Salute to Walgreens

Over the holidays I was a slacker and didn't do much couponing. Fortunately, I am getting back into the deals at CVS & Walgreen's again. Because I let all of my register rewards and extra care bucks run out, I had to start back over again at both stores (meaning I had to spend some money out of pocket). However, I am here to say that while couponing is sometimes very time consuming....it is so worth it! This post is a little preview of some of the great deals that Walgreen's and other stores provide if you are willing to do just a little work. It is also for the cashier at Walgreen's who rolls his eyes when I roll my cart up to the counter. The following deals are far from being "deals of the day," but they are not too shabby to get the year started off!

On my first trip back to Walgreen's, I acquired the items below...2 bottles of Jergens lotion, Finish dishwasher tablets, 2 boxes of Chips Ahoy cookies, 2 boxes of Ritz crackers, 2 Reach toothbrushes, two tubes of Neosporin lip balm, and Revlon eyeshadow. All of this cost me $11.65 after Walgreen's and manufacturer coupons.

But the best part is...I got $11 back in Register Rewards (RR)! So basically I broke even, and got all of that stuff!

 

To roll over my money, I used my $11 in RR again on Monday. Below are all of the things I purchased this week...15 bottles of Gatorade, Bounty paper towels, 2 Wet Ones, 2 bottles of shaving cream, Tostito's Chips, Tostito's Salsa, Bayer Aspirin, and Quaker Rice Snacks. All of this cost me only $19.42 after RR and manufacturer coupons...it would have been less, but we needed paper towels, and Kyle hasn't had Gatorade in awhile!

 

And again, I got $11 back in RR for next time!

Wahoo, I love getting free money when I am buying things we need...if you want to learn more about all of this craziness, visit www.moneysavingmom.com!!

Christmas without pictures

Over the holidays, we left Arizona's warm weather and headed up north to Vegas and Utah. We were able to visit both of our families for a week at a time and had a really good and relaxing time with everybody. Unfortunately, I was sick on Christmas Eve and Christmas, and wasn't feeling well enough to really enjoy all of the festivities. As a result, I didn't get too many good Christmas pictures but was able to take some pictures of my family the week of New Year's. If you look closely at these pictures, you may think that the holidays must have really gotten to us. This may be true, especially for my mom and all my sisters and I, since we spent eight hours of shopping at Dillard's on New Year's Day to take advantage of the additional 50% clearance merchandise (that is a whole other story in itself!). Wow it is so good to spend time with family!