Thrifty!

It is so hard to pass up a good deal when you find it. You keep thinking about that one thing until finally you just break down and go and get it. You then ask for forgiveness from your husband later for spending some crazy amount of money! That's kinda how I am recently except I don't have to ask for forgiveness. My husband thinks it is awesome when I find a good deal.

It started with tomato sauce on sale at Walgreens for $.39. I needed tomato sauce for homemade bbq sauce I would be making this week. Why not stock up on it while it is on sale? So I got my 3 cans. Also Sally Hansen lip gloss was on clearance for 40% off this week. With some coupons I had I was able to get 2 tubes of lip gloss for about $.59 each. I also had 5 coupons for $1.50 off Colgate toothpaste. Again, it was on sale for $.99 so I got 5 tubes for free. My total savings at Walgreens was $21.37.

I went across the street to CVS for my next stop. If you know anything about CVS when you make certain purchases you can get Extra Care Bucks back. You can use these on your next purchase. I purchased 3 Suave body washes that were on clearance for $2 each. I had 3 coupons worth $1 off each body wash. So I paid only $3 for 3 body washes. I got $2 in Extra Care Bucks back. Cereal was on sale for $4.79 and also was buy one get one free. So I got 4 boxes. With the coupons I had for cereal my total came to $1.58. I used my $2 in Extra Care bucks so it was free! I also had 5 more coupons for $1.50 off Colgate toothpaste. It was on sale for $.88 cents. So it too was free! Campbell's soup was on sale and also buy one get one free. For 4 cans and with my coupons I paid $.98. My total savings at CVS was $40.57.

My total out of pocket expense: $6.83. Now that is just thrifty.