Spent: $31.14
Total Savings: $63.89
Earned: $30 in Register Rewards
Purchased:3 tubes Colgate toothpaste
3 Sudafed cold medicine
1 Sudafed nasal spray
2 Tylenol cold
6 padded mailers
2 5 lb. bags Gold Medal flour
3 Reese's peanut butter cups
1 Revlon Colorsilk hair color
1 Neosporin
2 boxes Band-Aids
I split my purchase into 3 orders to maximize the register rewards.
There were 2 orders with 1 Colgate and 2 Sudafeds each. Both of these orders were $9.95 out of pocket. I earned $9 in register rewards for each so the total amount spent was $0.95 for each order. The Colgate as $3.99, I had $1 off and received $4.00 in register rewards (I received this for each order). The Sudafed was $4.99 a box, I had a $2 coupon for each box, this made the boxes $2.99 each. I then received $5 in register rewards for the purchase. No more running out to the store when one of us gets a stuffy nose and paying $5+ for cold medicine.
On the final order I used $10 register rewards earned last week and spent $11.24 out of pocket. I earned $12 in register rewards on this order, with this I technically made $0.76. This order included 1 Colgate and I received the same deal on Tylenol cold as I did on the Sudafed. I also purchased 2 5 lb bags of Gold Medal flour. Walgreens had a coupon in the ad that made these 2 for $3. I had 2 $0.75 off coupons, Walgreens doesn't double coupons so the final price was $0.75 each. Still a decent price for flour. I learned that you can freeze the flour and then store properly. Once that is done it will not expire.
I was able to gain more register rewards with the purchase of Neosporin and Band Aids. The padded mailers were 3 for $1 using a Walgreens coupon from the weekly ad. The Reese cups were on sale for $0.89 each and I had a $0.55 coupon. The hair color was $1.99 using a Walgreens coupon, I also had a $1 manufacturer coupon which made it $0.99.
With $30 in register rewards, I am confident I will spend very little out of pocket over the next 2 weeks. I noticed that they expire quickly (03/31), however if I keep checking the weekly ads and making purchases with my register rewards that yield more register rewards I should be able to keep my expenses very low.
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