Big CVS Moneymaker – July 11th

It’s been a while since I shopped at CVS since I’ve been so busy with work and school but I had to go today because I had a total of $18 in Extra Care Bucks that were ready to expire.  I used those $18 Extra Care Bucks along with $4.05 cash and turned them into $68.28 in Extra Care Bucks and got everything pictured below!

Here’s the breakdown.  Let me first say that I used 3 different cards.  My card, my husband’s card, and my Mom’s card.  (I think I’m going to have to talk to Dad about getting himself a card as well!) 

(6) Bayer Contour Glucose Meters   sale price $19.99 each

(6) Bayer Breeze II Glucose Meters  sale price $19.99 each

(1) CVS Cotton Swabs bonus package  $2.99 (needed these)

(1) Softlips Rose tinted lipbalm SPF 15 clearanced to $1.00

(2) Metal flowerpots on clearance 90% off  .10 each

(1) Outdoor thermometer on clearance 90% off .29

(1) Stonewear table topper on clearance 90% off .29

(1) Box of Wildflower seeds for shady area  on clearance 90% off  .49

(2) CVS Panty Liners – 22 pack on sale .89 each

(1) Perio Therapy Mouthwash clearanced to $3.25

(2) RG Men’s Body Sprays clearanced to $1.25 each (Roger likes these!)

(2) Dawn Dish Soap on sale $1.00 each

(1) Febreeze Fabric Freshener Spray $5.00

(1) Febreeze Air Effects Spray $3.00

(1) Febreeze Noticables Kit $6.50

Coupons used:

(12)  Save up to $30 off Bayer meters – all adjusted to 19.99

(2) .50 off Dawn

(1) 4.00 off Febreeze Noticeables Kit

(1) Buy Febreeze Fabric Refreshener get Air Effects Free – value 3.00

$18 in ECBS

$4.05 cash paid out of pocket and earned $5.00 ECB (Febreeze), $1.78 ECB (Panty Liners), .50 ECB (spring spending), $1.00 ECB (Dawn), $60 ECB (Bayer)

$68.28 for future use – will be giving Mom her $20 worth!

I wanted to get the FREE pencils and pencil sharpeners advertised this week but they were out of stock at all three stores I went to.  If you’re wondering about all those meters, I’ll be taking them to work to distribute to uninsured patients.

Neighbors

It’s so nice having neighbors with a garden.  Look what they brought over tonight!  Yum – bread & butter pickles.

A walk through the garden…

It’s such a beautiful evening.  How about a walk through my garden to see what’s blooming…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great giveaway going on.

You could win a trip to Ocean Isle Beach in North Carolina and stay at the Ocean Isle Inn!  Head on over to Things Moms Like to find out all the details.  Two weekend trips available.

Frugal Friday!

I had a few errands to run this morning so I made sure that I stopped by my local Tropical Smoothie Cafe to celebrate National Flip Flop Day and get my FREE Jetty Punch smoothie.  It was perfect for a hot day!

I searched three different CVS stores to find the lens cleaning cloths that produce a $10 Extracare Buck, but had no luck.  I did score twenty boxes of Hefty One Zip Storage bags for just a buck!  I had (20) $1.00 off Hefty One Zip coupons and CVS has smaller count boxes in their dollar section.  I did have to pay $1.00 to the State of Virginia for tax.  These should last me quite a while!

Before I left home this morning I scored FREE chocolate from M&M’s/Mars too – woohoo for FREE stuff!

Just call me Betty Crocker!

A new post!

Thanks to all my faithful readers who are hanging in there with me.  Right now I’m working full-time and taking two summer classes (Anatomy & Physiology II -4 cr  and Nursing Assessment – 3cr) and I swear I have no free time.  I have a lot of homework and studying to do every day.  The good news is that 4 weeks are down and there are 6 weeks to go for the summer session – almost halfway done.  I miss blogging so much.  It had become a regular part of my day.  I did well on my A & P exam yesterday so I decided I would reward myself with a post!  I also caught up reading my favorite blogs and signing up for some freebies this morning. (You should see my stack of FREE magazines waiting to be read.  I must have 40 0r so.)

While I haven’t been posting, I am still hitting the stores for some bargain and freebie shopping each week.  I thought I’d share yesterday evening’s  drugstore shopping adventure which turned out to be a great moneymaker.

Walgreens…. I had a $10 Register Reward that needed to be used.  (This is the one from the cheapie hairdryer a week or two ago.)  I found a cart of clearanced bottled water and ended up buying it all.  I had a $1.00 off Vitamin Water coupon and the $10 Register Reward so I paid just $1.97 with a savings of $48.78 according to my receipt for everything pictured.

CVS…Let me start by saying I used 3 ExtraCare cards for my transactions.  I have a card, my husband has a card, and I have one of my Mom’s keychain cards.  I did a total of 5 transactions. 

3 Bayer Contours $14.99 each (will take these to work for uninsured patients)

2 Gillette Fusion Razor Sets $7.99 each (for Roger)

3 CVS Plastic Wrap 200 feet clearanced to .95 each (I love this stuff, it’s my preferred brand - am up to 10 rolls in my stockpile!)

1 three pack Ziploc twistlids containers clearanced to $1.00

2 clearanced notebooks (enviornmentally friendly!) for .99 each (I need these for next semester.  I’m using legal pads now.)

1 clearanced covered notebook 1.99 (Roger wanted this for work)

2 plastic stacking bins clearanced to .87 each

Coupons used:

(3) Contour adjusted to $14.99 each

(2) $4.00 off Fusion

(1) $5.00 Extrabuck

(1) $10.00 Extrabuck

I did pay $3.06 out of pocket and $15 in Extrabucks but I earned $23 back in Extrabucks which makes a profit of $4.94 at CVS and a profit of .97 overall between my Walgreens and CVS transactions. (Mom I have a $5.00 Extrabuck to give you.)  

More flowers are blooming…

We have a new batch of flowers blooming around our yard at the Creek.

Go ahead and sniff the screen…I bet you can smell these beautiful magnolias!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memorial Day Weekend 2009

Memorial Day weekend officially kicks off the summer season for me.   I love everything about summertime…sunshine, swimming, grilling, fresh garden vegetables, iced tea, and lemonade!  We spent the weekend at our place at Lake Gaston, VA/NC.   We had a wonderful time and it only rained briefly on Sunday evening.  I held a yard sale there on Saturday morning, cleared some clutter, and put a few extra bucks in our pocket at the same time.  My Mom and Dad came down on Saturday and we went out to eat that afternoon.  Sunday we spent the day under the sun - poolside, cooked on the grill, and built a campfire in the evening.  We came back to the Creek this evening and enjoyed our back yard at home.

 

Beautiful Lake Gaston Virginia / North Carolina

 

 

Our campfire

 

 

 

 

 

Roger hanging house numbers. (Found these for less than $1.00 on clearance!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The finished project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Our Lake Gaston getaway.

 

 

 

 

 

We have a grapevine, two pear trees, and two apple trees in our yard at the lake and we already have baby pears and apples growing!

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of the best things about going to the lake is there is a really great Goodwill store nearby.  I got a new with tags bathing suit for just $4.50!  Woo-hoo!  Hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend as well.

Take time to smell the roses…

Many of our rose bushes are in bloom.  I took these photos earlier in the week…