Coupons are awesome!!

Our goal for 2009 is to save as much money as possible. One way for us to do that is by using coupons. In the past I would use coupons just whenever I saw a great deal. But oh no...not anymore. Now that I am at home I can really shop around for great deals on food and other necessities. This last week I found a coupon for $3 off any CVS brand item. That is how it all began. For my first purchase I went to CVS and they had kids body wash on sale for $1.50 each. I got 2. I used my coupon and the final price was FREE! I was so excited. With this coupon there was no limit to the number of times you could use it. So I went home and printed off more copies of this coupon. Then the real fun for me started. Here is what I scored:

2 kids body wash=FREE
2 adult boy wash=FREE
1 box gallon size storage bags=FREE
2 toothbrushes=FREE
1 baby shampoo=FREE
1 roll of travel wipes (fits in your cup holder)=FREE
1 aloe body wash (for when babies or kids have a cold)=FREE
2 tubes of lotion=FREE
2 bars of soap=FREE
1 pack of wipes=FREE
1 dental floss=FREE
1 roll of 140 wipes=$.31 (price $3.29)
2 packs of wipes=$1.08 (on sale 2 for $4)
1 shaving cream=$1.07 (price $3.99)
1 box of 20 trash bags=$2.15 (price 4.99)
2 bags of peanut butter filled pretzels to enjoy our savings=FREE

Our total savings was $55.27. We were able to get 23 items total. This was a great way for us to get a start on storage items. These were all things that we needed and we were able to get them for free. How awesome is that! It is totally a rush to walk out of a store with free stuff.

The day before I started my CVS trips I went to Walgreens. With all of my coupons I used at Walgreens I saved $37.19. Again, I was able to get items we needed like paper towels, shampoo and conditioner, toilet paper, toothpaste, and cleaning supplies.

I hope that I can stick to this and really save us money. It's kind of like a puzzle to me to see what coupons I can combine and get super cheap or free stuff. Happy savings to everyone!



Our loot from CVS. The only thing not pictured is the pretzels b/c we ate those of course.