Happy Monday!
I hope you all had a great weekend. Here in Florida the weather finally cooled off just a little & now it actually feels like fall. Well, at least to us. (Yes, 75 degrees is a “cool” day here!)
We celebrated by turning off the A/C for the first time in about 8 months, opening up all the doors and windows, and putting up some Halloween decorations, which thrilled Princess to no end. She is a BIG fan of Halloween, and has literally been talking about her costume for months now. (After shopping around and comparing prices, I decided it will be cheaper to make it myself. I’ll keep you posted on how that goes!)
As far as shopping, I made just one very tiny trip to CVS.
Here is what I got:
At CVS I spent $4.69 for $26.01 worth of merchandise, a savings of 82%.
Transaction 1 Get $1 Extra Bucks WYB (2) General Mills Cereal, 8.9-14oz (limit 1) @ – $2.75 (2) $0.85/1 Total Cereal printable Final price: $0.90 each Used $2, $0.50 ECBs; Total Paid OOP: $1.80; Got back $1.00 ECB Transaction 2 2 Dawn Dish Soap, 9-10.3oz – $0.97 (2) $0.50/1 Dawn Plus, exp. 10/31/11 (P&G 10/02/11) Final price: $0.47 4 Suave Shampoo, Conditioner, 5-22.5oz, or Styler, 9-11oz – $1.67 (2) B1G1 Suave Kids Shampoo, Conditioner or Detangling Product, exp. 10/30/11 (RP 10/02/11) (2) $0.50/1 Suave Kids Product (Recyclebank) Final price: $0.59 each Used $1.00 ECB; Total Paid OOP: $2.89; No ECBs leftover* * *
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Megan October 3, 2011 at 3:44 pm
I know ur a publix shopper…I just heard from some one else (and confrimed it online) that publix is recalling their spinach dip. So if you have it I would look into it. Wouldn’t want anything to happen to u, princess, or trouble!
Ruth October 4, 2011 at 10:17 am
Thanks Megan, I haven’t bought any recently but that is a little scary to hear!
Lea October 3, 2011 at 4:11 pm
Had my best CVS haul in a while yesterday. The stars, moon, and sun all aligned and my husband came with & carried the bags home
I had $7 ECB to start ($4 from Schick razor, $1 GBT, $2 for taking the pledge online) and got $1 ECB at the store for my summer quarterly spending. I also got a $.50 off M&Ms coupon from the magic coupon machine, and a $4/$20 email coupon. Phew!
5 bags Harvest M&Ms – $2.50 each. Used (2) $1.50/2 IPs + $.50/1 CVS Q
1 Skintimate Shave Gel – $1.99. Used $1 CVS printable (I had just run out that morning!)
1 Skippy PB – $1.67 (gold in our house)
1 Diet Dr. Pepper 2L – $.88
2 Doritos marked down to $.39 each!
1 Newspaper – $2.25
Minus $16.50 in coupons/ECBs = $3.77 OOP after tax + $5 ECB back!
Ruth October 4, 2011 at 10:17 am
Great job Lea! That’s awesome!
Lili October 4, 2011 at 1:53 pm
Ruth,
i saw that last week you bought a butternut squash–YUM! your family may have gobbled it up by now, but just in case you haven’t used it yet, i have an EASY and DELISH weight watcher recipe!
Butternut Squash Fries
-slice whole squash into fries
-toss with a small amount of salt and chili pepper (approx 1 tsp each)
-lay out on cookie sheet and spray with olive oil cooking spray (until fries are coated)
-cook on 450 for 30min or until crispy!
(some people need to cook them for much longer because it may take awhile for them to crisp up)
-flip fries half way through cooking to allow even cooking
makes 4 servings at 1pp per serving