AWESOME haul!! Lots of freebies!

Tonight's haul made me giddy. I had a very long and stressful day. I went couponing tonight to relax a little. I scored 9 J&J travel first aid kits for FREE along with 3 Revlon colorstay whipped foundations for FREE! They were clearanced to $4 each and I had $4 off coupons. It was a great night for me as far as couponing goes. 

All of this was under $8!!! Amazing!! I paid  $.76 each for the Maybelline baby lips which I love. Normally almost $4 each. 

The first pic is my whole haul and the second is the freebies alone so you can clearly see what was free. 

Why you should always bring your coupons

Years ago when I did the grocery game I always kept my coupons in their inserts and labeled what date they came out so when I looked at my gg list I could get them easily and then go shopping. I missed out on a lot of deals that way.

Now I clip them and put them into my binder for the simple fact of you never know what you will find. No matter how well you study a store ad there are ALWAYS things marked down and on clearance that you don't know about. Today was one of those days. 

I came across a Vicks 44 clearance cough syrup (exp 8/2014) marked down to $1.50. I flipped to my medications section and I had a $1 off coupon. I tried to find more because I had a $3 off 2 coupon as well but this was the last one. I happily paid $.50 because in winter it is never a question of IF we get sick but WHEN. 

So the lesson of this is if you coupon try to find a way to bring them with you. You could miss out on those savings! 

10 items for .40 cents total at Walmart

This is probably my last coupon haul for the week. This is also my favorite haul simply because I did so well. 

Total for all 10 items was: .40 cents out of pocket.

Breakdown: this was done at Walmart. 

Rachel Ray dog food. Bought 4 at $1.88 each and used 4- $2.50 off coupons which means each dog food MADE me $.62 each. Then used a renuzit buy 3 get 3 free coupon. Grand total $.40!!! 

FREE and more

Today I rocked a huge store clearance. Basic breakdown: the 4 bottles of vitamins (retail $20) were FREE plus I got BACK $.18 after coupons! The shampoos were $.32 each and the air freshners were $.37 each. Total OOP was $7.00!!!! 

9-8-13 CVS and Walgreens

I did pretty good today. I paid $14 OOP for all this. Here's the breakdown....

Walgreens is having a great sale on paper products. 8 roll paper towels and 12 roll toilet paper for $1.99 each. The paper towel deal is especially awesome because you can't usually find them for $.25 a roll. I might go back tomorrow. 

Laundry detergent is on sale for $1.49 each. 

CVS: 

Bengay is on sale and with a coupon it's $.49 each. These are full size. Awesome deal. Limit 2. 

Alberto VO5 shampoo after coupon is $.52 each. 

Pop tarts on sale after coupon $1.33 each. 

I think I did pretty good today. 

9-7-13 Kroger and CVS

I found a great deal at CVS today. After 3 $1 off coupons and a $3 off $10 from their red box I ended up getting the big Listerines for $1 each. The retail value of everything today was $49.06. I paid $11.22 OOP. 

A lot of people always ask me what I do with all this stuff. I use it. We are a family of 5 and lets face it. I'd rather pay $1 for some mouthwash before I need it than pay $6 for some when I run out. It just makes sense. 

I'm going out again tomorrow and hopefully can get some more great deals.  I post this mainly so I can look back and see my progress. If anyone ever wants more of a breakdown just leave a comment and I will answer. :-) 

9-6-13

I have to get tonight's shopping trip down. Retail value is almost $70. I paid $24!!! I am thrilled.