner sets at 50% off or better and they all had $2 off coupons inside of the packs. I saved them and have been watching for a good deal. I was able to do the transaction six times over since the shelves were packed. I even shared coupons with a fellow shopper I met along the way so that she was also able to take advantage of the deal.  My surplus was shared with my Mom and Mother in law. My own portion of the body wash and soap will go the shelf  for my family's use and the rest is going to be donated to a local charity.

The bodywash and soap was on sale for 3 for $12, with a $3 RR, so the cost was $9 for three bottles. I used 3-$2 off coupons for each transaction, bringing the total out of pocket cost of the soaps to $3 plus tax.

Total spent on these six transactions was $7.17 and I got back $3 in RR; so total spent was $4.17 times 6 transactions or $25.02
YTD to spend is Negative $1.66-EEK
I received products worth $125.82
YTD savings is $543.26

In the coming weeks, watch how I get that negative balance up into a positive one!

Free items at Walgreens after paying the tax!

Total spent on this transaction was $25.32 and I received back RR worth $24; so total out of pocket was $1.32

Total left to spend for the year is $23.36
I received products worth $35.63
YTD  is $417.44